Does anyone actually believe you? 😜

Awww, I'm so unappreciating the end of this series. Much as I've torn most of the contestants to shreds, it's been my favourite series ever.

Proper baddies, idiot pros, surprising dances, Jay, Jeremy, Daniel, a proper wozrobbed, now if I could just control the judges' scores from my house, it would be perfect.

You ladies do make me laugh!! I shall miss your insane chat next week.

Well, the show dances should be interesting, to say the least. G&G looks a wee bit 'meh', but should get them through, Anton and Katie's (because, hey, it's all about Anton) looks like it has the potential to be a massive misfire, I honestly think he's lost it, Katie looks terrified and I don't blame her

Kellie and TFF look like Uncle Bob and Auntie Beryl, at a New Years Eve party, getting drunk and attempting to relive their glory days during the War down at The Roxy jitterbugging away and trying to show the American troops how its done

J&A - well, I'm completely biased, and I don't care so IT'LL BE EPIC AND BRILLIANT

Well... If Joe Varney loses his shirt for the actual dance and not just training it probably won't hurt their vote

Katie & Anton... Not even sure I can see any "show" in that dance. It's crazily big music but I'm not sure they can live up to it.

Kellie & TTF... That just looked ugly in training. I just think she's going to lose steam and I'm not convinced by doing lindy and charleston

Jay & Ourleona... Yeah, I'm biased too . But for something that is a mixtape of their greatest hits it's actually looking like it's going to be a coherent routine with something for everyone. The music choice also feels like an inspired "screw you" to Craig. (I still think Jay should have done a routine in a V for Vendetta mask at some point and then Craig could have legitimately complained about the blank face )

We haven't seen his outfit yet. It could happen!

Morning

Does anyone else think Katie looks crackered in her training video. She looks to be unappreciating Anton making the choreography up as he goes along (probably early days I know). Maybe she's reach her goal of getting Anton to the final and just doesn't care anymore

Me too. It's been a proper good 'un

I just know by the end of Jay and OurLeona's showdance I'm going to be a snivelling snotty wreck

It really did, just highlighted her legs - yikes

It's TheYearOfTheAnton - he's getting his Showdance come hell or high water

Yesterday was bad enough for me, Jose got sacked, Jay's journey on ITT and him welling up manfully but not crying and then DIY SOS was a proper gutwrencher.

I think we'll all be in here on Saturday holding each other up like drunks on the way home, slurring "I love you" and threatening to "have" Kellie fans and I'll be stone cold sober 😱😂😂😂

Katie's just physically tired - it's been a very long 16 weeks. She's not used to 100% camera coverage while being trained in new choreography. Time is tight and there are constant interviews and intrusive media. On the night she'll be fired up by adrenalin and stage fright. No worries.


So how many hours of physical effort do you put in every day??

You'd think after 12 years in the planning he could have come up with a better concept

Kev nicked it last week

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To be honest, I think he may have gone stark raving mad, I mean, I know everyone was expecting Fred and Ginger type stuff, lovely old style Hollywood frock, tune and routine, he's great at that, maybe he wanted to surprise everyone, but, really, I don't think this is the time to be doing it.

Katie's looking less and less confident as the weeks have gone on, she may pull this out of the bag, but yikes, it's a hell of a risk (and I still can't figure out how on earth the singers are going to cope with the booming choir vocals )

I am pretty sure that is the case!

Not appreciating that Kellie's best bits (On strictly) are on the Strictly Youtube but none of the others. Not even Katie who was on the Tuesday on ITT.

I would understand if it was with say Layla Rouass, who could sell a dramatic routine and did look the part. But Katie? She did do a fab tango on week 2, mind you. But I am not entirely sold that overly dramatic dances are her thing.

But who knows, we may be all surprised.

She's not a drama queen in the way Anita was though. She's very contained and elegant, power is not her thing. She's also not good at remembering complex choreography, but it's all about Anton, if he could dance it on his own he would. 🙄

I'm not looking forward to the many gusset flashes we're going to get from Kevin and Kellie, I have my cushion ready

I think you're right


I've never seen Anton look as unsure as he did in that training video. I hope it's a good dance for them both actually, some of the Anton/Erin Strictly pro dances were wonderful and it would be a shame if this...wasn't.

Every so often, Strictly will do this to you throw you a contestant out of the blue you've never had need to particularly notice before but who embodies everything you want in a contestant. Whatever happens tomorrow, Strictly 2015 will always be the year Jay-was-in for me - and I know that this time next year I'll remember who partnered Alijaz, but I'll be struggling to remember who partnered Gleb, Kev, Anton or Joe.

I'm happy to be surprised, I'd love Katie to pull the routine off, still think Anton's gone a wee bit It's looking increasingly that TTF and Anton have gone frantic and and choreographed for themselves, whereas Joe Varney and Aliona have choreographed for their celebs (although Joe, if you're reading, I'd miss out the spins for Georgia, lovely as she is, she just can't do them well, and she's nowhere near as good as you, or Jay, at them, she's still not spotting. )

I'm struggling to remember that now 😳 I will remember Anita just because she was so relentless, but I'd forgotten the other three and they're in the final 😳

I will also struggle to remember anyone from before Helen went out, although with a bit of thought I will remember Jeremy and Daniel. Who'd a thunk that before the series? 😱 Jay apart, Daniel was the revelation of the series for me, what a lovely man.

If you'd have told me before the series that I would be struggling to remember Peter Andre had taken part, I would have been Ecstatic, but

Never think it's a good idea for the pro to choreograph in 20 perfect ones for themselves and three dodgy ones for the celeb, it just reminds you how dodgy their technique is. Think that is a rookie mistake from JoeVarney.

Jeremy posted a picture on his blog from their group dance rehearsal of a man with his face covered with a hat and scarf because he was ill. I could not for the life of me work out or remember who it was