Originally Posted by FusionFury:
“I can't take to her either, there's something she's hiding from us.”
“I can't take to her either, there's something she's hiding from us.”
Quite a lot I imagine. But not as much as most of us.
Can't take to Susanna
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Originally Posted by FusionFury:
“I can't take to her either, there's something she's hiding from us.”
“I can't take to her either, there's something she's hiding from us.”
What a strange thing to say
Originally Posted by Fiddly_Feltz:
“We'll have to agree to disagree on that then.
My opinion is that Natalie is unbeatable in a dance off.
Susanna Reid has had a couple of particularly easy weeks as well.”
“We'll have to agree to disagree on that then.
My opinion is that Natalie is unbeatable in a dance off.
Susanna Reid has had a couple of particularly easy weeks as well.”
Thus, your favourite is Natalie then? That figures...
Originally Posted by Tissy:
“What a strange thing to say”
“What a strange thing to say
”
I always find those kind of posts really frustrating read. Can they (the posts) be taken seriously as the posters had hoped? So patronising!
Originally Posted by Fiddly_Feltz:
“We'll have to agree to disagree on that then.
My opinion is that Natalie is unbeatable in a dance off.
Susanna Reid has had a couple of particularly easy weeks as well.”
“We'll have to agree to disagree on that then.
My opinion is that Natalie is unbeatable in a dance off.
Susanna Reid has had a couple of particularly easy weeks as well.”
It will be interesting to see how her scores hold up under the closer scrutiny of the SCD studio floor. Another ballroom dance will see her consolidate her position, especially a Viennese Waltz which will be fairly similar to the waltz she did the week before Blackpool. The right dance in the right week does far more to help than people give credit for.
I suspect the larger Blackpool floor absorbed a lot of detail the judges would normally pick up on.
Originally Posted by FusionFury:
“I can't take to her either, there's something she's hiding from us.”
“I can't take to her either, there's something she's hiding from us.”
Don't tell me - she's a mass murderer ...
Oh dear - a not very convincing attempt to try and undermine a contestant who's threatening your favourite, I presume ... rather like this whole thread, with people claiming they can read her body language.
Beyond feeling Natalie is way too overqualified to be taken seriously, I have no preferences this year. But if we are going to start questioning Susanna's sincerity, we might as well do it with everyone.
Originally Posted by Monaogg:
“It will be interesting to see how her scores hold up under the closer scrutiny of the SCD studio floor. Another ballroom dance will see her consolidate her position, especially a Viennese Waltz which will be fairly similar to the waltz she did the week before Blackpool. The right dance in the right week does far more to help than people give credit for.
I suspect the larger Blackpool floor absorbed a lot of detail the judges would normally pick up on.”
“It will be interesting to see how her scores hold up under the closer scrutiny of the SCD studio floor. Another ballroom dance will see her consolidate her position, especially a Viennese Waltz which will be fairly similar to the waltz she did the week before Blackpool. The right dance in the right week does far more to help than people give credit for.
I suspect the larger Blackpool floor absorbed a lot of detail the judges would normally pick up on.”
I think you will find she did her VW several weeks ago!
Originally Posted by SCD-Observer:
“Thus, your favourite is Natalie then? That figures...”
“Thus, your favourite is Natalie then? That figures...”
Natalie is the best dancer, obviously, but Sophie is my favourite though she disappoints too often.
Originally Posted by turquoiseblue:
“I'm not liking her on SCD, yet I like her on breakfast TV.”
“I'm not liking her on SCD, yet I like her on breakfast TV.”
Funny, same for me. I liked her on breakfast TV, somehow can't stand her after watching her on Strictly.
Originally Posted by HeidiB:
“Susanna's dancing is very good and she has an excellent partner. That is all we can know.
Trying to find out her thoughts and feelings and decipher what she is thinking is impossible.”
“Susanna's dancing is very good and she has an excellent partner. That is all we can know.
Trying to find out her thoughts and feelings and decipher what she is thinking is impossible.”
So right!
Originally Posted by FusionFury:
“I can't take to her either, there's something she's hiding from us.”
“I can't take to her either, there's something she's hiding from us.”
