Danny and Chloe

I'm another who hopes that Kevin gets a duffer this year to shut up his critics and their incessant whining. With this in mind, and as it seems likely she will participate, Lesley Joseph for Kevin. I like her although I suspect she might be high maintenance.

Yeah he should get an older lady. It's only fair as he's been in 3 finals in the 3 years he's been on the show

I would love those pairings! I wonder if they'd give Oksana to Danny, just like Natalie got Ricky W in her first year.

id do this too

If Aliona had stayed, do you think she would have got Ed?

She would have moaned if she got a duffer like she did when she got Gregg. Maybe she would have got Ore if she was still in it

She did well with Tony Jacklin, though. I think most of the female pros may have hid their disappointment better had they been paired with Gregg, but I don't think the outcome would have been better.
There is absolutely no way she would have got Ore, Will, Danny or even Melvin. Winning pros tend to get duds the following year but a pro winning the 2nd time? Never to see a contender again....

To be fair, not sure any of them were looking forward to handsy Gregg. Him blaming her for not getting so far in the comp when before he had blamed nerves was unfair (if that actually happened).
She did beautifully with Tony. They did the music to Birds of a feather, didn't they?
I will laugh though if Kev gets to the final with Dorien. If she became the eldest ever to win. That would be hilarious. (Am hoping if Lesley is signed up they also do a slow one to the theme music as opposed to some cougar latin to Maneater).

I will laugh until I inflate and blow away!

Who are the pros this year? By my calculations, there's 17 pros this year?

Why aren't their profiles on the Strictly website like previous years?

I got 5ft 9 as well when I looked

As would I but its never gonna happen - Ore will DEFINATELY not get Oti.

Daisy and Aljaz perhaps. He may get another model. Who knows?

Ed Balls & Karen Clifton
Will Young & Joanne Clifton
Melvin Odoom & Janette Manrara
Ore Oduba & Katya Jones
Danny Mac & Chloe Hewitt

Louise Redknapp & Pasha Kovalev
Laura Whitmore & Gorka Marquez
Daisy Lowe & Brendan Cole

id go Daisy and Brendan

I would not pair Neil with any celebrity at this point and start matching AJ Pritchard.

Ooooh backstageone do tell!

Daisy is 5'10''. The two tallest male pros, Brendan & Aljaz have both had models as partners before but Aljaz more recently and with whom he was a winner. Therefore:

Ed Balls - Oti Mabuse
Will Young - Natalie Lowe
Laura Whitmore - Neil Jones
Ore Oduba - Oksana Platero
Melvin Odoom - Chloe Hewitt
Louise Redknapp - Gorka Marquez (Team Glou )
Danny Mac - Joanne Clifton
Daisy Lowe - Brendan Cole

Will and Joanne
Ed and Natalie
Ore and Katya
Melvin and Janette
Laura and Brendan
Louise and Gorka
Danny and Oksana
Daisy and Aljaz


Oooh really? Thanks for the info, pleased to hear AJ's getting a celeb but am surprised it isn't definite Neil will be partnered!

If AJ gets a celeb it would probably be a young former soap actor or singer. Unless they put him with Lesley (100% sure she is doing it)

Both Brenda and Alijaz have experience of partnering tall models. Its got to be one of those two all the other pro's are too short. For Daisy Lowe, again not really heard of her until she was rumoured for Strictly.

hmmmm interesting can't find AJ's exact height but on BGT (I checked vid on youtube ) he is same height as Ant so 5ft 8in he is def a couple of inches shorter than Curtis his brother who is 5ft 10 - so apart from Louise presuming maybe his partner not announced yet ?

if Lesley Joseph doing it then I would 100% think she would be with Kevin

surprised re Neil to but source is always right so if it is true and there are 15 celebs again then reckon Gorka might not have partner either

Are all the new guys getting celebs? They better be or I won't be happy especially if it's AJ or Gorka