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Strictly 2026 : WEEK FIVE 6.30pm - When I Go Out, I Wanna Go Out DANCING NO SPOILERS!

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EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 20/10/2026 18:40

Homage to Kylie in the thread title

Pedant proof time

KEEP DANCING! 💃💃

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MilkBreadToiletroll · Yesterday 07:08

Illjusthavethebreadsticks · Yesterday 00:42

Anton was quite nasty to Shaun with his comments last night and tonight. No need.

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Yes, not the time to go teasing someone.

B9waiting · Yesterday 07:22

I FF the judges - what did Anton say that was nasty? Seems most unlike him.

Bluffinwithmymuffin · Yesterday 07:38

Lis947 · 25/10/2026 23:30

Ah I see. It's funny how people see different things in people isn't it? She is actually lovelly, maybe a little guarded which might give that impression I guess.

I’ve also heard that from people who’ve actually met her through work; ie Jamie’s a nice person, very down to earth and unassuming, which is also how she seems to me.

If she comes across as a woman who’d pick a fight in a nightclub loo to someone else (whoever said that) it’s just an impression and means nothing, unless there’s any evidence to support it.

As for the dancing, I think she’s very good and lovely to watch. Maybe she’ll be this year’s DO assassin and make it to the end regardless…? I wouldn’t be surprised.

the80sweregreat · Yesterday 07:50

I like Jamie. She is really putting her heart and soul into it isn’t she.

MilkBreadToiletroll · Yesterday 08:04

B9waiting · Yesterday 07:22

I FF the judges - what did Anton say that was nasty? Seems most unlike him.

Along the lines of it'll take you longer to become a professional. In reference to SWP's joke before he started strictly that he'll become good enough to be a pro. All very tongue in cheek, which I'm sure Anton's was but didn't land well due to the timing/context.

Bluffinwithmymuffin · Yesterday 08:09

the80sweregreat · Yesterday 07:50

I like Jamie. She is really putting her heart and soul into it isn’t she.

I think so. Her routine this week was quite a hard one I thought, and she pulled it off… will be interesting to see what she does next.

the80sweregreat · Yesterday 08:35

I’d be so fed up with being in the DO and think ‘ blow it ‘ if it was me! Mind you , I can’t dance so I’d probably be the first one out anyway!
I thought that Anton was a bit off with Shaun, but it was just a joke that fell a bit flat I suppose.

Runningupthecurtains · Yesterday 08:55

Choppychop · Yesterday 01:27

I disagree about the ringer- I’m a dancer with a ballet background yet I would struggle hugely with ballroom, Latin and the rest. If I’m on a dance floor with my non dancer friends I’m the the most awkward person there as I don’t know how to just dance naturally without a tendu or an arabesque or a pirouette or a grandè leve - I just feel strange and awkward- I think sometimes it’s easier to be a natural dancer with no dance background such as Delta, Will, Tabby, John, Cach and Jamie - some of these are not faves however.

However the Latin and Ballroom pros are expected to dance all sorts of styles in the CC. The judges are not required to have extensive Latin/ballroom experience.

Piggywaspushed · Yesterday 09:13

I think Anton was doing misjudged banter. Some people are terrible at banter and he is one.

Illjusthavethebreadsticks · Yesterday 09:13

When Shaun admitted he was the one who had made a mistake Anton said “oh I have no doubt about that, thanks for pointing that out’ just a bit nasty I thought. Shaun looked very defeated.

