A STRICTLY Come Dancing professional has sparked a feud with one of this year’s contestants days before the final.
Joanne Clifton, who left Strictly in 2016, clashed with Jayde Adams over comments she made about finalist Helen Skelton.
Joanne shared her thoughts ahead of the Strictly final
But Jayde – with her pro partner Karen Hauer – didn’t agree with Joanne’s words
Helen will battle it out for the Glitterball this weekend
Dancer Joanne, 39, shared her thoughts on the final four pairings and insisted Countryfile host Helen, also 39, needed to maintain confidence to succeed this weekend.
But comedian Jayde, 38 – who left the show in week five – quickly called her out.
She tweeted: “Before #Strictly Helen was the 2nd woman only, to finish 78-mile Namibian ultra marathon 23h 45. Kayaked the Amazon, tightroped 150m over Battersea Power Station, cycled to the South Pole, TV, radio, sports career & had 3 babies one she birthed herself. Not confident? HAHAHAHA.”
Hitting back, Joanne wrote: “Not sure about this comment.I’m quite OBVIOUSLY commenting on her confidence in Ballroom dancing,not her life.
“Coz my article is OBVS about Strictly.
“Maybe we should say positive things,encourage them&celebrate them being Finalists instead of making something negative out of it ?”
Helen and her pro partner Gorka Marquez will face off against Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal, Fleur East and Vito Coppola and Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu for the chance to life the coveted Glitterball trophy.
The grand finale of Strictly Come Dancing 2022 will air this Saturday (December 17, 2022) at 7.05pm on BBC One.
It’s set to be an epic event with a massive two-and-a-half hour running time.
The movie-length episode will wrap at 9.35pm, with the winner being announced.
