{"id":40511,"date":"2023-11-25T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1933285"},"modified":"2023-11-25T11:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T10:42:17","slug":"ex-strictly-pro-thinks-katya-might-be-choreographing-too-hard-for-nigel","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/ex-strictly-pro-thinks-katya-might-be-choreographing-too-hard-for-nigel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Strictly pro thinks Katya might be choreographing too hard for Nigel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;Apart from that, I think the man can definitely dance.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 25 November 2023 at 07:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>In recent weeks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/nigel-harman-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant\/\">Nigel Harman<\/a> has found himself in the middle or lower half of the leaderboard on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-release-date\/\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>, despite often topping the scoreboard in the initial stages of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>As the celebrities took to the Blackpool Tower ballroom, Harman and his Strictly pro Katya Jones performed a quickstep to It Don\u2019t Mean a Thing (If It Ain\u2019t Got That Swing) by Duke Ellington, scoring 31 points \u2013 and while that is an impressive score, viewers notices the actor seemed disappointed with the judges\u2019 comments.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weeks, Harman has performed a tango, cha cha and foxtrot, and ex-Strictly pro Vincent Simone believes some of the choreography could be a bit too hard for the actor.<\/p> <p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Speaking on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/protect-eu.mimecast.com\/s\/XYHwC49GjclRpAziW88-C?domain=ice36.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICE36<\/a>, Simone admitted he watched the first show of Strictly Come Dancing 2023 and thought Harman was \u201camazing\u201d and was a shoe-in for winning the show.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">He continued: \u201cLast Saturday, he did really, really well. I really liked the man and the way he comes across. His persona is being calm and manly and being a good person. I don\u2019t know what it is, there\u2019s something about him.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Read\u00a0<\/strong><b>more:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-between-us-week-10-2023-predictions\/\">Strictly Between Us: The return to Blackpool and Week 10 predictions<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/taskmaster-new-year-treat-release-date\/\">Taskmaster\u2019s New Year Treat: Release date news, line-up and hosts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\u201cSo hopefully he will pick himself up, because the man can dance \u2013 and I know Katya is amazing at choreographing and everything. Sometimes it might be that she goes too difficult on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Simone, who was a professional on Strictly from 2006 to 2012, admitted there is only so much people can do \u201cin a short period of time\u201d when it comes to learning choreography.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">He added: \u201cBut apart from that, I think the man can definitely dance. He\u2019s nice to watch!\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">After viewers noticed Harman looking down during Blackpool Week, the actor shared a lengthy post on Instagram, sharing his meditation with his followers, \u201cpracticing \u00a0gratitude\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">He wrote: \u201cAsk yourself, \u2018What am I grateful for today?\u2019 Don\u2019t overthink it, it doesn\u2019t need to be deep, it can be family, friends or a favourite walk or mug.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t worry if you find this hard initially, asking the question is a good start. Over time you will notice there are things to be grateful for everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In week 10, Harman will be performing a rumba to It\u2019s All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion \u2013 will he manage get back to the top of the leaderboard?<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6341669333112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 25th November at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch in the meantime? 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