Former Strictly professional Oti Mabuse has warned that Maddie Ingoldsby is not being guided properly and says that her choreography could sabotage Cach Mercer’s place in the competition
Strictly legend Oti Mabuse has hit out at new pro Maddie Ingoldsby for “not listening” to the judges and warns that it’s “not going to work out” with partner Cach Mercer.
The couple landed at the bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday night and narrowly missed out on being eliminated after Shirley Ballas saved them over Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu.
Much criticism has been aimed at Maddie as fans believe she hasn’t taught him up to his true strong potential and believe that her choreography is to blame for their low scores. Judge Craig Revel Horwood even criticised Maddie’s posture and the amount of time they spent in hold at the weekend.
Oti, 36, has now given her thoughts on the situation and said on her podcast with husband Marius Iepure, 44, that she “feels sorry” for the UK National Ballroom Champion.
“I feel sorry for Maddie at this point because I don’t feel like she’s being guided properly,” she explained. “I feel like the ideas that she’s trying to create are very much Dancing With The Stars coded. And this is not Dancing With The Stars and it’s just not going to work out.
“Now she’s done so many ballroom dances, she’s not listening. So she’s like, ‘I’m going to do whatever I want.’ And she’s going to get low scores.”
Marius interjected, saying that he thought it was a “very modern routine” and that he “loved it”.
But Oti – who is the sister of Strictly judge Motsi – continued: “But you know you have four people who don’t want a modern routine – well, two. But you know this at this point. And she’s working with other people who work on the show who know this as well.
“So I just don’t understand why someone can’t just go, ‘Maddie, we understand that you’re brilliant, we understand that you’re trying to do something different. It’s a piece of art that you’ve created.’ I’m Queen of the break-up romance dances, but you also need to get your celeb high scores and keep them out of the dance-off.”
Oti’s comments generally garnered agreement from her followers, with former Strictly pro Gorka Marquez liking the video.
One fan wrote: “I totally agree. Maddie should be ensuring that Cache nails the technique. That is the priority. The judges will not be wowed by fancy moves if the basics are not in place. She was told this in week 1, yet she continues to ignore this. As a viewer, I find it irritating that no improvements have been made on that front. We see the same issues every week and as the professional, she should know better.”
However, another disagreed, writing: “Very unfair of Oti. The routine was lovely and it was the footwork that put Cach in the dance off. Maddie is very young and a beautiful dancer and this week it wasn’t her fault at all.”
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