Strictly 2021!

[covetingthepreciousthings]

Couldn't see a thread yet.. maybe it's too early.. but needed to talk to people about Strictly with the news today that Zoe Ball and Ian Waite are leaving ITT!

Will Rylan take over full time? Who will become the resident dance expert?

Also, has anyone else seen the clips of AJ and Curtis on Hollyoaks? I do wonder if he regrets quitting Strictly.. I'm
not sure acting is his forte.

Had to Google. Again.

sequins and sparkling

I fear I shall be joining you on the bench of whowhatnow.

No offence but if half of us don’t know who the chuff the hoofers are, then they may as well have a MN strictly.

Sod it, all Nyle's dances. He was bloody amazing, from week one onwards.

Ah now sequins

I am not really a fan of contempowaft. But that?

I’ve been a gnat’s away from crying all day.

That broke me.

I don't watch soaps but in terms of representation and challenge, can get behind her. The question is, which pro has the most experience, patience and talent to teach via an interpreter, if that's how they're doing it. I'm saying Gio.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/12/rose-ayling-ellis-to-be-strictlys-first-deaf-contestant

Or Aljaz actually. Because Janette could help out when not filming It Takes Two. Either way, I am really excited for her.

@SheldonesqueTheBstard

Had to Google. Again.

sequins and sparkling

I fear I shall be joining you on the bench of whowhatnow.

No offence but if half of us don’t know who the chuff the hoofers are, then they may as well have a MN strictly.

I honestly think at this stage after finding out most of who is competing a SCD with just normal people off the street would be more engaging.

I am so disappointed. I wonder what the pro dancers are thinking? 'I hope I get someone people have heard of?'
We all know it's a bit of a popularity contest but that's going to be difficult this year.

[quote SequinsandStiIettos]I don't watch soaps but in terms of representation and challenge, can get behind her. The question is, which pro has the most experience, patience and talent to teach via an interpreter, if that's how they're doing it. I'm saying Gio.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/12/rose-ayling-ellis-to-be-strictlys-first-deaf-contestant[/quote]
I'm not sure they'll need an interpreter necessarily, I think she wears hearing aids so may be able to hear the pro and the music. (But I could be wrong).

I am so disappointed. I wonder what the pro dancers are thinking? 'I hope I get someone people have heard of?'
We all know it's a bit of a popularity contest but that's going to be difficult this year.

It's funny isn't it how we each see the line up differently as I actually think this year seems like quite a good one

Bold fail in that last post!

I think it's going to be difficult to get votes if nobody's heard of you. Tilly's already in danger because of her Dad's reputation and she hasn't even danced yet.

Maybe tomorrow will bring a name I'm happy with. or have we got them all now?

If you already have tissues sheld...

3 more names to be released tomorrow, one on loose women, one on the lateish show and another (acc to A DS poster). That would make up the fifteen.

@covetingthepreciousthings

*I am so disappointed. I wonder what the pro dancers are thinking? 'I hope I get someone people have heard of?' We all know it's a bit of a popularity contest but that's going to be difficult this year.*

It's funny isn't it how we each see the line up differently as I actually think this year seems like quite a good one

I agree with you coveting I like the look of this years line up. I know of most of them there's always going to be a couple of people who you haven't heard of because that's the nature of the beast and trying to cover all demographics

David Attenborough could be announced and someone would still ask who he is or I don't like him even though he's rather universally liked

@SequinsandStiIettos

3 more names to be released tomorrow, one on loose women, one on the lateish show and another (acc to A DS poster). That would make up the fifteen.

Still a bit of hope then. The last 3 might be amazing. Although the Loose Women one is a worry, in case it's one of that lot.

My dear sequins

I don’t think I can manage that today.

Holding myself together today with my stiff upper lip being propped up by my inner core of cow.

But shall watch it tomorrow.🌻

David Attenborough could be announced and someone would still ask who he is or I don't like him even though he's rather universally liked

It's a bit unlikely though isn't it? He's 95.

If I haven't heard of someone, I haven't heard of them, I can't help that.

Okay, had a think and a reshuffle...

Johannes + John
Kai + AJ
Graziano + Katie
Aljaz + Rose
Giovanni tbc tomorrow
Nikita + Tilly
Neil + Nina
Gorka + Sara

Luba + Dan
Nadiya +Tom
Nancy + Ugo tbc tomorrow
Katya + Rhys
Karen + Greg
Amy + Robert
Oti 5’4 tbc tomorrow

Have Cameron, Jowita and Dianne sitting out atm due to all the guys seemingly taller this year.

Looking forward to getting them all wrong.

The Lateish show seems a bit of a random show for a reveal. The guests on it tomorrow are billed as David Walliams, Becky Hill, Peter Crouch (and Laura whitmore but she's already done it).

@Sparklingbrook

David Attenborough could be announced and someone would still ask who he is or I don't like him even though he's rather universally liked

It's a bit unlikely though isn't it? He's 95.

If I haven't heard of someone, I haven't heard of them, I can't help that.

My bad I was trying to think of someone universally liked and known. It was just an example

@covetingthepreciousthings

The Lateish show seems a bit of a random show for a reveal. The guests on it tomorrow are billed as David Walliams, Becky Hill, Peter Crouch (and Laura whitmore but she's already done it).

Could be Mo Gilligan who presents it

I'm trying to think which Loose Women (if it turns out to be one of them that it might be) might be in the running. There's quite a few presenters now and some of them must have already done it or DOI.

Maya Jama was heavily rumoured and think she's been a guest panellist before on Loose Women?

It'll be fine. It's always fine. In terms of name recognition only, no photos, this would have been my order (like in Big Brother when you order them from most to least) but I am more than aware that if you watch soaps, you'd probably place the actresses higher.

*Tom Fletcher McFly
*Robert Webb Peep Show
Dan Walker Breakfast telly
Tilly Ramsay Gordon Ramsay
Greg Wise Emma Thompson
Nina Wadia Goodness, gracious me
*Sara Davies Dragons Den
AJ Odudu The Wheel
Katie McGlynn Coro
Rose Ayling-Ellis EE
John Whaite GBBO
Ugo Monye rugby (tbc)
Rhys Stephenson CCTV and wants to wear a cape
Photos only, I'd have been able to name three with confidence and would have known some of the others (Greg, AJ) but not known where from.

Ooh, coveting you might have it...could be Peter Crouch. I always thinks he's done it but am mixing him up with Peter Schmeichel and he's Abbey Clancey's other half, isn't he? He's really, really tall.

Name recognition and/or photo recognition for me

Tom Fletcher
Greg Wise
Dan Walker
Robert Webb

Everyone else, no.

I have no doubt it'll be ok, I just like to get behind someone. Have a favourite to cheer on etc. Not got that yet, but I don't watch that much telly any more so it's possibly that.