Maybe so, but props on him for having the courage to try something

He's probably seen how much Curtis has managed to make compared to him from just doing 8 weeks on Love Island compared to the effort they have to go to on Strictly for a much weaker pay packet. I get the impression (I could be wrong) that the BBC are very strict with their stars' contracts in terms of what extra work they can do etc (for example on EastEnders Danny Dyer is allowed to do other shows with the BBC but was refused to do any with Dani Love Island related, whilst Jacqueline Jossa declined an invitation to go back to it because they wouldn't allow her to earn money from Instagram sponsorships and the like).

him leaving strictly for his career ok, but the way he leaves strictly, and this interview he did also puts him in a bad light

he kinda acts like he's some superstar :laugh:

first being confirmed among pro dancer line up and then suddenly quitting :skull:

Not only does the interview make him seem lazy as he wasnt cut out for an 18 hour day when that he gets paid for what would be someones dream job. Also the way he says about showcasing a celebrity makes him seem like he wants the limelight and that it should be all about him. I just dont warm to him and curtis at all

But it’s common knowledge that the strictly wage isn’t a great one. Most of the dancers are there because it’s strictly and not because of the money. And like the celebrities, they get paid more the longer they stay in so it’s sensible to try and pursue a more regular wage than risk getting a lower one for a popular show.

i stanned Lauren, but mostly for her, not AJ

i stanned Mollie, also mostly her, not him


more coming across as lazy in that interview, but also like he really thinks he's bigger than strictly :joker:

Good luck to him of course but him thinking he and Curtis are the next Ant and Dec is pure delusion.

Just because your opinion has changed of someone, doesn’t mean you have to immediately try and cover up the fact you ever liked them.

i don't though :shrug:

but ok fair enough i did give him a chance on strictly, now the way he quit the show combined with that interview, makes me think of him as such a fame hungry vain smug idiot

Just read the article and you'll have to point out where exactly he said this.

He said him and Curtis would love to be the next Ant and Dec, not ''think they will be'' but ''love to be.''

The money from Strictly might not be what it would be on a commercial channel. But it's hardly money to be sniffed at, compared to proper work it's a generous packet for what they do.

He didn't even tell them before he announced it.

Sorry but that is incredibly ungrateful and unprofessional.

He comes across as really ungrateful and full of himself

Yeah sadly he does

£30-35k.

Which, for 3-6 months of work, is not bad.... but I can see why someone in his position would vie for more.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGZjcAMHrqc/

new tour from AJ & Curtis in September, October 2021

Dance, Comedy, Prizes

I wasn't around when this thread broke on here.

For me this is sad news as to Strictly.
I think he helped devise some of the better and more challenging routines.

However his face didn't seem to fit particularly with Shirley.
I often felt he and his partners were undermarked.

I like AJ and I hope he and his Brother find greater success elsewhere.
Good luck to them both.

he would've probably had a huge contender this year though (Maisie)

I don't think it would have mattered how good he and no matter who his partner were.

The judges often gave glowing praise but still marked them down.
Particularly Shirley.

As head judge in any dance off, if it had been down to her, she wouldn't have saved AJ and any partner, in the later stages.

I think he was underrated on the show and treated quite insultingly unnecessarily at times too.

To me just about most of his routines were the better ones.
Much more content and more challenging.

Clearly they don't really want that it seems on the show.
In my view anyway.

https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/st...celebrity.html

such a ungrateful little child :bored: he got a lot of praise from his celeb partners but nooooo still not enough

He tested negative and is definitely going to be on I'm a Celebrity.
I'll be supporting him all the way. :cheer2:

Ugh you got me excited by bumping this thread Nicky :p

There's a few in I quite like this time but for as long as he's in.
I'll be supporting A.J.too.

Hopefully he will be as good as Curtis was in LI :clap1:

Oh I fought he’d quit IAC then