Strictly '21 #8: And 8 would be quite high enough for most of the dances this week...

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

It was a bit miserable wasn't it? Hopefully the results show probdance will be more fun!

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Re Claud, I don’t understand the shoes thing, apparently Kate and Meghan also wear shoes too big for them but why? How does it look better and how do they stay on?!

@EwwSprouts

I read somewhere Ugo is having/had surgery.

I'm glad you said that because I'm sure I read that too. When I told DH he was absent this week & having back surgery his immediate reaction was 'oh well, he will be out then, no way he can recover from surgery in a week'.

It seems to be have been downplayed to just a back injury rather than surgery now. Wonder which is correct?

@PrincessScarlett

I've always liked Karen. I remember when her and Kevin split and both were on strictly with celeb partners. Kevin was getting all the support from his fellow professionals and Karen looked broken and tearful on more than one occasion. I felt so sorry for her.

That's a bit shitty isn't it given that he was actually with Stacey Dooley at that time wasn't he?

@ChoccyJules

Re Claud, I don’t understand the shoes thing, apparently Kate and Meghan also wear shoes too big for them but why? How does it look better and how do they stay on?!

I've noticed this with celebs wearing shoes that look too big! Can anyone shed light please!

It seems to be have been downplayed to just a back injury rather than surgery now. Wonder which is correct?

Wonder if they're downplaying it because it was the same week that Robert announced his departure and they didn't want to have another one leave the same week. If it's true re: surgery I don't think there's any way he'll be back..

I've noticed this with celebs wearing shoes that look too big! Can anyone shed light please

Its supposed to make them more comfortable although I fail to see how , I’d have to scrunch my toes up to keep them on .

www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/strictly-groggy-ugo-monye-issues-update-from-hospital-bed-after-emergency-back-surgery/

Some articles stating emergency surgery and some 'hospital treatment'..

Either way, back to training and up to doing the live show in a week seems iffy?

I had never heard of Greg or Judi before strictly so have no affiliation to either. Greg is OTT luvvy and Judy think "personality " means shouting all the time. Introverts also have personalities

I didn't know Ugo had had surgery. I don't see how he can be back next week, even after a minor op. I wonder if the producers are keeping things quiet while they work out what to do? If another couple gets Covid, especially if the timing means they'll have to miss two shows, it will be a disaster.

@ChequerBoard

Loving the Woodlice name - might be able to convince DH to stop calling them Westshite for a bit....

Not just me calling them Westshite for years!

Another here that is surprised about Judi not being more popular than she is (or is not?).

Poor Greg just before his name called out…he knew he was doomed.

But awful outfit and awful dance routine…he was destined to be voted out sadly.

I'd never heard of Judi before this series of Strictly. Or Ugo, Rose, Katie or Rhys.

Ugo's back problems in the past (he's carrying an awful lot of injuries) are disc-related and quite serious. If they've flared up again to the point where he's having surgery, can anyone see him performing the salsa or the charleston or any dance for that matter? If this is Oti's last year, I bet she's gutted. I really liked their partnership, too.

@SmellyOldOwls no Kevin and Karen split long before Stacey came on the scene.

Yes. He was partnered with Susan that year, doing well with her and going up to Scotland a lot. She went out early iirc with that chef(?) and ended up with someone else - cue Kevin looking gutted and it being awkward all round. Certainly, Jason Gilkison didn't take sides at the time. They then still had to go through their planned tour, which must have been bloomin' difficult to do. The year after he met Stacey. Karen had split up with her fella and got a new bf and they split up earlier this year I think.

@SoupDragon

I do think Greg was stitched up slightly with the costume and dance/music combination.

I feel the same - you could have predicted he'd go based on song choice and costume alone.

I like Judi but didn't vote for her as I prefer AJ, Rose and Adam - if you got 4 or 5 votes, then I'd chuck one her way (& also to J&J) but with only 3 votes, they're the 3 finalists I want to see.

@WeAreTheHeroes

I'd never heard of Judi before this series of Strictly. Or Ugo, Rose, Katie or Rhys.

I love Judi, I've worked from home since march 2020 (partly through to covid but also due to disability) and I usually have tv on low for a bit of background noise.

She is a regular on loose women and so lovely and funny!

John ‘being on the dance floor with Johannes is the happiest I’ve ever been’ .. I bet his boyfriend is delighted to know that 🤣🙈

The gushing on Strictly sometimes 🙈

There used to be a poster on the Digital Spy Strictly forum with genuine insider gossip. They used to post things like the celeb-pro partnerships days before the launch show had been filmed, which pros were leaving the show (before it had been announced by the BBC) and fairly juicy bits of gossip. Before series 15 had started they posted that Kevin and Karen hadn't been living together for weeks and were no longer speaking to each other at rehearsals. They got absolutely monstered as a malicious liar by other posters, who proclaimed Kevin and Karen's beauteous love and deep devotion, and were mass-reported and banned from the site. Digital Spy posters are so infuriating. All that potential tea down the drain.

I wonder if the producers are keeping things quiet while they work out what to do? If another couple gets Covid, especially if the timing means they'll have to miss two shows, it will be a disaster.

Probably this, or maybe Ugo is in denial about it and doesn't want to admit he needs to give up.

Do celebs not have any form of medical before they take part? In the case of Robert and Ugo, would these things not have flagged up potential major issues?

Right just watched it on iPlayer.

I liked the group dance, don't know what people are going on about not being able to see. There was plenty to see.
Gio is gorgeous, I want him in my bed.
Graziano is gorgeous I want him in my bed also!

Aliaz is so kind and happy and positive.

I didnt rate Greg very well and I'm glad he's gone. Judi will likely go next week.

Tom Fletcher just seems like a nice guy. Of course he knows lots of famous people..

Hated Claudia's dress... definitely a toddler look.

I have always loved Karen. Team Karen all the way

Katya is absolutely hot as hell and an amazing dancer. I never watch her partners I just watch her. I think she gets negative comments because people are jealous of her. 🤔

I like Westlife.

So there 😋

Karen is in a new relationship bti didn't know she had also been married before Kevin. Ooft

Had my Kev been married 3 times?

@ilovebrie8 I may be talking rubbish here (fairly good chance)

I remember seeing some rehearsal stuff with Oti and Bill and it looked like he was in a neck brace, not the posture frame thingy. And they did practically no lifts. I wondered about that. And I wonder if people are hoping that Oti will be able to dance around someone carrying an injury.

I hope he is okay because (a) injury is awful and (b) I loved the Moana dance.