Brendan Cole slams Strictly pairing as he compares their raunchy routine to Magic Mike strip show

STRICTLY Come Dancing legend Brendan Cole has compared one couple's raunchy routine to a Magic Mike strip show.

Brendan, 47, used to be a professional dancer on the Saturday night favourite, but hung up his dancing shoes in 2017.

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These days, he watches the show from home and provides commentary as a ballroom expert.

While some fans loved Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin's racy pole number on Saturday, Brendan wasn't as enthusiastic.

Their modern dance to Ain't No Other Man by Christina Aguilera earned them 39 points from the judges, with only Craig Revel Horwood giving them a nine.

Both head judge Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabusi gave the pair a standing ovation.

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But Brendan has lashed out in a new interview with , blaming Nikita for his choreography.

The New Zealander said, “Maybe I’m stuck in the past, but I just think the whole basis of Strictly is a competition based mainly around Ballroom and Latin dancing.

"It felt like I was watching a Magic Mike show and that’s not something I like to see on Strictly. I think he [Leyton] has done better performances.

"If I were in Nikita's shoes, I’d be changing my vision and stop doing West End showcases.

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"I’d put out something so beautiful that the majority of Strictly watchers could fall in love with and would love to see.” 

But for fans - they were left fearing heart attacks from the performance.

One wrote: “NIKITA DANCING ON A POLE #Strictly YOU TRYNA GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK #StrictlyComeDancing”

A second said: “I think my heart actually stopped when Nikita started pole dancing #Strictly”

Another added: “Layton and Nikita’s pole action... Christ, I think I’m pregnant. #Strictly”

A fourth fan said: “Nikita and Layton gyrating around a pole to Christina Aguilera ... #Strictly really does keep on giving."

Layton, who has starred in musicals Billy Elliot and Everybody's Talking About Jamie, has faced fix claims after being cast in this year's series.

• Strictly Come Dancing continues this weekend on BBC One and iPlayer.

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