Strictly’s AJ Odudu says partner Kai Widdrington has ditched her for another pro in late night rehearsal

STRICTLY’S AJ Odudu said her partner Kai Widdrington ditched her for another pro in a late night rehearsal.

The TV presenter, 33, couldn’t believe it when she saw who Kai was spending his time with.



AJ was stunned after Kai ditched her for someone else

Gio was her rival for Kai’s attentions

AJ was left stunned when Kai chose to hang out with his pal Giovanni Pernice – instead of rehearsing with her.

It all started off so well for Strictly star told her fans on Instastories: “Hello. It’s Pasa Doble day one. Are you excited?”

Then she panned to a shot of Gio on facetime with Kai and said: “He’s so excited that he’s just ditched me, for Giovanni.”

Giovanni beamed: “I’m so excited too.”

AJ has blown fans away with her routines with Kai from the get-go.

Strictly fans were fuming after the star was ‘robbed’ of a perfect 40 score as Craig Revel Horwood refused to give a 10.

The presenter and her pro partner Kai Widdrington put in a high energy performance of their Charleston.

The judges were thrilled by what they saw, with Motsi Mabuse saying: “I honestly feel so proud, proud of that dance there that you put on that dance floor, so authentic.”

Shirley Ballas was next and got all her paddles out, saying: “Let me look in here, I don’t think I have a paddle big enough, bold enough for you. That was absolutely off the chart.”

Anton Du Beke added it was “amazing” and “brilliant, before moving on to Craig, who said simply: “A-MA-ZING.”

When it came to the judges scores, viewers were furious when Craig issued a nine, while the other three judges pulled out their 10 paddles.

Taking to Twitter, one Strictly fan wrote: “Craig scoring AJ a 9???? PACK IT IN. Outrageous. Should have been a 10! #Strictly.”

Another added: “So upset that @AJOdudu and @Kaiwidd were robbed off a 40 because Craig Revel Horwood inexplicably (not for the first time) decided to underscore them. That was a wonderful Charleston #Strictly.”

A third tweeted: “AJ and Kai were robbed! That Charleston deserved a 40. Absolutely amazing!”

Meanwhile a fourth agreed, writing: “AJ SHOULD HAVE HAD 40!!! #travesty #Strictly”.



The TV presenter was so excited to be rehearsing for the Pasa doble
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She has impressed fans from the get-go with her routines


Fans thought she was robbed of a perfect 10 score for her Charlston

Fans were furious Craig gave her a 9