Strictly 2025 : The Final Countdown. Week 12. 18.35. NO SPOILERS ON THIS THREAD PLEASE!

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Afternoon all, extra spoiler warning in place!

Karen for the win, surely?!

@EsmaCannonball This Couple's Choice is all about growth.' For a brief, horrible moment I thought that Amber was going to rip off a mask and reveal she's been Liz Truss all along.

I need the laughter Reaction, but will make do with 🙂😆🤣😅

Between me and DD2, 8 votes for Karen and 2 for Balvinder. But a Balvinder/Amber dance-off seems inevitable.
I'm not massively keen on Carlos but doesn't stop me voting for Karen. Out of the four pros left in, Julian is my favourite.

Loved George and Amber was great.

Bal was weak-could see her counting in that first dance. I didn't like Karen's dances at all-I don't think it deserved tens.

I like the inbetweeners dance in the film and quite liked their version tonight but alexis costume was problematic - yep it’s part of the theme but sexualised school girl is not ok. Could she have been in trousers?!

amber was great but agree it was like an audition for top hat - fair enough and good luck to her she’s ace

karens was like an aerobics routine

bal was classy but maybe a little samey?

On here for a start. Some of the early threads on here had some horrible comments and there have been one or two posters that have kept that vitriol even up until this thread. so much so when I see their name I know it will
be an Amber bashing post before I read it

But yes the usual suspects of Instagram and Facebook have had awful comments. She has done well to last until now before making any comment about it

Personally I think there are others that have played the game more than she has. And I would rather be entertained on a Saturday night than seeing some of the dancers that have been on this year

I've not seen any "hate" on here. Negativity and criticism, yes.
Perhaps the hate posts were deleted, I certainly never saw any.

Karen all the way for me. She’s so humble, I love her.

I think her and Bal have definitely worked harder as dancers, and have really progressed.

I would enjoy bal a lot more if she worked on her facial expressions. The open mouthed shocked look on every dance is just off putting.

even though I’ve supported her throughout, I’m annoyed at her being here this week as Lewis did not deserve to go last week and she’s been the weakest dancer for a while.

I do like Jillian though, and hope he’ll be back next year!

That's not her fault!

Why don’t you like Carlos?

The whole thing has been underwhelming and largely forgettable.
I think the only dance I'd watch again - the only one I can remember from this series - is Katya and Lewis' CC

Yes, that was a great one.

He shrieks too much, too hyper. Same with a couple of other pros.

Loved George and Karen tonight!!!

I think it will be a Bal and Amber DO, with Bal obviously losing out.

I think Karen will win but I love George!!! He seems to be living in his own happy little bubble and I really like that about him.

But he has mellowed since last year.

I have previously split my votes between Bal and Karen but tonight committed all my votes to Karen because one of the other 3 will be in the DO with Amber and loose, so its crunch time 😬

I see Zoe Ball is stopping her Saturday afternoon radio show. Could that be a signal she is one of the new presenters?

Yes, that's what I thought.

I hope so. Would be good to have someone with such an established connection to the show and who can demonstrably cope with live telly. She could be the Tess or the Claud.

I'd be pleased with that. She's been in the competition itself and hosted It Takes Two so would be well qualified in my view.

I mean I hope so RE Zoe Ball, she’s my favourite for it, but the top woman from the BBC said on The Rest Is Entertainment that new presenters wouldn’t even be considered as a priority before the new year

That seems very early to give up her job though, surely there is nothing to do until mid summer, at the earliest? I know other people will be starting well before that eg choreographers though.

Didn’t Claudia still present her radio show whilst presenting strictly, for a little while anyway?