Strictly Come Dancing's Aliona Vilani tweets fury at ageing partners with two left feet
Strictly Come Dancing professional Aliona Vilani is tired of waltzing off of the dance floor with ageing partners who have two left feet.
The 30-year-old – who won the BBC competition with McFly drummer Harry Judd back in 2011 – has since seen her chances of making the final dwindle after being partnered with ex-golfer Tony Jacklin, 70, TV’s Johnny Ball, 76, and this year’s MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, 49.
Despite being younger than the other two, Gregg’s attempt at the Charleston failed to impress the judges, and the pair were the first to be booted out of the competition on Sunday night.
A source told the Daily Mirror: “Aliona is struggling to hide her disappointment.
"She really wants someone young and keen and with respect to Gregg, Tony and Johnny, not old and lacking in dance skills.
“She feels she is due a good partner next year and is sick of being voted off early on because her partners have two left feet.”
She was quick to praise her fellow partner to indicate no hard feelings, tweeting: “Proud of @GreggWallace for delivering a lovely and fun Charleston! Well done! Thanks Gregg for giving it your best! #muchimproved.”
But, this tweet seemed to get lost as the professional dancer filled up her feed with retweets from fans declaring that she needs a better dance partner next year and that because she won in 2011 she is having to “endure hard times”.
