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riversmum
27-09-2014
Originally Posted by fabulist:
“It turns out my intense dislike for Bruce prevented me from realising how annoying she is.”

Same here, I thought without him she might stop hamming it up. Wrong.
breppo
27-09-2014
Too me it looked as if she was trying to hard. Maybe she should try some of Tommy Chong's medicine to mellow a bit .

All in all I thought she did a good job. She will grow into it eventually.
Forget-me-not
27-09-2014
Originally Posted by sueh21:
“I think she is going to grate big time. She is not witty or clever enough. so can't think on her feet to respond to what is going on.”

I feel the same. I had assumed Claudia was going to be in Bruce's shoes as she can be quick and is a very warm personality. At least with her on the floor there is a chance that there would be some humourous interraction with the judges which is what the show needs. I am really disappointed if we are stuck with Tess, whose only ability is to read an autocue with a rictus grin.
Mr_Eye
27-09-2014
They either need to sack Tess or at least swap her with Claudia. She's an atrocious presenter.
nwbrfc
27-09-2014
Totally agree with the OP. She was way over the top, especially with the gavel grabbing - oh dear. Her problem is she tries to be funny but she's not a natural. She should stick to what she does best . . . I don't know what that is as such, but I'm sure something will come up . . . ?
tonycollins100
27-09-2014
Originally Posted by pete137:
“I have seen more genuine emotion in a cheese sandwich.”

You must have had some really peculiar sandwiches, but they say you are what you eat.....
Collins1965
27-09-2014
Originally Posted by Callum_Brown:
“When she got the hammer and started screaming at Craig 'ORDER!' was genuinely cringe-inducing.

Personally I think they should get rid of Tess giving the introductions (our next couple is...) and let Claudia do it from her room.”


It was cringe worthy. I have always found her false and she was just the same last night.

She especially grates on the results show when she goes on about how sad it is to see whoever it is go - she could not give a toss and it shows.

Claudia at least is genuine.
carol north
27-09-2014
Originally Posted by Penny Crayon:
“I thought she did rather well - then again I've never been irritated by her like I know a l know a lot of people are.

I like Tess - not so keen on Claudia.”

I agree with you. I was waiting for all the Tess haters to start whereas Saint Claudia
can do not wrong. Tess has never annoyed me she does the job OK. The BBC
are obviously very pleased with her as they have never replaced her.
*Laura*
28-09-2014
I can't understand why people are turning on Tess. It's not as if her style of presenting is a surprise. She's been doing the Sunday night show and standing in for Bruce for quite some time now. She wouldn't have been my first choice (and I know I'm in the minority because I liked Brucie) but, now the majority have got what they wanted they should at least give the woman a chance.
turquoiseblue
28-09-2014
She's shouting too much and trying too hard. She needs to calm down. Claudia, on the other hand is a complete joy. She's so natural and funny. I love her quips and her batty humour.
Grumpy_Alan
28-09-2014
Originally Posted by turquoiseblue:
“She's shouting too much and trying too hard. She needs to calm down. Claudia, on the other hand is a complete joy. She's so natural and funny. I love her quips and her batty humour.”

Still trying to make her mark and remove the aftertaste of Fforsyth.

She'll gain in confidence and drop some of those over the top gestures.

Give her a chance. Hosting a live show on your own at peak time is stressful enough and she is still living in the shadow of the over-powering, egotistical old fool.
warszawa
28-09-2014
She was tolerable as the side kick, but she hasn't got the prescence for the main job. No charisma or command, like a rabbit in the headlights.
sugarlequesne
28-09-2014
She's always been a total waste of space as a presenter - awkward, no empathy, total lack of charm. Why would she start being any good now? She's a cringe-making nightmare.
SliverOfDiamond
28-09-2014
Originally Posted by Sunf:
“Thought it ran very smooth , and I didn't even think about brucie ,it just seemed natural.”

Neutral.

That's the word, neutral.

