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I don't know I like Michelle and she is getting a bit of a harder time from the judges than some other celebs. If she is doing the Tango with Ian she should do well. Ian is the Tango king he scored a 10 with Zoe Ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by moonstorm
Oh I remember that dance Chloe, if was fantastic. I think she would be good if she loosened up a wee bit.
I don't watch the whole thing. I am only interested in Scott Maslen, Kara Tointon, Matt Baker, Ann Widdecombe. If X Factor wasn't on the same day, I'd probably watch the whole of SCD.Quote:
Originally Posted by lizann
does anyone know who the special celeb guest is on Saturday? the BBC are being strangely tight-lipped about it. i hope it's not Cliff Richard!
I heard it was going to be Peter Andre! - but that was last week. Sorry, I don't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by LostVoodoo
I read somewhere it was going to be Neil Diamond. Remember to wave the banner voodoo or wear something so we can look out for you,
it is Neil Diamond, not happy about that! But Robin and Kristina are dancing to him and there's also a pro jive to look forward to! getting excited now...i also get to see ann widdecombe fly!
I tune into this for the 1st time on Saturday and tuned out 5 mins later.. who is the gay italian judge?? he is possibly the most annoying man on the planet.. I couldn't watch any more
Peter Shilton has become the third celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.
The former England goalkeeper and professional partner Erin Boag failed to win round the public and the judges with their energetic Charleston.
It was first revealed that Michelle Williams and professional partner Ian Waite, who is standing in for Brendan Cole following the death of his father, had finished in the bottom two for the second week running.
However, when the full results were announced it was Shilton and Boag that stepped onto the floor for their final dance.
Shilton, who admitted to being "disappointed" with his performance before discovering the outcome of the vote, praised the strength of this year's contestants before leaving the show.
"I've had a fantastic time, obviously," he stated. "I didn't dance as well as I could tonight, but there's some fantastic dancers there. It's been a great experience I've loved every minute of it... It's been so exciting and I've had the chance to be taught by the best of the business."
It was also confirmed tonight that Williams will be reunited with Cole on next week's show.
Strictly Come Dancing continues next Saturday at 6.25pm on BBC One.
When Bruno starts talking I shut down. He flaps around like a wounded sea gull. the dancing celebs are fab though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Siobhan
Scott Maslen is so good. I also like Kara she is so down to earth and honest. Never thought I would like her. She was such an airhead in EE.
Cannot wait for the Argentinian Tango I just adore it.
I love Bruno he's mental. Love the Tang and the Argentine Tango. My kind of dance.
Bruno is the baddie and every show needs a baddie!
im loving matt scott kara and ann! they are all brilliant in there own special ways.
STRICTLY bosses want Ann Widdecombe to make her entrance this week on a HORSE like Lady Godiva - but unlike the legendary beauty, she will NOT be naked.
They have cooked up the plan in an effort to top last week's show, when the ex-Tory minister "flew" into the studio on a highwire.
The stunt attracted 10.8million viewers.
Show chiefs initially hoped to have her ride in on an ELEPHANT, but scaled down their ambitions due to health and safety rules.
They are still trying to talk Ann into the idea. They say if she objects they may have her carried on stage on a throne by male dancers.
A source said: "It would be great for her to ride in. It depends what she is up for doing. Ann is very strong-minded."
Meanwhile, Ann, 63, yesterday vowed not to quit like a previous unlikely public favourite, broadcaster John Sergeant, did in 2008.
She declared: "I will not be doing a John. I think what he did was rude, to be honest.
"I will be there until people want to see the back of me."
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz13RDmhPjF
fair play to her! she shouldnt quit as shes being kept in by the public as shes entertaining. It is an entertainment programme after all they arent meant to be professionals!
Good old Ann, you gotta lover her :lol:
Ann deserves top marks for entertaining. But this is a dancing competition and she's not dancing. There has to come a time when she has to go as it would be unfair on other cotestants being who are making progress getting votied of before her. Apart from Gaving who looks really unhappy when he's dancing the rest of the celebs are doing really well and don't deserve to be booted before Ann.
John Barrowman has been confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
The Torchwood and Desperate Housewives star is one of the first names booked for the festive special of the BBC One show.
