Strictly Come Dancing star slams trolls after being branded ‘Mr Blobby’
STRICTLY Come Dancing star Jayde Adams has hit out at a man who compared her to Mr Blobby after her latest performance.
The comedian, 37, and partner Karen Hauer, 40, performed a lively Cha Cha Cha to Flashdance track What A Feeling on Saturday night.
Viewers branded their leotard-clad routine as “absolutely glorious” and a triumph for body positivity.
Despite lots of amazing comments, Jayde unfortunately received some negative ones too.
One nasty troll shared a clip from their routine and tweeted the caption: “Come back, Noel’s House Party. All is forgiven.”
They made reference to Noel’s House Party, a BBC show that Mr Blobby featured on.
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Jayde hit back at the disgusting comment.
Replying to the tweet, she asked: “Are you doing a Mr Blobby gag? I’ll give you another crack at it, as you seem like a well read bloke.
“But here are some that have already been done, so you don’t double up again.”
She then added a list of other comments that have been sent to her to try and put her down.
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Jayde finished with: “P.S Nothing more sexy and alpha than a man who tweets 30 year old fat jokes about a woman who dared to go on a dance show.”
Many of her fans rushed to show their love and support.
One said: “There is so much joy in you during that dance, Jayde. You look radiant and are fantastic <3.”
Another tweeted: “Babes, you’re awesome. You know this! Kill them with kindness or by keep smiling you absolute legend! You’re smashing it, so give it to them with both barrels this weekend!! You’re doing Bristol proud!”
“I bloody LOVE this response! Keep being amazing girl,” a third chimed in.
On Saturday night Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse thanked Jayde and Karen as she gushed that dance was for every body type, and getting “everybody on the dancefloor.”
One fan swiftly took to Twitter to simply put: “ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS.”
A second put: “Thank you for showing us that us larger ladies can dance,” as a third continued: “B***dy loved this not only because it rocked but because it’s sending out so many positive messages .”
Jayde, who shot to fame in 2011, is a British comedian, actress, writer and singer from Bristol.
Jayde’s work won her the Funny Women award in 2014 and was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2016.
Mr Blobby is one of the most iconic TV personalities of the 90s.
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He first appeared in 1992 in the Gotcha segment of Noel’s House Party, in which celebrities were caught out in a Candid Camera style prank.
He was played by actor called Barry Killerby.