Strictly Come Dancing bosses have hit back after Brendan Cole gave a scathing interview this morning with Lorraine after being sacked from the show
Brendan Cole gave a RATHER scathing interview with Lorraine this morning, revealing that he's shockingly been booted off the show.
Brendan, 41, spoke out on the show and revealed that it "wasn't his decision," that he was "disappointed" and "shocked" and that he was finding it hard to talk about.
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2 of 111. Did Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole have a Strictly affair?
Strictly's Camilla Dallerup revealed she suffered a 'mini death' when her fiancé Brendan Cole reportedly left her in 2004 for his Strictly dance partner Natasha Kaplinsky. Natasha and Brendan never confirmed they were romantically involved. Natasha said: "There was chemistry, of course, and I certainly fell in love with dancing, but I did not fall in love with Brendan."The pair have since married other people, whilst Camilla married former Hollyoaks star Kevin Sacre in 2010.
3 of 112. Joe Calzaghe and Kristina Rihanoff: Strictly scandal turns fairy tale
After splitting with his girlfriend of five years, Jo-Emma Larvin, just one week into his stint on Stricly in 2009, boxer Joe Calzaghe and professional partner Kristina Rihanoff soon embarked on a romance - splitting in 2013 after four years together.
4 of 113. Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff Strictly scandal turned into true love
Following his 2013 stint on the show, rugby star Ben Cohen revealed he'd split from wife of 11-years Abby. He was then forced to deny he was romantically involved with former partner Kristina Rhianoff, after the pair were spotted linking arms on a London tube train.Ben and Kristina have since started a relationship and the pair welcomed their first child together in 2016.
5 of 114. Did Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace date on Strictly Come Dancing?
Things must have been awkward backstage at Strictly in 2007 when Flavia Cacace reportedly dumped her long-term dance partner and boyfriend of eight-years, Vincent Simone, for Eastenders actor Matt Di Angelo.At the time the actor told the Daily Mail: "The funny thing was the story did not start off as true, but the more you read it, the more you started to believe it and actually act on it."However, Flavia split from Matt in 2010 and went on to wed actor Jimi Mistry (who she met whilst partnered together on Strictly in 2010) in December 2013.
6 of 115. Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna: Strictly relationship
Former Hollyoaks actress Ali Bastian and her dance partner, Brian Fortuna, got together in 2009 after starring together on the show - but split a year later.
7 of 116. Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev: Strictly Come Dancing fairy tale ending
Rachel Riley shocked everyone when she revealed she was splitting from husband of just 15-months Jamie Gilbert during her time on Strictly in 2013. Less than a year later, the Countdown star announced she was dating her Strictly partner Pasha Kovalev - but insisted there was no overlap between the two romances.
8 of 117. Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev: Strictly Come Dancing relationship
Kara Tointon not only bagged the Strictly glitter ball in 2010 but also a hunky new boyfriend when she embarked on a romance with her Strictly partner Artem Chigvintsev.However, after three years of being together the pair split, and the former EastEnders actress told The Telegraph: "We are not together. We're fine, but we aren't a couple anymore."
9 of 118. Georgia May Foote and Sean Ward: Strictly Curse
When Georgia entered the competition in 2015 she was dating her Coronation Street co-star, Sean Ward. At the time she reassured everyone that she was in a happy relationship and she was just good friends with her dance partner Giovanni.However, shortly after the competition finished she ended her relationship with Sean and started a relationship with Giovanni.Unfortunately Georgia and Giovanni split before series 14 started. The former Coronation Street actress announced the news on Twitter, writing: "It is with great sadness we have decided to split up. There is nobody else involved."Although it was not an easy decision to make sometimes you realise that it is better to be friends and this is one of those times."We both have very busy work schedules for the rest of the year so we are both going to focus on our upcoming work projects and we wish each other well for the future."
10 of 119. Did Helen George split from Oliver Boot because of Strictly?
Helen George appeared on Strictly in 2015 and split from her husband Oliver Boot of three years. Were they hit by the Strictly curse?
11 of 1110. Did Susanna Reid and Dominic Cotton break up because of Strictly?
Susanna Reid featured on Strictly during series 11. After the show finished, Susanna and her partner Dominic Cotton split.The TV presenter denied the end of their relationship being related to the Strictly curse, she told the Daily Mirror: "I think people think Strictly was bound in what happened. It wasn't."Obviously things have been challenging in my personal life but we are getting things sorted."
The dancer, who has been a professional dancer on Strictly from the very start, revealed that he was not ready to leave the show.
He said: "I’ve always said as long as I’ve got a passion for it I want to be there. My passion is still very much there. I’ll miss being part of the team.
"I’ll miss being a Strictly dancer. It’s kind of weird to imagine yourself not having that as your… I do a lot of other things of course, but the main thing I’ve been known for is to be a dancer on Strictly. It feels quite raw."
His celebrity friends got involved, sharing their support on Twitter.
However, the BBC have been left fuming over the interview after Brendan then seemed to attack show bosses for pairing him with "less experienced" partners.
He said: "The last five years I haven’t really made much of a noise on the show with my partners, they haven’t been able to do what I’ve wanted to do. No disrespect to them. I haven’t had one of the ones that had a bit of dance experience that you can really challenge."
Now, a TV insider has revealed to MailOnline that show bosses are seriously angry over his latest outburst.
WATCH: Brendan Cole reveals he's been let go from Strictly Come Dancing
A source told the publication: "Producers were said to be furious over his recent interview, in which he criticised his celebrity partners.
"They’ve always tolerated his rows with the judges as it creates drama and acceptable headlines but this was a step too far."
Another source revealed: "The producers believe no-one is bigger than the show.
"They’ve been struggling to recruit celebs in recent years and the producers thought this interview was a step too far in terms of negative press for the show, made it more difficult to recruit celebrities and was may have been a factor in the decision to not renew his contract."
Oh DEAR. What a mess!
But another source told the paper that it was because of Shirley Ballas that Brendan was not invited to return.
They said: "The rows he had in the last series with judges Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli were the last straw.
"Brendan was stubborn and did not back down, which created an atmosphere backstage at the last series.
"Not one judge has reached out to him which says a lot. He was not popular. His time was up and it seemed like Brendan was the last to know."
N'aww, poor Brendan!
However, a representative from the BBC put on a happy face as they released a brief statement on Twitter, wishing him well.
Brendan infamously locked horns with Shirley over his Tango routine with Charlotte Hawkins in last year's series, after Shirley told him off for incorporating choreography that shouldn't have been in there.
Shirley said: "We've established that there is no rise and fall in tango, you have to make a concrete decision not to use rise and fall," to which Brendan snapped back: "I'm really sorry but there was no rise and fall in that."
Shirley then retorted: "You should play it back, Brendan, because there is," and he responded: "I will my dear, I will."
Bruno Tonioli stepped in to back Shirley up: "I'm not an expert, I've only done about 500 shows but I think Shirley's right, you should be more respectful," and Brendan said: "I do respect her but I just don't agree."
VERY awks.
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