The show lacked sparkle or interest outside the dancing, and Tess was trying way too hard to the point where she annoyed me more than Bruce could ever have done.
lundavra
28-09-2014
Originally Posted by alan29:
“She needs to stand back and let the judges speak.
I don't know what the opposite of witty is, but .........”

They had to finish on time on Friday so she might have been getting instructions to stop the judges waffling on too long.
Collins1965
28-09-2014
Her shouting was even worse last night. And those 'cute' looks into the camera make me want to vomit.
Cranfield
28-09-2014
She was definitely over excited, or just trying too hard.
The "pantomime atmosphere" of calling out, "are we ready for some dancing ?" and "well we enjoyed it, didn't we ?" to get a crowd reaction was pathetic, as was her constant gurning to the camera.

She should just stick to straight presenting and let Claudia do the humour.
Trevor_C7
28-09-2014
Originally Posted by carol north:
“I agree with you. I was waiting for all the Tess haters to start whereas Saint Claudia
can do not wrong. Tess has never annoyed me she does the job OK. The BBC
are obviously very pleased with her as they have never replaced her.”

It's nothing to do with the BBC being pleased with her. Tony Hall (BBC Director General) recently said the BBC was deliberately putting more women in presenting roles. So good or bad, wrong or right for the job, expect a lot more "Claudias" on the BBC, and certainly don't expect either Tess or Claudia to be replaced if Strictly and its ratings go down the pan. The BBC is far too obsessed with agendas and it's self imposed box ticking. Just watch News 24 regularly if you want to see an almost complete absence of male presenters.
Trevor_C7
28-09-2014
Originally Posted by Collins1965:
“Her shouting was even worse last night. And those 'cute' looks into the camera make me want to vomit.”

Wasn't it all shot on the same evening but with wardrobe and makeup changes for the shouting robot and her sidekick to make it look otherwise?
Collins1965
28-09-2014
Originally Posted by Trevor_C7:
“Wasn't it all shot on the same evening but with wardrobe and makeup changes for the shouting robot and her sidekick to make it look otherwise?”

That I don't know but it would make sense from a logistical point of view.

Perhaps she will calm down a bit next week. I certainly hope so.
Cheshirecheese
28-09-2014
How Tess ever got a job as a presenter I can't imagine, she is even worse now without BF, I couldn't stand him an she is nearly as bad. I love Claudia, she is witty bright and not in love with herself like Tess.
AngelJean
28-09-2014
I thought she did okay but just ok. She needs to relax a bit more.

And, to be honest, so does Claudia. She was always great upstairs but I felt she was a bit nervous too. She kept talking over people.

I think towards the end Tess' nerves got too much for her when she practically told Craig to shut up. She was right in what she said but not the way she said it. She just needs to learn to calm down.
komentaightor
28-09-2014
Originally Posted by mklass:
“I thought she was the best I have ever seen her!....with Brucie gone and Claudia as her new partner the whole presentation of the show seemed very different and much more relaxed as we weren't all sitting on edge waiting for Bruce to finish his appalling 'jokes'!!! everything just flowed..................

The girls did great as far as I am concerned!........”

Couldn't agree more. the whole atmosphere, starting with the opening dances, and the judges sending themselves up, lighter, jollier and - I think Tess herself was sending up the jokes with pulling all those faces! General conclusion: Better without Bruce!
komentaightor
28-09-2014
Originally Posted by Cranfield:
“She was definitely over excited, or just trying too hard.
The "pantomime atmosphere" of calling out, "are we ready for some dancing ?" and "well we enjoyed it, didn't we ?" to get a crowd reaction was pathetic, as was her constant gurning to the camera.

She should just stick to straight presenting and let Claudia do the humour.”

Tess probably will settle into it - probably over-rehearsed and over-directed by the floor directors. When they see the show themselves Tess and Claudia will work it out and learn to ignore the voices in their "earwigs"
shanders
28-09-2014
I thought it was only Bruce who couldn't read the autocue but when she read out that joke as Mark having 'no mates' instead of 'no moves' it was plain embarrassing.
Bring back Bruce!
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