Strictly Come Dancing

[carrotsandpeasifyouplease]

Starts on Saturday!!
I can't find any contestant rumours other than Goldie, does anyone know of any?
Is Alesha back? can only find articles about her not signed contract yet.
No results show apparantly and new format for voting, can't wait - Winter is here.

Can't decide - do I want Matt to do the Viennese Waltz, paso, jive or Argentine Tango? Anyone know which one he's doing?

Don't think it matters which one he's doing - he seems to be good at them all. Which one is Gavin doing ?

Not sure what Gavin and Pamela have got, but according to my sources (the BBC SCD Blog ):
Jive - Scccotttt, Patsy, and Michelle
Paso Doble - Matt and Ann
Viennese Waltz - Tina and Felicity
Argentine Tango - Kara and Jimi

Something tells me Gavin will have Paso.

Thanks Proles, I thought I'd gone mad. I watched ITT too but thought I had not been paying enough attention when they spoke to Gavin.

Didnt Gavin say Paso on ITT?

Ah, perhaps it WAS just a case of me not paying enough attention and merely absorbing the information by osmosis, as opposed to, you know, listening [hgrin]

Night all!

Yes they are doing the paso, Katya was talking about choreographing to his strengths with lots of shaping and strong lines. Can't imagine shaping is a strength of his, given his free arms in the tango but we shall see. I'm also not sure jive will be Pamela's best dance but they seemed really upbeat about it.

Also wanted to agree with Cavey about the introduction of 4 different dances so early on. I suppose it's to maintain interest for the audience but I think it makes it harder for viewers to judge in comparison as the dances are so different. Ann and Anton's paso is going to be 'special' that's for sure!

I definitely think Claudia is pregnant! Glad it's not just me!
:)

I've thought Claudia was pregnant for the past 3 series! I've now assumed that that's just the way she dresses

Ha, true, I do think she likes a nice tent... but hmmm this time I am convinced! I was convinced last series that Tess was too.
I am maybe obsessed...

She has been pregnant once during her stint on ITT as her youngest child is 4, born in June 2006 according to Wikipedia.

If she's not pregnant, wardrobe are as pissed off with her as they are with Pamela!

Tonight's ITT saw Claudia wearing a smock top that was elasticated under the bust, which did her no favours at all on the 'is she or isn't she pregnant' front ... either that or actually the rest of her is really-out-of-proportion-tiny ... and the BBC canteen served her favourite meal today.

Glad I'm not the only one thinking Claudia looked pregnant last night! Mind you I also thought Ola might be pregnant at the beginning of the series, but having seen the acrobatic professionals dances I think I'm mistaken ..

Can anyone tell me if Gavin is dropping out? He's been signed to Saracens and DH says he'll have to quit to start training with them! Is he winding me up (he's Welsh and annoyed that Gavin has left Ospreys and signed to an English club so I don't know if I believe him or not [hhmm]

What a lovely camp start to proceedings

Matt is back . They all looked gorgeous , so masculine. Excuse me while i lie down.

eek! Anne Widdecombe looks even more like a pumpkin and Gavin's got his nips out, again.

Where are you HRH?

That male dance was so hot. Wow. Loved it.