Originally Posted by Poena:
“I don't know why the BBC would even bother to look any further than these two - providing Claudia would be up for it given her obligations to her young family. I wouldn't even mind if Claudia alternated weeks with Zoe in the Tess pit - they're both really good with the celebs in their different ways, and Tess up front keeps the show rattling along nicely.
The show would retain continuity and I doubt that anyone would even notice that Bruce was no longer there.”
My only criticism is that Tess did "a bit of a Bruce" and talked over the judges a bit, something I hadn't noticed before. I don't know whether she was "marking her territory" ready for the departure of Bruce, or if she'd been told to be more "prominent" by the producer, but I didn't like it.
Claudia had more to say, but maybe that was a bit of "filling" required as they were a dancer short.
But it was certainly a pleasant relief not to suffer Bruce.