Strictly Come Dancing Thread #2: Bring on the Strictly Curse!

[MozzieMagnet]

Morning
@x-squared hope it's okay to follow in your lovely footsteps and put out a second thread even with 13 days left to go. If there is another one up already and I am being blind, please link to it.

*Love it, so Charles is now officially Btech Idris, and Kevin (from Grimsby) is officially Gavin and Stacey.

Do we any other ‘official’ mn abbreviation for this year’s contingent?*

Btech Idris
Gavin and Stacey
MWMOB (most worse member of Blue) Lee Rayn (I still cannot believe he inflicted Rayn Ryan, sorry, Rayn Lee Amethyst Ryan on his son) maybe we should just call him Eel Fromblue yes Lee love we know it's an anagram
Pashley mk II (Kim and Pash being the original?)

Highlights from other fora include
Graemey Cricket
Not Trinny
Joetube

and Dr Ranj is quite liking his Miss Ranjie moniker according to his instagram

As for the new pros my other half made various lube comments whereas Grazziano is Ross from Friends if he carries on with the oil.

Move over Shimmy Jimmy Jordan as Brenda states the obvious here but Kate S with Kev would have been a disaster height wise, c'mon Cole you had too much sangria.

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Yes Sassy!

Poor Kimberly, stuck on 34s tiny violin

They should do this show every year to reduce the long wait between the launch show and first actual show! So much material to draw from!

Agree Gareth. But with more dancing!

Is Mark Ramprakash not the sexiest man in the world? (Swoon).

Hahahahahaha!

More dancing, did you say?

Be good wouldn't it GSW? Champion of Champions series.

Loving that Jay & Aliona's jive got in there!

Also agree, this is a great warm-up and should be done again!

I don't think they do this already.. but does anyone else think there should be a special hour It Takes Two warm up show on the Friday night before strictly?

I'd LOVE a special 'all stars' season with past winners / finalists all competing.

I wasn't a big Jay fan but loved Aliona from her first appearance. That jive was unbelievable, kudos to him!

Love all the gorgeous ballroom, I hope they increase the number of ballroom pro routines this year.

I had such a crush on Harry Judd

Ooh yes coveting. I love IT2. A warm up show of that too would be great.

Oh crikey Susannah

At least she isn't artificially preserved like Trinny!

I'm so hyped for this series!!!! Usually only interested in seeing about half the couples dance, this year I love them all!

They should run ITT this week! Or at least from Wednesday! Do some practice footage, costume lady (forgotten her name), music choices, Ian with his wand, roving reporter - totally enough material!

I stuck the kettle on, what did Susannah do?

Fuzzy

OMG OMG OMG! Can't WAIT for next Saturday now. Hurrah!

Let's just say in the short we saw, her dancing left a lot to be desired....

This is the only year that I have liked all the contestants.
I think that the casting has been great this year

I still don't know who half the contestants are...and I DON'T CARE!!!

There are three I think I didn't know which is a good strike rate for me. Also, is it just me, but for those of us on the threads last year....where the hell has the last 12 months just gone?

Not just you sass I have no idea.
I enjoyed that pundit-tastic show - Judy and Matt D very dry. Anita and one show Matt good together. Boys ribbing each other sweet. Chris bless apologising to Ricky. Gemma needing food. Jeremy getting his tackle out. Enjoyable - thanks again ppeat

Agree sassy a whole year gone...where? Debbeh and I are both 60 now. How did THAT happen?

Scary ain't it? But bring on the glitter, the fab thread banter and the odd raging Sunday hangover out of an ill-advised game of Strictly bingo where I am convinced to open a 2nd bottle of wine by various posters

Ah sassy and the Strictly Bingo. Happy memories!
Cute Puffin dances for joy!

I was so drunk Awww lovely to see CP again

Very good this evening! I cannot wait!