Lorraine Kelly has said she would never have noticed the brief Strictly Come Dancing moment that prompted a wave of online speculation about two of the show's professional dancers. The presenter discussed viewers' reactions with journalist Lucie Cave on her daytime ITV programme.
At the centre of the debate was footage of Neil Jones resting his hand on Amy Dowden's waist as the professionals gathered upstairs after Vito Coppola and Lacey Turner's routine last weekend. Some Strictly Come Dancing viewers claimed Amy looked "uncomfortable" and appeared to move closer to fellow dancer Alexis Warr.
Playful response from the dancers
Neil and Amy have since offered a playful response to the speculation, sharing an Instagram video in which she danced around him while he stood still. The clip appeared to suggest there was no tension between the pair.
Discussing the attention paid to the original footage, Lorraine said: "Gosh, people really must freeze frame, rewind, look, look again." Lucie added: "You'd think they have better things to do," reports the Mirror. Lorraine agreed: "I know. I would never have caught that in a million years."
Fans praise the video
Her comments came just hours after Neil and Amy shared their video. Neil captioned the clip: "#nocomment." He also included a hashtag highlighting that they have been friends for 20 years.
Fans praised the response, with one writing: "Brilliant response to nonsensical news story! Rise above and do better, and you did!" Another commented: "Brilliant, perfect response xx," while a third added: "Love this! People really do love to scrape the barrel for a post these days."
A further supporter wrote: "This is truly the BEST response to people's idiotic comments EVER." And a final supporter posted: "Love this! Love the way you all look out for each other xxx."
Lorraine continues tomorrow at 9.30am on ITV1 and ITVX.
