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Strictly’s Craig Revel Horwood slams Dev and Dianne and says judges were RIGHT to send them home

STRICTLY judge Craig Revel Horwood has criticised axed dancers Dev and Dianne, saying the judges were RIGHT to send them home.

He also savaged the show's former pro dancer James Jordan after his rant that the "judges didn't do their jobs", branding him a publicity-seeker.

 Craig Revel Horwood
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Craig Revel HorwoodCredit: Rex Features

Dev Griffin and his dance partner Dianne Buswell wound up in the bottom two after the panel scored them just 27 out of 40 for their Cha Cha Cha.

Fans accused them of scoring the dance couple too low, branding the show a "fix".

Judges Craig, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli and Motsi Mabuse then faced backlash when they saved Viscountess Emma Weymouth in the dance-off instead.

But Craig defiantly told the : "They can kick off as much as they like.

 He insisted Dev and Dianne deserved to leave Strictly on Sunday night
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He insisted Dev and Dianne deserved to leave Strictly on Sunday nightCredit: BBC
 Craig and his fellow judges have been criticised for their scoring of the pair
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Craig and his fellow judges have been criticised for their scoring of the pairCredit: BBC

"How much do they know about the Cha Cha Cha? Nothing darling... so they can kick off."

He then hit back at James who had branded the scoring a "farce".

Craig said: "James Jordan is just out for publicity and if he was on the judging panel, I’m telling you looking at it you have to judge on what you see."

 He said that former Strictly pro James was 'just out for publicity'
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He said that former Strictly pro James was 'just out for publicity'Credit: Getty Images - Getty

He went on to insist Dev was the worst dancer on the night and claimed the Radio 1 DJ was the right person to go.

James has previously insisted Craig should be axed from Strictly Come Dancing - saying the show no longer needs a "Mr Nasty".

Strictly's Dianne Buswell says she's 'shocked and upset' after shock axing with Dev Griffin
 Dev was in the dance-off against Viscountess Emma Weymouth
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Dev was in the dance-off against Viscountess Emma WeymouthCredit: WARNING: Use of this image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture
 Strictly judge Craig had a stinging rebuke for his critics
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Strictly judge Craig had a stinging rebuke for his criticsCredit: Splash News

He told the  that fans wouldn't miss him, insisting: "If Craig was gone they wouldn't notice any difference at all.

"The viewers wouldn't miss him either. No-one would miss him."

The dancer added: "Len was a much bigger personality than Craig and the show is still huge without him."

Dev Griffin and Diane Buswell become the third couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing
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