Ex-Strictly pro Ola Jordan claims male Strictly contestants get ‘over-excited’ during dance routines
Dancer doesn't name names — but says celebs often become 'aroused'
FORMER Strictly pro Ola Jordan says male Strictly contestants often get "over-excited" during their dance routines.
The Polish-born dancer, who quit Strictly last year after almost a decade on the show, told the : “Celebs are not used to having such intimate contact and aren’t sure how to deal with it."
Ola didn't name any names, but she continued: “In ballroom dancing the man has to press his right side into the woman, and all professional male dancers know they have to ‘dress to the left’ when they are preparing to dance, as you connect right side to right side with your partner.
“The woman can feel absolutely everything – and I mean everything. If the man hasn’t ‘dressed to the left’ there is a danger he might get a bit excited, especially if he has to rub up against the woman during a routine.”
She added: “A lot of the male dancers would do the decent thing and pass this information on to the male celebs when they started on the show.
“Sometimes the male celebs forgot the advice and would be embarrassed when a female dancer had to say, ‘Ooh, I think you need to move that to the other side’.
“Occasionally, it was too late and some men inevitably got aroused.”
Ola, who is married to fellow Strictly star James Jordan, previously told of such a situation in her book Strictly's Ola: My Story Ola.
She wrote: “I’ll never forget the first time. ‘Oh dear,’ I thought, ‘that shouldn’t be there!’
“I didn’t feel able to say anything and tried to carry on as if nothing had happened, and the celeb did too.
related stories
“On another occasion, with a partner I felt more comfortable with, I decided to make a bit of a joke of it.
“‘Did you leave your mobile phone in your pocket?’ I teased. We both laughed.
“I think that’s the best way if you feel able to.
"‘Put your willy in the right place!’ was something else I said, but only with the partners I got on really well with.”