Caroline Quentin blasts 'get a sense of humour or f*** off' over Strictly lick backlash

Actress and comedian Caroline Quentin appeared in the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing and caused a stir when she licked her partner during their last dance routine. The 60-year-old TV star said her co-star Johannes Radebe was “completely complicit” in the act.

The Jonathan Creek star has blasted people who felt the need to complain about the incident, which occurred during what turned out to be her final routine.

She said it was meant to be funny and reassured fans that the professional dancer had given his consent when the pair originally discussed the routine.

The mum-of-two admitted that she did not realise it would be seen as a problem until her partner checked his Twitter account after they had performed the number.

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Caroline licked Joanne’s arm on live television when the pair performed a cheeky Cha Cha in week five of the BBC show.

The amusing routine, to Rescue Me, saw the actress put a toy cat up a tree for her partner, who was dressed as a fireman, to come and rescue.

The couple scored 24 points for their effort and found themselves in the dreaded dance off.

They were later eliminated from the ballroom dancing contest.