Strictly '22 #12 — Dig out your relatives from the north west, Blackpool begging has commenced!

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I hate Remembrance Sunday routines, they're always so cringeworthy.

I think I'm going to stick with my original choice of Ellie, Helen and Kym.

The most interesting thing was Anton not giving Will a 10. Hmmmm

Ha, that's a great idea - they should let Claudia have one!

Cmon! I think they just have great chemistry. I admire that Jowita has showcased Hamza so well, given it is her first series and she could have overdanced.

I remember a very beautiful Remembrance group dance.

made me cry proper tears

I love the Remembrance Sunday routines.

Per ardua ad astra 🦅

Are Hamza and Jowita lovers

Her husband will be a bit pissed off if they are.

Nancy broke me tonight when she said about losing loved ones and not getting to say goodbye. My dad died 10 minutes before I got to the hospital after they phoned me to say he'd taken a turn for the worse on 23 December. We were expecting him home for Christmas.

Hamza bores me.

i was disappointed in the jerusalama as i love that song and the challenge

the whole show was meh for me tonight
i wont be voting <<stamps foot>>

Helen, Ellie and Tony. Not a sob story in sight and I enjoy watching them. I want to see Tony get to Blackpool, probably his time to go after next week though, I find him entertaining though.

I am sorry to all those who have lost loved ones on this thread, but I don't like the sob stories on Strictly because where does it end? And then soon it's a race to the bottom.

Luckily my fave Fleur stuck to the dancing tonight.

I watch Strictly for escapism.
I really don’t want to hear people’s sob stories.
Sounds harsh, but that is how I feel.

I’m not being funny but I would like Bradley to read me a bednight story. Dressed as, and in the style of, Ronnie Brooks.

Me neither.

I think that they get on well. work hard at the rehearsals and enjoy each others company and have a good laugh, but nothing more than that.

Just finished watching... Always late with Saturday tea. Agree too many sob stories and thought Jowita... Well... I couldn't take my eyes off her. She's brilliant. Voting Helen and Molly. Reckon Fleur and Hamza safe.

They must be told to have a sob story surely 🤷🏻‍♀️ Some of them seem quite uncomfortable sharing such personal stories. Thinking of Helen when she was giving daggers to Gorka a couple of weeks back.

I think Helen has shown great dignity in the circumstances.

I admire her for that.

Helen absolutely does not want to share her story, though they may prise it out of her yet.

Hanza was incredible tonight and he is very humble

Fuck's sake, just have Dead People Week and get it all over and done with in one go. The days of Dead Nans are now looking like a laugh-riot episode of Hi-de-Hi.

Tony looked like a niche psychopath from a David Lynch film. The whole routine was like a scene from David Lynch.

Vito looked more like Shaggy than Nikita when Nikita was being Shaggy.

I thought Fleur would suit the samba, and the music was a regular crowd-pleaser, but something about that routine didn't work for me. I think it was the horrible costumes.

I much preferred the simple waltz to the contempowaft American Smooth.

@EsmaCannonball you always make me laugh! Costumes for Fleur and Vito were indeed horrible. I liked her hair and makeup though.

I would be happy to see Tyler go tonight. I find him boring to watch and I didn't think it necessary for him to wear that ridiculous top tonight. I don't find him the slightest bit attractive especially with the tattoos. Hamza, for me, is a million times more attractive.

I enjoyed Tony's dance more than Molly's, Kym's and Tyler's

Haha! just realised what you mean - Will making sure we know he's thinking about his dad by very obviously looking up to the heavens after the end of his dance!

Fleur's dress reminded me of The Very Hungry Caterpillar 🐛But loved her hair and makeup.