I find Jimi very embarrassing to watch. He's like a hyperactive child. None of his dances have impressed me, and he always disagrees with the negative comments from the judges. He seems to think that he's a good dancer

Agree with you entirely.

I thought his paso was a bit dodgy (not great shaping in my eyes and was hunched over at times). Finding him increasingly irritating off the floor as well. At the start, I thought he would be very popular (and possibly quite good), but wondering if he might not be in for an earlier exit than expected.

I don't get that impression from Jimi, certainly not from his Tweets. I think he was (rightly) disappointed last week with the judge's comments and marks - and Karen Hardy and Kristina Rhianoff both defended him on ITT and in their blog respectively. He had a right to feel hard done by.

I also believe Jimi is a good dancer in that he has natural rhythm. That's not to say he has mastered Latin and Ballroom dancing properly yet - there's still a long way to go. But he's a natural mover.

I don't really notice his presence on the show.
There's better and worse. He's just Mr Average.
At least he doesn't make me want to throw something at the tv, like some I could and will mention.

He has rhythm, but he can't keep his body under control. His fans only seem to like him because he is good looking His cheery personality seem rather forced IMO. I just can't take to him.

I agree with you Sid. I find his VT's can be quite badly edited to show him coming across as being dismissive of the judges comments, when I get a totally different impression when watching a FULL interview on ITT, or from his tweets. He's trying extremely hard like the rest of them are.....and is working on improving what the judges are criticising.

I don't know that he will ever be up there with the likes of Matt and Scott in terms of ability, but I hope him and Flav stay in for a good few weeks yet.

Hopefully their next dance will be a ballroom if they get through....They have only had one so far, and his Foxtrot was great for a second dance. I'm keen to see how he gets on in another ballroom routine.

I rather like him but he does still seem to think that having a natural rhythm and ability to interpret music will carry him through the competition. It's almost as if he's decided he's going to be good at this (fair enough in a way - the natural signs are there) so it should all come naturally. Problem is, that even for those who have a certain innate ability to dance, this type of dancing is far more complicated than that. Being able to move is not enough - you need discipline and control; in other words, you need to really concentrate and be prepared to go back to basics.

It's not that I don't think that Jimi is working hard - I'm sure he is. However, I'm not convinced he's taking on board what matters. I think he expected to be better more quickly than he is, he seems to be looking for a bit of a short cut and he's probably getting frustrated. I've seen it with pupils time and again - you point out what they've done wrong, you give them advice, they go "Yeah, yeah" they go off, they work and make exactly the same mistakes. It's not deliberate, they really don't seem to see what they're doing wrong.

Do we? Have you asked us?

Maybe we find his cheery personality genuine and endearing? And maybe we enjoy his performances?

By all means offer up reasons why you haven't taken to a celebrity but don't speak for others who have

There's no real need to ask, as it's kinda obvious from the posts on here. Many of the other celebs - Matt (from series 5), Gethin etc were only liked because of their looks. I didn't think much of their dancing either.

We'll have to agree to disagree then.

Jimi ticks all the boxes for me - I've warmed to him as a person, I find his dances entertaining and yes I think he's a looker.

And I'm sure this was the case for the majority of Matt and Gethin's fans too.

Looks only get you so far.

I am really struggling with Jimi......I like him as a person and want Flavia to do well......but I am getting a bit tired of them as they havent really improved sufficiently for me. For some reason that I cant quite put my finger on I find them difficult to watch .....I dont think he IS a natural dancer I think he is rather awkward in his movements and I therfore dont like watching him dance and it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable.

I really, really want to like Jimi. I love his personality, his enthusiasm and his attitude. I love Flavia. Just when I watch him dance I feel disappointed. It's all jangly

Loved his eyes last night though!!

You have put that so much better than I probably would Jan.
I like Jimmi he has personality and looks and works hard but yes I find him very difficult to watch he looks somewhat heavy and flat footed and as you say awkward in his movements.

I think he's a natural dancer - i.e. he moves confidently to music and has innate rhythm but I don't think he's a natural at this type of dance and I don't think he's quite understood that yet. As I said, I think he expected this to be easier than it is and he's getting frustrated when what he thinks is a good performance (and from a performance point of view he's usually right) doesn't get the credit from the judges that he thinks it should.

This is how I feel about him. He seems nice enough but he's in that black hole of not the best, not the worst and so he's very easy to ignore.

I criticised the judges last week, thought they were very tough on Jimi and I considered he was under-marked.
This week, I have to admit, I thought he was poor and the judges' remarks and scores were rather kind.
However, perhaps I just know nothing about dancing, and like art..I just know what I like.

I think Dilly has pretty much summed up my feelings on the matter.

Jimi is edited very badly in his VT's, as on ITT he clearly says that he appreciates the criticism as it means he can improve on what he's doing wrong. Like this week he was working so so hard on his technique as that is what he was criticised for last week.

He is very hard working and I believe that he is nearly there with his dancing, each week his posture is better and I think his paso was really good. No it was not perfect, and he still has a way to go...and no he probably won't be as good as Scott and Matt, but he could be a contender.

I'm hoping for a ballroom this week if he's through, as his foxtrot was very good and would love to see him do an AS!!

He was my favourite and I was quite annoyed on his behalf last week. Er, last night was just not good. Didn't enjoy his paso at all, terrible music and he seemed to be taking the zombie thing too far by being very stiff and jerky. At least I think it was because of the zombie thing.

Anyway, I do find him quite endearing so I hope he's better next week.

I love Jimi and I actually liked his paso, although the eyes freaked me out entirely!

And no, I don't fancy him in the slightest - I like his enthusiasm, and he and Flavs on ITT crack me up.

Fair enough if you can't take to him - we all have different opinions and different couples appeal to us for a variety of reasons - but just because you don't like him does not mean his only appeal to others is physical. II find your assumption hightly insulting to Jimi's supporters (of which I'm one.)

I see a lot more HOT and WOW comments directed towards Matt, do you think his fans are equally shallow?

Well, I have to go hands up on the HOT theme! I didn't noticed his Paso, but I thought he looked REALLY hot, and I haven't thought that about him before.

Stop being all shallow, you're showing us up

LOL, I only watch it cos I love the clothes and the way the dancing shows off the clothes! You can't get more shallow than that

You must have had your hands over your eyes all the way through Tina's dance then

I like him and think he is good dancer.