Kevin Clifton talks Strictly 'rule change' after complaints over 'inconsistent' judges

Joanne, who was a professional dancer on the show from 2014-2016, said: “There are rules, like in the specialist dances you can do a maximum of three lifts, I think that is still the same?

“In recent years it was a ten second out of hold break in the ballroom dances in the middle of a dance, but I think it’s gone back to you can break as much as you want, cause I think couples that I’ve seen have broken hold quite a lot.”

“It used to be that you were allowed an opening, a finish out of hold and a ten seconds break in the middle,” Kevin said.