James Jordan has urged Strictly Come Dancing bosses to overhaul their line-up of professional dancers once the current series of the long-running dance competition is over.
Made up of professional dancers from all corners of the globe, including Australia, the United States, China, South Africa, Russia, and others, this year's cast consists of just four British professionals.
Amy Dowden, Kai Widdrington, Neil Jones, and Lauren Oakley are currently the only British professionals in the line-up. Ms Dowden has already been eliminated alongside Thomas Skinner, and Mr Jones was benched for the 2025 series.
And the lack of Brits taking to the dancefloor opposite the celebs is a feature that's irked Mr Jordan, who has called on the BBC to change tack.
BBC Strictly: There are just four Brits among the pro line-up
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Speaking just a few days before Movie Week and Mr King's elimination, Mr Jordan's plea came as he highlighted exactly who he thought could lift the Glitterball come the end of the current series.
"I think George [Clarke] is going to win it," he said before adding the caveat: "Do I think he's going to be the best? No. I think either Lewis [Cope] or Amber [Davies] is going to be the best, but they're fully trained dancers.
"From what I understand, George hasn't had any dance experience, and what he's created at the moment, for me, is like, 'Wow, how are you doing that if you've never danced before?' It's almost unbelievable.
" So I am saying he's had no dance experience because I couldn't find any information on him having any. And if he hasn't, he's amazing, but I still find it really hard to believe that he hasn't, because he's so good.
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"If he definitely hasn't had any previous dance training, then I think he should win, because for me, that is remarkable that he's rubbing shoulders with people like Lewis, who has earned money from dancing, and Amber the same."
One man who has perhaps slipped under the radar so far this series is footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. He occupied the mid-table position following Movie Week after impressing the judges during the first two weeks.
Could Mr Hasselbaink have a chance? "I can kind of see that. He has something cool about him," Mr Jordan replied.
"And he's also got an amazing pro partner. He's dancing with Lauren [Oakley], isn't he? Yeah. She's exceptional.
BBC Strictly: The professionals need to be cut by '50%' according to James Jordan
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"His Cha-Cha he did (in Week Two), it's not the best Cha-Cha I've ever seen, but he's got this coolness about him, which I love. And I think she's a very, very clever girl when it comes to choreographing and teaching.
"It does make a big difference which professional dance partner you get because some of them are very good at teaching and choreographing, and some of them are quite weak at that."
Spotting the chance to unleash against some of the current crop, Mr Jordan didn't hold back: "I do feel next year we need to get rid of 50 percent of the pros. There you go, you heard it here first.
"I think they need to cull some of the pros. Some of the dead wood, get rid of them, bring in some new ones, maybe some more British ones as well. Can I say that? Oh, I just did," he added to GB News in his new role as entertainment betting expert at Freebets.com, the home of the best betting sites.
James Jordan knows all about the pressures of Strictly | PADuring his debut series on Strictly, Mr Jordan was joined by fellow Brits Anton Du Beke, Ian Waite, Darren Bennett, Matthew Cutler, and Karen Hardy.
However, the six were still outnumbered by their international counterparts. New Zealand's Brendan Cole and Erin Boag were just two of the big names among the pro line-up.
Denmark's Camilla Dallerup, South Africa's Nicole Cutler, Russian dancer Lilia Kopylova, Italians Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, and Polish star Ola Jordan completed the line-up.
Mr Jordan's patriotism also shone when he defended the previously eliminated Mr Skinner in light of the torrent of abuse he faced for his social media posts.
American Alexis Warr and Australian Julian Caillon joined the line-up this year
| PA"He's a bit right-wing. So what?" Mr Jordan said of the backlash, before suggesting the routine that ultimately led to Mr Skinner's exit felt "a little bit of a stitch-up."
"What's he said that's so bad? No one can say! They can't say, 'The reason I don't like him is because he said X, Y'. So, what? Because he waves the English flag? Well, you should be able to wave an English flag. Does that make me right-wing? Well, no, it doesn't," Mr Jordan added.
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"It's okay to wave a Scottish flag, but it's not okay to wave an English flag. See, you're speaking to the wrong person here because I think the world in this country is becoming so weak and woke.
"You get someone on there, in my opinion, who's a little bit more normal and everyone goes, 'Oh, he's right-wing'. Well, he's not right-wing, is he? Because what's he done that's right-wing?"