Horwood further defended his judgement by claiming himself to be "tougher" as the competition goes. This feud was further reiterated when Horwood dropped James and Ola Jordan from the Strictly tour later in the year.
To justify his stance, Horwood claimed to be more resilient as the competition continued. Additionally, this disagreement was highlighted by Horwood's decision to exclude James and Ola Jordan from the Strictly tour later that year.