For the first time ever, the Christmas Strictly will feature a new cast of celebs, who will be filmed over a two-week period. Producers are aiming to capture stars who have missed out on the full series because they couldn't commit for the whole autumn.
Speaking about hitting the dancefloor, Barrowman said: "I've watched Strictly since the first series and I'm ecstatic to have been asked to be part of the Christmas special.
"I am looking forward to the challenge as it's so different to any of the dancing that I've done before in musicals. But more than anything, I am so looking forward to wearing the costumes. I can guarantee this: there will be sequins."
hey everyone, just so you know i had a FAB-U-LOUS time at the show on Saturday! I could write all about it, but it's probably easier if you just read my blog post (lol, plug plug plug) http://frankieandcloverstrictly.blogspot.com/
Glad you had a fab time Voodoo. Are you going again.
Yes, Strictly is about Entertainment, but there should come a time when enough is enough and the talented dancers should shine. Good dancers should not be sent home because viewers want to see Ann riding a horse! It's getting ridiculous IMO.
MICHELLE Williams is on crutches yesterday after injuring her foot in Strictly training.
It's "touch and go" whether she is fit to dance on Saturday.
Source: The Sun 28/10/10
Patsy Kensit, Robin Windsor ('Strictly Come Dancing')
She started on Strictly Come Dancing looking like a bag of nerves and wobbled her way through a dodgy waltz in week one. But what a difference a month can make! Patsy Kensit is now winning big points from the judges and looks at home on the dancefloor. We caught up with the TV actress and her pro partner Robin Windsor last week to find out what inspired the transformation.
You were criticised for your fitness levels last week. How are you resolving that?
Robin: "It's been tiring this week. For Patsy more than me, I think."
Patsy: "He's really put me through it. After the judges' comments about my stamina and not being able to keep the energy up throughout the dance, Robin has had me running and cross-training. On top of six hours of dancing. I keep falling asleep in corners just to grab naps, but then he always comes and wakes me up."
Robin: "I made Patsy do the routine for 12 times in a row without stopping. I felt a little guilty afterwards, but I think it helped. It's an enjoyable intensity."
What can you tell us about this intense fitness regime, Robin?
Robin: "I've had her running around the park doing laps, laps and laps. And I just sit there reading the paper. It's great! She's doing star jumps. Weights in the gym. Sit-ups with the medicine ball. On the treadmill. And just constant dancing. It's properly intense. Six or seven hours working out in total."
You've spoken about how low you felt before the series. How has this show turned things around for you?
Patsy: "It's something that I have been very open about recently, but I'm actually in the place now where I don't think about the past anymore. It's really given me... you can't keep looking back in life because you are stuck in one place. This show has really given me the ability to immerse myself in the joy of learning to dance and my spirits are definitely lifted. I'm loving working with Robin and I haven't had anytime to reflect on my situation. Doing Strictly was a gamble, but I'm enjoying every moment of it. I'm treating every dance as if it is my last - I keep getting told off for that because I need to be more positive - but I'm having a blast. There's no need or time for me to think about the past - what a blessing it is."
Is your confidence fully back now?
Patsy: "I think that it's something that is coming back. I think when you are younger you bounce back quicker from knocks. I think at my age of 42 it's a little bit tougher and really takes you by surprise. I don't think three shows on Strictly and I'm all great again, but something inside is definitely growing. It's not going to happen overnight, but this is giving me pleasure. I think you will either love or hate doing Strictly and if you don't [love it], it will be really clear to see."
Have you seen changes in her, Robin?
Robin: "Patsy is like a completely different person. Last week, I said, 'Who are you, and what have you done with Patsy?'. This is not the Patsy I met six or eight weeks ago. I see the progression and day by day she gets better and better. If you compare our waltz with our jive, she's unrecognisable as the same person. And she's lost a huge amount of weight as well, which is a huge confidence boost for anybody."
How much weight have you lost?
Patsy: "Nearly two stone. I have to say in all honesty, you'd pay a lot of money for that type of stuff. It's Robin's work and it is incredible."
Robin: "My job is to teach Patsy to dance, but I also see it as making this the most enjoyable and memorable experience at the same time."
