Strictly Thread 5: Minions versus The Matrix

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Thread 4 almost done....

Im always surprised by how many of the pro dancers seem to smoke

Supresses the appetite - easier to keep thin..

Must knacker your breath control though - but perhaps that's a long-term thing so they aren't worried (yet).

The only judge I am particularly interested in what they think is Craig. But I also keep an eye on James Jordan's Twitter as he tends to be pretty spot on.

Saw the video ( don’t flame me)
Not good

I was sure they were taking the piss (the pics were out last night) but that video (this morning) was a loooooonnnngggg prank. Maybe couples' choice is swing ing this week.

I like Graeme too but parts of that charleston looked very lumpy, including the lifts.

I thought that but didn’t the judges compliment him on the lifts? I assumed it was because I know bog all.

I can’t see how the snogging pics could be a PR stunt. One quick peck would maybe get the rumour mills turning - but the video shows they are full on snogging for quite some time.
I agree it seems weird to be so open in a public place but it was late and they’d clearly been drinking....the pap looks to be hiding behind some cladding so maybe they didn’t see them at first, then tried to style it out when they did (the more posed pics).
Either way it looks bad for them both.

I definitely think the marking in this series is crazy. Graeme was good but not that good. To me Stacey’s jive was a bit messy but the judges loved it

Neil has commented this afternoon saying how well they danced and how good the choreography was, as usual. A reference maybe to the choreography being largely his, every week?

This wont play out well, regardless of whether it is an affair or just a few drunken snogs. I love Katya as a dancer but she is the married pro partner. And Seann is conducting a public relationship. They aren’t two single people. Family entertainment, people. Prime time SATURDAY NIGHT telly.

Getting carried away after too much booze I think. Wouldn't have enjoyed being in either of their shoes waking up the next day, they must have known it would come out soon enough. What a mess!

Hmm.. I still think the kissing could have been staged and their movement seem very exaggerated in the video. They are looking straight at the camera in another photo and smiling. Really hope it's that, as I like Katya as a pro and I was warming to Seann.

Even if it was staged surely their partners wouldn't agree to their other half's snogging in a street just to boost ratings.

I saw the video and Katya looks a bit unsteady ( too much booze ?) . I can't see anyone agreeing to humiliate their partner just for a bit of publicity.

I am destined to never watch a Saturday Strictly live it seems Just finished catching up on iPlayer.

I found the Harry Potter pro dance quite underwhelming and cringey, hope tonight's is better.

The Abba singing was very ropey! Vick was good once they actually started dancing but far too much faff at the start. The trainers didn't look right to me.

Ranj's quickstep was pleasingly free of gimmicks, with that song I was expecting them to throw all sorts of props at it. I wish they'd given him an easier ballroom to start with and saved the quickstep for later.

Lee's costume must have been roasting! Kurri was spot on that it looked like when Joey wore all the clothes in Friends The dance was meh and there was way too much dry ice. It seemed like being in the dance off had really thrown him.

Kate did so well to recover after stumbling down the steps. She looked amazing and Bunny Aljaz is almost as adorable as Puppy Moana! Kate's fast becoming one of my favourites, I love to see a non-dancer just embrace it and go for it so much.

I found the Minions jive a bit underwhelming actually, it was fun but I definitely didn't see what the judges saw in it.

Didn't enjoy Joe much, no wow factor and I thought he was creeping around and quite stick-insecty as others said on the last thread.

Graeme was great, his footwork looked good and the lifts were impressive. Don't think the dangling upside down at the start was worth bothering with though.

Ashley was great, lots of it was lifted straight from the film though and I'd rather see original choreography.

Katie was so much better and so much happier too! Not a huge amount of content but I think that's deliberate from Gorka to not overwhelm her. I wish the judges would be less patronising to her.

I loved Seann's Paso! His control and shaping in the slow motion stuff was brilliant. I love how much he's throwing himself into it. Really hope Kissgate is explainable, I want to keep liking him!

Lauren wasn't great this week, agree she needs to let go more. Though it's entirely possible she was too distracted by AJ's hairdo to think about the performance...

Still not a fan of Charles (unlike Charles himself) but that last lift was fantastic.

Faye's quickstep was super super quick! Quickstepping in skintight trousers and bright shoes was brave.

There was something a bit off about DJJ's Paso, like Craig I didn't think the timing was quite right. I'm struggling to warm to him, he's a bit too aware of how good he is for my liking.

Votes if I wasn't too late would go to Kate, Seann and Graeme.

Prediction for the dance off: definitely Lee, and maybe either Vick or Lauren. Hopefully Lee to go, if he survives another dance off he'll be super whiny next week.

Seann and Katya are obviously really drunk in that video. No excuse for what they have done though. The producers must be having kittens.

They are looking straight at the camera in another photo and smiling

Yeah but that was almost certainly at 8pm.

Many hours and many tequila shots later, they did not suspect a pap would still be waiting patiently outside for the good old reliable "looked a bit the worse for wear" pics. The pap must have thought Christmas had come early when he saw them actually snogging.

I had no idea she was married to gold old reliable Niall. And the poor girlfriend sobbing in the audience. What a slap in the face, god love her.

The paps have been ripped off I reckon. Apparently they have been getting along really well.

Tipped off not ripped off!

Uh-oh just seen the photos and video of Katya and Seann and there's no way that can be explained away as just flirting or a bad camera angle.

Their poor husband/partner, they must be devastated to see that ☹️.

Im still really surprised by it. And this is going to sound mean but im also surprised katya would even be interested in him :/

I know what you mean Whiskey, she is several leagues above him in looks (and probably talent too). I can see why he would fancy her like mad, but I can't see what the draw is for her.

lets hope Lee goes , bottom of the leaderboard and not popular , just comes across as a bit of a dick
Will someone strap Bruno down in the chair ffs , he is desperate to upstage everyone

Just trying to catch up with everything, missed it last night as was out carousing with cousin had waaay to many lemon meringue cocktail thingys 🤢 My tv doesn’t do any fancy catch ups etc as it’s firmly stuck in days of yore, so will hopefully see a bit on the show tonight.

God, there's a rumour going around that the snog was on his girlfriends birthday!

I am agog. Katya was my favourite pro. I still love her choreography but she's a very stupid pro if this happened. This isn't her first rodeo, she should be more professional.

Clearly her marriage ain't really doing it for her, but don't shit where you eat.

@dontcallmelen mmmm lemon meringue cocktails!

Someone's put the whole show on YouTube, minus Vick's and Faye's dance (I think). You can search them individually though. Avoid the comments underneath as I accidentally read a spoiler earlier.

I love Pasha's terrible acting 'surprised face' at 00:34 in the Harry Potter pro dance when he bumps into Oti. Bet Monkseal picks up on it

@GarethSouthgatesWaistcoat thank you so much for that, will have a look when I can straighten my eyes out🤕 they were fab, but very potent.