I would have done:
Iwan Thomas & Natalie Lowe- I would have liked to have seen if Nat could have done better with Iwan than Ola did, or if Iwan was the problem.
Anthony Ogogo & Janette Manrara- Nowhere else for Janette to go, hence placing her here.
Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff- This was a nice little partnership and probably what poor Kristina needed after all the tabloid nonsense regarding her and Ben.
Ainsley Harriott & Ola Jordan- I would hope that this would be a good partnership and would allow Ola to relax a bit, she seems too strict at times.
Kirsty Gallacher & Kevin Clifton- She was this year's female duffer after Carol so I would like to have seen what Kevin could have done with her, instead of his typical finalist each year.
Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev- He was due a dud and got one, plus I thought they were a nice pairing, so no complaints here.
Jeremy Vine & Karen Clifton- Loved these two, was gutted they got to Blackpool instead of Jamelia. Jeremy's enthusiasm was great and Karen was brilliant with him.
Jamelia & Brendan Cole- To see the sparks fly. I honestly thought Tristan didn't get much out of her bar Charleston and Quickstep (the former was likely not choreographed by Tristan anyway) even though she danced very well in the Launch Show and Final Group Dances. I wonder if Brendan would have pushed her more and got some better results.
Peter Andre & Aliona Vilani- Aliona wasn't due the outright winner but someone with reasonable potential, so Peter would have been perfect. As with Tristan, I don't think Janette is the best teacher so I would like to see what one of the stronger pros could have got out of him.
Helen George & Gleb Savchenko- I would like to see what he could have done with an actual ringer and of the 3 female ringers, Helen would have been the best for him.
Anita Rani & Aljaz Skorjanec- Having won two years before, I don't think Aljaz needed another ringer but a dark horse with some potential so Anita would have been good for him.
Katie Derham & Anton Du Beke- I couldn't put him with Georgia, Kellie, Anita or Helen for obvious reasons. I wouldn't give him to Jamelia or Kirsty either and it was Pasha's turn for the duffer so no Carol either, hence leaving Katie for Anton. I would have preferred her to get Aljaz or Pasha, but that's how it works.
Kellie Bright & Tristan MacManus- I don't rate him as a teacher, but I would like to have seen what he could have done anyway. Plus he is very supportive and juggling the EE work with SCD would have been a struggle, so maybe this might work.
Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice- Too obvious and too good to even try splitting up.
Jay McGuiness & Oti Mabuse- Would have loved to see what Oti could have done with a complete ringer.
Iwan Thomas & Natalie Lowe- I would have liked to have seen if Nat could have done better with Iwan than Ola did, or if Iwan was the problem.
Anthony Ogogo & Janette Manrara- Nowhere else for Janette to go, hence placing her here.
Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff- This was a nice little partnership and probably what poor Kristina needed after all the tabloid nonsense regarding her and Ben.
Ainsley Harriott & Ola Jordan- I would hope that this would be a good partnership and would allow Ola to relax a bit, she seems too strict at times.
Kirsty Gallacher & Kevin Clifton- She was this year's female duffer after Carol so I would like to have seen what Kevin could have done with her, instead of his typical finalist each year.
Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev- He was due a dud and got one, plus I thought they were a nice pairing, so no complaints here.
Jeremy Vine & Karen Clifton- Loved these two, was gutted they got to Blackpool instead of Jamelia. Jeremy's enthusiasm was great and Karen was brilliant with him.
Jamelia & Brendan Cole- To see the sparks fly. I honestly thought Tristan didn't get much out of her bar Charleston and Quickstep (the former was likely not choreographed by Tristan anyway) even though she danced very well in the Launch Show and Final Group Dances. I wonder if Brendan would have pushed her more and got some better results.
Peter Andre & Aliona Vilani- Aliona wasn't due the outright winner but someone with reasonable potential, so Peter would have been perfect. As with Tristan, I don't think Janette is the best teacher so I would like to see what one of the stronger pros could have got out of him.
Helen George & Gleb Savchenko- I would like to see what he could have done with an actual ringer and of the 3 female ringers, Helen would have been the best for him.
Anita Rani & Aljaz Skorjanec- Having won two years before, I don't think Aljaz needed another ringer but a dark horse with some potential so Anita would have been good for him.
Katie Derham & Anton Du Beke- I couldn't put him with Georgia, Kellie, Anita or Helen for obvious reasons. I wouldn't give him to Jamelia or Kirsty either and it was Pasha's turn for the duffer so no Carol either, hence leaving Katie for Anton. I would have preferred her to get Aljaz or Pasha, but that's how it works.
Kellie Bright & Tristan MacManus- I don't rate him as a teacher, but I would like to have seen what he could have done anyway. Plus he is very supportive and juggling the EE work with SCD would have been a struggle, so maybe this might work.
Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice- Too obvious and too good to even try splitting up.
Jay McGuiness & Oti Mabuse- Would have loved to see what Oti could have done with a complete ringer.




They were the perfect match.