Julian Clary: Ex Strictly star claims BBC show has ‘sussed way to control’ who’s in final
Julian Clary, 62, has expressed his view on Strictly Come Dancing, after reaching the final in 2004. The comedian claimed he was in the finale because he “wasn’t very good”.
Julian took part in Strictly 17 years ago, and was paired with Erin Boag.
The pair made it to third place, despite him claiming he was not very good.
Speaking to The Times, Julian spilled his views on the famous BBC dancing show.
He said: “It was all done on the public vote then and I don’t think they wanted me in the final.
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At the time, Julian said: “I think it would be fun, first of all, to watch a same-sex couple dancing.
“I’m aware that there are difficulties with the lifts and the mechanics of the dancing. But there are gay ballroom dancing clubs around the country, so they’ve found a way to make it work.”
He added: “And apart from anything else it would be entertaining for us all to watch and tut about.”
The first same-sex couple did not come to Strictly until 2020 with Katya Jones and Olympian Nicola Adams.
However, unfortunately on November 12, 2020 the pair were forced to withdraw from the competition after Katya tested positive for Covid.
The first same sex male couple happened in this year’s edition of the dance show with John Whaite and Johannes Radebe.
John and Johannes quickly emerged as frontrunners for the Glitterball trophy when the show returned to our screens earlier this year.
Last Saturday’s performance saw the pair take on a quick step to Bad Moon Rising dressed as werewolves.
Express.co.uk have gone to the BBC for comment.
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