unfortunately, I don't expect to see Matthew back on Strictly for any reason


oh thank you, I love this, one of my most favourite pro dances ever
amazing to think it was danced in 2010

I honestly don't think this would be a problem. They want the celebs to be comfortable and confident, so if Laura wasn't happy with it as seen today, there would be alterations possible, in fact Vicky mentioned some potential changes on ITT.

So your list of priorities until December:

1) Kids ( I hope so )
2) Laura and Daisy




way down

Mr Ochre

Really glad that you keep posting us the gos.

Thanks to everyone who posts pictures etc and keeps us informed about what Laura and Giovanni are up to

Laura may feel more comfortable with a bit more skirt added, to me though it's a leotard and appropriate dance costume so I think it's fine either way. The feather boa skirt was long though, perfect for Samba but might get in the way of Salsa lifts? Not that we got a sneak preview of any lifts boo. Will have to see what alterations are made to the dress before Saturday

Ha ha

Mr Ochre's happy he gets to watch Match Of The Day in peace on a Saturday night cos I'm too busy rewatching dances and posting on here Come January when I'm suffering Strictly withdrawal he'll be annoyed I want to talk to him when the football's on

This week's Radio Times YouGov Strictly polling is an interesting read:

https://yougov.co.uk/news/2016/10/06...favourite-lo/?

It shows quite different rankings of the contestants for the questions
- Who do you want to win (Laura is 11th)
- Who do you think will win (Laura is 4th)

Laura is rising from Week 1 to Week 2 which is good news for her. Ore, Will and Naga are the losers from Week 1 to Week 2.

I would be really interested to hear your opinions on the graphs - does it 'feel right' to you?

I see there is now a thread in the MF discussing this. Don't want to duplicate but any thoughts on Laura welcome.

I don't think you are duplicating LL, because the MF would be a general discussion, but on this thread we would be thinking about what the stats show us about Laura in particular.

It's interesting that she is in such different positions on the two polls. I imagine she is quite low down on the first because she is not so well known as some of the others to the general public? I hadn't heard of her before Strictly, anyway. She will need to dance well, and continue to show her charming personality so that people will want her to reach the latter stages of the competition to get higher on that list.

As to the poll about who people think will win - she started quite high, so maybe some people put her in the "trained dancer" category, even though she isn't one? Its hard to tell, but looking at this again after a couple more weeks will be interesting.

Yes overall.

There's been a buzz about Laura's performance from last week. She makes a jump up in to the top four on the 'Who do people think will win?' poll having announced herself as a contender with her Waltz.

She probably began the competition with one of the smallest voting bases so I'd be very happy with a gradual rise of a place or two a week on the 'Who do people most want to win?' poll as Laura & Gio capture people's imaginations with their dancing and partnership, her progression and voters are drawn to her sparkly personality.

Probably at this stage its simply better to be rising than falling. It seems reasonable to say that Laura's waltz had a very positive public reaction so Gio and Laura are doing the right things. Whether it translates into actual votes... who knows. Its very good that Laura has the Mail on Sunday You Magazine cover this weekend as I think for her half the battle is becoming more widely known.

If anyone is following Laura's Instagram stories, I think its Gio singing in the background again at Elstree In the words of Zoe Ball - 'MAKE IT STOP'.

I think she will rise further ... as people get to know her and start enjoying the partnership and hopefully the routines too. She has a great personality.

Her salsa dress reminds me of Ali Bastians samba dress ... it does look more samba than salsa but they're going for the Moulin Rouge look so that's understandable. Hope the feathers don't get in their way ... tricky moving with all that attached to you ... perhaps they'll give it a trim!

Looking forward to seeing Laura and Gio on ITT later!

So excited to see them on ITT daziechain and it's on for an hour tonight whoop

Yes, there is that to consider with salsa lifts!

Laura in this month's Hello Fashion Monthly. (Edit: Actually this came up on my news feed today - but it might be August?) Nice behind the scenes video. She looks really lovely. And something for Mick lovers too!

http://www.hellotv.com/watch/laura-w...hoot/AMEZ9kfg?

Wow!! She's stunning. If I had her looks ... I could do ANYTHING!!
Glad we got our Mick fix for today!

Please cut out the discussion of other threads and forum members. This thread is for positive discussion about Laura and Giovanni.

If this type of negative behaviour continues, we will have to start issuing suspensions and consider closing the thread.

Thanks.

Eh? Discussion seems to have been about a small white dog. The only other thread mentioned lately, as far as I can see, is a heads up to a thread on the MF.

Might you have mistaken this thread for another one?

Will this type of warning be issued to others threads?

I fear they're talking about some honest but not imho worse than I've seen in many other threads opinions I posted a few pages back in which case it's all old news in this thread and I am behaving myself now and afaik I've not overstepped the mark again with sarcasm and hyperbole. I'm trying not to turn into the thread's sweary Bruno.

... ... ... I would love you if you did!! I honestly think it's crossed wires.

Hoh well, suspensions here we come. Hanged from a railway bridge for nowt

Totally agree. I think they should quote the posts and leave a comment, otherwise how are we to know. Really getting pissed off with their double standards.

Looking forward to more footage later and hearing what the panel think. Do we know who the panel is tonight?

It was an incident yesterday, the warning is fair although I do know no harm was meant at all.

Putting my bossy boots on and probably making myself unpopular but I hope the warning's heeded and all of this is kept off the thread from now on. I would be so sorry if this thread were closed, I'm becoming really invested in Laura & Gio as a partnership and it's lovely to have this space to discuss them and their dances with you all. Really excited about this weekend x

I think Zoe said that it will be Sam & Mark and Sophie Ellis Bextor