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

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I'd watch it. Better idea than most of the tripe that's on tv

So would I!

Does anyone here know how to pitch a show to TV producers?

it seems like they all think well of him

I didn't think so! "Exceptional human"?!

So like conscription into Strictly?

Yeah I don't think they got on

Aww Tony! Bless you mate.

Do we think genuine injury or he decided enough was enough at such a big gap between him and the others now?

It was his hamstring. No idea what would have happened had he got through. Injury porn? Walking paso? Get the Blackpool bonus but have to withdraw anyway?
It wasn't a case of getting a bye like Anastacia because he could not have competed, even after resting. Or he was the lowest vote anyway?
Don't know. It does feel like a bit of a cop-out with it being a foregone conclusion regardless, but the injury was mentioned this week on It Takes Two.

Following a comment from our DD about how everything can be improved with the addition of a little murder, we came up with a dystopian version of Strictly in which every week Craig gets to shoot the weakest dancer right between the eyes until there's only one left standing

I could think of worse things to watch.

Aw. The right time for him to go and a really lovely send off.

I presume they get to warm up before performing in the DO and at that point he realised he couldn't do it or that it wasn't worth risking making it worse.

I suppose the jive is the last dance you want to repeat if you've hurt something.

Does anyone here know how to pitch a show to TV producers?

No one who is likely to get more than 20 points ever even in the final is not allowed to go on. Think the likes of Anne Widecombe would be top of the leaderboard

Like the Hunger Games but with dancing!

I’m loving the Strictly shake up ideas 😁

Would pay to see that

He was rubbing his groin after his dance

They shoot horses, don't they?
Danceathon until they drop!

Following a comment from our DD about how everything can be improved with the addition of a little murder, we came up with a dystopian version of Strictly in which every week Craig gets to shoot the weakest dancer right between the eyes until there's only one left standing

Squid Game mixed with Strictly. I like it

I think he referred to his hamstring being 'twanged' at the end of the salsa last week so I'm not really surprised. I was surprised he managed to get through the jive at the first time.

I'm going to miss him. I'll probably tune in for Hamza but I haven't really been caught by anyone else.

Yes, I guess they had to go through the usual process in case he managed to avoid the dance off. But then they would have known the results beforehand 🤷🏻‍♀️

I will miss Tony. It was his time to go but he brought so much joy and fun to Strictly. My favourite ever Strictly moment now is his Full Monty routine for film week. I laughed A LOT that night.

I must admit, I did look at the spoiler but it was still a bit of a surprise of no dance off. Shame we didn't get to see Tony dance one last time.

I believe he may have a contract as a football pundit in Qatar that he needs to start this week. 🙄

Terrible song for a waltz, but I wouldn't put it past a my "dead horse vote for me" sob story 😂

I don't think that pro dance will be topped for a long while: Holst; the tail-suits; Kai looking like Bert from the Catherine Cooksons going to the hunt ball up at the big house where his unworthy love Lady Christabel has fallen for a dastardly Italian textile merchant; proper ballroom; simple, clear choreography and production; and then ...... PEAK DEAD NAN! And we all thought it was his dad Will was gazing at up in the celestial sphere. Best pro dance in yonks.

Tess: Shirley, what does Tyler have to do to avoid the dance-off?
Shirley: Take the kecks off too.

Tyler and Tony were both my personal finalists. The three people who have gone out in the last few weeks were all having fun with the show. I hope we don't end up with all the Dead Nanners in the final.

Glad Hamza has a proper AS tune, although it will be hard to top Michael Vaughan and Natalie at Wembley with the same song.