Not anymore . They haven't been a couple for years now .

Yes, he's extremely trying. He has to go!

They haven't been a couple for 7/8 years now...

Thanks for that that's me well out of date with the goss then !

Isn't pasha gay?

He is supposedly another of Janette's conquests, so apparently not.

As for Anya, I thought their relationship was a professional one, but I don't know either of them from before their time on Strictly, so...

Just caught up with that myself. The singer was ok but the dancers were fantastic. If they are on every week I would watch every week.

Stuff the singer, those male dancers were so hot they were steaming

Definitely isn't Jimi and Flavia, but I have saw a few mentions recently of Kara and Artem splitting. I'm hoping they haven't though as they were a nice couple.

Daily Star
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/strict...lash-the-flesh

He has been linked to way too many women for me to ever think that. Also, I find that Soviet ballroom dancers are often very straight.

I am glad Ben did well. It does not come naturally to him, all the better he impressed in rumba.

Judges' scoring breakdown, since I haven't seen it yet

Craig
10:
9: Natalie
8: Ashley, Susanna
7: Ben, Deborah, Fiona, Sophie
6: Abbey, Mark, Patrick, Rachel
5:
4: Julien
3: Vanessa
2: Dave
1:

Darcey
10:
9: Natalie, Susanna
8: Ashley, Sophie
7: Abbey, Ben, Deborah, Fiona, Patrick, Rachel
6: Mark
5: Dave, Julien, Vanessa
4:
3:
2:
1:

Len
10:
9: Natalie, Susanna
8: Abbey, Sophie
7: Ashley, Ben, Deborah, Fiona, Julien, Mark, Patrick, Rachel
6: Vanessa
5: Dave
4:
3:
2:
1:

Bruno
10:
9: Natalie
8: Ashley, Sophie, Susanna
7: Abbey, Ben, Deborah, Fiona, Mark, Patrick, Rachel
6: Julien, Vanessa
5:
4: Dave
3:
2:
1:

Enjoyed all the comments. Following this thread on my phone is the most I can manage during the show as it all moves too fast to keep up if I try & post too.

Loved the Bulldog eating a pickle comment to the judges. Also thanks to whoever said Vanessa's hairstyle was in the style of My Little Pony.

Thanks for the breakdown cwickham.

Len's marking really was ridiculous tonight. Julien, Patrick and Rachel at the same standard as Ashley?

Think I agree with Craig's scoring the most.

Sophie, Abbey and Rachel need to improve their Latin if they are to progress to the final stages. Ashley did well in a the samba and Ben was better than I expected. The rumba is really difficult for male celebs. I am loving watching Deborah loving dancing. Natalie is sooooo good but I did not like her make up.

I still can't believe Len gave Ashley and Julien the same score.

Nice idea for the pro dance at the start.

Ben has relaxed and there was some feeling and chemistry in the dance. A great song helped.
Kristina's work is paying off and I'm expecting Ben to improve each week now. I'm starting to change my opinion and think he is invested in the dancing.

Good job by Robin to match the dance to Deborah. I love watching her enjoyment as she dances and they are another couple who are working well together. Deborah is very clever in giving Robin his place as the boss and I think this is Robin's best year so far.

Someone needs to remove the 7 score from Len. It was used for no good reason too often to the detriment of genuinely earned scores.

I'm not sure what Ash was so disappointed about but there was a lot of double bounce missing and hips. Ola did well to dance down to his level so as not to emphasise what was missing.

I thought Sophie danced the Samba better and Ash's score was a bit generous, but then a lot of the scoring felt rigged to me.
Four couples tied on 28? Tied places on the judges scoreboard can be a way of increasing the influence of the judges over the influence of the public.

Rachel improved and the dance was fast and had a lot of content - very challenging. Lots of technique that wasn't right but she moved substantially toward being able to get it right in future. I'm sure smiling will come when she can dance without the concentration. It was a lot of dance to remember and get right and she did do all the choreography without a mistake.

Oh Rachel and Ben were definitely the most improved of the night. It could be argued they had a longer way to travel, but it is still lovely to watch.

Two best rumbas since Cherie Lunghi imo

You see, I did not see this massive improvement that so many people saw.

Granted, Rachel was a bit better then last week, but she was still mainly doing steps on the spot (dancing around Pasha) and not much on her own Mind you, one could say it was a clever move by Pasha.

The problem with Ben, aside from mainly standing on one spot and just stretching his legs to catch Kristina, was that he made two obvious mistakes (failed to grap Kristina arm/hand in first instance and the untying of the knot) and nobody mentioned it.

So. I do agree that they made an improvement but still don't think that latin will be their thing (on the latin front I would have put them behind Natalie, Ashley, Sophie and Abbey on the night).

Yay, a Bruce free zone tonight.