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using notepad for this too playing it out with my scores (judge panel which are Craig, Motsi, Shirley, Bruno, 4 scores so minimum of 4, maximum of 40)

more like what if we were all covid free

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Launch Show (female celebs first being paired up)



Barbara Knox

Soap Legend, The Queen of Corrie, and probably one of the OLDEST EVER celebs to do Strictly

Barbara's partner is Gleb Savchenko



Lauren Goodger

we always thought reality stars were a no go on shows like strictly, but if in real life a dud like Jamie Laing can be signed, then a hot bombshell as Lauren is a MUST as well, i can already imagine fuming dailymail moans, ofcom complaints over too sexy performances

Lauren's partner is Anton Du Beke



Georgia Tennant

wife of former doctor who actor David Tennant (i mean you had footballers wives, but a wife of a very popular actor of current generation must also tick a box of celebrity) but in all seriousness Georgia is an actress and producer as well

Georgia's partner will be Pasha Kovalev



Sabrina Ghayour

we luv persian chef kweens, she also is a writer of many cookbooks, Emma Weymouth who
and multiple appearances on saturday kitchen

Sabrina's partner is Giovanni Pernice



Cate Blanchett

high profile hollywood glamour signing on strictly, Nicky's impact for upping the budget big time, although Cate's last role was in a dull series Miss America

Cate's partner is AJ Pritchard



Louise Minchin

a BBC Breakfast signing, hopefully she can make us forget of the horrors what Mike Bushell brought upon us, but yeah Louise seems like a nice lady, journalists have mixed bag of results anyway

Louise's partner is Neil Jones



Christine Ohuruogu

track and field athlete, has already won several medals, is very proud at representing Great Britain at every championship she enters, Christine is also highly competitive so she might turn out to be one of frontrunners who knows

Christine's partner is Gorka Marquez



Vanessa White

member of The Saturdays, having done the jungle, and now following into footsteps of bandmates Frankie Bridge, Mollie King onto the dancefloor, could she reach the heights of Frankie or will she be a flop like Mollie

Vanessa's partner is Aljaz Skorjanec



Jacqueline Jossa

last up of the women is one of our recent jungle queens, soapstar and pretty much a perfectionist at everything, also Jossa had the HIGHEST Salary demands of this series entire cast, and yes she can act, but can she dance

Jacqueline's partner is Brian Fortuna

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Supporting Georgia Vanessa and Jacqueline.

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Men's turn to be paired up now



Dean Cain

what on earth were production team thinking into signing a TRUMP VOTER, also Dean is best known for portraying Superman on ''New Adventures of Lois & Clark'' that and he also randomly portrayed Vanessa Marcil's Ex on the hit show Las Vegas

Dean's partner is Nadiya Bychkova



Richard Tice

Brexit Party founder, and businessman, this could be our VILLAIN of the series, unless you got enough far right voters onboard but this one could have no potential at winning but we have seen more surprises lately

Richard's partner is Karen Hauer



Matt Forde

Comedian, Impressionist and Radio Presenter, and now as Matt says ''I'm a Dancer'' and he prefers not to be fired from a cannon

Matt's partner is Hanna Haarala



Sir Bill Beaumont

a Rugby Union Legend, as we look at some of his best bits (almost feels like same VT what we got with Tony Jacklin and look what turned out with him on dancefloor)

Bill's partner is Janette Manrara



Bradley Simpson

teen hunk, and member of boyband the vamps, is ready for a new challenge, says he has no dance experience, and brags about all of the hit songs with the group

Bradley's partner is Dianne Buswell



Bobby Cole Norris

Reality Star, our sole LGBTQ represent of the series too, we asked if he wanted to be in same-sex pairing, but no he prefers to dance with a girl, TOWIE star, can he do as well as Mark Wright

Bobby's partner is Ekaterina Leonova



Chris Eubank Sr

former professional boxer hitting the dancefloor, Chris is excited to start dancing, and more importantly to know who his partner is

