To kind of love Ed Balls on Strictly

[Egoanono]

He's thrown himself into it and has proved himself a real trooper. I find him quite compulsive viewing. Well done Ed.

He's not normally this bad, but he pretty much forgot the entire routine this week. Poor Katya was dancing with clenched teeth.

The answer to the Will Young question is that right at the top of the show they said (something like) Tess: Last week Tameka and Gorka went home. As you've probably heard we also lost another celebrity last week as Will Young withdrew from the competition for personal reasons.
Claudia (sincerely and warmly): If you're watching Will, we wish you all the best.
Tess (in the manner that shows you why Claudia was given the other bit): Yes, all the best Will

YABU - as pp said he's a dick and ... he's a Norwich fan. Boo hiss! (Ipswich fan here)

I was determined not to like him, I am not a fan of his politics.... but I actually love him! He has come across as very likeable, a laugh, a nice man. Very entertaining.

Not just a fan, club chairman! My Twitter feed from the local paper always says 'Norwich City Chairman Ed Balls...' Normally he's entertaining but this week was terrible. But I feel like he should have a chance as he's going from a cold start with no dance training and he's taking it really seriously whereas many of the others are performers at the very least and some trained dancers.

let's face it, he's not in any sort of shape either, I admire his chutzpah.

I like Ed but I do wish he'd wear longer polo shirts for training footage. They ride up and display stuff that nobody needs to see.