Patsy: "When this stops, I will 100% keep it up. I think a lot of my weight was emotional weight. I've always done running and I was doing it like an athlete at times, but no weight was shifting. But doing this with all the joy and excitement, the weight has just dropped. I will keep taking classes and it is so much more enjoyable than the gym, it really is. All I can say is thank you Robin, and thank you Strictly."
You've said in a recent interview that you have cellulite. How do you feel wearing the skimpy outfits next to younger girls like Tina and Kara?
Patsy: "I do have cellulite. I have it everywhere. From the neck down! These girls are young and gorgeous. I'm very comfortable in my age and how I look in this time of my life. The costume department do wonders with the way they cut things. I see the other girls, but I think we all occupy our own space in the show. I want to be in a space for me that is appropriate, as I am a mum. There's nothing more embarrassing for the boys than seeing their mum dancing on TV. But the dresses and costumes are incredible. They are made like pieces of armour, so even with all the pulling and kicking, they are just constructed so well. Costumes, make-up, that whole aspect of the show is just incredible - every department is exceptional."
What have your kids been saying about your performances?
Patsy: "I think after my waltz, my son said, 'No offence mum, but it wasn't the best dance'. But I'm just mum to them. I can understand that the last thing they want to see on TV is their mum dancing. But they're both great boys and very accepting. James isn't watching, he's working and doing football, but Lennon watches it."
Is is true that you have a girl crush on Ann?
Patsy: "And Claudia [Winkleman]. I have a style crush on Claudia. I really appreciate Ann's demeanour. I think she's very funny and a very kind lady. She's got a great sense of humour. We do both have prayer before the show, although we don't do it together as I think has been reported somewhere. And Claudia's just incredible. She's like Chrissie Hynde! She's just wonderful."
If you hadn't done Strictly, do you think you'd have still been struggling emotionally with your life?
Patsy: "I have two boys, I have to get out there and make a living. I think the healing process was inevitable, but I think doing Strictly has just boosted it. It's been a real escape. I don't have the opportunity to reflect on the bad place I was in over the past year. It's taken me to a whole new world of hairspray and eyelashes and glitter. All of that. But ultimately, I'm a mum and you have to show your kids that sometimes in life, things aren't perfect. So, of course, I'd have picked myself and carried on. If I didn't do that, what sort of mum would I be?"
You've just left Holby City. Do you have ambitions to get back into movies again?
Patsy: "I don't have any ambitions outside of British television. I'm really happy within this job and format. I see actresses like Jane Asher, Joanna Lumley, Felicity [Kendal], I see their careers and they are all fabulous. I love things like Spooks, and to do something like that with a strong character would be just brilliant. It would be nice to do something different to the sort of damaged character I did in Holby. But I'm not interested in working outside of British TV. I also want to get back on the school run!"
You are looking amazing and you've stopped having Botox. What's your secret?
Patsy: "I think it was a long time since I did anything like that in my life. You can't keep having it if you are acting. But I don't know whether I look young. There's lots of lines and wrinkles. But maybe it's the exercise? Maybe it's the extra hours of sleep that I'm getting since I stopped working on Holby? I don't know."
The Strictly results show airs tonight at 7.30pm on BBC One.
oh for heavens sake 42 is not OLD,, look at Anne Widdencombe bless her heart !!!!!!!! And Felicity,, those two have a few decades on her,,for heavens sake,, shes as bad as Faye in real life LOL
Tina O'Brien has become the fourth celebrity to be eliminated from the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing.
The former Coronation Street star and professional partner Jared Murillo found themselves in the bottom two alongside Felicity Kendal and Vincent Simone, after failing to rack up viewer votes with their Halloween-themed Argentine tango.
Upon hearing the news, O'Brien expressed her regret that the public hadn't seen the same amount of potential in her as the judges.
"I have had the best experience of my life but if it's to be, it's to be," she said. "I've had the best time ever, I can't thank you all enough and I'm just really sorry to Jared 'cause i really wanted to do more."
When asked what she would take away from her time in the show, O'Brien replied: "A love of dancing. I think it's something I want to continue for the rest of my life."
Before hearing who had been eliminated, show judge Alesha Dixon stated that she would be particularly upset by O'Brien's exit.
"It would be such a shame to lose Tina, she's got so much more to give. For me she's at that stage where she's growing."
Fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood agreed with Dixon's assessment, describing the result of the public vote as "unbelievable".
