Is there a Strictly 2018 thread yet?

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Lots of rumours of who is going to be on but none confirmed as far as I know.

(apologies for any derail OP. Insomnia brings out the worst in me)
Quick Question: The trophy will be on a bigger base so they can fit more names on allegedly.
Does that mean whoever wins never get to keep it and have to give it back each year?

Is 7 Singing in the Rain?

Ooh no...but probably more correct, Gene Kelly widow aside. Think Showdance.

Ha, I think 7 is the only one I got - Cry Me A River ?

1. Come Away With Me

15. Moon River 24. You light up my life

1 not sure transactivists would like the lyrics to this ballad - She's Always A Woman?
3 absconding in the evening - Come Away With Me is a good shout
4 yellow feather showgirl costume required - Copa Cabana?
6 red hot testicles - Great Balls of Fire?
7 why Ore won? - I thought Cry Me A River too but that doesn't fit with showdance. Hm.
16 big apple x2 - New York New York
21 unfettered song #rampantcrab - Under the Sea?

Oh I do love a quiz!

1 not sure transactivists would like the lyrics to this ballad - Natural Woman?

2 Spanish swaying - Sway?

4 yellow feather showgirl costume required - got to be Copa Cabana!

6 red hot testicles - Great Balls of Fire

8 pondering the reason you haven't LTB yet - Hopelessly Devoted to You?

16 big apple x2 - New York New York

19 slam it to the left shake it to the right - Spice Up Your Life?

21 unfettered song #rampantcrab - Unchained Melody?

24 illuminating person - You Light Up My Life?

Popping in...

1. Come Away With Me

15. Moon River 24. You light up my life

are correct

3 absconding in the evening - Come Away With Me is a good shout
4 yellow feather showgirl costume required - Copa Cabana?
6 red hot testicles - Great Balls of Fire?
16 big apple x2 - New York New York

are correct

1 not sure transactivists would like the lyrics to this ballad - (You make me feel like a) Natural Woman*
19 slam it to the left shake it to the right - Spice Up Your Life
21 unfettered song - Unchained Melody

are correct

#rampantcrab Ah, Gleb...

Ore [sobs] would like to point out he won [sniffs] the [whines] fair and square [weeps] and not his fault Danny [howls] chose [snivels] to dance [sobs louder] with [mewls] a mirror!!! [bawls]

2,5,12,13, 14 and 17 are all -thethethethethethethethethescorchio!-- in Spanish!

2 Spanish swaying
5 this cat's wild (hey - a paso for Danny?!))
7 why Ore won?
8 pondering the reason Curtis Stigers has that hair
9 familiarity breeds contempt for mick hucknall
10 a jazz standard supporting the need for 7. and pampas grass
11 used 4x but not in Movie Week : Harry and Sally
12 also a small festival/partay
13 freedom in a sexy dance
14 will you do the dance similar to a fandango
17 likening being attracted to ladies with horse racing apparently
18 to do this open the curtains
20 asleep and thinking of candy
22 Fri to Sun in [deep breath] Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island
23 Leo Sayer's biggest hit

I couldn't work out the #rampantcrab reference before but I remember now and it has cheered me right up

I had completely forgotten Gleb's rampant crab. I thought you were talking about the Scott Mills atrocity.

7 Danny's showdance was to Set Fire To The Rain (I think...) so is it that?

20 must be Sweet Dreams.

22 Weekend in New England? (Made that up. No idea if there's a song called that.)

23 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing?

No idea for the rest.

for you

20 and 22 are correct...you will so know the latter, just not from the title.

23 oops okay, maybe his 2nd biggest hit. Ballad. He sang it on the muppet show for reasons unknown
7 He's crying again cos you've forgotten him. Tis Ore's showdance to....

7 Ore's showdance was I Got Rhythm, is it that?

10 The one that goes "don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing"? Don't know what it's called

Both are correct humble

Glad to find this - now to seek out the MASTERCHEF one.

Will post rest of the answers this evening.
Do you think that the producers have persuaded Stacey to go back to redhead to match Neil and Lauren to go darker brunette?
Assuming because many of the others are blonde (Faye, Ashley, Susannah, Katie) and what, viewers will get confused ?!
They had blonde 1, 2 and 3 last year (Charlotte, Mollie and Gemma last year and we about managed!)
and Dianne, bless her, still having to channel Aliona/dwts Sharna with the red and Karen still with Lord knows what cos Amy is dark-haired.
Grazziano and Gio are going to be distinguishable by hair length, Ross amounts of hair oil, ability to pronounce vowels and amount they sweat. Presumably.

So..the second most used songs thus far, at 4x each, are...
drum roll

natural woman
bamboleo
come away with me
copacabana
el gato montes
great balls of fire
i got rhythm
i wonder why
if you dont know me by now
it dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing
it had to be you
la cumparsita
libertango
malaguena
moon river
new york new york
por una cabeza
see the day
spice up your life
sweet dreams are made of this
unchained melody
weekend in new england
when i need you
you light up my life

When is it being broadcasted, does anyone know! Oven. Read that the red carpet even is in a couple of days’ time, so does that mean there we’ll have to avoid spoilers of who gets who, until next weekend sometime?

waves at schady. Hello!>

Being shown on the 8th afaik....am surprised: 8 days is a long time for it not to leak. [channels the likely lads avoiding the score]

The 8th? Far too long to wait! :(

Neil has posted a video on Twitter.

Sad for Neil, I just don't get why he doesn't get a partner, he's so amusing on Instagram- he'd be really entertaining to watch with a partner. His choreography is really interesting too. Boo strictly bosses, bad choice!

I thought I read Neil is going to have a partner this year? Did I imagine it?