This is exactly how I feel about him.

Aljaz.

I sometimes find Kevin a bit OTT for my personal taste but I don't see him as famewhoring or disrespectful or any such other nonsense that people have said on here. Frankly those comments smack of one of two things:

1. People who are annoyed that he and his partner might win over their favourite and who are attempting to find reasons why they shouldn't

2. People who dislike him AND really get annoyed when others don't feel the same way. You tend to find it's favourites that get the worst of this nonsense. It's as though some people really can't stand to be 'wrong' and must try to justify their opinion!

Aljaz or Tristan, I think. I suspect (know) I would be really rubbish, so I would want someone who would make me feel comfortable and have fun. Anton actually went way up in my estimation in that regard this year too - he was wonderful with Judy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWjixxNokBM

Some people have a unhealthy obsession with him... that he can do no right. I'm not a fan of Kristina because of her home-wrecking antics but I do not throw a tantrum when she is on the screen.

I don't mind his celebrating getting through but I think at times his dancing is a bit frantic and it's affecting the performances of Frankie.

His impressions are pretty good, and they indicate a fairly self deprecating sense of humour.

His dancing isnt entirely to my taste at times, for example i much prefer his ballroom style to his latin, but i cant see why people have taken against him so.

I do find it quite hilarious that some people will probably have a complete meltdown if either he or karen win, and i almost hope it happens just to watch the wailing and gnashing....

But ill be voting for simon...

No I don't think it is that they are forum favourites and can do no wrong, they are forum favourites because their joy in getting through is infectious and inclusive.

The celebrations of Mark, Kevin and Karen seem very self involved and frequently gloating over others still in jeopardy. Hence they are not forum favourites.

If you see it you can see how unpleasant it is and how off putting it is. However some can't see it and don't understand why he is irritating.

That's exactly what I think.

How is self-involvement reconciled to the gloating?

Precisely. Well said.
It is people trying to find sticks to beat the opposition to their preferred favourite with.
Analysis to the enth degree of every reaction to every circumstance of every opposing pro and celeb in order to find something to slate them for in the vain hope other people will buy into it and vote a certain way.
Yes I see peoples petty, childish, pathetic little game being played out and laugh in the face of it.
A is smug and B is fake and C is a judges fave and D is overly competitive and E is too full of him/herself and F is annoying and G is overbearing and H is a ringer etc etc etc.
Yes yes I have read it all before and its as much pointless drivel now as it ever was.
To think of all the accusations of pros and celebs being overly competitive and too full of themselves makes my sides split with laughter bearing in mind the lengths people will go to rubbish those celebs and pros that might pose a threat to their own fave winning. But that is not in the least taking it too seriously and being overly competitive at all presumably.
And these same people then try and lecture others about it being a light entertainment show rather than a dance competition. Unbelievable temerity and hypocrisy.
Bottom line is to take this show too seriously is a mistake.
I learnt that lesson a long time ago. Unfortunately it is not one heeded universally.

clicked on the link and watched then I clicked on Kara and Artems Rumba and then onto their AT

Lets just put it this way Kevin is no Artem as a choreographer, dancer or looks wise is he

How is Mark & Karen cheering, hugging and saying thank-you any different to Caroline & Pasha cheering, hugging and saying thank you? Kevin's reaction is a bit OTT, but none of them are disrespectful - someone has to be called safe first, and they're given a few seconds to celebrate then everyone shuts up and moves on to the next announcement.

Please point out concrete, objective, justifiable evidence of 'gloating', because I certainly haven't seen any from anyone this series, even people I don't like. Otherwise stop making baseless accusations that honestly seem to be just because you don't like a couple (and by 'you' I really mean half the forum).

What's irritating isn't Mark & Karen, it's how easily many people on this forum take a vehement dislike against a couple who can then do no right while another couple who do basically exactly the same thing can do no wrong.

How come Kristina's "home-wrecking" bothers you so much but that fact that Kevin was married to someone else when he first started dancing with Karen, then divorced her and is now with Karen doesn't bother you at all???

As we are not party to other people's relationships we have no idea what goes on, we have as much proof of Kristina being a "home-wrecker" as we do of Kevin, Karen or others.

I completely agree. I also think he's good fun. He's been lovely with both his partners. I don't really understand why people don't like him.

Amazing, but they do say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Always found Artem very creepy, very up himself and his plastic teeth finished me of!! I am sure he is a lovely guy but his so called fantastic looks leave me cold!!

I agree, why double standards? I do not believe in "home wreckers" as it takes TWO to TANGO!! Everyone involved has a choice as to what they do, relationship wise. I did not know that Kevin had been married before. Gosh, he is so young and has one marriage already behind him!

This ^^^

He's 32.
Not old, granted but certainly old enough to have a couple of serious relationships behind him.

32?! That's the second age of a pro that's shocked me this year! (I couldn't believe that Trent is 30)

I don't like him and agree that his reaction to going through each week is OTT, but others are irritating too. Kristina is another who over reacts.

"I find the dislike for Kevin on this forum quite extraordinary" (your words)- forgive me if I have completely misinterpreted, and for paraphrasing in my own posting.....I simply wish to disassociate my particular criticisms of him from general dislike.

It was Aljaz being only 24 that shocked me

Fair enough, but I've had comments thrown back at my postings which are not in that vein, as if they were.

That too. Janette and her toyboy.

I'd take him over the other two though. (The thing I look most forward to these days is the pro dances on a Sunday because he's often prominently involved).

Actually whatever about Kevin going OTT, I can't be the only one who has noticed Aljaz usually going completely crazy when they announce that the lines are open, he was tossing Kevin up and down on Saturday evening!