STRICTLY COME DANCING 2023

[magicalkitty]

The first three celebrities will be revealed on The One Show tonight!

That should be
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obvs

Yes, I’d never heard of Hamza but he quickly became my favourite, with Helen Skelton (whose name I only vaguely recognised when it was announced) being my second choice. I also really liked that elegant viscountess Emma from a few years ago - but again, as someone with no interest in royals etc I hadn’t heard of her before.

So Eddie (whom I’m going to have to Google) could easily become a favourite for me!

Me too @TennisWithDeborah

I also think it pisses the general public off when celebrities with EXTENSIVE dance experience like Debbie McGee and Ashley Roberts try to kid on that ballroom/Latin is so so different to any other sort of dancing, that they simply have no advantage at all, that they are actually at a disadvantage because they have to learn how to position their feet differently or something. It's treating the viewing public as fools as we can all see with our own eyes that they pick stuff up quicker and are not struggling with the basics as many of the complete non-dancers do.

Agree @GenieGenealogy being able to count to the beat and move on the count is massive advantage regardless of discipline

Eddie Kadi is fairly regular on Fighting Talk and IIRC he’s pretty fun and funny.

I approve.

I agree too!

I don’t want to lower the tone particularly, but a quick google tells me Eddie Kadi is quite firmly in the eye candy section.

I agree with all of the above. Could I add:

1. The broadcast volume of the audience clapping like tone-deaf seals to be lower than the volume of the music. I want to hear the music so I can see how the dancer is responding to it.

Please let Katya get someone decent and fiercely competitive. I guess Jovita will get whichever male is 70++

Katya & Jovita need decent dancers (not ringers). That would make for a fierce competition!

I like Halloween week.

I do think it's a bit much to have movies AND musicals week. Most musicals have now been made into films too, so I don't understands the point of having both. Plus musicals is always near the end and too close to the finals imo.

Maybe I picked on Halloween slightly unfairly

What I hate about Halloween is not that it's a theme or even that it's cheesy - it's that they all look so ugly in monster make up.

Call me shallow.

Angela Scanlan just announced.

Scanlon?

I am so glad that rumour was true. I love Angela Scanlon!

Very pleased to see Angela Scanlons been announced, I think she'll be great.
I might be wrong but I think she's an Irish dancer so should have good rhythm?

another good one

Oh I love Angela Scanlon! So glad she's doing it.

I agree that separate Movies week and Musicals week is pointless. Too similar. I would prefer a combined movies and musicals week where Movies week is and then have a rotating theme where Musicals week is. The year Caroline Flack won they had a 'world' theme. Bhangra would be great too. They could also have a music genre/decade theme. E.g. 50s week.

I like Hallowe'en week. DH doesn't but I do enjoy the creativity of the hair, costumes and make up.

Pleased Angela Scanlon is doing Strictly.

Amanda Abbington Stage & screen actress
Angela Rippon Television presenter, journalist & newsreader
Angela Scanlon Television presenter
Eddie Kadi Comedian & BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter
Krishnan Guru-Murthy Newsreader & journalist
Layton Williams Bad Education actor & West End performer

Heard of 4/6
Wiki links above should work
Very excited
Need to name change back to username...

I hadn’t heard of Angela S which probably means that she’ll be my favourite by week 4!!

She reminds me - physically - of Stacey Dooley a bit.

I like Halloween week because it feels like the start of the Christmas countdown and I am always awed by the talent of Vicky and Lisa’s teams. Dislike musicals week because I’m not a fan of the genre (although I like the films Grease, the Sound of Music and West Side Story) but I appreciate that many viewers are musicals-goers and will therefore enjoy that week.

I love Angela Scanlon! She's a natural on tv - a bit like Ellie Taylor - just good fun and don't take themselves too seriously.

@FeedMeSantiago a ‘decade week’ is a great idea! 1950s = any song that came out in that decade with the appropriate clothes. Is there much difference in clothing between 1950 and 1959 I wonder? There was a massive difference between 1970 and 1979 for example.