Strictly - Please keep Anton not Bruno

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Light hearted! In the small hope that the BBC monitor MN threads for feedback (maybe not) I hereby issue a plea to keep Anton and his sensible critiques and insider knowledge over the incredibly irritating and OTT Bruno.

Come at me Tonioli fans but I have enjoyed this series SO much more without his leaping and shouting and ridiculous attention seeking. He can stay in America for good as far as I'm concerned.

Agreed! Anton is much better.

I agree - Anton is far better than Bruno

I've warmed to Anton a lot more as a judge, he was incredibly annoying as a dancer and I hated that he was very gimmicky with his partners in routines.

But 100% would prefer him to Bruno, it's been so much better without him. Please don't bring him back, I muted every time he was speaking.

Agreed.

In fact, I would go a step further. I'm not a fan of Shirley as I think she is prone to favouritism. So no more Shirley and Anton replaces her as Head Judge.

Bruno could then return. Or be replaced by ex strictly professionals Erin, Karen or Flavia.

I want Anton to stay and I actually think it would be really unfair for him to be pushed our. Bruno made his choice to just do America this year as it pays a lot more money and gives him a bigger profile. He made his bed now he should lay in it. He should not come back.

Shirley should go as PP said she blatantly has favourites.

Anton to Stay Please (would not lament either Motsi or Shirley going).

Ooh. I hadn’t given this pressing matter the attention it deserves. Is Anton’s role only a temporary one until Bruno returns? I suppose so, in which case I’m in a terrible dilemma as I like them both in their very different ways. What Anton said about Rose and Giovanni’s dancing made me quite teary, and that hasn’t happened before.

While we’re telling the BBC how to run their programme, can we also suggest that, once the winners have been announced and there’s been all the requisite celebrating, they should at least acknowledge the worthy runners-up? It seemed quite sad and offhand to leave John and Johannes standing there, without a word to congratulate them on all they’d achieved.

Completely agree. He is a million times better than Bruno, who I find massively annoying and fake.

Keep Anton.

Bruno can keep the US gig.

Sorted.

I love Anton as a judge.

they should at least acknowledge the worthy runners-up

YY to this.

Keep anton

Keep Anton
Get rid of couples choice
Have ITT the Monday after the final.

That is all.

Get rid of Sunday results and have it later on Saturday.

Sunday - chat with the hoofed off. Explanation of next week’s dances. Wee lesson. Make up/dress info and the like. (How to do your hair in an angry ponytail, a giittery lip, have eyelashes that can flutter out a small fire).

Chat with Dave.

Yes they definitely should have acknowledged the runners up! Very much agree with that!

Underneath all of Bruno's flamboyance, there is a brain there, he actually makes quite pertinent comments, but Anton has surprised me as a judge, by ditching all of his cringe-making jokes and having the courage to be himself, and it turns out he's a really nice bloke with really constructive things to say, and an ability to sum up what everyone is thinking without making it all about him.

Oh yes and please get rid of Sunday results show! It's such a damp squib!

On the (not) acknowledging the runners up, it struck me on Saturday that they must have had to cut the length of the show, as AJ couldn’t dance, so they could have reserved a couple of minutes to thank and acknowledge John and Johannes (or Rose and Giovanni if the result had been different). Of course all the glory goes to the winners but, especially when there’s only other pair competing, this seems both brutal and rude.

I was not a fan of Anton the dancer but Anton the judge - yes please! You don't need Bruno and Motsi overemoting everything. One of them is more than enough. I think Anton has shown Shirley up a bit too. And he's cheaper than Bruno. Keep Anton!

Another vote for Anton here. He's a much better judge.

Agreed. And get rid of Craig.

Keep Anton. Bring back Bruno. Ditch Motsi - she seems lovely and looks fabulous but her comments add very little - Bruno's comments also added little but I found him more entertaining.

@Stellaris22

I've warmed to Anton a lot more as a judge, he was incredibly annoying as a dancer and I hated that he was very gimmicky with his partners in routines.

But 100% would prefer him to Bruno, it's been so much better without him. Please don't bring him back, I muted every time he was speaking.

I feel exactly the same.

I'd like to keep Craig, as I think the show needs someone who is prepared to be unpopular and mark low (especially after this year's uneven marking) but there was something he said earlier in the series - I forget what exactly - that made me think that perhaps this was his last series. I hope I misinterpreted that though!

I would be happy with four Motsis - don’t know why but I’ve just found her absolutely glorious this season.

Anton’s not bad, though. He can stay. I wouldn’t mind if they had a revolving door of guest judges - it stops it all getting too cosy.

But I think I’m living purely for Johannes’ dancing at the moment. 🕺🏽

I love Craig, he's honest and constructive and never seems to have favourites.

Agreed. Also agree he’s better as a judge than he was as a dancer. I was sceptical and he’s won me over. Bruno has always got on my tits a bit though.