Nice to see Darren looking well

The Lebanese version is like a parody the way the presenter has to translate everything Darren says.

I have nothing like the emotional investment in the show I used to have. I wouldn't agree to going out on Saturdays when it was on.

Just a thought. Is Darren being lined up as Len's replacement?

Oh please not Buddy, i couldn't listen to him. I don't remember him speaking like thato on the show?

Ian is great value tonight!

Me neither. I wouldn't mind Lilia though.

Apart from the A-Zzzzzzzzzzzz which is filler extraordinaire, I enjoyed that...double Aljaž, yum! The producers must have known it's my birthday.

Me too I only started watching a few years ago.

Kellie looks incredible! I think this could be the highest scoring routine of the night! I definitely think it will be enough to keep Kellie out of the DanceOff. 😊

Helen makes me cringe. I find her very difficult to watch she's so false

Really really hope so

It feels like the A-Z has been going on forever! Absolutely filler extraordinaire! Aljaz was brilliant, and he was on last night's episode, you're having a good birthday week!

Happy Birthday Delta!

Anita and Gleb are on the One Show now.

He and Lilia now have a baby daughter, Valentina, born at the time Karen had her little boy.

Lovely to see Darren again and know he's doing well. They must think a lot of him for the audience to tolerate a judge that has to be translated all the time.

I love seeing the versions from other countries. Are they all this prop-tastic all the time or are they just showing us the most themed numbers?

Sweet interview with Helen and Aljaz. Helen overdoes how much she doesn't know a little - I bet she does know how to say paso doble - but I think that's something generally that lots of women get forced into doing so people don't call them bitches, so I let her off the hook on that. I like her.

Happy Birthday DeltaBlues

Short of having him giftwrapped on my doorstep, I couldn't have asked for much more!


Thank you

No, don't think so. Darren's worked on several Strictly versions abroad over the years.

We can never have too much of Aljaz on SCD/ITT - in fact the more the better!

Happy Birthday.

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You have no idea what you've missed. The first five series were SO different to how the show is these days.


I know, but that would strengthen his suitability for the role.

I've noticed you always seem to be able to find something bad to say about poor Anita.

The tiny bit of footage that was shown... I don't know how you got any footwork analysis from it?!

As someone who knows absolutely nothing about AT I thought her feet looked "off" as well, as did Katies last week. It looks to me like her foot is flexed rather than pointed, which ruins the line, though I'm not sure

I'm afraid I have to agree - her feet are pretty awful. Gleb has clearly done nothing to resolve the problem that has been there right from the start. Anita has loads of potential but will always come up short because of her poor footwork.

Thanks ladies

Is Anton on Friday again this week?