Belated hugs for some very welcome returnees. Great to see you. Mwah! Mwah!
Loved last week's show very much.
Jay was sensational and I'm a fully paid up Jaliona obsessional now, but quite a few others impressed me too.
Felt bad for Giovanni. I was rather keen on their rumba (though I take the point about it being posey). Her dress/hair/make up etc were gorgeous. It's best she doesn't speak though.
Jeremy is my favourite of the no-can-do bunch. Love his enthusiasm and I like Karen again (after not being so keen with Mark). She's good humoured about the duffers.
I would have liked Anthony and Oti to stick around for a few more weeks and would happily have waved good-bye to Carol. She's the only one who has me reaching for fast forward. Even Daniel entertains me a little bit. Not very much - more in a way that has me pressed back into the sofa in slight recoil - but it is a reaction! With Carol I feel only tedium.
Anita is still one of my faves, but I'm wishing they could have got another ballroom dance out of the way while there's still plenty of elimination fodder. I enjoyed the theatrical VW/AS (minus the Gleb Special), but think her top half was ropey in hold. They're going to run out or the energetic dances soon, which is where she shines. Looking forward to their samba tonight.
Kellie and Kevin are good, but I'm just not keen.
Kirsty is a big disappointment. She's beautiful and I expected her to be elegant, but think she's mechanical.
I don't think Tristan and Jamelia are doing as well as I hoped, but I've been voting for them. She needs a good week for me to keep the faith....
Helen is warming up (or I am). I really want to support these two, but it's been a bit brittle and cold so far. The foxtrot was better and her salsa is looking good.
Peter had a bad week with that awful paso. I'm not a fan at all, but would be happy to see some good dancing from him. So far it's been an approximation of good dancing and I don't know if that's him or Janette or both..
Ainsley is still entertaining me. Just.
Oh, and congrats to lovely Natalie and her engagement. They met on a train. I love it!