Originally Posted by Pet Monkey:
“Hang on, OP doesn't say best celeb dancer, which might have won Pix a few votes, but best celeb. She's not winning that one. Not while Mark Benton exists. Funny, warm, genuine, beautifully connected to his partner. Or Steve B, who will save yer effing planet for you while cuddling crocodiles and smiling. Or Goughie etc. Even Pixie's fans must see she's a bit pastel. Nice enough as she is... How about Deborah Meaden for capturing the spirit of Strictly and falling in love with dance, or Vaughny for that mad axe jive that typified the fun he and Nat had in training? Hell, the year Rory Bremner was on, his QS gave me more joy than any of Pixie's (or the other top tier) dances this year... just for the simple and unlikely pleasure of it. Or Sunetra, witty, scatty, with a flowy funny elegance all of her own... I know it's going to be subjective but Pix is probably too low-key as a personality type to figure in many people's list”
“Hang on, OP doesn't say best celeb dancer, which might have won Pix a few votes, but best celeb. She's not winning that one. Not while Mark Benton exists. Funny, warm, genuine, beautifully connected to his partner. Or Steve B, who will save yer effing planet for you while cuddling crocodiles and smiling. Or Goughie etc. Even Pixie's fans must see she's a bit pastel. Nice enough as she is... How about Deborah Meaden for capturing the spirit of Strictly and falling in love with dance, or Vaughny for that mad axe jive that typified the fun he and Nat had in training? Hell, the year Rory Bremner was on, his QS gave me more joy than any of Pixie's (or the other top tier) dances this year... just for the simple and unlikely pleasure of it. Or Sunetra, witty, scatty, with a flowy funny elegance all of her own... I know it's going to be subjective but Pix is probably too low-key as a personality type to figure in many people's list”
You know Pet, the difference between Pixie and the contestants you mention would be about 20 years on average. Maybe Pixie should have held back till 2034 - may Strictly still be going strong! - as I dare say we were all a little pastel at her age.
Now we are just beige...apparently





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