SCD 23 #16 Best Wishes Nigel But The Show Must Go On NO SPOILERS

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KEEP DANCING

Just curious, but I wonder who was ‘mum’ to Bobby, after Jade died? Anyone know?

Layton seems a lovely person. Genuinely quite modest and self deprecating.

But for me Strictly has always been about a professional dancing with a celebrity novice. Layton is neither a celeb or a novice in my book. So for me he has no place on a series I have looked forward to and enjoyed for many years.

Perhaps if this is the new strictly, a changed strictly, it's just not for me any more.

There is no Layton hate from me. The producers are to blame.

I think that Nigel was in with a chance of winning, not because he was the best dancer, that's Ellie, but he was very popular and although I'm sure that Ellie is really popular as well we've not seen her in a position to be tested by the public vote although I guess that could happen next week. Far more likely to be Annabel and Bobby in the bottom two though.

I think Ellie will win but if Nigel had gotten to the final I wouldn't have been surprised to see him picking up the glitter ball based on popularity alone.

I just went on a Google search for Annabel and her ballet experience. She was hugely into it as a child and talented too but started playing tennis at the age of nine and was competing in tournaments by the age of twelve. It's safe to say her ballet stopped by twelve at the latest. She's now my age and I doubt very much that her experience over forty years ago adds up to much today. That said to be so good at ballet, she's likely got some natural talent which will have helped her.

Bobby fan here - such a beautiful boy, and fun to watch. I thought he did great, but agree the lift was rubbish.

Jade died 2009. Bobby would have been six. Kate (Jeff's wife) met Bobby's Dad 2013. I'd assume she therefore had some interaction with Bobby from when he was ten/eleven but how much, no idea.

I've watched Layton's paso four times now. It's far more intricate than I realised and it's the first time I've looked at Nikita in that way!

I'm just wondering. When they have the dance off next week, will they choose between the two dances that night, or can they choose the one they've done this week?

Takes too long to stage I'd have thought? And having additional dancers to boot. And then having to recall 3 routines?
They'll choose one of the two new ones learned for the semis I reckon.
I hope they don't do a Helen and redo the paso for the final though, it's far too soon, even though I've ended up loving it.

Thoughts on this evening!
Ellie is wonderful and is most likely going to win but this wasn’t my favourite dance of hers tbh.

Layton’s dance was incredible!!! 40 well deserved I’d say. I don’t know anything about dance at all but it was amazing to watch.

Annabel and Johannes have made me cry almost every week. I don’t normally like the ‘sob story’ stuff because I am a hard faced cow, but her grief is so very recent. She is doing amazingly well to be getting out of bed in the morning, let alone doing this. Good on her, I say. I hope she makes the final. Johannes is a joy!

Oh dear Bobby.

Me too

It’s certainly more than it was. I got £30 tickets for Cabaret when it first opened with an Eddie Redmayne, so it’s possible to get a bargain.

I still think Layton will be in the bottom two next week.

Are we still just getting 3 votes next week, or will there be extra?

Me too

If so the other couple will know they're toast before they start.

I think the difference is that Layton is a current performer of musicals and is cast in dancing roles. Right now. Usually others have done singing roles with a bit of group dancing or none at all. I saw Alex a Dennis in 42nd Street this year - he could barely walk in time. Bit different from Layton playing Jamie (or Angel in Rent).

I don’t hate him. He’s very talented and I like his humour. He does every dance as a show dance though (not his fault - and I don’t blame Nikita either - the judges should pull them up on it more. Shirley did once but hasn’t since) and I don’t think someone whose current job is playing dance roles on stage is appropriate for the show.

I agree.

Les Dennis. I saw Les Dennis. Who the fuck is Alexa?

Will there be a results show tomorrow? If so, how? Why?

If so the other couple will know they're toast before they start.

Yes Bobby will know immediately.

Place marking so I can find this thread.

Absolutely gutted Nigel is out. I loved him, he was genuine, dryly witty, worked so hard and seemed to have a great partnership with Katya.
Katya looked distraught - she's so competitive ( in a good way) and he's been her best chance in yonks. Such a shame. Hope he heals ok.

I enjoyed Ellie and Vito. She makes it look so easy and joyful! And she absolutely had the QS lightness that so many contestants can't get the hang of at all.

JoJo and Annabelle actually made me a little emotional, which is unusual. It was very good and I felt a little undermarked - do they want her out next?

Can't deny Lakita was technically great (and Nikita just goes from strength to strength) but I don't feel drawn into their dances. Layton doesn't captivate me in the way Ellie (or Nigel) could.

Bobby looked amazing, really suits looking like he was born in a much earlier century! But that lift - Craig was right, it didn't go terribly well.

Time filling as one couple down.

Did the producers give them a brown envelope just beforehand?

Half in jest, half not!

I saw an interview where Tim was saying he's a massive Strictly fan.

If Layton tops the leaderboard then, even if he is bottom of the public vote, it's going to take a very specific combination of scores for the other three to land him in the dance-off. That's why I was a bit suspicious of Annabel being bottom of the leaderboard despite Bobby messing up his routine. The producers have too much power to engineer the final they want at this stage.