Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Vincent Simone has singled out Katya Jones as the only female pro on the show creating "amazing" choreography, praising her work with partner John Nellis.
Simone, 47, danced on the BBC programme from 2006 to 2012 and still performs with former co-stars on tour. He has been following the current series closely and shared his views on the remaining couples.
Vincent's praise for Katya and John
Reflecting on Katya Jones and John Nellis's latest performance, Vincent predicted things would improve for the pair after they received their lowest score of the series so far, with 20 out of 40 points.
"They should have been right up there because I think John is really, really good, and I'm sure next week they'll do the Paso Doble, but I'm sure it's going to be amazing because Katya is the only female professional who comes up with these amazing choreographies," he told Paddy Power.
"I don't know how she does it, but she's like a genius. So I think John is going to do really, really well next week. He'll be in the top two for sure."
Icons Week and other couples
This week, the pair will take on the Paso Doble to Bon Jovi's It's My Life as part of Icons Week. Katya, one of the show's longest-serving professionals, lifted the Glitterball Trophy with Joe McFadden in 2017.
Sharing who he believes may fall short of lifting the prestigious trophy this year, Vincent admitted he was less optimistic about the performances of Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Callion, as well as Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr.
"I think that part of the Paso Doble they did, she could have been a bit more relaxed and actually looked stronger," he commented on Sarah's performance.
"But it happened before, even in my years. When people come from the Olympics, really fit in a way, it's kind of weird because when you give them a strong dance, they actually look weaker, whereas people who are used to fitness or sport can actually look stronger," he continued.
Bottom two battle
"So I would say at the moment the two weakest couples are Sarah and Julian, and Shaun and Alexis."
Last week, Shaun and Alexis had to fight to remain in the competition after finding themselves in the bottom two alongside Melanie Walters and Aljaz Skorjanec. This week, they will be hoping to steer clear of the bottom two as they take on a Couple's Choice routine to a James Brown medley.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday at 6.15pm on BBC One.