Chris's partner is Katya Jones



Emile Heskey

former professional footballer, multiple appearances on England football team, also been at world cups, euro cups, but strictly is a new challenge for him

Emile's partner is Oti Mabuse



Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Misfits Actor, new rising star and soon to be in a new BBC series, but first strictly is a dream come true he says

Nathan's partner is Flavia Cacace

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Georgia Tennant&Pasha Kovalev

Cate Blanchett&AJ Pritchard

Jacqueline Jossa&Brian Fortuna

Louise Minchin&Neil Jones

Sabrina Ghayour&Giovanni Pernice

Christine Ohuruogu&Gorka Marquez

Vanessa White&Aljaz Skorjanec

Lauren Goodger&Anton Du Beke

Barbara Knox&Gleb Savchenko

Emile Heskey&Oti Mabuse

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett&Flavia Cacace

Bill Beaumont&Janette Manrara

Bradley Simpson&Dianne Buswell

Dean Cain&Nadiya Bychkova

Richard Tice&Karen Hauer

Bobby Cole Norris&Ekaterina Leonova

Chris Eubank&Katya Jones

Matt Forde&Hanna Haarala

all of our pairings in a row

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Georgia Tennant&Pasha Kovalev Cha Cha Cha to Americano/Dance Again by Glee Cast & Kate Hudson

Cate Blanchett&AJ Pritchard Waltz to Somewhere only we know by Keane

Jacqueline Jossa&Brian Fortuna Jive to Famous by Scouting for Girls

Louise Minchin&Neil Jones Samba to Dr Beat by Gloria Estefan

Sabrina Ghayour&Giovanni Pernice Foxtrot to Physical by Dua Lipa

Christine Ohuruogu&Gorka Marquez Cha Cha Cha to I've Been Thinking about you by Hermes House Band

Vanessa White&Aljaz Skorjanec Jive to Happiness by Alexis Jordan

Lauren Goodger&Anton Du Beke Waltz to Halo by Beyonce

Barbara Knox&Gleb Savchenko Tango to Ain't No Doubt by Jimmy Nail

Emile Heskey&Oti Mabuse Foxtrot to Three Lions by Baddiel & Skinner

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett&Flavia Cacace Tango to Disco Inferno by Cyndi Lauper

Bill Beaumont&Janette Manrara Cha Cha Cha to Jerusalema by Master KG & Nomcebo

Bradley Simpson&Dianne Buswell Samba to Animal by Alvaro Soler

Dean Cain&Nadiya Bychkova Cha Cha Cha to Cut to the Feeling by Carly Rae Jepsen

Richard Tice&Karen Hauer Waltz to Better in Time by Leona Lewis

Bobby Cole Norris&Ekaterina Leonova Foxtrot to Believe in Me by Bonnie Tyler

Chris Eubank&Katya Jones Jive to Que Sera by Justice Crew

Matt Forde&Hanna Haarala Cha Cha Cha to Keep my Cool by Madcon

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soo any first reactions for our pairings?

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teasers for some performances

Dean is literally gonna fly again like superman

Sabrina's dance is set in a kitchen

Barbara her tango is set in a sexshop

Emile his dance set around a england allstar match

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part 1 of week 1

dancing first its Bill Beaumont & Janette Manrara with the Cha Cha Cha

VT:

Janette welcomes Bill at the rehearsal studio, she begins how cool it is how Bill is the OLDEST Rugby player to have done this show
she then goes on they are dancing to quite a meme Jerusalema

Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCZVL_8D048

overall it looks very enjoyable, but Bill's dancing is quite wooden, dad dancing at its possible worst, not to mention the lip sync a la Johnny Ball, only bit of hope is that he performs it quite charming, he is very charismatic

scores

Craig: 2

Shirley: 4

Motsi: 5

Bruno: 5

total: 16

up in clauditorium, Bill sighs with relief it didn't get a lower score, Janette says next week ballroom so that might be better, right

dancing next it's Sabrina Ghayour & Giovanni Pernice with Foxtrot

VT

we first take a look at the Ghayour Mansion, i mean Sabrina had MORE SALES with her cookbooks than JK Rowling, Giovanni meets her in that MASSIVE garden, he tells her they have foxtrot to physical by dua lipa for their first routine, they start rehearsing, Sabrina immediately falls in love with this dance, and tells Gio a story about her parents struggles in conflict troubled Iran, and that women there have no rights to perform anything whatsoever (i mean talk about a sexist country but Iran might be the worst at that)

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HDEHj2yzew

we start off at a book signing, and then Gio takes her onto main dancefloor, overall it is a nice foxtrot if you like women being dragged around like a broomstick, not much expression either from Sabrina, maybe just the nerves

scores

Craig: 4

Shirley: 5

Motsi: 5

Bruno: 5

total: 19

up in clauditorium Sabrina kinda disappointed scores weren't higher since they worked hard on there being no gapping but it is a decent start

dancing next it's Dean Cain & Nadiya Bychkova with Cha Cha

VT

we get a best bits look of Dean's career so far, also Dean's support for Donald Trump is shown, Dean meets up with Nadiya, they begin rehearsing their cha cha, he tells her he wants to be dressed as superman again, and he takes her to watch some lois & clark episodes for inspiration

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o97_jDomyqc

Dean ''flies'' onto the dancefloor, the dancing starts and it all is bit stompy, however there is a good straightened leg action throughout, but Dean's lack of musicality is very much visible and it all looks bit weird, no Nadiya showcase what can save this but it also isn't a disaster either

scores

Craig: 5

Shirley: 4

Motsi: 5

Bruno:6

total: 20

dancing next its Barbara Knox and Gleb Savchenko with the Tango

VT

Legend of stage and screen Barbara Knox one of strictly's finest classiest ever signings, and she gets king of DA Gleb Specials, Gleb Savchenko, this can be sooooo ICONIC, Gleb tells her they are dancing Tango, and Barbara says i know that one, of the movie True Lies, (yeah sort of Barbara) but it won't be a Gleb Tango if there won't be any filth now is it

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iF47M3YDlg

Barbara starts off in a sexshop, as one of those Burlesque ladies, music starts it all is very staccato, very slick, Barbara is very much like Jamie Lee Curtis in the True Lies tango moment, Gleb as smooth as he can be

scores

Craig: 7

Shirley: 7

Motsi: 8

Bruno: 7

total: 29

dancing next it's Vanessa White and Aljaz Skorjanec with the Jive

VT

from billionaire heir and viscountess Emma to a filthy ringer Vanessa White, Aljaz is very lucky this time around, they are doing a jive to alexis jordan happiness, Vanessa loves that song to the core, they begin rehearsing, her being out of breath already after few hours in

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26jKtELitQE

as the RINGER she is, Vanessa opens the performance on her own, walks over very sassy to Aljaz, and the dancing starts, kicks and flicks are okay, it is very fast and energetic

scores

Craig: 8

Shirley: 8

Motsi: 8

Bruno: 8

total: 32

last to dance this part 1 of week 1 it's Bobby Cole Norris & Ekaterina Leonova

VT

Ekaterina introduces herself, she is a triple champion of lets dance germany, Bobby is delighted to have a champion professional dancer at his side, he is all very hyperactive, frantic, struggling with hold, frame, but after a while it all looks good in training

performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-agn-ERgTXA

footwork is kinda messy, little or no heel leads, the out of hold performing is too frantic for this type of dance, foxtrots should be more elegant, gracious and only thing what Ekaterina does save is Bobby's ability for interacting with public

scores

Craig: 3

Shirley: 4

Motsi: 5

Bruno: 4

total: 16