Think your reading to much into what you are seeing.

I'd be happy for Sophie to win. But don't jump the gun. There's the small matter of the semi final to get through. The judges can screw with the leaderboard again. Also she is not doing the tour so they have no interest in getting her to the final. Patrick is the token male also not doing the tour.

BIB - Perfectly possible and the final usually attracts a couple of million extra viewers who will vote for the dances they like best. That could very well be Natalie.

I don't think this changes things enough to affect who ultimately wins (maybe who comes third/fourth, at best, which is probably what happened last year). The public know who they want to win before a single step has been danced, and it would take a total meltdown on their part for the 'chosen' couple to lose.

Agree 100 x
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Last 2 years have produced laugh out loud moments with a beautiful feel and atmosphere of genuine cameradere and friendship but chiefly ....a sense of FUN.

This year is DIRE. No atmosphere, they all look as if going thro the motions with each other ...not much " feel the love " backstage clips.

The whole dynamic of the Celeb's just seems cold and frosty.

This series is Strictly Strict and not much love of dancing, entertainment or genuine FUN.

Now its all gone Nasty.

I'm not on twitter, what's the general reaction to her on there?

The right one went, Ashley is a nice chap but very dull to watch and only one of his dances I liked, his AS. Hopefully, Susanna next week.

The trolls in here never stop having a nasty dig at Natalie. If she was that unpopular she would have been in the dance off long ago.

In exactly the same way as the trolls have a nasty dig at Sophie, Abbey and Susanna.

I'm afraid jack that's the way it's always been. Does anybody remember Christopher Parker? He couldn't even hold a bloody cape and still got through to the final (mercifully didn't win). Chris Hollins was very average dancer but the public loved his cheeky chappie (cringe) persona.

Would you prefer if the judges decided the winner?

Anyway don't beat yourself up about it. Life is a journey and On the Road we encounter many likes and dislikes and bumps but we all end up in the same place......

So she shouldn't ever get praised then should she not, because Artem does the Choreography then as well.

Exactly.
For some reasons only (some) Natalie fans seem to think that everyone is having a go at her, people hate her blah blah....while the vitriol that Susanna and Abbey get is a lot far worse than Natalie. But yet Only Natalie fans (some of them) seem to think that they are the only ones " victimized ".

That worked well didn't it.

I don't think any of the Saturdays are currently pregnant are they? normally there is at least one.

In one case how wrong you are heh.

Can the majority of you stop moaning about Susanna at some point? She did nothing wrong she got through fair and square she didn't cheat. She spent almost her whole time to talk thanking everyone how can you dislike her so much.

who is moaning about her

If you read back the comments are mainly about her in a negative light.

I have to say at this point I really don't care who wins, and it hasn't turned into the vintage series we hoped. The dancing hasn't always been memorable, and neither has the Pro dancing.

However if Susannah wins, then edy10 owes me money!
Remember how you mocked weeks ago at the very idea?

Sterling or Bitcoins, I'm easy.

My issue for Susanna is Kevin's choreography. Too complicated and he over dances everything in effect making Susanna look worse than he should.

Things change weeks after weeks and lately I have realized just how popular she is. So she will probably win.

Well this is a public forum and this is what you are going to see : divergence of opinions. It doesn't really matter (sadly) if you find them " mean " or not.