Strictly Come Dancing 2023 #2

[diamondthunder]

Hopefully at least some of them are just young enough that they'll look back in a few years and cringe.
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A couple of them though, would have me itching for a restraining order if I were Kai.

 

[lalalandx21]

Hopefully at least some of them are just young enough that they'll look back in a few years and cringe.
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A couple of them though, would have me itching for a restraining order if I were Kai.

This girl is around 21/22

 

[Elleyunsun]

This girl is around 21/22

If it’s the one I’m thinking of, she’s going to about 6 of their tour dates so they better brace themselves for stage door.

Gio’s nanas are always commenting on how at meet and greet he ‘gives the best hugs’ and calls them darling and stuff and it’s a bit like, you’re paying £120, of course he does.

 

[DoseofReality]

Imagine having the balls to flirt with Nadiya the absolute goddess's boyfriend in front of her.

 

[Millieminion]

I had a look at a few of Kai and Nadiya's tour dates and apart from the London ones, it doesn't seem to be selling too badly. Maybe they have higher costs they need to cover hence the panicked discounting - they seem to have been rehearsing for weeks, which is a bit weird. I personally don't get the appeal - nice but dull Strictly couple plus saccharine theming. Big nope

Also, I just cannot get my head around the thought process of starting a new relationship, and then immediately think 'yes, let's stage a nationwide tour based on this amazing love story!'. Like, were they not worried things might have fizzled out after a few months?

They should have done the pro tour, another season on strictly and then they might have a better chance of selling out a tour..They haven't a patch on the Gorka and Karen tour, that is unreal.

 

[lalalandx21]

Imagine having the balls to flirt with Nadiya the absolute goddess's boyfriend in front of her.

Literally. Know your league

 

[BDY_97]

They should have done the pro tour, another season on strictly and then they might have a better chance of selling out a tour..They haven't a patch on the Gorka and Karen tour, that is unreal.

Funnily enough I saw someone on facebook say Kai & Nadiya’s tour date in their area was almost completely sold out, while Karen & Gorka’s still had over half of the tickets left. It’s hard to completely sell out an entire tour, from what I remember even Oti struggled to do it and she’s one of the most popular pros. I don’t understand why every pro feels the need to have their own tour, especially when they maybe aren’t as established as they will be a few years down the line.

 

[LowCalCalzoneZone]

Funnily enough I saw someone on facebook say Kai & Nadiya’s tour date in their area was almost completely sold out, while Karen & Gorka’s still had over half of the tickets left. It’s hard to completely sell out an entire tour, from what I remember even Oti struggled to do it and she’s one of the most popular pros. I don’t understand why every pro feels the need to have their own tour, especially when they maybe aren’t as established as they will be a few years down the line.

I had a look at some of Karen and Gorka's sales a few weeks back and it was a bit mixed - nearly sold out in places like Manchester, Brighton, London etc, but a bit slower in smaller locations. Although they're touring again next year, so it must make enough profit. I think it's probably a tougher sell to maybe those who prefer the more traditional Strictly -type show with lots of chat (I'm guessing that's what Kai and Nadiya's show is)

 

[Elleyunsun]

I had a look at some of Karen and Gorka's sales a few weeks back and it was a bit mixed - nearly sold out in places like Manchester, Brighton, London etc, but a bit slower in smaller locations. Although they're touring again next year, so it must make enough profit. I think it's probably a tougher sell to maybe those who prefer the more traditional Strictly -type show with lots of chat (I'm guessing that's what Kai and Nadiya's show is)

Lots of chat about The Greatest Love Story Ever Told makes it even less appealing to me

Nothing can ever sell as badly as Graziano and Giada’s couple tour that was mercifully cancelled due to Covid- they had a huge number of dates in quite big theatres when he’d done about 3 weeks with Vick Hope and then been benched the following year. I don’t know what their promoter was smoking…

 

[Boring Monday]

Lots of chat about The Greatest Love Story Ever Told makes it even less appealing to me

Nothing can ever sell as badly as Graziano and Giada’s couple tour that was mercifully cancelled due to Covid- they had a huge number of dates in quite big theatres when he’d done about 3 weeks with Vick Hope and then been benched the following year. I don’t know what their promoter was smoking…

To be fair, if it was a choice of Gingerland, AJ and Curtis do Ant and Dec or that … I’d be hotfooting it to their box office.

