John Sergeant: strictly done dancing

I've always loved Strictly Come Dancing.

But I didn't even like John Sergeant to begin with. I think it's because he looks like Jo Brand's twin and it scared me.

This all changed earlier this week when John hung up his dancing shoes.

"I am sorry to say I have decided to leave Strictly Come Dancing. It was always
my intention to have fun on the show and I was hoping to stay in as long as
possible. 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. I would like to
thank Kristina and all those viewers who have been rooting for me through
the series" he said.

I thought Strictly was about celebrities dancing and not about professional dancing.

What is the point of having a public vote and phone in if the person who the public are voting for feels he has to leave?

I for one would vote to see John do the jive. And so it is with great sadness that I watch Strictly tonight; not only with a fear for reality tv democracy but with regret that the country did not get to see John doing a jive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP_DXrr4cWA