Hope he goes out tonight.

So do I. He's a smug git and Katya deserves so much better!

Have to say gone off him since seeing 71 degrees north... not a nice person!

I dont like him much either on Strictly. He seems like he really isnt enjoying himself doesnt he??

I find the (latent) homophobia offputting too...

I actually find him quite amusing, I'm sure some of the remarks are tongue in cheek.

My thoughts are the same.

Oddly enough , so do I . I think he is actually quite good at seeing his failings , which is more than some on the show

His waltz was actually quite good he is not a terrible dancer and i happen to find him rather amusing.

I quite like him too. I don't think he is being serious. His tango was very disappointing though. I agree with the judges. Potential is there, but just not happening.

I like him.......he has a very dry humour he is also hilarious on 71 degrees.....as he says himself he isnt used to being medicore but he isnt having a strop about it is he or saying he is better than he is like some have in the past.

His dancing well thats another matter and he does need to improve quickly.

Have to disagree, he needs to take on board what the judges are tellilng him but he just isnt getting it and is under the impression he is a great dancer which he certainly isnt.
He has as much personality as a dead fish.

He SO does not think he is a great dancer......the only time I heard him complain about the judges was when Craig gave him a 3 for the Rumba and all he said then was 'I didnt think it was THAT bad' He knows he is struggling and it annoys him that he isnt as good as Matt and Scott but he certainly doesnt think he IS as good as them. People take against someone and then are not prepared to accept any other view and dont listen to what they ACTUALLY say.

I can understand why people don't like him, he makes me shake my head and groan quite often at how what he's saying is going to come across, but I find him hilarious. Not his dancing - I don't mean that like some people find Ann hilarious - other than the waltz that's been bad and I want him to find his form quickly or I agree he should leave, it's no fun to watch him dance badly. But I find him very likable - he so hates being crap, he knows he is, and he has no idea how to be better, even though he's trying. I like how he doesn't play the usual game of saying how much fun he's having or going for sympathy. He's approaching this like he would sport - totally the wrong approach for winning reality TV, but weirdly endearing to me, I think because I find it honest.

If Katya could get though to him, or if they get the mythical acting coach in, and he has a break-through I'd be thrilled, I really wish for that, but I don't really think he will.

He was bigging himself up on ITT this week and when he went up to talk to Tess he said he was really embarassed about that after the tango. I think of all the celebs on SCD he is the one who least wants to be there. He admitted that at the start. He did it for the publicity. The problem will be if the Welsh voters keep supporting him and good dancers go out.

You have put it better than me.......this is how I feel too.

Never in a million years did I think I would like jhim...but I do! He is very funny (sometimes not intentionally but I find that endearing ). He is, however, a dreadful dancer. I am so glad he is good at his day job

I am not welsh but feel cross on their behalf, Welsh, Scottish, Timbucktooish anyone is entitled to vote for who they want and for whatever reason.

I find him a puzzling character. I think he does take himself seriously at all times and believes he should be great at everything he does. He is too self conscious and is not able to abandon himself to the dance and enter into the spirit of the music. We had other sports people like Matt Dawson and Darren Gough who were able to free themselves from how a macho sports star should behave but I don't believe Gavin can achieve this. Maybe an acting coach could help. Maybe he just has to realise you can't be good at everything.

I think he's a delusional prat and he thinks he's gorgeous. He most certainly isn't - he's vain, unlikeable and completely crap at dancing.

I hoped I'd like him as Katya was fantastic last year, but I don't I can't bear him. I want him off my tv.

He makes my toes curl but not for the right reasons lol.

That is actually not true .YOU may not like him , that doesnt make him unlikable at all .Its your opinion only and not a fact .
I quite like him to be honest , I ddnt think I would , but in the whole time on the show I have seen nothing to dislike .
So ,No he is not unlikable . He may be unliked by some , that s a very different scenario .

I don't get any sex appeal from him whatsoever, he's just so... dull.

His Waltz was really good, but unless he can grow in confidence (and I know I say that lightly, but he's going to have to) then he's finished in my eyes.

I think the problem is Katya. She just isn't a great teacher....

I'm sure someone like Natalie, Erin or Lilia would have been more succesful at getting through. She just makes him uncomfortable and comes across as desperate.

Er... what show are you watching? Gavin has endeared himself to loads of people I've spoken too with his shyness on SCD.

If you want "unlikeable" , "arrogant prats", look no further than "we just love ourselves" Mr Mistri and Mr Maslen

I think he's an odd combination of arrogant and self-deprecating. Strange to find both qualities in one person but that's how he comes across to me. I don't particularly like him or dislike him. I only judge him on his dancing and in that regard he is on a par with Jimi - not that great. For different reasons but still, they're on a very similar level IMO.

Well said. I think of him as an amiable, if a bit dim-witted, hunk. He's not totally useless at dancing (although the tango was not his finest hour) and I, too, admire his honesty, which I find endearing because it is just SO the wrong approach. He clearly loves himself (and has said as much), but I also like that he makes no secret of his love of spray tan and grooming products. But his image-consciousness is what is getting in his way. He has somehow to let himself go and not be afraid to make a fool of himself. It's almost a shame he didn't get the Charleston this week as he would have had to find his inner clown.

I don't think he's the sharpest knife in the drawer, mind you, and I haven't voted for him, but am I wrong to have enjoyed it when Katya ripped his shirt open a couple of weeks ago? Sigh.