Don't be too sure about that

Another member of Team Cola - excellent!

I think part the reason why there are likely to be more upsets this series is because of the new voting format. With couples tied on the leaderboard, it narrows the gap between the top and the bottom of the table leaving the front runners vulnerable....


Apparently Chris is getting the most votes each week

If that's true, then he stands a chance....

Spot on Sid

Exactly Tess is told what to say - it is very much scripted (I have been told by someone who worked on the show) as the judges remarks on the tour are all scripted. She can only say what she is supposed to say.

I really hate all the hate that is directed at Tess and think she does not deserve it. Anyway the BBC are obviously happy with her.

Gaby Logan is another auto-cutie, away from the auto-cue and the notes on her clipboard she's lost. It's noticeable on Football Focus or whatever, if the guests start digressing and talk about a football related topic that's not in her script, she can add nothing to the conversation.

Her husband Kenny Logan, showed a lot more charm and an abilty to connect with an audience, than she ever has.

The skill of a good presenter is someone who can improvise very quickly if something goes wrong- or the topic veers off. I present on local radio and I have learned this skill because I do football commentary - I can't rely on any script there- I have to think quickly and ahead

In fact I hate having to use a script- If I do have to work with one I will make sure it is as slack as possible

Yes, it's the gurning I find most uncomfortable. I feel rather mean saying it though as it could be a facial tic or something, but these days I find it hard to notice much of what she's saying; I just notice the twitches.

Tess is beginning to get on my nerves too, mind you I can't stand it when Alesha opens her mouth too.

My vote would go for Zoe Ball. She's an experienced presenter and not nearly as annoying as Tess. And perhaps team Zoe up with her father instead of Bruce!

I must be in the minority because I think Tess does a pretty fair job most of the time under difficult circumstances.

I record SCD and give it a 10-15 minute delay so I can fast-forward through Tesspit, makes it so much better.

I'd get Cheryl Cole in instead, just to annoy the people whose real reason for disliking Tess is her accent.
Alternatively Lisa Stansfield, or Jane Horrocks in Prime Minister mode.

I disagree, I have actually warmed more to Gabby doing final score. SHe may not have the football knowledge of Ray STubbs but she does know an awful lot about football and it will improve. SHe can go off script too.

There is no way Tess Daly could do Final Score Can you imagine it

Tess: oh..and I am hearing of a gaol at Man Chester Uni Ted

I don't dislike Tess because of her accent - that has nothing to do with it. I love Jane Horrocks and Sarah Lancashire and Samia Smith. They all come from the North. The reason why I can't abide the little madam is her prinking, preening, pulling faces, perving over male colleagues like some dirty raincoat and her bitchy comments. She is a waste of airtime. There is a difference between Cheryl Cole and Tess Daly - Cheryl Cole has talent!

Tess and Bruce are both deeply irritating - I always fast forward through them both. Get rid of them and bring in Ant & Dec - they would be brilliant.

Sometimes she can be astonishingly insensitive.

I recall at the end of series 6 when Matt Di Angelo had just come 2nd to Alesha, she asked him if he and Flavia would "keep in touch" while smirking at the camera.
Given that Vincent was standing just a few feet away this was a thoughtless and crass comment.

I know she asks the same of all contestants but, given the circumstances, she should not have said it.

What circumstances - do tell!

I agree with you also, people are very quick to complain about her but few of the replacements suggested would match her and her experience on the show. As for the 'difficult circumstances' - is that working with Bruce whilst he's attempting to read from an autocue?

I dont really notice Tess much but Bruce irritates me when he goes on about how much improvement he thinks the couples have made. Shut up Bruce

I like her filling, most of the time. Then again I am immune to the dislike many have for Bruce. Sometimes he makes me laugh.

I really liked Tess in the early series.

I tolerated her last year (when she wouldn't stop banging on about Austin's guns).

But this series, I've gone off her altogether.

I'm losing a bit of patience with Bruce too.

Alesha should never have been considered for any job bigger than Tess's. She could have used her experience on the show to some good if she'd replaced Tess.

Alesha would have done better as a clothes-horse than a judge. Agreed. She could even have danced a bit with Bruce.

You get to the point when Tess is worth keeping just for the laughs. I am referring mostly to her outfits.

Yes. Just think of ... figure skating. The skater goes off the ice and sits with their coach waiting for the scores. ... The scores come up, you see their reaction: it's sufficiently dramatic.

And the marking in figure skating is a lot more complicated than in SCD. I mean, they don't just have judges each coming up with just one number.

I don't know whether Tess is to blame for her comments or whether she's fed them by producers, but either way I'm sick of them.

How did getting higher marks from judges get confused with being judge's favourites?