Strictly Come Dancing continues next Saturday at 6.15pm on BBC One.
Scott Maslen has become the new bookmakers' favourite to win the Strictly Come Dancing crown.
The EastEnders actor has replaced TV presenter Matt Baker with bookmakers Paddy Power following his 39 point-scoring Viennese waltz.
Maslen is now rated at 13/8, shortly ahead of Baker at 7/4. Ex-soap star Kara Tointon (5/1) and Pamela Stephenson (7/1) are also being hotly tipped for success.
Ann Widdecombe is now backed with odds as short as 12/1, ahead of Jimi Mistry (18/1) and Felicity Kendal (33/1).
Gavin Henson (50/1), Patsy Kensit (80/1) and Michelle Williams (100/1) are now considered longshots and likely to be battling against elimination this weekend.
Off to see Strictly tomorrow, can't wait!! :0)
Have fun :)
Oh I will, can't wait to see Ann Widdecombe do her Charleston!!lol
Oh lucky you give us a wave.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuareet
Strictly Come Dancing contestant Felicity Kendal will reportedly cover a black eye with make-up on this weekend's show.
PA reports that the 64-year-old actress has been nursing the injury during rehearsals, having taken a fall in last week's performance.
"She will be wearing a couple of layers of foundation this week after nursing a black eye following an altercation with a cupboard," a show source said. "She will be dancing extra hard this week after finishing in the bottom two last time."
Strictly Come Dancing continues tomorrow at 6.15pm on BBC One.
shes 64! no way! I thought she did well last night.
Scot to win. He did look vulnerable in the Rumba. Class act.
I want Matt to win or Pamela. I wish Michelle could do better I don't want Brendan to leave.
I want Scott or Kara to win (because of EastEnders :D) Kara's routine was amazing :clap: Ann's routine made me laugh out loud :rotfl:
Jimi Mistry has become the fifth celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.
The 2012 star and professional partner Flavia Cacace made a tearful and shocking exit from the competition after finding themselves in the bottom two alongside Michelle Williams and Brendan Cole.
Mistry appeared stunned as Tess Daly revealed that he had failed to attract viewer votes with his cheeky quickstep, which had in fact given him his best score yet from the judges.
When asked to comment on the result, Bruno Tonioli declared that viewers had experienced " a moment of madness".
"The fact is that he had his highest score since the series started, his performance was beautiful, very entertaining. I don't see it as him deserving to be in the bottom two."
Surviving contestant Felicity Kendal echoed Tonioli's reaction, stating: "I'm completely shocked about Jimmy, I thought he was wonderful. I can't believe it, it must have been a mistake."
Upon hearing that he had finished in the final two, Mistry declared: "It is what it is I suppose. We've done the best we've done and I've had a fantastic time whatever happens, so it's fine."
However, the 37-year-old appeared too emotional to speak upon being given his marching orders and instead stepped out for a final dance with Cacace, which was accompanied by a standing ovation from the judges and ballroom audience.
Yeah the good old popularity vote triumphs over best dancer again. It should have been Scott and Ann in the bottom two this week. Not Jimi and Michelle.
I was in the audience on Saturday night and you certainly do get a different view on things. Bruce Forsyth is actually really funny, he came on before the show started and had a chat with the audience and told a few jokes then he had a dance with a lady from the audience, he is so down to earth. Tess is also great, she came on before Bruce and is also really down to earth and does everything in 1 take, (they record parts of the Sunday night show before the live show on Saturday night). Craig and Bruno are extremely funny and Craig is nothing like the horrible person he is portrayed as, they are both constantly messing about. Len was the first judge in his seat as he said he was fed up with hanging around in his dressing room.
Also when if you hear anyone say the celebrities or dancers don't get on, this is not true and they actually get really emotional just before they find out who is leaving out of the bottom 2, Vincent was curled up in a ball on the floor beside me, Felicity Kendal was stood up next to him and Kara and Artem were just behind them, they were all really emotional when the announcement was made as to who was going. We had a great time and although there is a lot of hanging about the BBC do look after you.
Thanks for giving us an insight as member of the audience, sounds like you had a great time :)
Thanks for that. Glad you had a great time. Did you get a chance to meet any the professional dancers or their partners.