[Lewismacfarlane]

I think 16


As long as Amy gets a partner

[Strictly Jake]

12 I think

[LeatherTrumpet]

12

[Mystic Mock]

Isn't it normally 15?

[Strictly Jake]

I said 12, but actually yeah its usually more than that. It probably will be 15. On the first week of strictly it takes two there's usually 3 of the celebs on for each of the 5 days. So yeah it'll be 15 again

[Lewismacfarlane]

I wonder who'll be sitting out this year




As long as amy has a celebrity

[Strictly Jake]

Originally Posted by Lewismacfarlane

I wonder who'll be sitting out this year




As long as amy has a celebrity

Amy will definitely have a celebrity

The 4 new ones will be sat out. Hopefully Jowita, Luba and Cameron can be given partners this year

[Strictly Jake]

There are twenty pros this year, that seems a lot. So if the four new ones are on the bench, that leaves the other 16 with partners. So 16 celebrities it seems

[Lewismacfarlane]

Im sure a few of u know Amy is my favourite it took a couple of years to get used to her but she's been great since she had karim

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

I said 12, but actually yeah its usually more than that. It probably will be 15. On the first week of strictly it takes two there's usually 3 of the celebs on for each of the 5 days. So yeah it'll be 15 again

i think 16, since its now a pro line up of 20, its usually 4 sitting out, and 5 sitting out is too much


and 1 extra contestant also amid covid risks in case one has to quit bc of covid, that you have 1 extra, so more chances of working towards a 4 couple final



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and the gender fluid contestant what they teased to us, will be someone in drag but who also can dance out of drag

i'm thinking Paul O'Grady/Lily Savage for that, and more like in drag for the latins and out of drag for the ballrooms

[Nicky91]

yes Amy deserves another celeb partner for sure


but just not another Karim or DJJ pls, she deserves better, someone older and similarly likeable as Brian maybe, as a nice contrast from last years Tom



pretty sure Luba will have another partner as i think we might get two tall men in the line up, having this gut feeling for a long time now

either Tony Adams or Bruce Grobbelaar for the football signing


and i keep thinking myself about a Anthony Head (more because he also recently had done more work at BBC in terms of starring in some of their series + age is only a number as we've seen with Debbie McGee and he's similarly ringer-ish with his musical theatre experience and some experience as a singer too)


and then i'd say Tony or Bruce with Luba, and Anthony with Nadiya (she is very much due a ringer anyway)



a duffer for Giovanni for sure, Nicki Chapman maybe


Dawn French if she is in, i expect her to get Johannes because those two would be match made in heaven personalities wise and i think JoJo can get something of a dancer out of her tbh


i hope Neil will again have a partner, i like him a lot



think we might have one same-sex couple and one gender fluid couple (Steph for the same-sex with Karen i think, and yeah Paul/Lily for the gender fluid, idk who might be a good match for him)


wouldn't surprise me if we got someone who recently did IAC in the castle as well

[Lewismacfarlane]

What was wrong with karim he was ace

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Lewismacfarlane

What was wrong with karim he was ace

arrogant ballet boy


putting ballet moves in every dance he did, even ruining a potentially good stranger things themed paso with too much ballet stuff

[Nicky91]

where do we think the first reveals will be


i'm guessing the one show, like last 2 years now, and i'm guessing 2 live reveals and 1 via skype/zoom


in studio we might get: Nicki Chapman, Tony Adams

and via zoom, maybe: Anthony Head (a la Caroline Quentin surprise bigger name reveal, she was also announced through zoom on that show as i remember perfectly well)

[Nicky91]

launch show is on either 10th or 17th of September

and i expect reveals to begin right after commonwealth games, so maybe around 9th or 10th or 11th this month


and i still think 16 celebs, then only 4 pro's have to be benched, otherwise too many pro's will have to be benched, 20 pro line up kinda makes me think like this