Dancing With The Stars US fans has branded Len Goodman ‘rude’ and ‘a grumpy old man’ after a snide comment towards Fifth Harmony star Ally Brooke.
The popstar, who dazzled audiences with her rumba performance to Dreaming Of You by Selena on Tuesday evening, was left red-faced after she got shut down by the head judge.
After he praised her performance, pro partner Sasha Ferber and Ally cheered as he picked up on their Cucaracha during the routine.
Excited 26-year-old Ally then ran to Len, 75, and high-fived him as he held his hand up.
While reciprocating the sign as the audience cheered, Len was heard through the crowd telling her ‘not to touch him’.
‘Don’t get overwhelmed,’ he was heard telling Ally, waving a finger. ‘And don’t touch me again.’
A baffled Ally responded: ‘I gave you a high-five!’, confused by his sudden attitude switch.
She walked away with a 24 out of 30 for her efforts.
The comment didn’t go unnoticed by fans of the dancing series (the US version of Strictly), who slammed him for his ‘grumpy’ demeanour.
I been telling y’all about Len #DWTS
He rude asf to almost everyone but he really had me messed up when he said what he said to Ally yesterday though— 💫 Brandi B💫 (@FYew_Mean) October 1, 2019
Did Len just have some kind of panic attack or something? What was up with him telling Ally not to touch him?? #dwts @DancingABC
— KatieBrooke (@KatieBrooke429) October 1, 2019
Its time Len retires. He just told Ally Brooke not to touch him again. (She gave him a high five) #DWTS
— Tanya Stewart (@nopullme) October 1, 2019
I can’t believe Len snapped at Ally like that! “Don’t touch me again!” Seriously? She high fives you. Get that grumpy old man off the air! It’s just a reality tv show. #DWTS
— Heather Leigh (@jerseyluvbug) October 1, 2019
Len has been a head judge on Dancing With The Stars since 2005, and was head judge on Strictly Come Dancing from 2004.
Commuting between London and Los Angeles for 11 seasons, he eventually quit Strictly and was replaced by Shirley Ballas in 2017.
He recently came under fire by saying he didn’t want same-sex couples on the series, saying he was a ‘traditionalist’ when it came to the ballroom.
Meanwhile over in the UK, the series is thriving as the team gear up for movie week – with a Pokemon Paso Doble, an ode to Mary Poppins and a classic callback to Fred Astaire all listed on this week’s song schedule.
After James Cracknell was eliminated in the first week of knockouts, who will prove to be the Box Office bomb of this week?
Dancing With the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on ABC in the US, and is available worldwide on YouTube after air.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday at 7.10pm on BBC One.
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