Just got to say I find it unbelievable that because someone chooses to take part in a light entertainment show some viewers feel their lives should be laid bare for the GBP to pick over!
IMO Susanna is proving to be a great competitor with a strong but not unpleasant personality who I think will win - although I'd rather it be Abbey. Good luck to her and long may she keep her private life, private!
It would seem that Susanna and Natalie are fond of each other, so it seems silly to me that some of their respective supporters see fit to throw such nonsense around about the other. But such is human nature.
Originally Posted by Sheikaman:
“I didn't much care for the Paso last night and I don't like Susanna. She isn't just desperate, that I could deal with. She's way, way OTT with the facial expressions and the drama of it all. It doesn't really fit with the woman I've watched on my tv for a long time - yet she isn't an actress that I know of. I suspect Ms Susanna has had quite a few dance lessons - for a 43 year old woman to be able to cartwheel the way she did on her first night, I suspect she has been having gym lessons also. This lady hasn't come into this as a beginner but she would have us think she has.
She's fake, I said it in the beginning and I'm saying it now. Her paso was passe as far as I'm concerned.”
“I didn't much care for the Paso last night and I don't like Susanna. She isn't just desperate, that I could deal with. She's way, way OTT with the facial expressions and the drama of it all. It doesn't really fit with the woman I've watched on my tv for a long time - yet she isn't an actress that I know of. I suspect Ms Susanna has had quite a few dance lessons - for a 43 year old woman to be able to cartwheel the way she did on her first night, I suspect she has been having gym lessons also. This lady hasn't come into this as a beginner but she would have us think she has.
She's fake, I said it in the beginning and I'm saying it now. Her paso was passe as far as I'm concerned.”
I'd like to pick up on a couple of the things you say here - first 'Yet she isn't an actress that I know of' - not being an actress does not necessarily preclude someone from having some acting ability. She is certainly a performer - presenting is a type of performance, and she performs her dances very well. The facial expressions are just another part of that. Anyone can pull faces, surely.
And secondly, your comment about her cartwheel on the first night, at the age of 43 is quite condescending. It's clear she's at least moderately fit, you only have to look at her to see that - she probably squeezes in a visit to the gym or goes swimming or something every now and then in amongst all the other things she has to do - and cartwheels aren't that hard.
To prove a point (to myself), I just did a cartwheel right here in our living room (don't worry, my family are used to this sort of thing), and it went fine. With a couple more practices it would be a very well executed cartwheel. I'm 42 and the last time I did a cartwheel before that I must have been about 12, at the most. It's like riding a bike, you never forget! So, to somehow accuse someone of having gym lessons purely because they can manage to do a cartwheel is ridiculous.
But anyway, you don't like her, that's fine. I do.
Originally Posted by greymarl:
“I'd like to pick up on a couple of the things you say here - first 'Yet she isn't an actress that I know of' - not being an actress does not necessarily preclude someone from having some acting ability. She is certainly a performer - presenting is a type of performance, and she performs her dances very well. The facial expressions are just another part of that. Anyone can pull faces, surely.
And secondly, your comment about her cartwheel on the first night, at the age of 43 is quite condescending. It's clear she's at least moderately fit, you only have to look at her to see that - she probably squeezes in a visit to the gym or goes swimming or something every now and then in amongst all the other things she has to do - and cartwheels aren't that hard.
To prove a point (to myself), I just did a cartwheel right here in our living room (don't worry, my family are used to this sort of thing), and it went fine. With a couple more practices it would be a very well executed cartwheel. I'm 42 and the last time I did a cartwheel before that I must have been about 12, at the most. It's like riding a bike, you never forget! So, to somehow accuse someone of having gym lessons purely because they can manage to do a cartwheel is ridiculous.
But anyway, you don't like her, that's fine. I do.”
“I'd like to pick up on a couple of the things you say here - first 'Yet she isn't an actress that I know of' - not being an actress does not necessarily preclude someone from having some acting ability. She is certainly a performer - presenting is a type of performance, and she performs her dances very well. The facial expressions are just another part of that. Anyone can pull faces, surely.
