I remember sitting up in the early hours watching her and T& D as a kid with my mother, loved it when she said trust your partner a Russian will never drop you, no pressure Andrei

Warmed to her as the programme went on - and totally agree she's a much needed knowledgeable judge

She's an asset to the panel, IMO.

Definitely. I was captivated by her skating in the 80s. So nice to have two real experts on the panel!

I personally tought she was awful. She went on and on and on when trying to decide how to save. Maybe I'll warm to her as the show goes on, but bought nothing exciting to the show for me. Still better than the Bunton though.

I loved her, and I also surprised myself by liking Louie

If you had listened to what she was saying, she had named who she was saving - and was explaining why she was doing it

I thought she was brilliant, exactly what the panel has been crying out for. I really loved listening to her opinion and I thought she did very well. I enjoyed both her and Louie on the show, it's a good panel this year.

I have never heard of her, but she impressed me with her forthright opinion sprinkled with a little bit of humour, I think she will be a very fair judge

It's a real privilege to have someone of Katarina's calibre as a judge on the show. I hung onto every word she said. Smashing.