Strictly Come Dancing 2021

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LowCalCalzoneZone said:
I really don't understand why Strictly is bending over backwards to try and keep Bruno on the show. He costs them a fortune, and for the last few years has seemed completely disinterested - I get why they don't want to be seen to let anyone go during a pandemic, but last year just showed how much they don't need him. I'm still not entirely sold on Anton as a judge, but let's face it, he can't be a pro for too much longer and they need to find him something else to do

I don't think anyone is bigger than the show, but Craig would be a huge loss if he ever decided to leave. So let's hope that never happens 🤞
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I don’t understand why Strictly do a lot of things tbh, they frequently make decisions that make absolutely no sense😂
 
FairyOfTheBells said:
I presumed they'd be the 'real' person rather than the act, but who knows?

There's been a trend for using stage names and personas more recently (like HRVY) — in the past he'd have just been Harvey Cantwell!
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When Courtney Act did DWTS in Australia they were their drag persona, I presume it would be the same here.

Speaking of HRVY, colour me shocked by the story today that he played up rumours of a showmance with Maisie, next you'll be telling me that Ranvir and Giovanni aren't actually a thing 😂
 
UnknownTattler said:
When Courtney Act did DWTS in Australia they were their drag persona, I presume it would be the same here.

Speaking of HRVY, colour me shocked by the story today that he played up rumours of a showmance with Maisie, next you'll be telling me that Ranvir and Giovanni aren't actually a thing 😂
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I don't think anyone bought his alleged fauxmance. He's got the sex appeal of a paper clip
 
I'm just imagining it being announced in Alan Dedicoat's voice. :D

Drag Queen and television personality Baga Chipz and her partner [pro partner]

Dancing the rumba, will Baga Chipz and [pro partner] please take to the floor...

I've never actually watched Drag Race. Why don't you think Baga would be right?
 
FairyOfTheBells said:
I'm just imagining it being announced in Alan Dedicoat's voice. :D

Drag Queen and television personality Baga Chipz and her partner [pro partner]

Dancing the rumba, will Baga Chipz and [pro partner] please take to the floor...

I've never actually watched Drag Race. Why don't you think Baga would be right?
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From what I've seen of Baga her brand is very much "cheap slag" (I really wish there was better phrasing for this and I certainly don't mean to cause offence!) which is fine for drag race but that sort of humour won't translate well to a show like strictly, at least not in my opinion... I haven't seen much of what Baga has done out of drag race though so I could be wrong.
 
jarv said:
From what I've seen of Baga her brand is very much "cheap slag" (I really wish there was better phrasing for this and I certainly don't mean to cause offence!) which is fine for drag race but that sort of humour won't translate well to a show like strictly, at least not in my opinion... I haven't seen much of what Baga has done out of drag race though so I could be wrong.
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Baga has done some prime time/early evening tv in the last year. So although her character is can be a
bit common, There’s an awareness of what’s appropriate. (She’s done “celeb” pointless/master chef/the circle.)
The season two girls haven’t really had a chance to do tv yet and out of the S1 girls who made it to the semifinals/final it would probably be either Baga or Blu hydrangea imo. One of the others is a trained dancer which wouldn’t go down well and I’ve not heard much from the other.

The main issue with casting a drag Queen is height. So many are super tall which would be a potential issue with partnering. Baga is on the shorter side so would probably be okay. Plus she’s not serious and wouldn’t necessarily mind being a comedy act.
 
glasgow27 said:
About a week late, SCD shared the info about Janette joining ITT on their FB page.

Sadly saw plenty of negativity still being spouted about Rylan - I understand not every presenter is everyone’s cup of tea but he seems to particularly attract criticism with no real reasons given. Wonder why.
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I think it could be over-exposure for some folk, he is on a lot of things. I love him but if I didn’t, it might annoy me. Plus there will be snobs who had the way he got famous and probably some homophobia too sadly
 
My issue with Baga is that she's crude. I loved her on drag race and think she's brilliant but I don't want that on a show my 7yo watches. I'm not sure she'd be able to dial it down enough, it's her brand. Plus I suspect she'd go down the "I'm a crap dancer but I'm funny" route (which she did on Celebrity Masterchef) which I think would be a shame as the first drag artist to do it on the British show when someone else could do it with more style and grace.
 
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