Apologies for quoting the Daily Fail

Last week when they had Artem wearing onesie it was already an attempt from the producers at comedy VTs. But if they think they can litter the entire show with it subsequently, then :yawn:

How is taking on an army assault course part of a silly VT? It says exactly why she has done it, and good for her.

I can just see the production team meeting and tense discussions about 'how we can make Abbey look more interesting'.

And then some languid, black-clad prod boy from the back suggests that dressing Abbey in boyish, but somehow flattering fatigues, with really fabulous make-up but a carefully placed smear of mud across her perfect cheekbones (and perhaps a strategically placed twig or two) would make her look vulnerable - but hot at the same time - especially if shot from the back, wrigging under a big tree branch across a muddy pond.

And as for Aljaz in fatigues. Well, dude, he'd like rock them, wouldn't he?

*prod team congratulate themselves in another genius idea, while Abbey's management chew their lips and wonder how the hell they will break this one to Mrs Clancey*

I don't mind them showing us stuff they have been doing for real, I mind the contrived stuff like the Artem onesie thing mentioned above.

Oh dear ..........

She's already interesting , they don't have to try to make her interesting . And I suppose that she won't be the only celeb with a silly vt, she just happened to be one of the celebs who got a headline in the dailyfail about it .

Yes, I agree with you. I like her as she is - but the SCD production team are all about OTT 'fun and hilarious situations' and cooking up what they think are great ideas to entertain the Great British Public.

Not all SCD viewers are discerning. Some like things handed to them on a platter and they want what they think are 'inside stories' on their faves every day.

He's been reading my letter to Father Christmas...

ROFL!

There's gottabe a meercat in there somewhere surely?

Couldn't they build the assault course in the Zoo and have a zoo-keeper in a sparkly outfit in the background?

Seriously though, Abbey does need the mental equivalent of a good slapping to help her get in the right mood for the Tango.

I'm sure the assault course will contribute absolutely zero to that, but will give her something else to trigger frivolity and it uses up some training time.

I think that she's the 2nd best female ballroom dancer this season ( in terms of ballroom technique it's : Natalie, Abbey,Sophie Susannah....in that order imo ) and even Aljaz said that she's a natural in ballroom. Unfortunately, I think that where she's going to struggle in this dance is the attack, aggression, attitude required in a dance like the tango. She'll get the technique but I worry more about the performance aspect of that dance. So maybe that " silly vt " is a good idea to get her into character lol.

Oh deep joy.

A week of Bruce's "comedy" and FUNNEH VT's. The poor audience are going to need dousing in laughing gas by the end of the show.

Yup, she was an interesting character and I found myself thus far looking forward to seeing her dance on Saturday. Silly VTs, well even Louis last year was forced to do, so I guess I just have to be a little patient and try to ignore it when it appears. *sigh*

Plus it will make MarkBluemel a very, very happy Abbey fan.

Every little thing counts.

Nah, I don't believe that either, but it's a good strapline.

Surely this is no different to Gethin Jones rolling down a hill in a giant inflatable eyeball?

True that.

Like Janette taking Julien to the gym for a day to build up his strength, no doubt prompted by some whizz in production All very silly and time wasting when she could be teaching him some steps .

Abbey was on Britain and Irelands Next Top Model - that would barely register on her bizarreometer

Exactly. So utterly pointless.

Yes, I know she was, but she didn't have to dress up in camouflage and roll through mud for a shoot, outdoors with a bunch of stupid men in uniform yelling for the hell of it, did she?

No, she was mostly wearing fabulous clothes and posing or faffing about in a house with a bunch of untaxingly simple girlies.

I was not thinking bizarre factor, but utter boredom and pointless factor, with very, very low production values.

She had to dress in a bin bag (oh, zips lips in case The Ward Robe Elves are listening ... they got her in socks remember)

All the nonsense VTs are just another aspect of the chase for ratings.
I'd suggest that the producer must think a lot of footage of dancing practice, is pretty boring for a section of the "target audience," namely those who would usually watch X-Factor.
"So let's bring in something else for a change and try to somehow relate it to the show."