I don't like her partnership with Artem at all. I don't think they gel well together & I actually feel very sorry for her.I wish she had been paired with another dancer, Brendan perhaps?

I like her but I just dont like her relationship/partnership with Artem and thats why I wouldnt mind if they get eliminated early.
They are not really sparks when they dance and other less able dancers are more entertaining than them(Russell, Rory , Lulu even Nancy).

i like Holly too in herself and with Artem, it was lovely to see 2 people fall in love last year but wont happen every season.
I also thiik she dances reasonably well and would like to see herdancing better
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I like Holly, and she is the one I look forward to seeing dance.

Holly was one of my pre show favourites and I look forward to seeing her dance every week, I just wish the one in the background could get off Artems back so that he can get on with helping train Holly without all this jealousy induced interference, its spoiling their chances. You could clearly see on ITT that Artem had things on his mind and wasn't very happy at all.

I like Holly too, and look forward to her dancing. Her AS dance last week was a breakthrough for her, it was fantastic and I hope she goes from strength to strength and gets more confidence. I have enjoyed their dances every week, like Kara last year.

Are Holly and Artem getting on though? The body language on ITT between them looks awkward. They rarely make eye contact. I know Artem has a laidback style, maybe thats it.

I just wonder if it's the constant hype reporting from the press, on Kara's 'so called jealousy' - which I don't believe, as Kara seems a lovely girl, but who knows - what happens in private relationships??

The press interest has most probably put a strain on Holly and Artem, it's as if they don't act very close to one another, or are they just being careful and keeping their distance, for the sake of the press speculation and reporting??

I just hope, they continue to keep dancing better and better.

Yes I like her, regardless of Artem, and I mean that purely in a chemistry sense rather than an dancing one. Dancing wise he's created some nice pecies for them. But after seeing him on ITT yesterday I went right off him because he just comes across as such a humourless being (which I'm sure most here who absolutely love him will firmly disagree with). I think he's more than an Ice Queen he's..? can't even think of a description!? But Holly I think has a sense of humour (which is trying to get out) and think she is trying her best to learn the dances (though prob struggling to hit the standard that Artem wants). I wonder if she been with another Pro she would have felt more comfortable to dance from within herself out, rather than the way she is now (where the soul is lacking). With Artem, because he's so adamant that she must get the steps right, she focuses on that and then it's more the mechanics of the dance that we see being performed on the lives show with Holly rather than the multi-elements of the dance (emotional with skill, combined). I just wonder if she''d enjoy it more if she had a better humoured celeb that will allow her to giggle abit more. I sometimes wonder how Kara even enjoyed Strictly last year with Artem Miserables.

Sorry what have I missed , I'm sure Kara doesn't have time for any jealousy what with 12 hour days shooting a film and snuggling up to her co-star Dougray Scott, maybe Artem is distracted with those thoughts .

I really like Holly. I love her wit and humour. No whiff of desperation about this Aussie beauty.

Yeah, I like her. Maybe Artem is a bit dour for her. He is coming over as a bit of a misery-guts!

Holly isn't Kara, get over it. She's' got to be herself, not everyone is intense. Good dancer yes, great dancer, not yet.

Kara looked more malleable/eager to please.

I'm sure Holly 'has a life' and isn't beating herself up about not having incredible core strength. Seems a nice lass. It's quite nice to have someone not claim to 'live' dance. 'It's changed my life, Zoe/Len/Claudia.' She's cool.

Before the show Holly was the one I was looking forward to the most. Probably because she was the only celebrity I recognised, and I suspected her to be good. However I went off her the first time I saw her.

BUT she has started to grow on me again. I like her relaxed approach to the show, and I actually enjoy her relationship with Artem. Her attitude is challenging his personality. As ESPIONdansant said above Kara was eager to please and did everything right, and in a way made Artem's job easy. So it's interesting to see him with a totally different personality, but one who also has some talent.

This actually reminds me of Brendan and Natasha's relationship from the 1st season of SCD. If you remember Natasha wasn't into the whole dancing thing at all, and Brendan was still in his bad-boy days. Of course I'm not implying that Holly and Artem are going to get it on!

Unlike other Aussies I could mention :sleep:

I don't mind Holly but I'm not very fond of Artem this year, he seems very awkward on It takes two and like he doesn't want to be there!

Your probably right, showbiz is a bit like a massive rabbit hutch, if Kara is busy with her leading man it might be her way of treating Artem mean to keep him keen.

I love Holly.

She's so self deprecating, is easily the most beautiful woman there this year and seems to be genuinley enjoying herself. Her nerves are incredibly endearing.

Its very hard to disagree with anything you say.