AlwaysExtraHot · Yesterday 09:43

I thought Dani was impressive. It was mean of them to leave her til so late to be called safe.
Tabby was great; lyrical and beautiful, but athletic too. CC contempowaft will never be my favourite, but it was one of the better ones. I think they have a lovely partnership, and that's what viewers often vote for IMO.
Graeme was excellent; tango can be so dull, and I loved that they had such a fun but also authentic-sounding song. Loved Lauren's choreo too.
Delta I can't quite get on board with. I agree with Craig it was a bit 'upright'; she looked like she was striking a series of poses. Also, when she's asked a question she does go on a bit! I just find her rather dull.
Lawrence's dance I've already forgotten Confused but the judges seem to love him.
Lacey was a lot more interesting this week, on the floor and in interview. I'm liking her. Shirley was a bitch saying she just wants 'a teeny-tiny bit of technique'; she may not have had perfect or consistent technique, but she did show some.
John and Katya I could take or leave. honestly, although K did a stellar job with the choreo as always.
Cach I thought was stylish and the routine interesting. I respect the fact that he has clearly had a word with himself and is now knuckling down and listening to Maddie.
Bethany and Nancy I liked a lot, although I do see what the judges meant by her being a bit hesitant/considered. Understandable in such a hard dance though.
Jaime I liked, and I think it's a pity she's not getting the votes. Wonder if it's because she's not overly smiley/ingratiating. People sometimes seem to take against women who don't 'play the game'. She's a very powerful dancer and I think has a lot of potential.
Shaun was terrible and I'm relieved he went, although I'll miss Alexis. I swear he was WORSE in the DO, not better. Shirley just dislikes Jaime, I think. Shaun did give a very gracious speech though, so good for him.

Emma continues to impress me. Johannes is much better and more confident. Josh still makes Emma look like she's taking part in Bring Your Kids to Work Day though and could easily be dropped IMO. Or at least he could just do interviews upstairs, where he is quite funny (sometimes!).

Anton has always had a bit of the Anton Show going on but he is becoming insufferable. I do think he's genuinely witty and articulate, and he makes me laugh quite often, but it's too much attention on him, and his 'jokes' about Shaun didn't land well this week.

ilovebrie8 · Yesterday 10:22

Don't agree re Cach having a word with himself, he's still doing his own style of dancing and not the actual dance given to them. Hence his low scores and being near the bottom of the leader board.

Agree re Delta I cant get on board with her at all, I do like Kai though.

Bethany and Nancy are not really working their dance wasn't good.

Shirley scoring Shaun better than Jamie is a travesty, he's a nice guy but it was his time to go. I remember back at the very beginning she got up and hugged him after he danced and only him - she had a soft spot or something for him from the off.

B9waiting · Yesterday 10:23

Thanks @MilkBreadToiletroll

AlwaysExtraHot · Yesterday 10:37

ilovebrie8 · Yesterday 10:22

Don't agree re Cach having a word with himself, he's still doing his own style of dancing and not the actual dance given to them. Hence his low scores and being near the bottom of the leader board.

Agree re Delta I cant get on board with her at all, I do like Kai though.

Bethany and Nancy are not really working their dance wasn't good.

Shirley scoring Shaun better than Jamie is a travesty, he's a nice guy but it was his time to go. I remember back at the very beginning she got up and hugged him after he danced and only him - she had a soft spot or something for him from the off.

The choreography is Maddie's choice (at least partially), not Cach's. I think she's trying to strike a balance between working to his strengths/crowd-pleasing and fulfilling the judges' expectations of what steps they will execute. As they're still in and haven't been in the DO, I'd say she's succeeding.
In his training footage he's clearly listening and working hard. He admitted a while ago to 'whining' about the training, and said he'd stopped doing that and he should have listened to her from the start.
Their cha-cha had proper cha-cha steps (I know he made mistakes) and their foxtrot was full of proper foxtrot choreo.

Bluffinwithmymuffin · Yesterday 11:08

No way was Shaun worse in the dance off! He forgot the steps or went off on the wrong foot the first time (maybe both) but got it more or less right in the DO. Nice guy though, and a good sport, so I’m sorry to see him go.

AlwaysExtraHot · Yesterday 11:21

Bluffinwithmymuffin · Yesterday 11:08

No way was Shaun worse in the dance off! He forgot the steps or went off on the wrong foot the first time (maybe both) but got it more or less right in the DO. Nice guy though, and a good sport, so I’m sorry to see him go.

