Strictly 2025 : Warm Up Chat

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Thought I’d sound the KLAXON and round everyone up for some Strictly chat about possible/rumoured contestants. They usually start announcing soon!

I’ve heard Dani Dyer, Stacey Solomon, Ashley Cain and Tom Parker Bowles

I mean ..would the back up / reserve person have to be suitable for whoever Kieran was partnered with ?

They are definitely in training but I would say the early mixer stage before they pair off?

Think they'd all met up for the chemistry dating and maybe looking at group dance but really not sure. We're still a month away.
If it wouldn't cause an absolute ruckus, I'd have stuck Tayce on, but - twist- asked him whether he minded doing the drag schtick in reverse i.e. appear as himself (nice, tall, Welsh, black, gay man) throughout, except for one routine in drag. The same week La Voix does their routine where they "de-drag."
I like the symmetry of it.
Tayce is handsome and could easily rock the sequins and some guyliner, like Layton did.
It would be an interesting dynamic.

I think that’s a bit unlikely @SequinsandSoleros !! I wonder when it will get announced though

Sadly, wouldn't ever happen, because Tayce already sulked about being "too much" and would want a battle of the divas/drag queens.
If their agent thought it through properly, instead of that narrative, they could have done a really interesting parallel.

I personally think they should grab the Sewing Bee bloke was it, who said just last week he'd do it!?

Patrick Grant!
He is 6ft 2.
Is a different kind of sign up.
Easy on the eye.
Could do a rock tango to Sharp dressed man or Fashion (gosh, Bobby seems ages ago, already!)

But...
The best thing is that, as he put himself out there just last week, he would not be seen as a B-lister or second choice, rather a hero and it being fate!

Pair him with Nadiya, who I was going to bench, and they'd get past her first boot last year, for sure!

Put Johannes on the bench/give him the Xmas special.

Yes please!

They won't have 2 drag Queens. I liked Tayce his series was the last drag race i watched,

Noooo !you can't bench johannes are you mad there will be sad middle aged women switching off in droves if he is benched.

Patrick would be a fabulous signing .
He was almost begging to be on when he was on the One Show last week or so .

And he has a cute child to boot !!

Jeanette Manrara shared a clip of Tom hiddleston to her stories i nearly lost my mind, but it was just an inspirational meme 🙄

Does he have a kid? I had no idea.

He keeps his private life private because an ex was stalked.
Tom H 😂 Loki routine for movie week or Bond, Taytay track with that vest, Rasputin routine.
He's got a baby as well now, hasn't he?
With the lass from Fresh Meat, Zawe Ashton.
Sadly, I would insist on having Phil Wang on at the same time, and make Tom relive that excruciating advert.

They are going to announce the new celebrity on the One Show, which starts in an hour.

Christmas episode of Sewing Bees 2024 had to design a child's Christmas outfit.

He brought his little baby daughter on as a model !

I don't think he could have just used any child and pretended it was his ? 🤔

JoJo is a lovely man, no doubt.However when he dances he annoys me(!) so I would happily see him benched, will never happen though

Not able to watch the One Show , so will be following the thread avidly !

Same here! 😬

Jesus, it's a slog, even with Brian Cox. They are announcing at the last possible minute, the sods!

I’m not even watching just monitoring the thread and I’m getting frustrated

Ringer! He was in Billy Elliot - but not as Billy, going by the photo.

Lewis Cope

He's on now, but I don't know who he is. He was in Billy Elliott as a kid.