I can only assume that Strictly spin offs are seen as bankers for the more provincial theatres which is why they have so many in quick succession.

 

[Millieminion]

Funnily enough I saw someone on facebook say Kai & Nadiya’s tour date in their area was almost completely sold out, while Karen & Gorka’s still had over half of the tickets left. It’s hard to completely sell out an entire tour, from what I remember even Oti struggled to do it and she’s one of the most popular pros. I don’t understand why every pro feels the need to have their own tour, especially when they maybe aren’t as established as they will be a few years down the line.

I suppose it's personal taste, I wouldn't go just because they are on strictly whereas some would and I prefer the latin style to the ballroom so Karen and Gorkas was more my thing than the "romance" of Nadiya and Kai's.

 

[fluffycow172]

If these kind of things came to my local theatre in the Irish countryside I’m sure they’d be sold out regardless of who it was purely because its “those dancers off the big programme on the telly”.

Not saying they’re all in small towns cause quite frankly I’ve never heard of half of them but that the only reason I can think of as to why some of these tours sell better than we think they would?

 

[TwizzleStick]

And the seat filler tickets have arrived. It’s mad, as if it was marketed as anything else I probably would have gone for a free night out. But the blurb of it all being about their love story is a bit too much for my cold heart

 

[Elleyunsun]

To be fair, if it was a choice of Gingerland, AJ and Curtis do Ant and Dec or that … I’d be hotfooting it to their box office.

I can only assume that Strictly spin offs are seen as bankers for the more provincial theatres which is why they have so many in quick succession.

I think that was the sad part- it looked like a cool show but maybe a show that would benefit from a bit of an ensemble of pros or at least a better known couple to get bums on seats.

 

[soccergirl]

Looking at FB, I regret to say that the double whammy of Gio and Jowita breaking up and Rose appearing in the BBC programme has brought the shippers out again. They will never give up! (I haven’t seen the doc but apparently body language experts declare he is obviously in love with her etc).
A few people appear convinced that Gio and J never actually dated or that it was just PR (in what universe is this good for Jowita to be pumped and dumped by the Fanny Rat?). Anyway, we can look forward to the no-doubt-imminent reveal of Gio and Rose’s love story. Maybe next year they can do a Kai/Nads tour?

 

[posy]

Anton is sensible he does quite a small set of tour dates. Giovanni knows how to keep his key market happy.

Whoever dates Giovanni if she isn’t Rose she is always going receive mean social media comments from those shippers as only Rose is good enough for Giovanni and vice versa. But having said that neither Giovanni or Rose have ever done/said anything to stop those comments that appear on social media - so it obviously doesn’t bother them.

 

[Boring Monday]

Would it make any difference if they did? Dedicated Shippers seem to see things through a different prism of reality.

 

[lalalandx21]

Looking at FB, I regret to say that the double whammy of Gio and Jowita breaking up and Rose appearing in the BBC programme has brought the shippers out again. They will never give up! (I haven’t seen the doc but apparently body language experts declare he is obviously in love with her etc).
A few people appear convinced that Gio and J never actually dated or that it was just PR (in what universe is this good for Jowita to be pumped and dumped by the Fanny Rat?). Anyway, we can look forward to the no-doubt-imminent reveal of Gio and Rose’s love story. Maybe next year they can do a Kai/Nads tour?

The best of it is, rose is not a patch on Jowita in any way looks wise. He will never go for her, she’s not an “ insta babe” which appears to be his niche.
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Is anyone going to this tour tonight?

 

[BDY_97]

Looking at FB, I regret to say that the double whammy of Gio and Jowita breaking up and Rose appearing in the BBC programme has brought the shippers out again. They will never give up! (I haven’t seen the doc but apparently body language experts declare he is obviously in love with her etc).
A few people appear convinced that Gio and J never actually dated or that it was just PR (in what universe is this good for Jowita to be pumped and dumped by the Fanny Rat?). Anyway, we can look forward to the no-doubt-imminent reveal of Gio and Rose’s love story. Maybe next year they can do a Kai/Nads tour?

I saw someone say “am i the only one who won’t be happy until gio and rose get married”

 

[soccergirl]

Rose is gorgeous but yes, he loves the fillers and bikini look (not J, obv!).

Vito was indeed doing a cooking video with Dianne! Highlight is him FaceTiming his nonno halfway through to get advice and his nonno bellowing instructions at him in Neapolitan dialect..