He looked to me as if he was just shuffling from foot to foot most of the time. It was so stompy and flat-footed. God love him.

Runningupthecurtains · Yesterday 11:38

Bluffinwithmymuffin · Yesterday 11:08

No way was Shaun worse in the dance off! He forgot the steps or went off on the wrong foot the first time (maybe both) but got it more or less right in the DO. Nice guy though, and a good sport, so I’m sorry to see him go.

Worse than Jamie? Yes he was. Worse than he was in the main show? No, at least he didn't start with a massive mistake and spend the whole dance not quite back on track. Has anyone said he worse in the dance off than he was on the main show?

AlwaysExtraHot · Yesterday 11:42

Runningupthecurtains · Yesterday 11:38

Worse than Jamie? Yes he was. Worse than he was in the main show? No, at least he didn't start with a massive mistake and spend the whole dance not quite back on track. Has anyone said he worse in the dance off than he was on the main show?

Me.
I thought he looked like he'd already checked out.
I also thought Shirley seemed to be saying she was saving him because he improved so much on his dance in the main show. Even if we accept that that's the case, it's not the right way to judge a DO, when they're explicitly asked to save the couple who do the best dance full stop.

Bluffinwithmymuffin · Yesterday 11:45

Runningupthecurtains · Yesterday 11:38

Worse than Jamie? Yes he was. Worse than he was in the main show? No, at least he didn't start with a massive mistake and spend the whole dance not quite back on track. Has anyone said he worse in the dance off than he was on the main show?

Yes, someone said it a little further down… think it was @AlwaysExtraHot
Obviously Shaun was worse than Jaime.

Bluffinwithmymuffin · Yesterday 11:48

AlwaysExtraHot · Yesterday 11:21

He looked to me as if he was just shuffling from foot to foot most of the time. It was so stompy and flat-footed. God love him.

Know what you mean about the shuffling… I thought there was an element of that in all his dances to be honest 🥹

Runningupthecurtains · Yesterday 11:55

AlwaysExtraHot · Yesterday 11:42

Me.
I thought he looked like he'd already checked out.
I also thought Shirley seemed to be saying she was saving him because he improved so much on his dance in the main show. Even if we accept that that's the case, it's not the right way to judge a DO, when they're explicitly asked to save the couple who do the best dance full stop.

Ahh thanks - I'd missed your comment. I disagree - he was awful in the main show.

Shirley has done similar with rouge votes in the past. I think she thinks she's being kind but it might be her massive bias in favour of some contestants.

AlwaysExtraHot · Yesterday 11:59

Runningupthecurtains · Yesterday 11:55

Ahh thanks - I'd missed your comment. I disagree - he was awful in the main show.

Shirley has done similar with rouge votes in the past. I think she thinks she's being kind but it might be her massive bias in favour of some contestants.

I think it's her bias. She always takes against someone, usually a woman, and fancies at least one of the younger men. It's pretty unprofessional.

AlwaysExtraHot · Yesterday 11:59

Bluffinwithmymuffin · Yesterday 11:48

Know what you mean about the shuffling… I thought there was an element of that in all his dances to be honest 🥹

Me too. I still think he should have been booted out against Melanie, IMO she was much better than him in that DO.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · Yesterday 12:00

RE : Cach and Maddie, Oti Mabuse said on her YouTube channel that Jason Gilkinson interferes with pros choreographed routines and then the celeb gets marked down on something that they were told to do

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AlwaysExtraHot · Yesterday 12:01

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · Yesterday 12:00

RE : Cach and Maddie, Oti Mabuse said on her YouTube channel that Jason Gilkinson interferes with pros choreographed routines and then the celeb gets marked down on something that they were told to do

Yes, exactly. I've always found it unfair that the judges will direct criticism of the routines to the celeb; but if the producers/JG are dictating routines then it's unfair even to criticise the pro.

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