Well, now the obviously weak ones have gone, this year is interesting.
Vick’s dance on Saturday was pretty, and she could have a “journey”, but I find her instantly forgettable. Lauren just hasn’t lived up to the promise she showed in the first week, and Charles is so vain, he probably thinks this thread is about him. Kate is lovely and mid-table and will get to Blackpool and then fade away. No idea about Danny. I thought I’d like his dancing more than I do.
I can’t warm to Ashley at all. She is so good but the routines don’t wow me. I think she might have been better with a less “cuddly” pro - someone like Giovanni or Gorka has a bit more of an edge to them (although I accept Gorka is too short for her). I actually much prefer Faye, in Monkseal’s battle of rhe ringers, and thought her Grease quickstep was my favourite routine this year so far.
Joe could easily win this thing but I would love to see him do a properly elegant, traditional ballroom just to see if he can or not. On Saturday, I was watching Stacey and realised that this could be Kevin’s year, finally, after all those years of being rhe bridesmaid. I just can’t stand her voice, so that would kill me a little bit.
I know there’s a lot of Seann loathing, and rightly so in many ways. But I am glad he went through yesterday. I find the idea that he should be judged by some kind of moral standard rather than his dancing problematic when he is taking part in a dancing competition.