Strictly star slams Zara McDermott saying she needs ‘a miracle’ to survive Saturday’s show
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Zara McDermott needs a "miracle" to cling on this week, one of the show's respected former pros has claimed.
Brendan Cole, 47, expressed that the 26-year old would not last much longer on the show.
Speaking to , Brendan said: "I'm not expecting a lot [from Zara McDermott] because she's not a dancer.
"She doesn't feel it, she doesn't move as a dancer needs to, to create beauty. She's a beautiful girl, but she doesn't create beauty on the dance floor.
"She's not going to go too much further unless a miracle happens. There are a few in the bottom of the competition that are kind of hanging on.
"You can't have everybody being amazing and you've got your strugglers and you've got the ones that are pushing for the title."
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and DJ danced for survival in front of judges , Anton Du Beke, and on Sunday night.
But ultimately the judges decided to save Zara from elimination - meaning Nikita is now the second celebrity to leave the competition.
Zara rose to fame after she joined the fourth series of Love Island. She coupled up with Adam Collard before being dumped from the villa 10 days later.
She slid into the DMs of Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson in early 2019, shortly after she left the show.
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The pair hit it off and got into a romantic relationship, but eventually decided to part ways in September 2020 when it came to light that Zara had been unfaithful.
Sam forgave Zara, and as a couple, they made the decision to move forward and work through their challenges, ultimately staying together to this day.
