[Nicky91]

Richie is way too over the top in everything

and not to forget him basically being Zoe Ball's prodigy


last years John was a way better choice for same-sex partnership, whom wasn't this self-absorbed at all


its cool that Richie is a strictly superfan and everything but personality wise a no no for me

[Lewismacfarlane]

Does James have dance experience

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Lewismacfarlane

Does James have dance experience

i don't know


but i know Will does, but that is commonly known, that mrs mellor is a pro dancer, she looks very good btw, we saw her last night

[Nicky91]

wife and kids

[Nicky91]

am so looking forward to Kaye in week 3 movie week, after this weeks salsa

[rusticgal]

I haven't watched this for a couple of years...but that was really good. Some good dancers.

[Nicky91]

alright my week 1 review

Kym & Graziano: could've had loads more kicks, looked a bit lazy, too many breaks in the routine, not that great 4

Tyler & Dianne: wow, i see potential here and already some good chemistry as well, great performance 8

Jayde & Karen: YASSS YASSS YASSSSS EPIC Slayage of a samba, this was perfection 10

Kaye & Kai: surprisingly good tango, sexy mommy can dance! 6

James & Amy: was just very dull for me, and his arms looked like spaghetti in places, 5

Richie & Giovanni: NOOOOOOO, way too over the top, rupaul drag race vibes more, no good cha cha content whatsoever 2

Helen & Gorka: good start to her journey, will be a finalist i reckon 7

Molly & Carlos: lacked actual samba content and more showing off from Carlos, bit meh 7

Matt & Nadiya: big disappointment for me, not enough quickstep content and he also didn't sell the performance very well, 4

Ellie S & Nikita: good fun, great performance, great chemistry 8

Tony & Katya: not good, but also not a disaster for me, enjoyable 5

Will & Nancy: best jive i've ever seen on this show! 9

Ellie T & JoJo: surprisingly good, she's full of stunning fun personality too, 7

Hamza & Jowita: PERFECTION!, finalist material here 10

Fleur & Vito: same with Carlos, Vito showing off his talent, and not enough cha cha content i'm afraid, it was too energetic 6

[Nicky91]

i really have no idea who will be first out


with the likes of

Ellie T

Kaye

Matt

Tony

likely to be on a latin dance now, a funny latin might keep Tony in i think, he has the right personality as well to pull off a ''people's champion'' sort of public support same as Jeremy Vine, Ed Balls, John Sergeant

not sure if Matt has the personality to do well with the public

think bit of comedy wouldn't hurt Kaye either, and she might get the loose women voters support

Ellie T is a ''could be first out due to ending up being overlooked''



Richie is a weird one for me, he might have the Gio fanbase support which could see him through into week 3, although not sure about that either, since in some cases you don't always get that pro fanbase support


Molly could get overlooked by public, but i reckon she'll be high enough on leaderboard to survive on jury score alone for the first few weeks at least, and then i can see her beating some below her in dance offs for few weeks more


Jayde could be a ''shock first exit a la Nina last year'' although i don't see that happening, due to her being a good dancer AND Karen's last hurrah 2nd female same-sex partnership, TPTB deffo want to make sure Karen ends on a high i think with lots of iconic moments

[Vanessa]

I think Will has great stage presence. That's the reason he's my favourite.
He's reminding me a lot of Kelvin Fletcher, who hasd a similar presence on the dancefloor.
But Will has more of a personality, I found Kelvin a bit dull even though he was an excellent dancer.

[Vanessa]

A lot of the celebs need to step it up next week if they want to stay.
Tony is easily the weakest, but he may have a good fanbase voting for him.
That would put the lesser known in trouble.

[Vanessa]

I actually think Giovanni and Ritchie have potential. Yes Richie is a bit over the top, but he's a nice guy and is dance wasn't bad at all.
I'm sure Giovanni sees it too, or he wouldn't be dancing with him.

[Vanessa]

Hamza. Yes he was great, not sure that was a 9.
Little bit overscored.
Kim was underscored. First out always gets the raw deal.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

A lot of the celebs need to step it up next week if they want to stay.
Tony is easily the weakest, but he may have a good fanbase voting for him.
That would put the lesser known in trouble.

