Is there a Strictly 2018 thread yet?

[xsquared]

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

I think Neil is getting a partner this year? There was a clip on fb withhim running out of a door with main dancers

No - he's benched again according to his video on twitter. Possibly height related, Grazziano is taller and they have Faye and Kate signed but no taller females.
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I just don’t get what the problem is with Neil. He was very high profile on the tour, he did a cracking job with Judy Murray at Christmas, he’s married to a successful female pro and assumed to be the driving force behind her very successful choreography, and because he’s ginger it’d be easier for the audience to tell the difference between him and the others (TPTB have been known to impose dye jobs on the female pros for this reason). What more does it take?

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6098549/Help-Im-hairy-legged-dance-disaster-admits-SUSANNAH-CONSTANTINE.html

ah bless her...having seen Ashley, Faye, Danny and Vick on the list I bet she wished she'd done those lessons now looking at you Zoe Ball

It seems somewhat unfair ERB I must admit.
They could have given Neil Susannah, put Kate with Aljaz and hobbled put Faye with Anton (First time he had a ringer, would have changed the dynamic, could have been Team Fanton, he could have had some outside choreo for salsa and argentine, and to spare his am pretty sure could have had help with samba. His paso, jive and ccc are okay with a decent partner).
I honestly thought Neil was getting Stacey as her hair is now similar to his. He was very gracious in his reaction.

He was gracious, but yes what more do the producers want from a pro? Justice for gingers, I say!

There’s a few sneak preview clips on the BBC Strictly Instagram page. 😊

Poor Neil is he not russian enough SCD love a russian. Bbc breakfast showed a bit of the intro the celebs thing Ashley Roberts is looking forward to learning ballroom 😕

I don't mind Ashley but...seeing as she learnt cha cha with Keo in less than a day!!! It does seem somewhat unfair....give her Anton
And if we are taking dancers now can we have Ray Quinn, Scarlett Moffatt and John Barrowman please.

Ashley looked a lot less accomplished in that than I expected!

Would love Bonnie Langford to be added to the ringers list, she is amazing!

Doesn't Neil do some of the choreography for the group dances, or have I made that up? Maybe he prefers choreo to actual dancing?

I thought he'd done some for Irish Strictly.
I also wondered whether he'd helped Katya out so was curious as to how both would compete against each other.

Why did they get rid of Chloe? Was she doing choreography or helping AJ?

Saw a photo of Tess at the launch event, wrapped in her usual aluminium bacofoil creation

Trust Tess kazza she looks like she's had plenty of work done too doesn't she?

Surely not, she's an ageless natural beauty

Like us all !!

Joe McFadden won’t be opening the show with Katya this year, which is a shame.

Who's AJ got this year, possibly? I have a crush on AJ despite being older than his mum it's his samba that does it.

xsquared does the previous year's winner not usually perform at the final rather than the opener, or have I got that wrong?

No, the previous year's winners are definitely meant to perform on the launch show.

Ah yes I remember now

Is the launch show where they introduce the Slebs to the Pros? Then we have to wait another 2 weeks??? I just want it to start!!!

The launch show is aired this Saturday, and the first live show is on 22nd, according to Kevin Clifton.