“A Huge Blow” – Strictly Favourite To Leave Show

Strictly Come Dancing is going to be waving goodbye to one of its most popular stars. According to reports, Ola Jordan is going to be following in the footsteps of her husband James and leaving the hit BBC show in December. Ola and her husband James were both on the show. A source told The Sun newspaper: “Ola leaving Strictly will come as a huge blow to the show. “She hasn’t been the most popular dancer in recent weeks and there have been some problems, but she is still one of the best professionals on the show. She has been there since 2006 and won the whole thing with Chris Hollins in 2009, so she will be a big loss.” The insider added: “Ola’s become disillusioned with working for the BBC and she and James want to do their own thing. Channel 4 is offering them a really good package. “She’s going to do The Jump at the start of next year and they are lining up a dance reality show for them to star in. They feel they will get far more creative control than they had at the Beeb – and they are definitely going to earn a hell of a lot more cash.” The dancer with her latest celebrity partner Steve Backshall. Ola, who was eliminated along with her celebrity partner Steve Backshall last month, was plagued by bullying allegations during the current series. This isn’t the first time it has been reported that she is leaving the show. She previously spoke about taking some time out to start a family.