Strictly 2025 : Week Two Post Show Chat and Results Show. NO SPOILERS.

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5405030-strictly-2025-the-spoiler-thread-results-and-couplings?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

KEEP DANCING

I voted for Balvinder, I thought she was good. I like her and Julian. Plus, she's not 23 and not a ringer!

Yes, I did because I think she's at risk.
Ellie has a chaperone and, according to her, is having an amazing time. I think the others are just holding her hand and checking on her to make sure she's ok.
She's said that she's not been upset or overwhelmed and is loving it.

I’m pleased that a lot of people sent a vote Balvinder’s way, my votes were committed!

I gave two of my votes to Karen

I voted for Kaz Carney because I think she was unfairly judged. Maybe because of last week's excellent jive they expected more. She's the best of the non dancers

I think Karen Lioness was under marked.

I wasn't too happy with Motsi's comments on Karen's spine curvature. She said something along the lines of her having to learn to 'open her spine up' as if if she only tried hard enough she could uncurve her spine.

Yes I thought she fundamentally didn’t understand Piggy it’s not hard it’s not possible

Yes, I did, and will continue to. I like her.
I think I may only vote for Karen, Alex and Balvinder going forward. The men have enough fans.

I highly recommend you watch Nadiya's American Smooth with Davood Ghadami, to This Will Be (An Everlasting Love). She looked gorgeous, and that dress is still my favourite from all of the seasons!!

Thanks Eine
I posted on the old thread once I caught up but it's vanished
Voted for Vicky, George, Karen, Alex and Jimmy
I love Vicky right from her dreadful Geordie shore dats. I have lived in the NE for 34 years and just love the Geordies
Not a Katya fan but they were amazing
Jimmy was good
George was great
Had to vote before I had finished watching so Balvinder missed out
All in all a good night. Want Tom out tonight

I thought Ross had improved. I also thought Chris was better than last week. I gave my votes to both of them as I hope others are safe?

I’d not heard of George before Strictly, but really like him.

I’m hoping Thomas will leave tonight. Did anyone here vote for him?!

Completely agree @Piggywaspushed I thought that was a terrible thing to say.

I voted for George. I also voted for Amber as my granddaughter is a superfan of hers. She's seen her in West End shows. It's a transition from those to Latin and Ballroom so I'm not penalising her, as with Tasha last year.

I'm not committed to a favourite yet and I gave all my votes to Chris, who I felt had improved and which seemed to be the most strategic way to put Thomas nearer the dance off.

Chris and Ross both improved massively and Thomas didn't. I found his dance revolting with all his gurning and tongue sticking out

Yes, she's still a professional, though - performing on the West End stage.

I hope if he ends up in the dance off with Ross, the judges will see that Ross is working hard to improve and Thomas isn't.

First time watching this series last night. Have Craig and Shirley both had Botox over the summer?! And does Anton have a new wig?

I really liked Ross's waltz, and you could see how hard he worked. Chris, too. However, Tom? Just chucking Amy around wasn't a dance.

Something was definitely off with Antons hair

I'd hope that anyone in the DO against Thomas would come off better.

Ross' waltz had a much clearer style and he was clearly dancing rather than being on the floor to be a gymnastics vault.
It did somewhat amuse me seeing Amy borrowing from the Katya school of throwing herself around an inept constestant. That's the best I can say about that dance 😂

I've watched it back and I can now definitively answer who Stefan Dennis looked like in that wig and clobber: Matthew Kelly.

I liked Tom when he was on the apprentice. He's become a bit of a pantomime villain after the kiss and tell stuff, tabloid fodder, the gutter press has really did a number on him - I feel a bit sorry for him and his family.

That said, his dancing is up there with the worst i've ever saw on strictly. The tongue out/grimacing too - jeez it's soooooo bad 🫣😂

Did anybody notice Moxie being very touchy feely with Shirley last night? At one point Shirley was talking and the camera was on her and Moxie’s hand appeared in shot stroking/smoothing her hair. It was a bit odd I thought.