Kellie Bright is equally unlikeable as her Butlin dancer Clifton.

Though with a photo you can only pick up one part of the dance from a certain angle.

It wasn't just the hold for me; it was the lack of staccato movements (there was some but it 'flowed' very easily at points) It just didn't sit right for me as a Tango.

I thought their effort in week one looked more Tango-esque than tonight's dance.

They were querying why there was a comment about the hold. There is a distinct difference between a ballroom tango hold & a foxtrot hold. Kellie's hand was not properly up to Kevin's back (fingers should be on his back), just tango hand shape on his arm.

I'm that sure in the past they used to give comments and no scores for some dances in the finals?! Am I misremembering?

The obsession people have had with conspiracy theories this year is insane. Is there anyone who could have won the trophy who someone wouldn't have claimed it was ~fixed on behalf of?

Vase shaped more like a teapot ,

watched video through nothing wrong with that hold

So.... still danced in hold then.

Thanks for clarifying.

I quite agree. It's just ridiculous.

No it's not. Where did we say that?

Here's a professional Tango from an earlier series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnIu3DQahWI&=

In the forward movements the female dancer is more upright; on the spins they are slightly more vase-shaped but not the extent Kellie was tonight.

I've asked the question on the ballroom/latin dancer thread because the accusations seem bizarre to say the least.

Don't bring up teapots - DeltaBlues will have a meltdown.

Thank you! It genuinely bemuses me that people don't think the judges can figure out anything we can about popularity and voting patterns etc - they've been doing this show for 13 series now!

did the judges think that if they said K&K should win enough times that viewers at home would believe them

(and they did say they should win by marking them perfect and by their comments)

I am fed up of the Clifton cheerleaders.........thought that it wasn't particularly tonight all the whooping and "10's" that they were shouting from the Clauditorium.

We know there are a raft of Cliftons but surely this was offputting to other contestants in the Final, probably a more nerve racking week than usual!

I've decided to become a Clifton cheerleader. I'm going to get a big badge and some spangly pom-poms all of my own!

I'm going to be completely insufferable next series!

Because it depends on whether you should judge on the night or the competition overall. I think the latter. But that's just me. Just think they would have liked our man in Grimsby to win it.

No.

Unless they've not been paying attention for the past 12 years.

That was my point. Should they have because of their performance tonight or were they the best throughout the show from start to finish? The public said that was Jay.

Well the Strictly viewers who voted... pickled Lens walnuts tonight

He has as much humility as any of the other coaches.. And as for "too much coverage" - what do you mean by that?

Can you not see that he is sending himself up? It's all very tongue in cheek.

I don't think people really 'get' Kevin TBH.

Well said I agree.

Yeah... that's must be it we don't "get" him .

I agree, well said.
It amazed me that the judges after criticising Kevin & Kellies charleston previously in the series, for having too much side by side content and other remarks, then suddenly tonight decided it was absolutely wonderful? Very strange marking from them as viewers can, and do remember what has been said in other weeks.