Does the celeb change our perception of the pro?
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Example: Last year I couldn't stand Natalie, but this year I actually think she's pretty great. I think it might be down to liking the partnership with Scott more than the partnership with Ricky.
So it got me thinking - have you ever done a complete 180 on a pro and was it because of the celeb they were partnered with?
So it got me thinking - have you ever done a complete 180 on a pro and was it because of the celeb they were partnered with?
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Camilla and Tom. I couldn't stand Camilla and then all of a sudden I got her:) (and then she went:().
The other one: I loved Erin with Julian, I hated Erin with Colin (still remember those two bitching about Zoe's ten), but then with Willi and all her other partners since, I really loved her.
Also never liked Ola before Cola, she's my fave pro now
Brilliant girl
That's why I went off Erin too - I thought that was unnecessary and it came across as jealousy. It's easy to find fault with any dance if you try - in that sense, no dance is truly worth a ten. I notice she didn't object when she received tens for her gimmicky Paso with Austin :rolleyes: Rant over!
She does seem OK overall.
Same here.
Other pros I like regardless of the celebrity they're with! It was seeing Natalie on the celeb and pro tour dancing with Ian that changed my opinion of her, and I still like her even though I really dislike Scott! And the pro tour also made me like Aliona when I hadn't previously
I never got Ola until her partnership with Chris last year.
Absolutly ditto!!!
JJ:):)
Didn't like him at all to begin with, but changed my mind completely when he partnered Cherie on the SCD Tour and was a total gent:)
Agreed. Really do not like Natalie, and thus I have no desire to support Scott, nor did I Ricky. I remember going into to the launch show thinking that whomever Aliona got I would support... the rest as they say...
Vincent's a strange one. I loved him with Rachel Stevens, I think she humbled him somewhat, but with Natalie and Felicity I dunno. I don't dislike him, he's pretty funny at times, he just leaves me a little cold and I certainly don't find the warmth in him he had with Rachel.
Nat is a great choreographer and teacher though, so I don't care if she puts me to sleep off the dancefloor.
The celeb who changed my perception of a pro significantly was Chris. I had admired Ola's clever choreography in previous series, but she seemed quite cold to me. With Chris she was warm, witty and her strict side was a joy to watch because he wasnt dominated by it. Yes I know the cheesy "Mrs Jordan" and "Olachops" got a little grating eventually, but their coupling was the most genuine of any I have seen and brought out the best in both of them.
I really disliked James for the first couple of series's but he has mellowed and has shown that although he is very competitive he also has a sense of fun!
I agree about James and Cherie. I thought she brought out the best in him. For an older woman/younger man partnership, I much prefer James/Cherie to James/Pamela.
Mind you, that might have had something to do with the editing of the show, rather than his partner - I now think in his first year, he was frustrated that his partner seemed to have no interest or commitment in SCD (skipping training, turning up hungover, etc), but of course none of that came out until after the series had finished.
I'd always found James to be like a second-rate Brendan Cole with all the strops and everything, but when he was with Cherie he seemed so dignified, but still with the same fiery cheeky personality, and he's grown on me year after year.
Matt didn't manage to change Aliona's perception for me. I've given up giving her the chance to prove she can dance a 'we' and not a 'me', but so far, except the Samba, she just disappointed me week on week.
Ola i never liked, until last year when she danced with Chris and i completely changed my mind about her!......:)
I don't think that's necessarily down to the celeb. I wanted Ricky to win last year, yet didn't like Natalie much. This year I don't like Scott much, yet I am liking Natalie a lot more. I think Natalie came across as overly competitive last year, and has toned it down this year.
used to like Flavia but went off her with matt
never liked camilla but did with tom
matthew and alesha were perfect but he was a bit dull with others
erin and colin were magic but she goes through the motions with the duffers
so yes!