{"id":4685,"date":"2021-09-21T11:50:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T09:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1357514"},"modified":"2021-09-21T12:05:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T10:05:12","slug":"james-jordan-addresses-selfish-strictly-stars-amid-rumours-3-pros-refused-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/james-jordan-addresses-selfish-strictly-stars-amid-rumours-3-pros-refused-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"James Jordan addresses \u201cselfish\u201d Strictly stars amid rumours 3 pros refused vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jordan appeared on Good Morning Britain today to discuss the latest series. <\/p>

By Joe Julians\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 21 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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While Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> is back on our screens, its return hasn\u2019t been without drama, following reports over the weekend that unidentified professional dancers had \u201crefused\u201d their COVID vaccines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today, former pros James Jordan and Kristina Rihanoff appeared on Good Morning Britain to comment on the reports.<\/p>\n

Jordan was particularly vocal on the matter, telling hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley those who had reportedly refused their vaccine were \u201cselfish\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would normally protect the professional dancers until the cows come home but on this occasion I can\u2019t, unfortunately,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think it\u2019s a really selfish thing to do. On previous years of Strictly, you\u2019re working so hard and training so hard that everyone\u2019s immune system gets very low and lots of people get sick anyway. So if your immune system is low \u2013 and it\u2019s very close contact on Strictly \u2013 then you\u2019re much more at risk of spreading something like that.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cI definitely believe they don\u2019t deserve their place on the show, and the celebrities have the right to refuse to dance with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jordan was discussing the rumours on Good Morning Britain earlier today<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Doubling down on the point, Jordan added: \u201cIf the celebrities don\u2019t want to dance with the professionals that haven\u2019t been double vaccinated, that makes their job obsolete. There are loads of professional dancers that would love to do Strictly, get them on there \u2013 I don\u2019t know anybody who can\u2019t have the jab because of health reasons. You\u2019ve got some more mature people that are more at risk than young professional dancers; I just think it\u2019s a really selfish thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Strictly Come Dancing is on Saturdays on BBC One. Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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