I think Paul will go out first.
I also think some might be able to cope
with their nerves better this week and
we'll have a better idea of who's
hot and who's not.

Paul Daniels for definite...Did I like him....Not a lot!!!!!

I think it will be Paul or Peter, but it should really be Ann, they are both much better than her, imo she looked totally cringeworthy tonight.

The vibe on here the last few days has changed my mind a bit. Michelle & Brendan haven't come across very well at all and I think there's a real chance they'll be in trouble if they are still around halfway in the judges table by the end of the night... which I think they probably will be . Michell & Brendan my new prediction to go

I agree that Michelle could be in trouble and I'm going to hedge my bets and say it will be Michelle, Peter or Goldie who will go home tonight.

Nah, don't think so. Michelle will have the advantage of being in Brendan's grip through the routine, and her position is quite good in the judges' ranking. Peter and Paul are in a lot of danger, one of them will fly fly away.

I suspect Micheel is far too expensive to be eliminated at this stage. I think I've heard that she made a very good deal to appear on this show. I can't imagine the BBC not making sure that she stays in.

I think Peter may be cannon fodder....

Well what can they do apart from making the judges blatently overmark her, which will only serve to annoy a lot of people!

She's like Marmite, you either love her or severely dislike her, and the latter camp seems to be quite large on here, her TV appearances have done her no favours. If her Foxtrot isn't a marked improvement on her cha cha disaster, she could be in trouble as she's not well-known enough here to have a huge fanbase which would keep her in regardless of how badly she dances, unlike some others.

Is the voting different this year ?

Do they judges get to decide who leaves out of the bottom two?

No dance-off, so the judges only have influence over their own scoring.

Judges scores are ranked (highest couple gets 14, lowest gets 1) and then public vote is similarly ranked.

Lowest combined score goes home, or if there's a tie the couple with the lowest public vote out of the tied couples goes home.

Thanks

Back to how it used to be then ?

Yes

I've seen a few people make this comment about Michelle now and I'm just wondering, do people really think this is going to make a big difference? Quite apart from the fact that the judges don't get to save one of the bottom two any more, if the contestants are being paid per episode rather than per series now, I would have thought the BBC's finance department would be more than happy to see the expensive contestants go early! I don't know, just wondering how other people were seeing it.

I'll be VERY surprisd if Peter doesn't go.

Poor Erin. She has so much experience to give to the show, but yes it does look very likely...

I can't understand why Peter wasn't put wit Natalie when she is more suited to his height than Erin is. I'd much rather watch Erin than Natalie, and I think Erin is the better teacher of the two

I think Paul will go but possibly Michelle or Peter

it needs to be Peter!!

edit: no Ann needs to go before she trips over her tits!

I think it will either be Peter or Paul, probably Peter as Paul is slightly more entertaining to watch for some people.

Am hoping Paul goes before Peter.

Haha, her bra straps must need more tension than the Golden Gate bridge! If they ever snap, they'll whiplash out and decapitate half the audience.

I think it will be between Paul, Tina, Peter or Felicity ()

I am thinking Patsy or Goldie

I think its between Gavin and Tina in the bottom 2 and Gavin will be out

I wouldn't be at all surprised if either Gavin or Peter are the first to leave (they were both absolutely appauling tonight, in my opinion). As Ann ended up at the bottom of the leaderboard she is likely to get the sympathy vote.