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Seriously I like her very much. I think her beautiful foxtrot got a bit lost in all the showiness of last night (taking nothing away from the other great performances). I know what one or two people are saying that she seems a bit aloof and this might be mistaken for arrogance but I think it is possibly something else. |
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I love her and Aliaz together they seem so sweet, I hope they get to the final. Aliaz was wasted last year with Alison he's one of the best dancers on the show.
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Iz it cos she iz posh?
![]() ![]() Seriously I like her very much. I think her beautiful foxtrot got a bit lost in all the showiness of last night (taking nothing away from the other great performances). I know what one or two people are saying that she seems a bit aloof and this might be mistaken for arrogance but I think it is possibly something else. She took ballet lessons for years at a time when the name in lights was Darcy Bussell's. Now put yourself in the shoes of that little girl who grew up idolising her role model and now she is stood in front of her, eye to eye and getting critic, positive critique, from her childhood heroine. That must be extraordinary. Think about it - imagine your childhood hero. The person plastered on your bedroom wall, Donny Osmond, Les McEwan, Robbie Williams, David Beckham, the knickerless tennis girl ( one for the blokes ) and now imagine meeting them and them praising you. Wouldn't you be a bit overcome? I would. ![]() When Darcy gave her critique last night I honestly though Helen would cry or faint. She looked quite overwhelmed. . ..now putting it like that , I see it ![]()
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Awwww
. ..now putting it like that , I see it ![]() ![]() |
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Go on then Edy own up who would be your 'I can't believe this is happening to me' person.
it did made me see things a bit more from her point of view ; still not 100% sold on her but it's a start
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I saw one of her earlier videos and she was whinging so much about spinning and it p-ed me off so I haven't bothered with her . I get high maintenance princess vibes from her.
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I love Aljaz so I tend to love whatever partner he is allocated...mind you, my patience was sorely tested with the Laughing policeman "Alison" last year.
Howver, I think Helen is absolutely beautiful and a really nice dancer. I thought herself and Aljaz looked sublime last night. |
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I love Aljaz so I tend to love whatever partner he is allocated...mind you, my patience was sorely tested with the Laughing policeman "Alison" last year.
Howver, I think Helen is absolutely beautiful and a really nice dancer. I thought herself and Aljaz looked sublime last night. |
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I really like this couple, certainly as far as ballroom is concerned. I hope she really continues to improve.
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I have found these comments to be really helpful in thinking about Helen, especially about her being overcome about dancing in front of her idol and being used to being interviewed about her acting parts rather than as herself. I hope she does well.
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Really enjoyed Helen and Alijaz's foxtrot . One of the best dance's of the night and deserved the 4x8's .
They have a great partnership and Alijaz is a wonderful teacher . |
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I really like her as a personality, I've seen her on a few shows and she seems lovely. As Jennifer said, her performances would be much better if she could relax. She seems to tense up as soon as the music starts.
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She comes across as a bit 'brittle'. She seems to be trying very hard to say the right things and wants to be liked, but its not coming over as very natural at the moment. I can't remember anything about their dance last night at all.
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I suspect that she is naturally quite shy. A surprising number of actors are in real life. As she progresses, and her confidence grows, I expect she will loosen up a bit.
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I had never seen Helen before SCD, I think Aljaz will succeed in making her a very good dancer... and she might even make the semi final, I don't rate her as high as Anita or Kellie, but time will tell....
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I had never seen Helen before SCD, I think Aljaz will succeed in making her a very good dancer... and she might even make the semi final, I don't rate her as high as Anita or Kellie, but time will tell....
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I really like her and her dance last night was my second favourite, and I liked a lot of them. She seems sweet and vulnerable to me, honestly loving it all, still slightly overwhelmed, and I can easily believe that it's weird for actors and actresses not to have a character and to have to 'be themselves'. She's a good match to Alijaz who can both show off how good a dancer she is and seems to look after her more nervous side. Whether all the dances will suit her is too soon to say, but that's true of everyone. Just my take on her, but she doesn't come across as competitive to me, so much as a perfectionist who wants to get it right (especially for Darcy).
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I like her too and Aljaz is a good match for her.
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I really like her. I get that the whole "posh" aura might be irritating to some, but I find her quite charming.
I feel a bit sorry for her actually after her dancing credits were "exposed" in the media. I'm wondering though whether she'll be able to deliver a possibly even better jive than Jay, after it was listed as a skill on her CV, or whether it was just added to embellish her qualifications. |
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I enjoyed her dance and she seems sweet
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Same here, I thought that was the best foxtrot we've had for a little while. It's not a flashy dance so often gets overlooked but it really flowed.
I like Helen, she's one of my favourites so far and I hope she manages to loosen up in the Latin. I'm getting a bit of an Ali Bastion (who I also liked) vibe from her to date - lovely ballroom, bit 'careful' in the Latin.
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I suspect that she is naturally quite shy. A surprising number of actors are in real life. As she progresses, and her confidence grows, I expect she will loosen up a bit.
I think she is very fragile at the moment but given her marriage broke up not long before the series started it is perhaps understandable, she will still be dealing with that plus the medua was blaming the curse of strictly which was an achievement given they hadnt even been paired up at that point so must be tough to have all that going on in the background plus learning new routines etc etc and trying to appeal to the public and not come across badly. I like Helen as Trixie in CTM so knew of her before Strictly and she is one of my favourites this year along with Anita and hope both do well. |
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I like Helen, I want her to go all the way. On Strictly too.
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I like the way Helen comes across (the antithesis of Kellie Bright) and I think she and Aljaz are beautiful together.
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I have enjoyed all of her dances so far. When she was interviewed during the rehearsal sequence they show on the results show, she said that she loved getting the opportunity to dress up as Marilyn Monroe for her foxtrot.
She is someone who I always look forward to seeing on the show. |
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) and now imagine meeting them and them praising you. Wouldn't you be a bit overcome? I would. 
