SCD '24 #5: Where we lose our first couple (SPOILER FREE)

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

I've made this a bit early because my dinner is going to be ready just before the end of Strictly and I don't want us to run out of space! Please finish up the other thread first.

First dance off is looming...

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The ladies’ legs behind the judges are unfortunately spot-lit 🤣…hope they won’t do a Basic Instinct 😦

Montell was a bit off kilter at times but I enjoyed the dance.

Shayne is meant to be Elvis

Gosh I didn't know that about Montell.

😳

This was Whitney's costume

Also Britain's first female winter and summer Olympian — I remembered that as a fun fact, and it's really impressive!

I think if she gets through the first 4-5 weeks then she has as good a chance as anybody, it's the early weeks where it's more dangerous to be less of a name.

Although I do think the contestants curate their personalities more carefully now, and we don't always get the real them as much as we used to.

I did not get that. I was trying to work out why he was so orange 😂

Shane looks like a young Jonathan Ross

Toyah in the death slot though

'Kin ell. Toyah in the Death Slot too, is it?

Not a fan of drag race so don't like these two who are doing the T&Cs

God, I have such bad taste in men. Craig as pirate is doing it for me. Also, Zoolander may be my all-time favourite film.

[Shuffles off in disgrace]

Ah props to hide the terrible dancing

No crush shaming here @bibliomania !

I like Toyah but this song is a bit lacklustre.

BBC do like shoehorn drag in wherever they can 😵‍💫

Olympian is far more impressive than a gladiator.

Oh dear.

Guff computer graphics…thought they got rid of those

This is awful- lumpy and leaden.

Craig looks gorgeous as a pirate. Anton, not so much.

This hasn't worked

Terrible song!
Dancing was ok.

Toyah much better than last week. But wouldn't have guessed she was Ursula