And secondly, your comment about her cartwheel on the first night, at the age of 43 is quite condescending. It's clear she's at least moderately fit, you only have to look at her to see that - she probably squeezes in a visit to the gym or goes swimming or something every now and then in amongst all the other things she has to do - and cartwheels aren't that hard.
To prove a point (to myself), I just did a cartwheel right here in our living room (don't worry, my family are used to this sort of thing), and it went fine. With a couple more practices it would be a very well executed cartwheel. I'm 42 and the last time I did a cartwheel before that I must have been about 12, at the most. It's like riding a bike, you never forget! So, to somehow accuse someone of having gym lessons purely because they can manage to do a cartwheel is ridiculous.
But anyway, you don't like her, that's fine. I do.
”
She also ran the London Marathon last year tho' I don't recall having seen her do a cartwheel at the end of it. She may have done, of course - she's an alpha female of many talents is Susanna.
Glad you didn't knock any china off the mantelpiece.......
Originally Posted by Poena:
“She also ran the London Marathon last year tho' I don't recall having seen her do a cartwheel at the end of it. She may have done, of course - she's an alpha female of many talents is Susanna.
Glad you didn't knock any china off the mantelpiece.......”
“She also ran the London Marathon last year tho' I don't recall having seen her do a cartwheel at the end of it. She may have done, of course - she's an alpha female of many talents is Susanna.
Glad you didn't knock any china off the mantelpiece.......
”
I didn't know that - she is fit then! The china is fine - I did knock the ceiling light with my foot but it survived intact
Originally Posted by greymarl:
“I'd like to pick up on a couple of the things you say here - first 'Yet she isn't an actress that I know of' - not being an actress does not necessarily preclude someone from having some acting ability. She is certainly a performer - presenting is a type of performance, and she performs her dances very well. The facial expressions are just another part of that. Anyone can pull faces, surely.
And secondly, your comment about her cartwheel on the first night, at the age of 43 is quite condescending. It's clear she's at least moderately fit, you only have to look at her to see that - she probably squeezes in a visit to the gym or goes swimming or something every now and then in amongst all the other things she has to do - and cartwheels aren't that hard.
To prove a point (to myself), I just did a cartwheel right here in our living room (don't worry, my family are used to this sort of thing), and it went fine. With a couple more practices it would be a very well executed cartwheel. I'm 42 and the last time I did a cartwheel before that I must have been about 12, at the most. It's like riding a bike, you never forget! So, to somehow accuse someone of having gym lessons purely because they can manage to do a cartwheel is ridiculous.
But anyway, you don't like her, that's fine. I do.”
“I'd like to pick up on a couple of the things you say here - first 'Yet she isn't an actress that I know of' - not being an actress does not necessarily preclude someone from having some acting ability. She is certainly a performer - presenting is a type of performance, and she performs her dances very well. The facial expressions are just another part of that. Anyone can pull faces, surely.
And secondly, your comment about her cartwheel on the first night, at the age of 43 is quite condescending. It's clear she's at least moderately fit, you only have to look at her to see that - she probably squeezes in a visit to the gym or goes swimming or something every now and then in amongst all the other things she has to do - and cartwheels aren't that hard.
To prove a point (to myself), I just did a cartwheel right here in our living room (don't worry, my family are used to this sort of thing), and it went fine. With a couple more practices it would be a very well executed cartwheel. I'm 42 and the last time I did a cartwheel before that I must have been about 12, at the most. It's like riding a bike, you never forget! So, to somehow accuse someone of having gym lessons purely because they can manage to do a cartwheel is ridiculous.
But anyway, you don't like her, that's fine. I do.
”
Very well said!
I'm 44 and can't cartwheel (very jealous of those who can though) but my best mate, who's my age, can do it effortlessly - and with no 'secret gym lessons' or anything! I guess it's just something that once you can do (and there's plenty of children who can cartwheel, I just wasn't one of them
) you never forget.I don't understand the dislike for Susanna (or any of them for that matter) ... she seems to have a great relationship with Kevin and they seem to have lots of fun in rehearsals - out of all the training footage that we get to see on ITT theirs always makes me smile the most.
