John Sergeant, the nation's favourite twinkle toes, has pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing after feeling the pressure of the recent storm. Judges on the show have been highly critical of the former ITN newsman, and now, Sergeant has had enough!
Sergeant was the favourite to win the BBC One light-entertainment show but has decided that the whole thing was doing his head in and stopped being fun. It seems that the bullying of others has prevailed!
He said today in a statement that it was "always my intention to have fun" but said "the trouble is that there is now a real danger that I might win the competition. Even for me that would be a joke too far." The BBC1 controller, Jay Hunt, said: "We are very sad to see him go."
Sergeant is due to do a farewell dance this Saturday.
