SCD '23 #19: In which we're crowning our Strictly champion!

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Gosh what a shower of samples. I've not heard of half of them. Proper celebrities clearly don't want to know so there's only about four that are properly famous. Why's EkinSu been in USA Traitors? I thought it was meant to be the public or is it a z-eleb version? My cousin is a famous actress does that mean I can go in, looking at the credentials of Gary Goldsmith?

Thank you Sequins. You're doing god's work, watching this to save the rest of us. How's Marisha coming across?

@SequinsandStiIettos is it worth watching?

I'm enjoying it. Marisha is coming across well. Nikita hasn't had enough airtime IMHO.

Sorry, I've been nominations number-crunching!
I'm under my Swedish Death Cleaning name over there.
Jo USA traitors season 2 was a low-rent celeb version with John Bercow in it! Season 1 was a mix of hoi polloi and reality TV stalwarts.
NCTDN Erm.... Short answer, nope it's trash.
Long answer: it's an easy watch, goes by quite fast, has some - both Sharon and Louis hate Anna Wintour - and the psychology of it still fascinates me.
It has reminded me of the depressing neediness and unnecessary attention-seeking "Look at me!" theatrics seen in Ricky Gervais's Extras, when he had Lionel Blair and others going into manic meltdown. Not Vanessa levels yet but the horseplay, pardon the pun, was dire.
Louis Walsh thinking Levi had been in prison in Jamaica ("I'm from Brixton.") was cringe. Carcrash/hatewatch TV. But something I need right now!

ERB I thought Marisha's entrance was awesome. She knocked out a few bars from Dreamgirls and looked resplendent in a Killing Eve pink dress.
She hasn't been doing it for me since then, mainly because she bursts into song at any given moment and also did some godawful rapping while exercising...but that might just be my issue as she didn't get a single nomination.
She did do quite a "I've clearly watched Barbie" speech with two other housemates, where they all seemed to echo America Ferrera's monologue. She then proclaimed herself to be all about the sisterhood.
I think she'll come fourth.

Thanks for the updates Sequins! Glad Nikita seems to be coming across quite well.

He didn't receive any nominations either. He voted for Fern as he said she kept herself to herself more often and wasn't quite a team player and Lauren, who he thought was playing her persona more than just being herself and chilling with the others.

I'm enjoying your updates @SequinsandStiIettos! Thank you.

You're welcome. I was knackered so missed last night. I've just caught up now.
They were all sat in a circle crying. It was meant to be a spa but engineered to become a confessional/therapy session. Nothing from Nikita though. Possibly as he's one of the sanest there.

He isn't getting much airtime. It's mainly gone to Sharon/Louis gossiping, the Lauren/Zeze row and the rest of the time is very generic although the house appears to be split into two. Nikita is aligned with the younger male cast (Bradley, David and Colson) by the looks of things.

Any shower/hot tub scenes yet? Not that I would be interested in watching them of course

Nope Si, sorry. David has bright orange oiled legs that he displays a lot.
If that floats your boat. He's 30. It might be nice if him and Bradley copped off. Bradley's 22 so it just passes the halve your age plus seven . Nikita's kind of the token bestie, who joins in with some campery but hasn't flashed owt yet.
The three of them were doing some kind of podcast malarkey and seem to get on really well but nope, no frolicking in the hot tub so far (I think it's too cold tbh).

Nikitawatch:
He was dressed in a policeman's uniform on Saturday
Sadly, it was not as sexy as it sounds
He did some choreo today (the housemates were boy/girl bands)
He has no nominations
He voted for Lauren and Fern again

Oh and Nikita has a lot of knitwear. Currently wearing a white cricket jumper!

Knitwear Nikita sounds nice.

Sharon Osbourne said Nikita had made the biggest impression on her and was a nice chap, inside and out.
He is coming across as quite beige though. Sorry. Pleasant enough chap, playing the game, but like two others, playing it very safe.

Nikita is still in the BB house - considered to be nice and kind by the evictees.
Hasn't done much overall for me to comment on. He got in a bit of a tizz when he said "Wagwan" (Jamaican patois for "What's going on?") and two housemates explained it might be appropriation (Nikita has lots of friends who say it).
Other than that, and his admission he got (and still gets) criticism for being here in the UK rather than fighting in the Ukraine, he's not had much airtime. He did mention he has raised awareness/fundraising for diabetics in his home country unable to get meds. Housemates have said how he just gets on with it in the BB house regarding his own diabetes. I think he'll make it to the final unless he gets nominated as the one to beat.
Do I feel I "know" him any better as a result of him being on the show? No. He's young, he's an LGBT ally, he has "pretty privilege" but no real revelations. Being on the show won't hinder his career on or anywhere else, but nor can I see any other doors being opened (other than being a pundit himself on aftershows next year). Unless they stick him and David/Bradley on Sleb Gogglebox but they could have done that with him and Layton in any case.
Layton has been a guest pundit on SlebBB aftershow and is very effusive still wrt Nikita and how he is good at making others look good.

Agree with all of that @SequinsandStiIettos - I'd love to see more of him!

Nikita crying during face to face nominations and being told to stop crying by Louis was amusing.
He also walks around after any small argument with a teddy in his face and his head in his hands.

You know what I'd love to see in the next series. A week where they do orchestral versions of modern songs, the way they do in Bridgerton.

For strictly fans, the Off Menu podcast episode released today is with Johannes and is really funny and has lots of Strictly chat.

Thank you. I'll listen to it in a bit.
Nikita is still on Sleb BB.
He had taken one for the team, put himself for eviction but was saved.
Told Fern her stripey top was cool.
She then got tipsy and tried to tell him she was still quite cool despite her age but it got lost in translation. He has nominated her every time for not being part of things but he has his own boy gang that excludes her (she's currently the last woman standing).
Well, she was standing, until Nikita knocked her over chasing a balloon.

Oh and several people think Nikita looks like a young David Emmanuel

dark eyes foppish hair
they have a head

Oof.
Anton and Giovanni have an adventure in Spain.
Review in the Independent: "A bit like The Trip...with the jokes and plot taken out."