Strictly fans slam Johannes Radebe for repeated 'error' during his first live show
JoJo came under fireStrictly host Johannes Radebe has come under fire for his behaviour during his first live show last night (Saturday, September 26).
The dancer, 39, took on Claudia Winkleman’s old role, speaking to the celebs and the dancers in the ‘Clauditorium’ following their dances last night.
Strictly host Johannes Radebe under fire
Fans of the show appeared to grow increasingly irate with Johannes as the show went on.
The South African dancer would begin talking while the celeb and their pro partner came up the stairs to the auditorium. However, the beginnings of his sentences about voting were repeatedly drowned out by the crowd cheering.
Taking to X, viewers slammed Johannes – and the production crew – for allowing this to happen on repeat.
“Can Johannes wait until they are upstairs and they’ve all stopped cheering before he starts talking?” one viewer fumed.
“Johannes, stop talking when the couples are walking up the stairs – the crowd are cheering and clapping we cannot hear you!” another said.
Strictly fans slam JoJo
The criticism didn’t stop there, however.
“Why does Johannes keep talking when they’re coming up the stairs? There’s so much audience noise going on I can’t hear a word he says,” a third wrote.
“So now I’m talking to the director, sound team, you’re good. Stop. Cueing. Johannes. To. Start. Talking. While. Everyone. Is. Still. Cheering,” another added.
“It puzzled me last night why Johannes started speaking before the camera cut to him after EVERY dance; it was barely audible & struggled to hear a single word he was saying!” a fifth moaned.
However, some viewers leapt to JoJo’s defence.
“The director will be in JoJo’s ear telling him when to speak; it’s down to sound mixing that we couldn’t hear him over cheers, not Johannes. He will have been doing exactly as directed,” one fan said.
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