Boris Johnson has urged 'Strictly Come Dancing' professional dancers to get their coronavirus vaccinations.
Boris Johnson
The Prime Minister has encouraged anyone who hasn't been jabbed against COVID to do so because he insisted it is "a great thing to do".
When asked what his message is to any 'Strictly' pros who may not have been vaccinated, he told GB News: "Everyone should take their jabs.
"Everyone should take their jabs and I say that not in a hectoring and bullying way, but just because I think it’s a great thing to do."
Boris' comments come after it was claimed three of this year's 'Strictly' pros may not have taken the vaccine.
An insider told The Sun newspaper: "Producers are dreading an outbreak of COVID on the new series, which is a crucial part of the autumn schedule."
What's more, former 'Strictly' pro James Jordan insisted yesterday (21.09.21) that any pros who are refusing to be jabbed should be axed from the show.
He said: "I would normally protect the professional dancers until the cows come home but on this particular occasion I can’t unfortunately.
"I definitely believe they don’t deserve their right on the show and the celebrities have every right to refuse to dance with them.
"I just think it's a really, really selfish thing to do.
"And also, what you have to remember, in previous years on 'Strictly', your immune system gets low, lots of people get sick anyway.
"This is way before coronavirus.
"So if you are sweating and all over someone, it is very close contact on 'Strictly' as we all know, so you are much more at risk of spreading something like that.
"If it does spread and the whole show comes down or god forbid someone dies because lets not forget 150,000 people have already died from this horrible virus.
"If someone on this show get this virus and their immune system is really low and they die, it could have been prevented.
"I say let’s not have these professional dancers on the show."
The BBC insisted the programme is following "strict government guidelines" to ensure everyone's safety on the series.
They said: "We do not comment on speculation of somebody’s COVID vaccination status.
"'Strictly' production has, and will continue to, follow strict government guidelines to ensure the safety of all on the show."
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