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Strictly 2022 Thread 2 - Who's your favourite...

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xsquared · 23/09/2022 23:44

Hello folks,
Last one filled up and I was surprised another hadn't been started for a while.

First thoughts:
I like this year's cohort and I recognise a few faces.

  • Jayde reminds me of Dawn French. Wasn't expecting her to be paired with Karen.
  • Carlos and Vito will be interesting to watch in their debut. Molly went to Sylvia Young Theatre, so she could be a ringer.
  • I've seen Jowita in The Greatest Dancer and she was phenomenal. Hamza looks like he'll be good fun.
  • Luba looked amazing during John Legend's performance and it's a shame that neither her celebs went very far. Maybe she's better suited to dancing in the background.
  • When Helen Skelton mentioned needing someone who could understand a northern accent, I immediately guessed it was Gorka.
  • Ellie and Johannes look good together. She's absolutely delighted with him, and I hope we get to watch them for a good while.
  • Matt Goss seems rather subdued, but I think he'll have a good work ethic and deliver a good performance.
OP posts:
PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 26/09/2022 10:17

Glitterball <waves hello> Glitterball

Still have to catch up, but thought I'd miss the whole thread if I wasn't careful!

Mrsjayy · 26/09/2022 11:02

ImJustMadAboutSaffron · 25/09/2022 21:48

Kym was the best on the night? No she wasn't!

I meant for being first with family.!

Mrsjayy · 26/09/2022 11:04

SequinsandStilettos · 26/09/2022 07:00

mrs jayy rumour mill at the time was that a certain judge had copped off with a male contestant who rode on time at Blackpool Wink

Oooo 😏

LoisLane66 · 26/09/2022 11:12

Ellie and Johannes?

Bluffinwithmymuffin · 26/09/2022 11:32

Mrsjayy · Today 11:04
SequinsandStilettos · Today 07:00
mrs jayy rumour mill at the time was that a certain judge had copped off with a male contestant who rode on time at Blackpool Wink
Oooo 😏

Now I’ll have to google who danced to Black Box last series. (Tuts.)

KimberleyClark · 26/09/2022 11:33

LoisLane66 · 26/09/2022 11:12

Ellie and Johannes?

As a potential romance? Johannes is gay.

KimberleyClark · 26/09/2022 11:34

KimberleyClark · 26/09/2022 11:33

As a potential romance? Johannes is gay.

And Ellie is married.

Mrsjayy · 26/09/2022 11:40

Bluffinwithmymuffin · 26/09/2022 11:32

Mrsjayy · Today 11:04
SequinsandStilettos · Today 07:00
mrs jayy rumour mill at the time was that a certain judge had copped off with a male contestant who rode on time at Blackpool Wink
Oooo 😏

Now I’ll have to google who danced to Black Box last series. (Tuts.)

Its dead easy honestly Google and it flashes up like a neon sign 😂

SoupDragon · 26/09/2022 11:45

KimberleyClark · 26/09/2022 11:34

And Ellie is married.

But apart from that, it's a dead cert 😂

EvilRingahBitch · 26/09/2022 11:54

Back in the old days all the male pros were in the closet and they used to throw romance rumours around with gay (no pun intended) abandon. Ian Waite and Denise Lewis? Robin Windsor and any woman? Sure, what the hell?

Mrsjayy · 26/09/2022 11:57

Robin Windsor and any woman 😂 I'm sure one of Shirley's dance partner/husbands was gay.

DameHelena · 26/09/2022 12:23

I really liked Hamza. What a lovely gentle person he seems, and it came through in his dance. Agree with the pp who loved his dad all dressed up in the audience.
Matt was surprisingly OK; I thought he had a certain style, although his posture and hold need work.
Will was great. I only know him from No Offence, but loved him and loved the show, so a big tick from me.
Didn't mind Ritchie; I think he's quite sweet, and once Giovanni relaxes into it a bit I think they'll start having a lot of fun. Loved hearing his and his mum's Black Country accents too.
Tony was awful, but I like him; he seems happy to give it a go, and he was very open talking about his addiction/recovery. Good on him.

