Joanne Clifton quits Strictly...

[TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross]

Only Kevin and Karen to go! Surely they won't want to stay for long now Len's gone?!

I wasn't going to watch this year as I disliked the Clifton Show, but that is good news. Now hopefully the godawful Karen and Kevin follow suit.

I am really glad she's gone as I couldn't bear her last year. It didn't help that she and Ore and their ability to gurn and cry on cue beat the fabulous Danny and Oti.

Am wondering if Kevin will calm down a bit now Len has gone - presumably the new head judge won't be so obviously biased towards him as she won't really have had time to develop favourites!

Danny and Oti were robbed. Still hurts now :)

Oh, don't get me started Such beautiful dancers and they lost out to jazz hands and the ability to cry on cue.

Should have seen it coming in the year of Brexit and Trump - voters not knowing their arses from their elbows!

So what do you think of the new three female pros?

I loved Ore and Joanne

Well, anyone will be better than Joanne, and I was never as much a Natalie fan as I was Aliona. We never got the chance to get to know Oksana! But I love Oti, so I am hopeful that they've got a good eye for new "talent". Looking forward to it being a bit different.

And hoping that this year is the year Kevin gets a duffer!

I liked Ore's paso most.
I only liked Lou's Charleston.
I liked Danny's American Smooth the best. Do wonder if he'd have won doing Misty Blue as the show dance and no mistakes in his QS.
(Then his american smooth could have been to Mac the knife)
But I didn't mind Jo winning at all. I don't mind the Cliftons. Was Karen good with Ore on tour? Which dances did they do? Did Danny win the tour overall?

Agree that Kevin gets a duffer this year. And makes the finals with her anyway!
But would also like to see Karen and Brendan get ringers as their partners seemed like hard work.

And really really looking forward to the legend that is Shirley Ballas. Have heard her commentary on DWTS aftershows and she is really good (she also has short shrift with how these shows work so not sure she will/can be pushed by producers in that way, she's not a pushover).

And really really looking forward to the legend that is Shirley Ballas. Have heard her commentary on DWTS aftershows and she is really good (she also has short shrift with how these shows work so not sure she will/can be pushed by producers in that way, she's not a pushover).

I'm gutted about Oksana as I really liked her and the judge.

I'll miss Oksana. I liked her. Not bothered about joanne leaving but i preferred her to her brother and Karen.

So many seem to be leaving. I will miss Natalie.

The tour was split between Danny and Oti and Louise and Kevin who won fouurteen shows each. Daisy and Aljaz won one, as did Ed and Katya. It is a tiny comfort to me that Ore and Karen didn't win a single one!

Don't know what fouurteen is - a bit like Len's "Severrrrrrrn"?

I loved Ore. Thought he was the "most improved" dancer - the general public don't like people like Danny or Louise who had considerable dance experience then come on saying it's all new to them. Any dance training is an advantage.

Not terribly keen on Joanne at all. Bit like Giovanni - it's all about them and not their partners. Showy-offy as my kids would say. No strong feelings about Karen Clifton, Kevin does my head in too.

Delighted Janette and Aljaz are back - my daughter was lucky enough to win a private lesson with them last year and they were both fantastic with her, so friendly and so chatty. Lovely couple and they're getting married soon too.