James Jordan has said the recent culling of several Strictly Come Dancing professionals was “getting rid of dead wood”. The TV star, 48, served as a professional on the BBC Saturday night favourite from 2006 until 2013, and has now spoken out on the mass shakeups that have occurred ahead of the next series going to air. It was then confirmed earlier this year that professional dancers Karen Hauer , the longest-serving pro on the series, along with Gorka Marquez, Nadiya Bychkova, Luba Mushtuk