http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...e-Dancing.html

Eastenders Actor Sid Owen will apparently be taking part when the show returns in September.

I like Sid but something tells me he would be a awfull dancer .

I hope Charlie Brooks doesn't do it, what's the point? She can already dance incredibly well.....yawn! :yawn:
At least with Sid we've no idea, and if he's pants he could be an improver!

i think he could be good fun, he never seems to have that much confidence and it would be nice to see him blossom

Tbh I've never seen him out of EE , he seems popular though with general public . I think he would be a good addition to scd this yr

To be honest, I'm surprised he hasn't done it sooner!

I fully expect him to be one for Erin.

I think he'll do a Natalie Cassidy, not great, but steadily improving throughout the series.

If he's in deadenders he's guaranteed at least a quarter final place, even if he turns out to have three left feet.......................

So that's three EastEnders stars already rumoured- Sid Owen, Charlie Brooks and Tameka Empsom!

Didn't work for Jessie Wallace or Gillian Taylforth...

Tameka ftw

Sid is 5ft 7 so too small for Erin, who would tower over him in heels. With his height he is more likely one to for Flavia or Kristina

One for Aliona? She's due a dud. Let's she what she can do with Rickaaaay!

Not met him face to face, but had to speak to him on the phone several times for my boss who was doing some work for him - might be a charming barrell of laughs face to face but grumpy sod pretty much summed him up on the phone.

It's not certain how good or bad Sid is yet - I've got a feeling he maybe a middle of the road type a la Ricky Groves but whatever his standard is he's most likely to be popular and will probably get beyond half way because he's in EE - personally while I want her to be given a challenging celeb I don't think she should be allocated a popular celebrity since she's been given celebs that are not only popular but also gifted for two years running! I know her fans will disagree but that's just how I feel - it would be unfair if she gets another popular celeb this year - however I'm sure the producers don't care sod all about what's fair!


Out of those three rumoured Tameka is the one I'd most like to see on SCD - I saw her on Let's dance for Sports Relief - she was a hoot - really funny in the comedy sketches and a good dancer too

poor bloke, already labelled a dud and he isnt even confirmed as taking part!!!!

It's just a bit of fun based on his Ricky persona. I take all these speculations with a pinch of salt until they are confirmed by the BBC (or a reliable source a few weeks before the show starts). Not having seen him dance, I don't know if Sid Owen is a dud or not. I suspect he might be for some reason but I'm happy to be proved wrong. If he does take part and is a good dancer then I hope he is paired with someone other than Aliona. I'd like to see how well she does with someone of average or below average ability. I suspect that she would do better than many people think but until it happens ...

aliona is 5ft 6 - sid is 5ft 7 - she would be too tall

needs to be either kristina or flavia if it is based on height

I've read Aliona is 5ft 5 so in heels she'd be about the same height as Sid but yes in terms of height those pros you mentioned are probably more suitable also not forgetting Ola too Mind you we've yet to hear which pros are coming back next series!

I would think that if Sid does sign and Flavia and Kristina both return Sid would be given to one of those ladies

Im not sure Ola will be back , James behaviour last yr may have put the nail in the coffin for them . Untill we know full list of celebs it's hard to say who will go with who but he will def be put with one of the smaller girls . I think Kristina and Flavia will be back so they seem likely partners .

Well I think he would look better with Flavia (he was with her on my first series of Reality Check and got 3rd place) but I wouldn't be surprised if he was given to Kristina given that Russell was popular last year and Jason was more of a marmite character who really got through on his dancing.

If he is a good dancer he might want to play it down in the first few weeks so that the voting public get a chance to warm to his character and see him as 'improving through hard work and dedication.' Jason's problem last year was that he hit the ground running and seemed so full-on and determined that many people thought it was 'game over' before the end of the first month. Never a 'safe' position to be in - there's usually only one direction of travel when that happens and when Jason and Kristina started to falter they never really recovered, especially as their main rivals upped their game. Withing a few weeks Jason's straight-forward, down-to-earth approach morphed into: 'Ssssssh, Jason is talking ... Zzzzzzzzzzzz!"

Also, didn't Sid have a go at being a popstar at one point? Clearly a man of many talents.

Won't be going with ALIONA. She's not in this series and has been replaced.

*cough cough* Little bit wrong.

Aliona Vilani ‏@AlionaVilani
Now that the news has been announced by the press I can say that I'll be back for Strictly in August and ready to rock n roll😜!

Unless you mean Katya, who's been replaced with Karen Hauer.