Nigel leaving Strictly ...

[MrsJPinkman]

Is there more to this? For some reason I'm not buying this. He injured his foot earlier on in the week, now it's his rib.

Katya clinging on to him for dear life in the end interview, totally beside herself and over emotional.

Also, the way he has talking about her, makes me feel that strong feelings are involved.

Thought please?

I just typed 'bbc strictly youtube' into Google and that took me to the BBC youtube site. It was the first one there. I guess you also need to be familiar with the original Chorus Line and imagine what professionally-trained West End musical theatre dancers would have done with a routine like that.

Thanks, I've watched it now

Can't see anything porny about it but found it dull

I think I have seen Nigel Harman in every London stage show he's done and was lucky enough to meet and chat with cast and writer of Public Property.

He was so lovely and facilitated the whole thing (it wasn't planned and I was a bit starstruck because of meeting the writer!) That might be the most under-rated play I've ever seen. Of all the actors I've met on press nights, he was one of the nicest to spend time with....also Amanda Holden is a stand out in my mind though I think MN generally dislikes her.

maybe I luv luvvies? But Katya seems annoying.

Anyway, my minor interest in Strictly is gone now! Sad for him, I gather he had a great chance of winning.

Why is the press gunning for Nigel? The Mail in particular are really been nasty about him, yet when you read online no one who has worked with him has a bad word to say about him. So what's the real story there?

What's the friend of a friend's role? Just curious because they don't have production assistants at BBC Studios, so trying to figure out how likely they are to know this stuff. I really want to believe that Nigel is one of the good guys 😃

Agreed.

By the way, @Mrsjayy, just wanted to say how often I read a post and think 'What a sensible point' and/or 'Amazing, that poster has made their point so well in so few words' and then I look who's posted it and it's you. This one is a case in point! Thanks.

Ooh, I don't know! I was told production assistant... but maybe they're hedging to avoid being outed? I know he was assigned specific "stars" (all of whom are out now, haha) so it's definitely an assistant role of some kind.

Sounds like maybe a talent runner I think. So could be good intel if they were running Amanda and/or Nigel 👍

Definitely not Nigel as everyone they were running had already left by a couple of weeks ago. Maybe Amanda though!

He looked hyped up on pain killers to me… im gutted for him as he had such a good week the week before, the judges have been particularly hard on him especially Shirley ballas. It’s a bit of a jump from an injury to accuse them of an affair. If you look the the pro dancers are all overly touchy feely.