Originally Posted by chitarivera:
“I like to choose which threads I reply to.
I'm sure many others do as well.
And the search function on here has been temperamental for over a year now.
I think Kevin has been unfairly favoured.
He has been given contenders each time and seems to have been pushed to the front of things. He should have been given lesley Joseph this year and Anton should have been given Tameka.
And just like I dislike being told which thread I should post in, I dislike being told which Pro dancer is marvellous.
I find him over the top in his behaviour in the Clauditorium, and I find his dancing OTT as well.
Joanne - I find to be very childlike in her behaviour. Little girl voice and all that is very annoying.
However when she was on ITT I saw a different side to her.
The point is I feel that "The Cliftons" are being rammed down our throats as being collectively wonderful, and I hate being told what to like.
I want to make up my own mind.
I don't need James Jordan to help me do it either.
Kevin needs to tone down a bit and maybe he won't annoy so many people.
It's like having a hyperactive toddler going off on one all the time, and I just think, 'for goodness sake, quieten down a bit.'”
Hi, Chita *waves"
No one is saying you or anyone else needs to like the Cliftons, nor is there anything wrong with expressing that dislike. The problem is not that people dislike them but the viciously nasty and vitriolic way in which many people choose to express that dislike.
As for pairing someone else with Anton, in my opinion, and no one needs to agree with me on this, it would be a shame to waste anyone with potential on Anton -- and Tameka looks like having potential, if only she can tone down the personality just a smidgeon. Actually, even Lesley looks like having potential, it'll be stamina she'll be lacking in comparison to the younger celebs. (Isn't is a shame Ed couldn't have been paired with Anton?

) Louise is quiet and quite reserved, so perhaps Kevin will dial back the enthusiasm more with her than he would have done with Lesley, who is also extrovert. It's always something to hope for
(By the way, according to an interview with Kevin and Joanne last year, Joanne's little girl voice isn't affected, it's actually the way she speaks naturally. She's had voice coaching to help her correct it, but I'm not sure to what extent it helped.)