Cole dust-up

Dancing master Brendan Cole has reduced another contestant to tears.

Jo Wood, the 54-year-old estranged wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie, was reportedly weeping hysterically.

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BALLROOM bad boy Brendan Cole is said to have reduced his partner to floods of tears during training for Strictly Come Dancing.

The Kiwi favourite has been paired with Jo Wood, the estranged wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie, in the UK version of Dancing with the Stars.

But he reportedly had the 54-year-old sobbing after giving her a stern dressing down during rehearsals in London last weekend.

Weeping hysterically, she was comforted by fellow contestant, ex-Eastenders star Natalie Cassidy.

And days later Wood, who earlier this year was dumped by her husband in favour of a 20-year-old cocktail waitress, apparently stormed out of another training session after a second bust-up.

Fiery Cole, who regularly rows with fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood, has quite a reputation for losing his temper.

Last year he partnered George Clooney's ex-girlfriend Lisa Snowdon, but she was seen crying following a fall-out after their first performance. Later in the season, when the juging panel gave their jive 33 points, Cole stormed off the set, claiming the scoring was unfair. Backstage he had a full-blown tantrum, kicking doors and punching walls, sources claim.

In an earlier series, he reportedly upset model Kelly Brook telling her they were "definitely not" going to win and it was claimed he told TV presenter Fiona Phillips she must be "a crap sh*g" when she struggled to perfect her paso doble.

Notorious womaniser Cole is ensuring he remains a tabloid favourite in the UK with his poisonous tongue.

He has been making headlines since hooking up with his partner on the first series of Strictly Come Dancing, British newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky, and was afterwards linked to Nicky Watson and glamour model Abi Titmuss.

But two years ago he began dating model Zoe Hobbs and last November popped the question during a romantic trip to Paris.

Cole, fellow Kiwi Erin Boag and her dance partner Anton Du Beke are the only professional dancers who have appeared in all six series of the popular UK reality show.

Hayley Holt, All Black Richie McCaw's girlfriend, appeared in the 2008 competition, but was disappointed not to be invited back for series seven.