Strictly 2017 Celebs are being announced...

[CaveMum]

First one confirmed is Mollie King (the blonde one from The Saturday's)

Not sure when the next one will be announced, just hope it's not like last year where they dragged it out for weeks!

I think the "pairing up" show is being filmed tomorrow ready for broadcast on Saturday. Can't wait!

I read somewhere (can't find it now but it was something that Mollie King had said) that they are pairing up differently this year. They are doing it in some kind of 'speed-dating' way where they dance briefly with everyone before the producers decide who they end up with. Not sure if that will be shown on the launch show or whether it is something they are doing behind the scenes and actually I am dubious that the decisions hadn't already been made but thought I would share it.

Can't wait!!

Rev Richard has been spray tanned !!!

Ooooh do we have pictorial proof anywhere?

Evidence from Twitter

Bless! These two are going to be mates for life I think!

Fab pic! Thanks Cave

Absolutely loving Susan.

Susan and Rev Rich are my favourites in terms of the people that they are.I love so much that they are such good friends too. The twitter chatter has been exceptionaly high quality

I don't know many of the other so well but Jonnie is lovely and very funny too.

Will have to wait and see who dances their way into my heart from the rest of them.

That's the magic of strictly - Susan and the Rev are the ones I didn't recognise but am already rooting for them. And to think it hasn't even started yet!!

Ooph Strictly trailer ahead of Dr Foster... It's almost time to Start Dancing 💃😊

Hope you don't mind me just blundering in , ready for Saturday , just need to go and watch the promo .:)

Feedback to Rev Richard from his husband David after his debut dance performance 💃💃💃💃

'Don't stick your tongue out, you look like you're having a TIA' 😂😂😂😂

Does anyone know whether the US show is shown on British TV? If so, which channel and when? There is a celebrity on there who I really want to watch

^ I often watch a live stream on you tube at stupid o'clock or watch the dances individually relying on the kindness of strangers. Who are you rooting for?

Excuse me barging in but I just have to say I loooove Joe McFadden (I don't watch Holby but love him from The Crow Road and Small Faces years ago). After watching the meet the people thingy I think he's going to be an impressive dancer. He has lovely neat hips, and think he'll ace the Latin in particular.

The Rev is just lovely.

^ I often watch a live stream on you tube at stupid o'clock or watch the dances individually relying on the kindness of strangers. Who are you rooting for?

Where do you watch? Can you link it here please?

Gorgeouslady probably won't mean much to anyone but it is a female wrestler (unless you follow wrestling, you won't have heard of her ). I have 2 DC who are obsessed with wrestling and it becomes quite addictive to watch and you get sucked in [embarrassed]. Plus she is paired up with Artem which is a bonus (although he has gone peroxide blonde which just looks plain weird )

Hello Margot (adore your name btw)

Welcome to the fanzone. I don't really know much of Joe but he looks easy on the eye and I agree with you that he seems like he might have a flare for the latin. we'll have to wait and see.

I am going to update the twitter follower graphs today or tomorrow ahead of the pairing show. and then again next week so we can see if the show has an impact. :)

Thanks Soup. In think he's going to be like a Matt di Angelo (watch he'll have two left feet and be the first one out!).

Oh no poor Susan. She seems to be getting stress everyday about how she should dance with a woman and wear a tux coz she's gay :/ shes repeatedly said she's looking forward to dressing up and wants out of her own free will and choices to dance with a man. Think the comments have upset her.
Just coz you're gay doesn't mean you should only dance with same sex dancer or dress a certain way.

mobile.twitter.com/SusanCalman/status/905826102018498560

Poor Susan. I agree with others Twitter users, she's so excited for the show to start that I'm not fired for her!

Rev Coles has just tweeted this:

WTF?! My iPad just autocorrected "excited" to "not fired" 🤔 Sorry folks!

bonfire I agree with you. Also don't recall Julian, Julian Mc, Judge, Rev getting hassle for not being paired with a male pro. Susan's hardly selling out the sisterhood, is she? Besides, had she been paired with a female pro, she'd have got Janette and learnt no ballroom
Enid
m.youtube.com/user/ABCDWTS
But others also post the dances. I have put in dwts live stream into YouTube search engine between 2 and 4am and find hosting channels that way. If I get lucky next week will post on here.