Strictly 2023 Thread 3 Don't You Want Les? NO SPOILERS

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Carry on

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Think Les might be first out 😭

Saw him in 42nd Street recently, he didn't look the picture of health.

Hard to believe he was once married to Amanda Holden.

I tried to find Anton and Patsy clips once due to his red trousered saaaammmbaaaa being the worst the show has ever seen. I came up dry.

I thought pro-Nikita has been to the gym, a LOT - look at his thick bullish neck, I’m sure that’s new. Maybe he’s just grown up, I still think of him as a kid and google tells me he’s 25, so I suppose he may have just reached physical maturity.

Just caught up. That was way too long and I got bored part way through.

I know the clips are so they can change the set over but it add to an already long program. In the first few weeks if they had no sets (more dancing less faffing) they could speed everything up.

Just pondering about Layton (his Mum seemed nice) - I think it would be a bit like asking Tom Jones to audition for the Voice or

Same! I thought he was hilarious (not sexy) with the flying shirt incident with Tilly Ramsay and then so sweet and lovely with Ellie last year.
And then tonight's opening dance with Katya and BOOM I'm in lust!! Omg he's amazing!

Funny, isn't it, I've also seen Nikita in a very different light since last year... didn't take to the whole floppy hair/open shirt thing either. Love him now. Still can't warm to Vito at all.

Ever since Nikita was so gorgeous with Ellie he’s had my heart

What happened to the rumours of there being a contestant this year who was in a wheelchair? Was it just Chinese whispers?

What happened to the rumours of there being a contestant this year who was in a wheelchair? Was it just Chinese whispers?

I thought I heard that too, but some time ago. They probably have a lot of maybes on the list before they decide on the line up in July (or whenever).

I think it would be a bit like asking Tom Jones to audition for the Voice
Danny Foster (from Hearsay) didn't get through his Blind audition nor did Jay Aston (from Bucks Fizz)

I was going to point out that Jessie J won the Chinese singing show Singer but in fact that whole show is for professional singers.

Re the wheelchair contestant, rumours were abound that Ade Adepitan had signed up. Also they said a couple had signed up and many were saying Matt and Emma Willis. I have said it before, but I'd have loved Amanda's partner Jonathan Goodwin to have been on the show at the same time. He is both handsome, fit and positive.

One way to end that series would be for Alison (and perhaps Mike) to die, that could make for a pretty dramatic (and final) ending.

Jonathan Goodwin might do it next year if Amanda enjoys it this year. That would be good!

Tanni Grey-Thompson would be superb. Amazing athlete.

One way to end that series would be for Alison (and perhaps Mike) to die, that could make for a pretty dramatic (and final) ending
Yowsers! That would be dark. I'm not sure what ending would satisfy me at this point. Even if they all get sucked off, where does that leave Alison?

Just catching up. Adding my love of Nigel- jeez he's good, and 🔥!

The list of previous winners reminded me of the most annoying pro ever- Karen Hardy! The year she won she was like a simpering teenager over Mark R.

Nigel Harman has rubbish eyebrows and his eyes aren't all that..
Those that think he's so hot, should Google him with long hair!! Not a great look.

Sorry, forgot this is meant to be video-less. Talking of Plus One, Daniel Mays ought to appear on Strictly some day. Have put a clip of him dancing in this show over on the video thread.
Would also love Ingrid Oliver to appear (she's married to Richard Osman but he said he'd never do it) or Miranda Raison.

It's because people complained last year Sequins - can you ask for deletion? apparently they make the thread hard to load on older devices

Have reported myself and am sitting on the naughty step!
(For those nosey as to what it was, I posted a clip of Nigel Harman and Ingrid Oliver in Plus One, a comedy from yesteryear with Daniel Mays, Miranda Raison and DuncanFromBlue playing himself).

Cheers. I've never heard of that show will have a look

Was Amanda Abbington married to Martin Freeman ?She was in Sherlock and I thought they were married in real life , will need to Google Do we think she’s had lessons before coming in apparently many do!
Leyton needs a nice slow waltz and focus more on the ballroom for me, too much high kicking and splits and not enough of the actual chosen dance.

Like the rest of the planet was not expecting Angela to do that high kick! Wow!

Posted too soon Loved Nigel Hartman and Katya’s dance for me the best of the night.

Has anyone got any ideas about any strictly romance scandals that may happen this series…😂

I don't think there will be any! Nobody seems romantically suited to their partner, though they could always run off with someone else's partner. Gio has a penchant for dating Love Islanders, so maybe him and Zara? Or Nikita and Nikita? ( they could save on monogrammed towels)

I am hoping for Angela Rippon and Slayton to have a torrid affair.