Strictly Come Dancing 2023 #9

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i’ve only just caught up as was at (the first stage of) my parents’ ruby wedding celebrations but my reaction can be summed down to:

me yelling. NNIIIGGGEELLLL in a very feral way at the moon. goodbye.
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Gym&Tonic said:
Nigel won’t win. You can quote me on that. No one votes for the person who stands out in week one. Viewers prefer a journey contestant,
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hamza would like a word (amongst others)
 
Just caught up. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Of course some are in a different league than others. But I thought they (almost) all came across well.
Not a fan of Bobby because of his behaviour in rehearsals. When Dianne produced the sandwiches, I thought ugh, hope he washed his hands. 🤢

Les, yeah he isn't the greatest of dancers but he is a performer and he is so nice. I loved Eddie and also Krishnan. Living their best lives! Ellie was great, works perfectly with the very lovely Vito. Loved Nigel. I'm a big fan of Katya, delighted to see her having a real contender to work with. I know Kai gets a bit of teasing on here about looking older but he is so perfect for Angela R, there's a real old-fashioned (and I mean that in a positive way) courtesy about him. I think the judges are slightly intimidated when it comes to feedback for her, but again, that's not a criticism.

I think everything else I want to say has been said already but just to say I think the judges got the tone right tonight. It's a competition of course but it's also lighthearted sparkly entertainment. I think they were making more of an effort to keep it that way, as well as giving reasonable feedback.

Roll on next week. 💃🕺
 
I haven’t been on the thread for a few weeks so missed the whole Amanda and Gio fallout thing - THAT explains why she was literally hanging off him all the time! She didn’t look lovesick so of course, the rumours will be true.

I adore Strictly but it felt like I’d been watching it for 36 hours by the time Nigel came on. What a dance though! I’m not a fan of first week scoring but if he didn’t get the marks he did, they would have been watering them down. There’s your winners!

There are quite a few who look like they know their way round a dancefloor and a couple who wouldn’t know their Latin from their ballroom…Les and Zara for me were the worst but Les has been on the go for years so I think he’ll have a decent fanbase. I’m not sure who will go out first if it isn’t Zara.

Adam “I’m a cheeky chappy me” Thomas is DEFINITELY this year’s Will Mellor - I’m banking on Luba managing his expectations. Angela would have been a better show opener for me.

Nancy was given Les because she had two decent contenders in a row so if I was Vito and Carlos, I’d start panicking for next year 😂
 
ChastityDingle said:
Who decides what the presenters wear?
I was particularly fascinated by the shiny trousers and weird, saggy looking top worn by Tess. 😳

Every time she reappeared I was thinking why...what...where...😁
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I suspect there’s been a decision that Tess no longer wears evening gowns in attempts to add a more modern ‘edge’, but I’m not sure last night’s outfit really worked. The trews had a hint of ‘bin bag’ about them 🫤

That said, the fact the BBC’s prime-time Saturday evening flagship show was presented by two women wearing trousers (rather than ‘frocks’) is something that was unimaginable a few years ago.
 
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Checked out of Strictly for a few years, I think the last series I was fully invested in was the year with Debbie McGee. The lineups have been a bit meh but this year wow (OK it was Nigel that made me watch this year but I now have 6 or 7 that I like)
Standouts for me either quality of dance, entertainment, or surprise.
Nigel
Ellie
Amanda
Krishnan
Bobby
Angela
Annabel
Only tuned in during Angelas dance so missed a couple
Not a fan of Layton, feels like he is putting on an act most of the time..

RE Gio I'm absolutely not surprised that he and Ritchie didn't get along. I listen to Radio 2 in the mornings and he annoys the duck out of me in just those 2 minutes.
 
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