Tbh I would dearly love to see a CIifton win it this year!!!

I get so sick & tired of all the bitching & nastiness about them on this forum & how they are irritating personalities, poor choreographers, favoured by the BBC etc, etc, etc!!

Not that keen on Louise so far but if she wins I would be happy for Kevin!!
Will I think has yet to show his potential but would be delighted if he won with Karen!!
Ore & Jo are my favourites!!

LOL!!!


I have to disagree because I think the standard of dancing would trump popularity by this stage of the game.

Wishful but also ridiculously unfair and unbalanced.

Since Aliona (and Nat) are so "great", they should be tested and given the very worst so we can watch them whip up their magic and turn a complete no-hoper into a Strictly champion.


Conversely, I couldn't agree with this more.

Considering how great this line-up is, nothing would infuriate me more than seeing the try-too-hard court jester Rinder lift the Glitterball..

If Louise ends up in the final, it will be a very boring final indeed - she is beige and so dull

She will be only a quarter of the Final..and her dancing could well make up for her apparent lack of personality. So I don't think your enjoyment of it will be ruined that much...

Let's face it, she was invited on to the show because she had something about her...

I think Louise is a good foil for Kevin. Kellie and Kevin were too hyper together

I agree - Rachel Stevens was one of my favourite contestants despite not having the most TV-friendly personality. With her it didn't matter because Vincent came up with routines like their rumba and AT and they had great chemistry. It remains to be seen whether Kevin can come up with some routines that are exciting instead of twee and generate a bit of chemistry (or if Louise even wants to do that).

I think both Danny and Louise will be finalists but I don't think that means either of them is guaranteed the win.

With this group of celebrities, I don't see Kevin win with Louise. He could've won with someone like Frankie or Susanna but Louise ? I don't see it; even though she's very good.

I think its a bit early to say yeah or nay just yet. Remember Jake? He was brilliant in the first few weeks and seemed a sure thing for the final, but he went out never the less

Is it your personal mission to use these two words every single time you talk about Louise?

Given your name, I find it quite ironic that the two words you use (BIBs) could so equally apply to Nicky Byrne too...

Pretty much and I don't care

You've got to be joking ! Brilliant and a sure thing for the Final he most definitely wasn't. Plus he had Janette as his partner so he was doomed from the start.

Danny is going to win it .
Did you see him on ITT ? The guy is trained to the max . All he needs is to remember the routine and dance as fabulously as he has been . He's def not my favourite , but it's nice to see a ringer not relying on batting his eyelashes and being bashful and teary eyed . Just being real . Slightly cocky , yes, but not overly so and looks macho . He'll either win or be runner up .

I think a sportsman/woman might win it.

If Claudia's Charleston is as good as it looked on ITT, then she'll be a real contender.

I love Janette, she's a wee doll.But I have to say I'm seeing faults in her training and choreography more these days .She doesn't seem to get the basics right . Every year the judges remark on it and still it goes on . It's like she needs to strip her dance right back to ground zero and focus on getting those basic steps right, rather than composing quirky routines .

Well shy J who was clearly the best dancer last year and won, so the dancers can win from time to time (even if they appear shy, dull etc).

J was a good dancer and despite his shyness seemed nice too, not too dissimilar from Louise, imo. Danny on the other hand, some may not warm to if he's viewed more like a Ricky Whittle type person, too good and not liked enough either. Louise has yet to pee people off with seeming 'smug', 'cold', suffering from 'ego' as are lots of tags that have been associated to certain celebs in the past like Ricky, Tom, Natalie, Denise etc.

Btw, I'm just loosely comparing and not saying this is fact, just opinion as we all do on here.

I really hope that it's not another obvious win like last year's was. But I have a feeling that it will be.

BIB - Louise pissed me off, when she married Jamie.

Lol, I hadn't factored that part in.
But Louise is lovely and Jamie and her seem matched, so I will let her off there.

I think this week will be battle of the Charlestons.

Claudias looks great and is perfect Charleston music much like Georgia's last year. Robert also looks good and I think plus he has such a good theme. Potential for his dance to go viral again.

Can't see Daisy, Danny or Louise topping out this week.

Danny's partner is very sweet so she should garner a few votes for him. But you've forgotten Judge Rinder!!

As much as I love the Charleston, I don't think its a dance you can accurately use as a barometer for success. It is very showy and almost anybody (Peter Shilton excluded) can pull off a creditable one. See Peter & Janette/Jamelia & Tristan last year.

Rhumba is a great barometer for the males, AT for the ladies..