Originally Posted by Fiddly_Feltz:
“Natalie is the best dancer, obviously, but Sophie is my favourite though she disappoints too often.”
“Natalie is the best dancer, obviously, but Sophie is my favourite though she disappoints too often.”
BIB: Not always. She may be good technical wise. But she fails to make a connection with her partner on the dance floor. There is zero chemistry between her and Artem. I find her dances not as enjoyable as others. I liked Susanna VW,Abbey's Charleston,QS,Ashley's Quickstep,Paso,Patrick's AS,Samba (to name a few) all of them not perfect,but very enjoyable.This is my opinion,don't call me anti-Natalie.
I cannot take to her, too head girl, jolly hockey sticks for me but I love her partnership with Kevin and their dance was the best on Saturday.
Originally Posted by anirose26:
“BIB: Not always. She may be good technical wise. But she fails to make a connection with her partner on the dance floor. There is zero chemistry between her and Artem. I find her dances not as enjoyable as others. I liked Susanna VW,Abbey's Charleston,QS,Ashley's Quickstep,Paso,Patrick's AS,Samba (to name a few) all of them not perfect,but very enjoyable.This is my opinion,don't call me anti-Natalie.”
“BIB: Not always. She may be good technical wise. But she fails to make a connection with her partner on the dance floor. There is zero chemistry between her and Artem. I find her dances not as enjoyable as others. I liked Susanna VW,Abbey's Charleston,QS,Ashley's Quickstep,Paso,Patrick's AS,Samba (to name a few) all of them not perfect,but very enjoyable.This is my opinion,don't call me anti-Natalie.”
Susanna comes across as though she's thoroughly enjoying every aspect of the show, not taking it too seriously but still working hard.
To me Natalie loves to dance but is trying too hard to get everything perfect and loses `something` along the way.
JMO
Originally Posted by Monaogg:
“It will be interesting to see how her scores hold up under the closer scrutiny of the SCD studio floor. Another ballroom dance will see her consolidate her position, especially a Viennese Waltz which will be fairly similar to the waltz she did the week before Blackpool. The right dance in the right week does far more to help than people give credit for.
I suspect the larger Blackpool floor absorbed a lot of detail the judges would normally pick up on.”
“It will be interesting to see how her scores hold up under the closer scrutiny of the SCD studio floor. Another ballroom dance will see her consolidate her position, especially a Viennese Waltz which will be fairly similar to the waltz she did the week before Blackpool. The right dance in the right week does far more to help than people give credit for.
I suspect the larger Blackpool floor absorbed a lot of detail the judges would normally pick up on.”
She already danced a waltz in Love Week...
Originally Posted by Fiddly_Feltz:
“Natalie is the best dancer, obviously, but Sophie is my favourite though she disappoints too often.”
“Natalie is the best dancer, obviously, but Sophie is my favourite though she disappoints too often.”
She certainly didn't disappoint on Sat. I don't care about the blimmin scores she received in relation with others. She's voted in by viewers and that's what matters...
I can't say Susanna was one of my favourites to begin with, but her progress has been impressive, she works hard, acts out her performance surprisingly well for a non-actor, and really seems to be enjoying the experience. I like her rapport with Kevin and - for me - she's now edging to the front of the pack. There are, however, quite a few good dancers this series, which makes it all the more interesting!
Originally Posted by wazzyboy:
“It would seem that Susanna and Natalie are fond of each other, so it seems silly to me that some of their respective supporters see fit to throw such nonsense around about the other. But such is human nature.”
“It would seem that Susanna and Natalie are fond of each other, so it seems silly to me that some of their respective supporters see fit to throw such nonsense around about the other. But such is human nature.”
But to the moaners you will probably hear them pronouncing that Suz is just keeping her enemies closer, waiting to back stab her cold bloodedly when the time comes. She has something to hide, damn it!
Originally Posted by greymarl:
“To prove a point (to myself), I just did a cartwheel right here in our living room (don't worry, my family are used to this sort of thing), and it went fine.”
“To prove a point (to myself), I just did a cartwheel right here in our living room (don't worry, my family are used to this sort of thing), and it went fine.”
So bonkers-ly random!
Love it! Hope you didn't scare your house pet!
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