THE NEW STRICTLY THREAD!

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Here we go...

ooh thanks RTK, think I'll sky plus that

Lol at 'extra nice frock!'

I will be recording it too so I can get stuck in once bedtime is past.

Gawd I used to have a life....

he he my thoughts exactly obama

I know OPP. Even more sadly, I've just had a text from my dh telling me the news!

A press conference from John at 2.30pm

Judges whinging about it being a dance contest gets on my nerves - it's not - it's entertainment. Whatever his reasons are for leaving the judges (and James and Cherie - vile woman)did bully him.

I would laugh my arse off (and I have a huge arse) if people stopped watching SCD, nobody voted and the judges had to go back to being nobodies.

In fact (I'm on a roll now) if Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand can get in to trouble on a show that everybody knows was a bit risque for what they did, the judges should be thrown off SCD for their nasty comments on a prime time family show (crosses arms under bosom a la Les Dawson).

They're on Sky news now. Apparently Jeremy Paxman's there WTF????

What with the furore over Laura and Daniel on X factor and now this, is reality TV starting to eat itself?

Wouldn't it be fantastic if this time next year there were no reality TV programmes on the telly?

Why's Cherie a "vile woman" dalek? I thought she seemed rather nice. I read an interview with her in the paper the other week and I thought she came across really well.

Just don't like her - completely unreasonable I know but she's just too perfect - only my opinion though

Fair enough I just feel a bit sorry for Cherie and Rachel cos they get a lot of stick for being too perfect.

The only person on there I really don't like now is Tom....I'm sure he's a lovely bloke and everything but he just looks so smug!

I wonder if there is now enough of a following for the pro dancers on their own for the Beeb to consider bringing back Come Dancing - possibly in a SCD format but without the slebs?
Just a thought ...

Isn't it possible that JS was too exhausted and just can't face the thought of having to keep dancing for another x number of weeks The "bullying" is just a cover

Possibly he is totally in love with Kristina and can't stand her rebuffs any longer ... I guess we'll never know the true reason for him to leave ...

Katsh - my mum said the same thing - I think they were due to a quick dance this week (Jive maybe?) and she thought it may be that he is just finding it too hard?

We've seen people leave the last few series for various reasons.

Kelly Brook beacause of her dad passing away

Jimmy Tarbuck because of health reasons.

I'm pretty impressed with the fact JS stuck with it for so long.

The Woman Who Talked Too Much again says it all - womanwhotalkedtoomuch.blogspot.com/

he is doing a farewell dance on Saturday, crumbs saturday's show's rating are going to go sky high

I agree with katsh

ceebee74 -I think this week ( or next) was the introduction of two dances per show - I would assume a 64 yo gent would have had trouble with that, and this week he was due to Rumba
Wouldn't have been a pretty sight!

I think Kristina deserves to be given someone like Austin or Tom next season should she return, she has certainly paid her dues!!

The Beeb have updated the link that is further down ... there is now footage from the press conference available on it.

Don't think they were doing a Rumba as he says it was to Murder on the Dancefloor ... but still, the mind boggles

Here is the update and here is the news conference - tho the end is cut off.

Shiny hair - check!
Extra nice frock - check!

Hope you're all watching ITT now, it's on a half hour early...

Completely agree with Anton and James that he did a selfish cowardly thing.

John confirmed that there was no pressure to go, he didn't feel bullied, it was his chpoice to go and that he didn;t want to be humiliated by being in a dance off.

Kristina, poor Kristina she was crying and he wouldn't even put his arm round her, was very brusque, "oh she's fine" and carried on talking about himself. Pompous git.