Strictly 2025 : It’s Saturday Night! It’s Not Live! It’s Launch Night 18.40 PM

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I am sadly out tonight so I’m setting this up early. Please move across from The Rehearsal Rooms

If we need to change threads midstream Sequins has said she will cover it.

Enjoy Launch Night

Thanks

Eine

Yes. He doesn't think he's a woman or claim to be a woman. He is a man whose act is dressing as a woman.

I agree with this 100% - I saw him on I think it was Celebrity Masterchef, and he was so lovely!

Neil is the one everyone loves to hate, don’t know why, but I love watching him dance and wish they would give him a partner. Makes you wonder about favouritism in the show.

Yes @StrictlySequinsandStiIettos I’ve noticed a few of the “regulars” like Polka are missing, could be name changers or they could catch up to us next week

I’m up to date now. Good luck to all of them. Looking forward to Harry/Karen Ellie/Vito Alex/Johannes and Vicky/Kai curious about Dianne/Stefan and how that will go forward

Toying with the idea of every week a new thread??

So much easier than having to keep counting posts and doing it on the fly mid episode and missing stuff.

What do people think?

A new thread per episode seems sensible to me.

There's quite a lot of eye candy this series I feel.

I don't hate him. I think he's a good dancer. But not a great teacher.

Yeah he is,

Also Lauren and Kai were both benched despite being brilliant, so it comes to everyone, I guess. I will miss Gorkha.

I didn’t recognise Vito at first either!

Unless he's absolutely hopeless I'd be surprised if Stefan goes out in the first few weeks.
I imagine he'll be popular and hopefully not useless on the dancefloor. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he reaches Blackpool.

Anyone else feel the result is a foregone conclusion and Ellie will win?

I don’t Ellie will win although I think she will go far.

My dh made a point last night, why is the drag guy dressed in drag but the rugby guy not dressed in his rugby gear? That’s their day job surely and they obviously don’t dress like that all the time so why is the drag guy in a frock?

Sure. SO many gurning occasions captured on social media. It’s absolutely common knowledge.
She’s so rough.

It's a very good point. I can't think of another instance where we see a character taking part rather than the celebrity themselves

How many British pros are working on DWTS I wonder?

I agree.

I could have pointed out that he is in fact a monkey hanger but I didn't!

Ooops I have now 🐒❌.

Just caught up on last night with DD10 who is a Strictly superfan. Lewis very good, thought Dani had great legs, have high hopes for the Alex/Johannes pairing (hopefully no risk of repeating the Caroline Quentin lick), Harry very energetic! The great part of watching it with DD is she never has any clue who anyone is outside of Strictly so we can usually just enjoy it for what it is!

If this fella states as much in one of the VTs I will start watching! 😁

No I don’t think so just because Chris and Rose both won, there’s been quite a few contestants now with various disabilities who haven’t won I don’t think it’s automatic

Well, obviously. Wasn't what I asked.

He already has - his VT last night said he will be himself in the training room and La Voix on the dance floor, but I hope we get some performances as himself too.