Tony's tango has been watched 1.5 million times on twitter, retweeted by official arsenal account and well over 30k likes

[Nicky91]

btw tonight 6:30 first It takes two episode of the year again, on BBC2

[Nicky91]

In recent year the show's Choreography Corner segment has been hosted by a different former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer each week. However, that will change for this year, as former Strictly professional and champion Joanne Clifton has joined as the segment's permanent host.

Clifton told RadioTimes.com: "I am so incredibly honoured to be taking the lead with Choreography Corner this year! Strictly has been - and continues to be - a massive part of my life. I’ve always had a brilliant time on It Takes Two and it has been a joy to be able to come back and visit my Strictly Family since hanging up the sequins in 2016.

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entert...ve-newsupdate/


Joanne permanent choreography corner host

[GoldHeart]

Matt Goss' suit was too big & baggy for him, not sure what happened with wardrobe there .

[GoldHeart]

Both Tony & Kaye (who are both the weakest ) will be kept in by their fans . So i'm not surprised if people are supporting Tony like mad, his terrible dancing will be seen as "entertainment" . Yes it's week 1 ..... but i have a feeling he won't improve much.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Matt Goss' suit was too big & baggy for him, not sure what happened with wardrobe there .

It fitted him perfectly before the full body wax

[Nicky91]

Night Fever Samba for Matt



James his tango to bad habits, why are tptb such ed sheeran obsessed idiots although James deserves to stay over the vile being that is that way too over the top moron that is Mr Anderson

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

Night Fever Samba for Matt



James his tango to bad habits, why are tptb such ed sheeran obsessed idiots although James deserves to stay over the vile being that is that way too over the top moron that is Mr Anderson

Omg Matt has such a fantastic song. He will havw so much fun with that.
I really like James and I think he will improve.
Jayde is a delight, love her!

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Omg Matt has such a fantastic song. He will havw so much fun with that.
I really like James and I think he will improve.
Jayde is a delight, love her!

I read that Jayde wanted to be in a same sex dance couple, because she doesn't think men will be strong enough to pick her up . So she wants to do the picking up in lifts etc .

I hope both her & Karen continue to stick to proper routines,and don't make it too jokey.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I read that Jayde wanted to be in a same sex dance couple, because she doesn't think men will be strong enough to pick her up . So she wants to do the picking up in lifts etc .

I hope both her & Karen continue to stick to proper routines,and don't make it too jokey.

yes

and in all fairness, i don't think there is any man out there who can lift her (and if they try, ouch my back)


Gio really dodged a bullet there so he got the next best other duffer (Richie)

[Nicky91]

i myself am loving this line up so much, probably my fave line up yet (and this is also something i say every year)


one can be negative regarding the viewer ratings, but to give that a positive spin to it, 6.8 million viewers at least did see a wonderful week 1 show, not too much overmarking compared to other recent years

and that songs, dances for this week promises lots of goods yet again



and 6.8 million is 1 million more than for launch show, so we only lost out on 1 million viewers there for this year in a head to head battle against the england football match vs italy



viewing figures in germany btw


the covid year 2020 had a peak in viewers, over 4.7 million mainly also because no live audiences that year, and there was the stay at home rule ofc

2021 went slightly down but still above average 4.2 million with reduced audience in studio

2022 with full audiences again, we had viewing figures like 3.8 million average and for launch show and grand final a slight increase 4.1 and 4.3 million respectively




and strictly has also people like me, from Netherlands tuning into the show, also fans from Belgium tuning in, i once read on social media's like facebook

[Mystic Mock]

Strictly always builds it's ratings up, so the producers shouldn't panic just yet.

If the Show has lost people though then I can't say that I'm shocked after last year with Rose's coronation and essentially being treated with kiddie gloves compared to every one else.

Also the final last year had to be the most glum final in Strictly history with how much crying was going on.

[Vanessa]

I'm enjoying the series anyway.
I will keep watching as I do every year.