I liked Ellie and Nikita. She's fun and he's so sweet. I do wonder how they'll do in dances needing more hold though.
Helen was clearly 'too good'; professional level really. I know tap isn't ballroom but I think it requires a lot of precision and feel, as well as timing, which gives her a big advantage IMO, especially as she's a teacher.

I liked Fleur's power, but she was too wild. Lots of potential to really wow, though.

Ellie and Johannes were good and they look beautiful together. She was hamming up the 'Oh God no, really?' a bit though, I thought.

I liked Jayde very much. She seems to wear her heart on her sleeve, not fake-gushing like many of them but genuinely touched, moved and a bit overwhelmed at it all. She seems very musical and I like her confidence. I can see some cracking routines coming because Karen is an excellent choreographer.

I'm afraid everyone else was utterly forgettable Grin

I loved Shirley's shade to Fleur: 'it starts at the feet and moves upwards... for me.' She is queen of the 'were you just really rude to me, I can't quite tell' comment.

puddingandsun · 26/09/2022 13:24

I'm watching it now.
Sat here crying after Hamza's dance!
No idea what's come over me.

Bluffinwithmymuffin · 26/09/2022 14:36

Mrsjayy · Today 11:40
Bluffinwithmymuffin · Today 11:32
Mrsjayy · Today 11:04
SequinsandStilettos · Today 07:00
mrs jayy rumour mill at the time was that a certain judge had copped off with a male contestant who rode on time at Blackpool Wink
Oooo 😏

Now I’ll have to google who danced to Black Box last series. (Tuts.)

Its dead easy honestly Google and it flashes up like a neon sign 😂

Finally, I found it 🤓

Mrsjayy · 26/09/2022 14:42

Bluffinwithmymuffin · 26/09/2022 14:36

Mrsjayy · Today 11:40
Bluffinwithmymuffin · Today 11:32
Mrsjayy · Today 11:04
SequinsandStilettos · Today 07:00
mrs jayy rumour mill at the time was that a certain judge had copped off with a male contestant who rode on time at Blackpool Wink
Oooo 😏

Now I’ll have to google who danced to Black Box last series. (Tuts.)

Its dead easy honestly Google and it flashes up like a neon sign 😂

Finally, I found it 🤓

Naughty Craig 😄

ImJustMadAboutSaffron · 26/09/2022 14:43

PearlLennox · 26/09/2022 01:04

I want Helen to win. Mainly as a massive “get it up you”
to her awful ex.

I absolutely LOVED Hamza though.

Richie Myler? What a fool.

Mrsjayy · 26/09/2022 14:44

puddingandsun · 26/09/2022 13:24

I'm watching it now.
Sat here crying after Hamza's dance!
No idea what's come over me.

It was just lovely Islands in the Stream is one of my favourite songs it always brings a lump to my throat.

ImJustMadAboutSaffron · 26/09/2022 14:46

Jowita reminds me of Kate Middleton.

PearlLennox · 26/09/2022 14:49

ImJustMadAboutSaffron · 26/09/2022 14:43

Richie Myler? What a fool.

Yes. He’s just the worst.

covetingthepreciousthings · 26/09/2022 15:23

Just watched Morning Live, Kym & Graziano seem a lovely partnership. You can really tell how far Grazianos English has come on now too.

It must be hard for foreign pros with little English to suddenly be having lots of tv interviews in English, i wonder if they get any help with English tutoring alongside the show?

ilovebrie8 · 26/09/2022 15:55

Ooh @Mrsjayy do tell? Please 😏

Gooseysgirl · 26/09/2022 16:40

Ah yes.. 'Ride on time'... when you think a bad song can't get any worse, then the Strictly singers get hold of it - my ears still haven't recovered! Hadn't heard that rumour though!!

iklboo · 26/09/2022 17:13

What a ratbag Helen's ex is.

@ilovebrie8 - PM me and I will tell all about that rumour 😇

Arnaquer · 26/09/2022 18:18

Gooseysgirl · 26/09/2022 16:40

Ah yes.. 'Ride on time'... when you think a bad song can't get any worse, then the Strictly singers get hold of it - my ears still haven't recovered! Hadn't heard that rumour though!!

Lol. It was awful!
I hadn't heard that rumour either. V good bit of gossip

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 26/09/2022 18:26

Ah yes, this is the one who allegedly made Craig's heart beat faster? Grin