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AMANDA PLATELL: Strictly's cursed by its own stupidity. It's lost the plot... and I know who is to blame
After Saturday night's Strictly Halloween special aired, embellished with more sexual flourishes and crotch flashes than a paso doble, I wonder if our once-beloved family show has finally lost the plot.
After Saturday night's Strictly Halloween special aired, embellished with more sexual flourishes and crotch flashes than a paso doble, I wonder if our once-beloved family show has finally lost the plot. It was almost as disturbing as watching Nikita Kuzmin's jive with 'celebrity' Sam Quek as he ripped his clothes off to reveal a tiny black basque, suspenders and stockings more appropriate for a sleazy Blackpool end-of-the-pier drag night than Strictly's dancefloor. And will someone please get a grip on head judge Shirley Ballas, who was wearing a huge red wig portraying Winifred Sanderson from Hocus Pocus and so enthralled with her own wonderfulness that she spoke for the entirety of the show in the character's ridiculous voice.
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