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.

I love Stacey Dooley. I hope she does well.

Even my 8 year old daughter commented they don’t put black people together

It is like they purposefully didn't put the 2 black people together.

Thing is, the same would have been said if they had put them together, that it was deliberate.

Signing in.

Loathe the false whoops also - as if the profs are going to say Noooo

I need about 3 episodes before I remember who is who.

Not liking the new male dancer - can’t put my finger on it.

My fave female is still Oti.

What's skin colour to do with anything?

Thanks for your company lovelies..catch you next time!

Oti and Swanni will make great TV. I’m pleased Pascha got a talented partner.

I feel sorry for Neil he just looks like that weird kid who hangs around the cool kids

So Anton has no hope this year again

Oti has had 2 good years

Oh cripesw Susannah was awful! Also she has such a miserable face, even when she is trying to look happy.

Well I reckon this year could be good with some v good dancers in the mix. Am looking forward to this time in two weeks!

Ooh Katie Derham on now...bet Anton is gutted this year!

Looking forward to more Gavin & Stacey, frock horrors and ringa raised eyebrow chat in two weeks time then!

I thought Oti and Charles would work well together - but let's face it - she would look good with anyone really. Think her and Swann will be fun

I don't understand why they haven't given Neil a partner. I've done a workshop with him and he was great fun and a really good teacher and he's a much better dancer than the others.

Have posted this before but I cannot wait for Swanny to start impersonating Bruno and Craig, it's going to be fun...

Polka you lucky thing. Is he either too short or too tall perhaps?

My son has met several of the pro dancers (he works in a theatre) and says that Oti and Anton are both super nice and friendly but he was surpised by how small Oti is in real life. He also says Brendan was a dickhead.

No surprise about Brendan

Just caught up! Initial favourites:

Vick and Graziano-I like her, and I am certainly not against grazianos guyliner and jack sparrow vibe (ahem).

Swanny and Oti-looks like he's a laugh, and Oti is my favourite 😁

Danny and Amy-can't not vote for The Cat

Agree with whoever said Seann first out-arsehole

@AlecTrevelyan006 not a stretch to believe that about Brendan. Ha

Skin colour is relevant because Oti and cas guy obviously have good chemistry and I suspect would be put together if both white as putting 2 white folk together is fine but non white folk must be mixed up in case the BBC is accused of racism by putting them together even if they get on well and would be paired together if the BBC truly was colour blind.

Their chemistry would have been off the scale.

I WANT CHARLES AND OTI!!!

well, I have only just seen this - had to tape it and whizz through
I am sure someone will have mentioned that Tess looked like a roll of bacofoil ?
Initial thoughts - I will be rooting for Kate Silverton , , and Dr Ranj

I actually knew about half of them , which is more than last year!

Yeah should have been Oti and Casualty Charles.

My favourite has to be Stacey Dooley. I'm hoping she can actually dance.

Kate Silverton is a hate figure of mine. So entitled. I hope she changes my mind.

I am sure that Oti’s husband is glad that she wasn’t paired up with Charles.