Maybe pros get a reality check when they get a celebrity that's not that good. They know the won't make the final, so they're maybe much more focused on making it enjoyable. And hopefully, that's what they'll take away for future shows when they have a contender again.

It's done wonders for Kristina, for instance!

Every time I see this thread I read it as WARNING to Natalie and think What ??? !!!!

I didnt like her with Ricky but met her after the Strictly Pro tour and she was lovely.

See my post above! Absolutely

JJ.

I never understood why people didn't like Natalie - I thought she was fab from the first series with Ricky (they wuz robbed ), but it is great to see people finally taking to her. I hope she is around for a few more series - I think her choreography is lovely.

The only thing that's really changed about her over the course of three series is that she's perfected the art of looking down the camera like a normal person, not glowering from under her eyebrows like a psycho.

Always loved her.

But people don't seem to realise that Natalie has appeared in 5(?) series' of the Austrailian DWTS (has won once I believe) & has therefore had other non-contenders, so Audley is not her first! I remember reading that Ricky was the best celeb/contender she'd ever had. She's always been one of best pros.