By that I mean the glitterball is in the gift of women voters who outnumber men voters by 4 to 1? Or is it 9 to 1?
SCD1 was a different world, and Natasha had no genuine rival in the Final - a walkover.
In SCD2 Jill Halfpenny had no credible male rival, so Jill trumped Denise instead.
In SCD3 Zoe Ball led males by a notable margin on marks, but when things came to a head the electorate placed not one man but two (Darren Gough, Colin Jackson) ahead of the woman.
In SCD4 Emma Bunton led on marks, but the voting public preferred not only the high-scoring Ramps but also the low-scoring Matt Dawson ahead of the woman, unceremoniously shutting her out of the Final.
In SCD5 Alesha ran out of opposition after Kelly Brook withdrew. But then came a sudden surge by Gethin (still far far behind on marks to date), with one bound pulling level with Alesha in forum popularity poll. Gethin was dumped out of the semi-final by Matt di Angelo and we shall never know what fate would have greeted Alesha in a Final against Gethin with a female voting army behind him.
In SCD6 Tom Chambers was slightly behind Lisa on marks, and more so behind Rachel. When voters picked up their phones they said Tom.
In SCD7 Chris Hollins was a street behind Ali Bastian on marks, and a street and a half behind Ricky Whittle, but Ali was surprisingly dumped by voters, leaving a Final between two men.
In SCD8 Kara was outstanding as a dancer and as a person, winning by acclamation with gender never a consideration.
Voting history over the years suggests an overwhelmingly female electorate have a tendency to prefer a man. (Which high-scoring man has ever been shut out of the Final in favour of a woman by phone voters?) This is possibly the reason why bookie prices are cynically saying Harry the man is 9 times more likely to beat Chelsee the woman, despite DS forum poll saying Chelsee is 60-40 more likely to win.
DS forum poll is hinting there is no gender bias this year.
Why?
SCD1 was a different world, and Natasha had no genuine rival in the Final - a walkover.
In SCD2 Jill Halfpenny had no credible male rival, so Jill trumped Denise instead.
In SCD3 Zoe Ball led males by a notable margin on marks, but when things came to a head the electorate placed not one man but two (Darren Gough, Colin Jackson) ahead of the woman.
In SCD4 Emma Bunton led on marks, but the voting public preferred not only the high-scoring Ramps but also the low-scoring Matt Dawson ahead of the woman, unceremoniously shutting her out of the Final.
In SCD5 Alesha ran out of opposition after Kelly Brook withdrew. But then came a sudden surge by Gethin (still far far behind on marks to date), with one bound pulling level with Alesha in forum popularity poll. Gethin was dumped out of the semi-final by Matt di Angelo and we shall never know what fate would have greeted Alesha in a Final against Gethin with a female voting army behind him.
In SCD6 Tom Chambers was slightly behind Lisa on marks, and more so behind Rachel. When voters picked up their phones they said Tom.
In SCD7 Chris Hollins was a street behind Ali Bastian on marks, and a street and a half behind Ricky Whittle, but Ali was surprisingly dumped by voters, leaving a Final between two men.
In SCD8 Kara was outstanding as a dancer and as a person, winning by acclamation with gender never a consideration.
Voting history over the years suggests an overwhelmingly female electorate have a tendency to prefer a man. (Which high-scoring man has ever been shut out of the Final in favour of a woman by phone voters?) This is possibly the reason why bookie prices are cynically saying Harry the man is 9 times more likely to beat Chelsee the woman, despite DS forum poll saying Chelsee is 60-40 more likely to win.
DS forum poll is hinting there is no gender bias this year.
Why?




