He recently confirmed his romance with new girlfriend Jordan Connell, one month after his divorce from Beverley Turner. And, speaking exclusively to MailOnline at the Strictly Come Dancing 2019 launch, James Cracknell, 47, revealed his taking part in the BBC show is a way of ‘giving himself permission to look stupid.’ The Olympic rower also admitted that he’s ‘so bad’ that none of the female professional dancers want to be partnered with him, as he likened the pairing process to being back at school. EXCLUSIVE: James Cracknell, 47, revealed his taking part in Strictly Come Dancing is a way of ‘giving himself permission to look stupid’ Speaking at the launch of the 2019 series, James confessed: ‘It’s exciting and nervous although a lot more nervous. ‘It’s giving myself permission to look stupid. That’s the big hurdle for me: Just give myself permission to fail and if I get over that then I’ll be alright.’ RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Strictly Come Dancing launch 2019: Catherine Tyldesley,… Strictly Come Dancing launch 2019: Tess Daly looks leggy in… Catherine Tyldesley EXCLUSIVE: Strictly star admits she used… Strictly Come Dancing launch 2019: Katya Jones keeps her… Share this article Share As attention turns to which…