It was so cathartic to finally mention it. Do you know what she is doing now, or why she hasn't returned?

Ha ha I remember reading about that last year (I've been a long-time lurker!) and being massively jealous! I'm curious as to how you were able to ask him for his autograph, I think I would have either been struck dumb, fainted or just launched myself at him and clung to his leg when he tried to flee, heh Thanks for posting the pic last year though, gave me something to gaze at fawningly while sat at work

There really IS a lot of Pav love on here isn't there? This waiting list / rota is going to be huge!

Ooh and! And! I saw him do the Bolero with Jess last year too, in Manchester, it was gorgeous

But they obviously sorted it out. And he had to be strict with her that week, if she didn't do the lift they were practising correctly her blades were nearly in his face. That's also the only time Matt got ratty with Suzanne, when she nearly took his eye out!

My favourites are Mel & Fred.

Looks like she pulled a better calibre of celeb than anything the show can offer!

http://www.florentinehoudiniere.com/EN/indexsite.htm

Still, nice to know DOI opened some doors for her

Thanks, much appreciated.

Fred. I love love love him. My little boy is called Freddie/Fred and it was watching Fred P where i first thought, yes that name rocks.

Of the girls i like Florentine and Mel.

I have a strange dislike for Frankie though, not sure why.

Pav and Maria followed by Fred and Mel

I never got the Kristina love either

You don't happen to know which week or around which week this happened? The Claire and Andrei one.

For me, Dan's my favourite pro, followed by Maria I think. Also partial to Matt and Mel.

In fanciability stakes though, I'd take Chris Dean over all the boys any day!

Maria and Frankie

It was the week she did 'Since U Been Gone'.

Thanks, just looked it up. Didn't seem to bad to me, all he did was get a bit ratty. It was hardly appalling!

My favourite ever was the lovely Kristina, I miss her.

From the present series its Frankie/Mel and Pav

mmm yeh it took us a while to brave it, he was so nice, all we said was excuse me, are you Pavel (knowing damn well he was) and he smiled and said yes, he seemed a little surprised we knew who he was. His friend starting laughing (he was gorgeous too) we had a long chat with him afterwards.

Thing was we were so dumb really not only did we not get his autograph on our tickets (as we hadn't got the book yet), but we also didn't get a photo with him either.

mmmmmm. He's so lovely. The closest I came was after the show in Manchester when we were mooching around near the corridor to the backstage area bit. There were these big double doors with narrow windows in, and you could see down the corridor to where the skaters dressing rooms were. Anyhee, I saw Pav right at the end (in his Bolero cossie - swoon) and he started walking towards the doors where we were stood. I kept thinking 'ah, he'll turn off and go into one of the dressing rooms in a minute' but he kept coming closer. And closer. And then CAME THROUGH THE DOORS ABOUT 6 FEET FROM WHERE I WAS STANDING and greeted some friends, and disappeared again. It's the only time I have been properly starstruck, I had a dry mouth and everything. My friend was laughing her head off at me, she said the closer he got the wider my eyes went, and all the colour drained from my face like I was going to faint ha ha ha!

Not a patch on your encounter though! You jammy bugger Perhaps it's just as well though, if I nearly swooned just by being near him, can you imagine what would happen if he actually spoke to me?

haha - he was just in a track suit so I think clothes wise you'd win hands down.

Mind you I've also met, Dan, Frankie, Kristina, Matt, Matthew, Alex, Lukasz and Fred and Mel (also skated with Fred and Mel)

All of them are lovely (Matt is just too handsome its untrue).

Flippin 'eck! You've nearly got the full set there! How did you get to skate with Fred and Mel?

Matt is lovely, we spied him down the corridor too! And it was my mate's turn to have a flustered moment as Matt's her fave

My favorite pros are Kristina and Matt..

I got to shake his hand at the end of last years tour. his hands seem huge! Probebly for the best considering how he throws the girls arround out on the ice.

Kristina, Matt and Daniel

From the boys I'd say Matt (it's the height)

And from the girls, I really like Mel

Girls: Florentine, Frankie and Maria
Boys: Pavel, Pavel and Pavel!

It's interesting, Florentine was only there for one series, but she left her mark, and before this thread I thought I was the only person who liked Pavel. Never have I been more wrong.

Wahey! Welcome to the scrum. I hope you bought a sword

Have bought the video camera and am ready to begin documenting the skirmishes

I do wonder why Florentine didn't come back though? Surely £60k is more than she'll be earning working with Kyran? Though I suppose a good corporate do or two will pull in that kind of wonga.

Yes it's surprising, and she did so well.

I think the "war of the Pav" will be quite epic, I thought I might have to fight one or two people, but no, it's far too many (and Droog83 is very determined and has the underdog vote).