Strictly 2025 : Week 8. Who Will Make It To Blackpool? 18.30PM NO SPOILERS

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Hi all,

KEEP DANCING!

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I think his face is quite effeminate. Yes, overdone, but feminine still. There’s a warmth to his face as LaVoix.

Voted 3 for Vicky and 2 for alex.
didn’t really see amber dance as Nikita was so distracting 😊
was a bit bored by the sob stories

I really enjoyed la voix and Alijaź Chris's dad is an absolute sweetheart.

Yay. Thought it was just me.

Lewis (3), George (1) and Amber (1).

I'm not a yummy mummy or middle class. I find Paul funny actually but he's a bloke and putting on a dress cannot and never will make him a her.

He has improved though, the difference between his ballroom now and what it was week one is quite clear.

He may have learned quicker, but he is obviously putting a lot of work in alongside a natural talent, so making it look easy, but he's learned an entirely new discipline.

Yes, me too. Just lovely. Lots of people on here don't like LaVoix, so I gave him a couple of votes. I liked his comedy as well.

Agreed.

its isn't making him a her, he's never claimed to be a her, but la voix, as the character he plays is a female, and as such, when performing as la voix, her is the correct terminology.

Same as with Lily Savage and Dame Edna et al.

Your prejudice is neither here nor there.

They also have the added disadvantage of lack of authenticity. Chris is always acting, never able to really communicate as himself. So there’s no integrity. It’s all surface.

He knows she isnt real, i get posters don't like drag or the campness of La Voix but it is just a character he performs in.

I dislike drag, but have enjoyed La Voix’s quick wits. He’s been entertaining.

Nine Hours In A Squat - Ken Loach's new film.

From a Township in South Africa to Blackpool; or My Life and Where It All Went Wrong.

Balvinder is a superfan and her face says she knows exactly how this script goes.

Couple's Rumba? Rumba Choice?

The atmosphere of Lewis and Katya's tango put me in mind of Kelvin and Oti's but the music was nothingy and deadened the impact a bit. I think Kelvin had that slightly rough-around-the-edges vibe that gave him the effortlessness Craig wants.

Amber did well not to slide off that pleather and Crisp 'n' Dry number Nikita was wearing.

I actually like La Voix. I find modern drag acts a bit rubbish but La Voix reminds me of old-school northern comics, Coronation Street back when it was good and Victoria Wood characters.

Just caught up, La Voix was the weakest, there were some really sloppy bits. She should be in the dance off, sadly I agree I think Bal is being thrown under the bus. Chris was very dignified but fuck off with waiving his mums wedding dress at his Dad for the VT, that felt harsh and unnecessary.

You don't have to like Lewis.

I don't agree that he isn't learning or improving though.

His performance tonight shows that he's come long way from his wek 1 jive, which I thought was messy, had ugly footwork, lacking in discipline and far too showy.

The Tango was compact and showed control of a back to basics style dancing.

To me the issue here with them all as a whole is this.

Yes Amber and Lewis have experience in Dance, but NONE of the others are improving, they're all stagnating, while Amber & Lewis are continuing to improve, and fix the little imperfections that Craig and the others point out, and its widening the gap noticeably now.

He should have gone on the awful boxing 'cha cha cha'

Did my votes, 2 for Balvider then Karen, Alex and La voix

Did my votes, 2 for Balvider then Karen, Alex and La voix

From a Township in South Africa to Blackpool; or My Life and Where It All Went Wrong

I heard that some of the township folks have been fundraising for Blackpool, which is nice.

I’m TWAM (trans women are men) and Gender Critical, but Chris isn’t saying he’s a woman.

It’s like me taking a part in a play as the murderer, a jewel thief or the hero’s mother. I want to be convincing, but don’t want people to think IWatchStrictly is really any of those. If the mother is called Gladys I’ll answer to that, especially when in costume.

Don't know why that double posted,

I like La Voix as a person but I do think he’s the weakest dancer left at this point. I think La Voix, Amber, Vicky, Bal, and Alex will be the next ones to leave (in any order) with George possibly going before some of them if the choreo continues to let him down.

I think maybe his dad knew it was there it wasn't a surprise, I just think he was caught out and it hit him.