Want Natalie

Think Susannah

As far as I'm aware, the tour is run by a different company to the show itself so SCD won't be bothered if the winner goes on tour.

I thought Kara and Artem had split up ...?

I suspect Ashley and Ola. Male celeb, dances well, not bad looking, with very popular professional (more recognisable outside this forum to the casual viewer)

Unless the Kevin factor comes into it. Then maybe Kevin and Susanna.

Natalie is an unknown quantity in terms of votes since she's always been high on the leader board.

Thought the others had all been in bottom 2 at some time and so sceptical of their ability to win.

Producing a joyous, show stopping show dance can win it for a couple. Look what it did for Tom. I think Natalie is most likely to produce that and will win.

I don't really care who lifts the glitterball, I care more that I get to see all the dances of my favoured couples.

I don't think the TV show producers are particularly invested in the success of the tour tbh. I'd think the tour organisers, on the other hand, would do everything they could to secure the ones who look like potential winners at this point. Perhaps there's just a correlation between winners and celebs who have the time to put in many hours of training ... and that same 'availability' makes them able to do the tour.

With you all the way just love Artem to win twice.

The big bosses are so wrong with editing Natalie so badly in training, they want a new pro to win I can tell.

Tom was already leading the vote before his showdance. The judges scores counted towards the result in the final - Tom had 1 judges point; Rachel and Lisa had 3. Tom would have come 3rd if he was 2nd or 3rd in the vote, but since Lisa placed 3rd, we know that Tom polled the most votes before the showdance was even performed.

Mark, Abbey and Patrick have been in the bottom two; Sophie, Susanna, Ashley and Natalie haven't. So I would say it's between the four that have avoided the bottom two thus far. Ashley will struggle with multiple dances in a week, which is why I think he might go out in the SF. Depends if Abbey can hang on this week and next.

Susanna and Kevin, the only stumbling block I could possible see is if she has Rumba or Salsa next week and performs in a similar way to her Cha Cha.

I don't want natalie in the dance off ever but if they were in against susanna then I would like them To get rid of susanna. I would love to see susanna and abby in the dance off against each other. Need to get rid of one the competition. Sophie and abby in the dance off would be great also. Just as long as natalie is kept out of the dance off - although I do think the judges would save her I just dont want to have to find out.

I would like Sophie to win.

I think the judges want Susanna to win.

But I think if Natalie stays at the top of the leaderboard and the viewers are voting for her, she will probably win.

I THINK Susanna & Kevin but I'd really like Abbey & Aljaz or Ola & Ashley to win.

Tricky one to call.
Susanna looks a possible winner, but she could alienate a few more viewers, before the end of the series.

The BBC can "navigate" the viewers a bit if they choose, by carefully edited training videos.
They did this with Emma Bunton to keep her in before she sang on CIN, even sending French and Saunders to one of her training sessions to "tell the viewers how good she was."

Surely there's four weeks to go on and not three?

Or am I just being thick?

Patrick would be my choice of winner but think it will be Susanna or should I say Kevin.

I would be ecstatic if Patrick won but, as others have said, I don't think he has the following to achieve it. After last Saturday's performance, Ashley has come up through the ranks, imo.

How do you know those are not the best bits?

They present as they wish to present.

Natalie will win... dont want her to though

Susanna and Kevin will win and Sophie and Brendan will come 2nd

Susanna or Sophie. I think it is 50/50 at the moment. Up to last week I thought Susanna had a slight advantage. But now I think they are even.

I can't see Natalie winning unless they suddenly have a couple of WOw dances that engage the voting public (like Susana's paso and Sophie's charleston) but even then I do wonder if she could engaged the public.

Ashley has a chance due to being a reasonably adequate dancer and the fit male (not that I am attracted to him in the slightest, but ...)

Patrick and Abbey are the better dancers after Natalie, but they both have huge handicaps and I would be very surprised if they won, pleasantly, but really surprised nonetheless.

Mark, no chance.

Natalie will certainly get my five online votes.

I don't like Patrick, and Sophie leaves me cold, the woman is so emotionless. I like Susannah, Abbey and Ashley, and would be happy to see any of them in the finals with Natalie.

My thoughts exactly (and I did choose Susanna in the poll)

I would like Abbey,Ashley or Patrick to win,but I think Sophie/Susanna/Natalie will win.