Katya is an exceptionally good dancer and choreographer .
It must be extremely frustrating for all of the pros to get a partner who should be good , but for whatever reason ,can't be .

I can't imagine which of the pros could have done better with Gavin Henson

Katya in Take the Lead

I don't think Katya is to blame tbh. I'm just glad he is getting some coaching at last and hope it will help him get over his nerves/confidence/intimacy problems .

He's the most gay rugger b*gger I've ever seen.

You aren't seriously suggesting that someone who admits to wearing fake tan must be, gay ? As for sports stars who are, gay - those who have come out and those who have not - what has it got to do with how they can dance ? Jeeze...I thought we'd all moved on from that sort of criticism years ago.

He's a bad dancer, no doubt about that, but I have to say that to my huge surprise I find him quite likeable as a person. Goes to show, nobody's immune from prejudices...

I think Gavin is hilarious and him and Katya are one of my favourite pairings in this year's Strictly. I think his detractors don't get his dry sense of humour. He's competitive due to his sports background but he is also very hard on himself and honest about his own failings.
Patsy has the same quality, and I find these two the two most likable celebs this year for this very reason.
They are not hiding behind the same old, same old, populist drivel, on which note I am also fed up of all the SCD contestants who use Twitter to ramp up support.
Hope to see both Gavin and Patsy slowly improve and emerge as this year's journey contestants. I don't find Scott & Natalie, Kara & Artem, or Pamela & James remotely endearing, so if Gavin or Patsy don't win, I would settle for Matt & Aliona, or Felicity & Vincent winning cos they have genuine chemistry in their partnerships.

Oooh! Good question.

Definately Gavin with someone else, I am tempted to say Erin but really feel it is time for Erin to have a good dancer this year. Maybe Kristina as she seems very 'earthy' and he might have responded to that.

Scott with Erin. I can only think Natalie scared the SCD producers into giving her another good dancer this year with her shark-like gaze.

Gavin is certainly not one of my favourites - although his boasting should be taken with a pinch of salt there was an element of self deprecation and irony in there.