A friend has asked me to accompany her to a tour show - I'd love to see Bonnie there.

She usually shines on tour - one year she was tour champion

For any Andrei fans that haven't seen this already, here's a video of Clare and Andrei, from a few years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnS_Bd797lY

They were robbed.

My favourite Clare and Andrei routine - how young Andrei looks.

http://youtu.be/-XaEwkuoqFQ

I know we've seen bigger and more daring lifts since then - but this was a mighty lift for series 2. I clearly remember my gasp and sharp intake of breath as they accomplished the lift and indeed the rest of the routine.

A magic DOI moment.

A little clip about Andrei and Bonnie's performance tonight

http://www.itv.com/dancingonice

Magical, that gal could skate

Looking forward to tonights routine - hoping they get through again this week.

Andrei's tweeted this morning:

Me and @bonnie_langford been working very hard for you dear all and remember, all your support is very much appreciated , thankyou x

So pleased they have survived another week. Each week gets them closer and closer to being chosen for the tour, I hope!

Delighted to see them through - perhaps now Chris and Jayne will choreograph a routine that plays to her strengths - as they do for the other contestants.

Bonnie can do anything that Hayley can do.

I have been keen to see more of what Bonnie is said to be able to do, and was very disappointed in the routine that they were given last night. If it had been choreographed like a traditional competitive ice dance waltz it would have featured side by side and face to face skating, both in hold, and opportunities to skate solo, but would also have had more steps, leg and arm movements and opportunities to hold particular lines and positions. Instead it seemed very low key and the very week I noticed her cross over properly she only had the chance to do it once. I could not see the point of the "skate under Andrei's crotch" move and think it was almost bound not to work, it just did not fit in with the moves prior or (it seemed to me) after it.

Those are lovely clips.

The way Andrei and Claire look at each other makes me wonder if they had feelings for each other. I never noticed at the time.

Do they not talk now? I see on her twitter she # or @ atsome of the skaters but never Andrei.. Wondered if they had fallen out.. Not that its my business but it just seemed weird as they looked so close when skating together..

Sounds like they maybe were a couple and fell out or he wanted a relationship and she didn't?

Andrei is married to Susie

He was already married then because when they did the officer & gentleman routine Clare asked if he could keep the outfit for Suzie.

Was Clare still with Dec then or had they just split?

They follow each other on Twitter but Andrei doesn't use twitter a lot so maybe that's why she doesn't tag him.

Clare was no longer with Dec although he did turn up at least once to support her.

Andrei was married to Suzie and they had a little boy - there were never any rumours about any relationship other than a close friendship developed through their professional partnership.

I don't think they had feelings for each other, they just got on well. I used to enjoy watching the Defrosted shows and getting to see the background to the shows especially the training sessions - they looked like they had a good laugh.

Oh my god as a Andrei fan and only watched when he was in the show, although not for long as he seemed to be paired with no hopes, apart form claire, I havent bothered with this series as I wasnt to fussed about the celebs and didnt think he was among the skaters so havent bothered with this last series, so have missed him

Don't panic! I'm sure they'll be posted on youtube eventually and you can watch last weeks on Catchup - and of course look out to see if they are on the tour

You can always tune in next Sunday

I am on twitter and follow both Clare and Andrei, andrei twitter quite a bit especially since DOI started. Thats why i asked if they had fallen out.. Hope not, as they seemed to get on really well..

How amazing was their second skate tonight - and proof that given the chance some skaters can do far better than T&D - the routine was balanced and showed off Bonnie's strengths.

I really hope they do the tour and that routine.

So disappointed to see Bonnie and Andrei go - but delighted they went out with a bang.

2nd skate was fantastic but showed up the laziness of T&D this season. If Bonnie and Andrei can choreograph to that standard - why can't they.

Didn't it just, Ignazio? I much preferred the routines the couples choreographed for themselves - but particularly Bonnie & Andrei's. That was my performance of the night.

Best thing about Bonnie was she didn't expect to or care if she won. She was there for the sheer pleasure of skating.

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