Oh don't get me wrong, I loved Tom, he's one of my favourite ever winners and Camilla is my favourite ever pro, but there was a lot of disgust after semi final gate and I still see hate for it in various ol places.
I thought Tom was the most controversial winner yet he has no votes
I think most people took issue with his personality, rather than his dancing ability! (Though not me! I loved him and Camilla, and voted for them with actual money, before this fancy free online voting came along! )
Really, there's only one correct answer, and that's Chris Hollins. Anyone else is just plain wrong! Chris is one of the nicest winners, but easily the worst! XD
Oh god, I had both the worst & best winner polls open and voted for the best in this poll
So, that's why Alesha/Caroline/Abbey got votes in :x
Worst, I wouldn't say Tom since he wasn't that far off from the Rachel/Lisa, and I think Chris is probably the only winner I'd think is a questionable dancer since other than his Charleston, he never really had a good dance. His semi-finals Rumba definitely showcased that
There are some celebs on this poll who simply shouldn't get votes - I don't know how anyone can justify saying Jill, Kara (I know that one was a mistake!) or Alesha were the worst winners, and I'd like to see those justifications rather than people simply voting and not giving a reason! Each to their own in terms of favourites, but the poll's about dance ability!
This poll's a no-brainer for me - much as I loved his partnership with Ola and did indeed vote for them, Chris Hollins is the worst dancer by miles ever to have won the show - he couldn't dance Latin for toffee and his ballroom was at times passable but by no means outstanding!
Interesting to see no votes for Harry when a lot complained on Twitter at the time that Chelsee and Jason were both better.
I think with both Harry and Tom, people are now just comparing them against other winners rather than considering who "should" have won their respective series, and in comparison with other winners they stand up fairly well in dance terms. People have more recent memories of who "should" have won Abbey and Caroline's series (Louis is I think somewhere in the middle).
I didn't watch the early series but if we're talking about dancing, I think it has to be between Chris Hollins (at best mediocre in pretty much every dance - he was fun but not a great dancer), Darren Gough (only ever see people remember his quickstep, and even that I've seen mentioned less often that Colin's from the same series) and maybe Natasha Kaplinsky (I've watched none of it but apparently series 1 as a whole was of a pretty low standard).
Interesting to see no votes for Harry when a lot complained on Twitter at the time that Chelsee and Jason were both better.
I think the thing is, Harry may not have been the best dancer in his series (much like Caroline and Darren) but he is still better than the likes of, say Chris Hollins, who definitely wasn't the best dancer in his series. There's a difference between someone's ability and people's retrospective disdain for their victory. People may be petty, but more often than not their honest.
Very true. I do remember a lot of Jason fans complaining he'd won.
I missed most of Chris' series but watching him in the Christmas special I was sitting saying "HOW did he win?!" (Even allowing for the 5 years since his series)
Chris has just been on BBC Breakfast admitting he was the worst winner, and I agree with him. Basically he and Ola won it with just one decent dance, their Charleston in the final.
I voted for Caroline because she was a "ringer" and kept her training hidden from us.
...doesn't that go against the point of the thread?
I'm a little surprised at the number of people with more votes than Natasha. Of course it can be argued that standards were lower in the first series, but watching some of her dances back, I reckon she'd be lucky to make the halfway stage nowadays. She certainly wasn't any better than, say, Tom or Abbey.
Worst winner is a little mean if perhaps it could be argued that Darren might be viewed as one of the best winners in encouraging a lot of people, certainly men to take up dancing, and for having such obvious and infectious enthusiasm for it.
I haven't seen any of the more recent winners or finalists having that same enthusiasm, for them it seems more of a pro job these days. Darren (and Mark) were genuine amateurs.
As it is, I can still watch Darren and Lilia's complex no faff quickstep and semi-pro waltz to name two with a great deal of pleasure.
Kerplunk - Darren and Hobbit were crap but at least they looked like they wanted to be there. Every time Kerplunk went out there she moved like she expected to be chained back to the radiator at the end.
Abbey Clancy. Nice girl but something about her dancing didn't impress me.
Same choice for same reason. I liked her much more than I thought I would, but she was totally over rated - the judges ignored her lack of technique and mistakes.
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Oh don't get me wrong, I loved Tom, he's one of my favourite ever winners and Camilla is my favourite ever pro, but there was a lot of disgust after semi final gate and I still see hate for it in various ol places.
votegate (part of the reason that I left Strictly for a few years)
I think most people took issue with his personality, rather than his dancing ability! (Though not me! I loved him and Camilla, and voted for them with actual money, before this fancy free online voting came along!
Really, there's only one correct answer, and that's Chris Hollins. Anyone else is just plain wrong! Chris is one of the nicest winners, but easily the worst! XD
Not really his fault though, was it?
So, that's why Alesha/Caroline/Abbey got votes in :x
Worst, I wouldn't say Tom since he wasn't that far off from the Rachel/Lisa, and I think Chris is probably the only winner I'd think is a questionable dancer since other than his Charleston, he never really had a good dance. His semi-finals Rumba definitely showcased that
This poll's a no-brainer for me - much as I loved his partnership with Ola and did indeed vote for them, Chris Hollins is the worst dancer by miles ever to have won the show - he couldn't dance Latin for toffee and his ballroom was at times passable but by no means outstanding!
Chris
Darren
Everyone else (argue amongst yourselves)
Anything else is just wrong. Not opinion. Wrong
Just as many of us thought he was miles better than both of them though!
Tom Chambers on the other hand....I could not abide him>:( and wished Rachel had won.
Natalie was robbed:(
I think with both Harry and Tom, people are now just comparing them against other winners rather than considering who "should" have won their respective series, and in comparison with other winners they stand up fairly well in dance terms. People have more recent memories of who "should" have won Abbey and Caroline's series (Louis is I think somewhere in the middle).
I didn't watch the early series but if we're talking about dancing, I think it has to be between Chris Hollins (at best mediocre in pretty much every dance - he was fun but not a great dancer), Darren Gough (only ever see people remember his quickstep, and even that I've seen mentioned less often that Colin's from the same series) and maybe Natasha Kaplinsky (I've watched none of it but apparently series 1 as a whole was of a pretty low standard).
I think the thing is, Harry may not have been the best dancer in his series (much like Caroline and Darren) but he is still better than the likes of, say Chris Hollins, who definitely wasn't the best dancer in his series. There's a difference between someone's ability and people's retrospective disdain for their victory.
I missed most of Chris' series but watching him in the Christmas special I was sitting saying "HOW did he win?!" (Even allowing for the 5 years since his series)
Good personality too - I pleased he won that year
Definitely!
...doesn't that go against the point of the thread?
I'm a little surprised at the number of people with more votes than Natasha. Of course it can be argued that standards were lower in the first series, but watching some of her dances back, I reckon she'd be lucky to make the halfway stage nowadays. She certainly wasn't any better than, say, Tom or Abbey.
I haven't seen any of the more recent winners or finalists having that same enthusiasm, for them it seems more of a pro job these days. Darren (and Mark) were genuine amateurs.
As it is, I can still watch Darren and Lilia's complex no faff quickstep and semi-pro waltz to name two with a great deal of pleasure.
Same choice for same reason. I liked her much more than I thought I would, but she was totally over rated - the judges ignored her lack of technique and mistakes.
Me too
Who else voted for Mark Ramprakash? I am still in love with him after all these years