SCD 2019 over here!

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Panic thread!

Craig in drag is everything!

Re the romping. Saw a thing today about Vernon Kaye being asked what's going on with him and Tess as they've not been seen together for a few months. She may be romping. Or not. The fact that the rompers are not being named suggests extra marital type shenanigans.

I saw that Ravenesque.

I wonder if I am sniffing in the right direction after all ...

I've got it! It's Tess and Sooty.

@EnidButton

At last - someone agrees

I called this on the sooty strap scd thread.

I bet he got right up her glove...

Going back to the discussion a bit further back about how long they have been doing Couple’s Choice: I think it was last year when Giovanni and Faye did a fab Theatre/Jazz number. That was my favourite of the genre - not keen on the wafty ones.

Yep, Faye's CC was brilliant, as was Charles' with Karen last year.

Matthew and Nicole choreographed one of my favourite ever pro group dances back in the day. It was a jive to Rebel Yell and I still Re watch it now on YouTube

Gio and Faye's was incredible. Perfectly in sync from start to finish. I often rewatch it.

Karen and Charles were great too, especially as they were stuck in the 25 zone for weeks before that dance. It was such a revelation. I thought Charles was great, but he never clicked with the judges for some reason

Neil is definitely camp, although I would bet on gay

I always assumed Neil was gay, that's why I don't get all these rumours about him and Alex.

@RageAgainstTheVendingMachine thank you for that. I will sit down one afternoon and watch as many videos as there are (or I have time for).

I would love to be able to watch all the old series of Strictly. I didn't start watching until series 6. I really did not think it would be my cup of tea as I was never interested in Come Dancing. Work colleagues kept talking about it and so I starting watching series 6 just to see what the fuss was about and fell in love with it. It's one of my favourite programmes and I could kick myself for not watching from the start.

They must have so much amazing archive footage I wish they would do something with it. I'd love a countdown of the top 100 dances!

I missed that Numbers.

Faye's CC was one of my favourite ever dances. It's perfect.

I'd love to watch previous series. I didn't watch for years because I couldn't stand Bruce F. More fool me, I didn't know what I was missing! The YouTube uploads are good but don't have the judges comments on them which is a shame.

I thought both Neil and Alex were gay . . . is this not right?

Of course, there are many precedents for "lavender marriages" as I understand it . . .

I've got it! It's Tess and Sooty.

Sooty could have his pick of women - do you really think he'd settle for some "Brucie Babe" who can only afford half a dress and has fewer facial expressions than he does?

Do we have any confirmation that Neil is gay or do people assume he is because of his campness?

I never saw any couply chemistry between him and Katya but he clearly cares for her a great deal, even now. Even with the kiss scandal, he was defending her against trolls on his social media.

The Daily Star/Sun/Mirror etc run this story every year, and I personally don't think there is a secret couple at all.

No, there isn't any confirmation at all. Of either Neil or Alex's sexuality.

The speculation is a bit distasteful!

Sooty could have his pick of women - do you really think he'd settle for some "Brucie Babe" who can only afford half a dress and has fewer facial expressions than he does?

Ha ha ha ha, so very true.

I can't imagine Neil would have any problem coming out in the dance world, so I doubt very much that his marriage was a sham. I don't equate gay with camp, they're not the same thing at all. My brother is gay but definitely not camp, and I know plenty of straight people who are camp but not gay. I don't like speculating on people's sexuality, if they want us to know, they'll tell us.

Sooty could have his pick of women - do you really think he'd settle for some "Brucie Babe" who can only afford half a dress and has fewer facial expressions than he does?

Half a dress is appealing to Sooty. Given that he goes about in the nuddy himself, think of all the money they’ll save on clothes.

And Sooty really isn’t arsed about expressions - apart from one like this

For reasons I’d much rather not go into....

Sooty may be a nudist but Little Cousin Scampi is obliged to wear a school cap. All sorts of wrong.

I'm surprised that there hasn't been further leaks about the mystery couple...they must have battened down the hatches!

@FuzzyPuffling.

Indeed.

But wait til sooty sidles into the bedroom wearing the straw boater, argyle socks and suspenders.

Brace yourself you bombshell

I don't think Anton is going to be as handsome as a young James Fox sadly.

I'm surprised that there hasn't been further leaks about the mystery couple...they must have battened down the hatches!

Yes I thought this.. but I seem to recall there were similar vague rumours of romping around the time Gorka / Gemma got together, and then it was a while before it was known who it was..

In the article I read the other day, it said "emphasis on appeared", which made me wonder if it's someone who appeared on the show, as in, already left..