Strictly star Brendan Cole did not think Karen Carney deserved a score of 10 last weekend
Motsi gave Karen a perfect scoreStrictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole admitted he didn’t agree with the score Karen Carney received last weekend.
On Saturday (November 8), Karen and her professional dance partner Carlos Gu performed a charleston to a mashup of Upside Down by Diana Ross and Think by/Aretha Franklin.
Following their energetic dance, Karen and Carlos placed joint third on the leaderboard. Judge Motsi Mabuse enjoyed it so much, she gave the couple a perfect score of 10.
Stricrly star Karen Carney ‘did not deserve a 10’
The following night, Karen and Carlos were saved by the public and avoided the dreaded dance-off.
While speaking to our sister site Entertainment Daily, former Strictly pro Brendan Cole, who competed on the show between 2004 and 2017, admitted he was not impressed with Motsi’s score, insisting it was not deserved.
On behalf of Sky Vegas, he said: “Karen Carney’s Charleston did not deserve a 10. A 10 for that number doesn’t add up. You look at the two of them – Carlos [Gu] and Karen [Carney] – and yes, they both did a great job, but Carlos danced his socks off next to her, and that showed her weakness as a performer.”
Brendan continued: “When the judges said, ‘I couldn’t tell who the professional was’, I could. It’s a lovely thing to say to boost someone’s confidence, but make no mistake, it wasn’t a 10.”
‘It wasn’t out of this world’
He didn’t completely slam Karen, however. Brendan said it was “really good number” which was performed “brilliantly”. That said, he insisted it “wasn’t out of this world”.
Brendan added: “You can’t compare her to what Carlos was doing – it’s chalk and cheese. That said, for a celebrity, for a football player who’s had spinal fusion issues, she did a brilliant job with what she was given.”
Motsi may have given Karen a 10. However, the other three judges did not agree. Anton Du Beke gave her a 9 while Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas awarded them an 8.
This Saturday (November 15), Karen and Carlos will return to the dancefloor to perform an American Smooth.
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