While commenting on another thread today I analysed my favourite Strictly celebs over the years and realised that I tended to favour men over women. This isn't the result of ovary-voting though but is rather due to my tendency to appreciate people doing something out of their comfort zone and pulling off something we never thought they could do. I get more pleasure in seeing the likes of Colin Jackson, Ben, Gavin, Austin or Ramps diving into the deep end than I do seeing the likes of Denise Van Outen, Pamela or Natalie tweaking their day job.
When it comes to recruiting the younger female celebs do the producers need to start using more imagination and start going for sportswomen, comedians etc. who can go on a journey, rather than glamorous, yet perhaps boring, actresses, singers and presenters? I'm trying hard to think of a female celeb on Strictly who has managed to do a Ramps or a Gough.
(PS - I do not want this to be a Natalie-bashing thread. I'm just asking why the females who go far on Strictly always seem to be professional performers, is this why they fail to capture the public's imagination, and do the producers need to do something about it to give us female 'journey' contestants).
When it comes to recruiting the younger female celebs do the producers need to start using more imagination and start going for sportswomen, comedians etc. who can go on a journey, rather than glamorous, yet perhaps boring, actresses, singers and presenters? I'm trying hard to think of a female celeb on Strictly who has managed to do a Ramps or a Gough.
(PS - I do not want this to be a Natalie-bashing thread. I'm just asking why the females who go far on Strictly always seem to be professional performers, is this why they fail to capture the public's imagination, and do the producers need to do something about it to give us female 'journey' contestants).