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#26 |
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Well Ed is learning all the steps and put everything into it, but he shouldnt be there now, time to vote him off and let the real dancers shine,
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I'd agree with that comparison, obviously without the campness. Chris could dance but there were at least two better dancers in what was a poor series. Ricky and Ali were miles ahead of everyone else but Ricky's court case lost him votes and Ali never seemed to connect with the public.
Jade had to withdraw. Quote:
Three better dancers from my perspective. Ricky & Ali of course, but don't forget Jade Johnson who was lost to the competition through injury. She was improving at a rate of knots, and from my pov incredibly exciting to watch. I think she would have won.
I voted for Chris that year after Jade had gone and was really happy that he won. I'd be even happier to see Ed in the final, and if it were still a four person final I reckon there'd have been a chance that he could have made it. Not so sure now, but I do feel as if the known universe needs cheering up this year, and Ed has given many of us more than a little levity over the past few weeks. More to the point I've been laughing with him, not at him. One thing's for sure, he'll be a Strictly legend for ever and a day. ![]()
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I don't think there's any comparison between Chris and Ed - Chris was younger, fitter, an athletic type. He couldn't make me "beam fit to burst" (as I think I've said elsewhere) like Ed does.
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There's absolutely no comparison. Chris wasn't the greatest dancer, but he wasn't so incompetent that he had to be shoved into ridiculous costumes and ridiculous themes just to get through a dance. He just danced like everyone else. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it didn't. Sometimes it went really badly. However he never went into "Comedy Contestant, let's bring out all the gimmicks" mode.
No, he wasn't the best dancer, and was the worst in the final, but considering Ricky Whittle was a nasty piece of work and Ali Bastion had a personality so dull it makes Louise look like Anastacia, it was kind of inevitable that he was going to win. Here's the VT of their "journey" from the Final. (Ah, yeah, I forgot that year the final had only him and Ricky, so it's even more obvious that Chris was going to win. Ricky was an ass.) |
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The whole Olachops carry on annoyed me beyond belief. I could hardly watch the pair of them it was so irritating (though a magnificent PR stunt so hats off to Chris for that).
In contrast I love Ed and Katya. I look forward to their dances each week. |
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The series lost it's brightness when
Jade had to withdraw. Hello fellow Jade fan. She was amaze balls! A difficult personality, as Ian discovered, but my she had the raw talent and being polished nicely. What happened to her was a travesty. ![]() |
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I never saw Chris Hollins, but have heard it was a joke he won, he was terrible, etc etc.
Was he as bad as Ed Balls? Showdance Charleston Samba starting at 2.13 I'll leave it to you to Youtube his fellow finalists Ricky Whittle and Ali Bastian ![]() Oh- and his scores for the first 8 weeks were 26, 30, 23, 25, 22, 28, 29 and 34. Ed's are 21, 23, 24, 16, 18, 26, 27 and 25. |
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Need to put a ballroom in there:
Actually his dancing is not anywhere near as good as I remember. I actually prefer Ed's QS. Www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_mn8vpVAhI |
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Chris Hollins
![]() Quite liked him......at least he danced....do not enjoy Mr Balls' "entertaining" routines
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Need to put a ballroom in there:
Actually his dancing is not anywhere near as good as I remember. I actually prefer Ed's QS. Www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_mn8vpVAhI |
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Need to put a ballroom in there:
Actually his dancing is not anywhere near as good as I remember. I actually prefer Ed's QS. Www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_mn8vpVAhI |
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We should also be considering how good they are on the show but off the dancefloor. Reacting to judges, speaking to Tess/Claudia, being funny and eloquent in VTs. They both score highly in all these areas.
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I always find it amusing when people say Chris Hollins was a good dancer. He was mediocre at best. It was all smoke and mirrors (and Ola doing her usual distraction techniques, only then they were less familiar to us)
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We should also be considering how good they are on the show but off the dancefloor. Reacting to judges, speaking to Tess/Claudia, being funny and eloquent in VTs. They both score highly in all these areas.
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What he said ^^
Chris Hollins could dance from the off, yes he wasn't polished or technically superior, but he danced and never played the fool with the exception of the Charleston which was choreographed to take advantage of his personality. He also had a very endearing relationship with Ola. I found him likeable, hard working and funny. He was my favourite for the win. Quote:
Ed has the Ann Widdicombe effect
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Well Ed is learning all the steps and put everything into it, but he shouldnt be there now, time to vote him off and let the real dancers shine,
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I always find it amusing when people say Chris Hollins was a good dancer. He was mediocre at best. It was all smoke and mirrors (and Ola doing her usual distraction techniques, only then they were less familiar to us)
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We're not saying he's a good dancer. We're just saying that he's better than flippin' Ed Balls.
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Ed is far, far, more entertaining. It was the partnership that won it for Chris. He was a middling dancer and his Charleston ... which gets lauded to the skies ... was pretty pedestrian... plus he had zero swivel.
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Actually Ricky was not likeable and neither was Natalie in her first year. I watch their dances back now and can see Ricky's talent, which I couldn't at the time because of him. Ali was a wimp. The series lost it's brightness when
Jade had to withdraw. Hello fellow Jade fan. She was amaze balls! A difficult personality, as Ian discovered, but my she had the raw talent and being polished nicely. What happened to her was a travesty. ![]() |
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He wasn't terrible, but he was up against a far better dancer, and he wasn't funny or likable like Ed. I couldn't believe it when he won.
Funny, I never warmed to hollins, yet Ed Balls (and katya) I find a 'guilty pleasure' tbh. |
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Didn't him winning have a lot to do with him being paired with ola? Plus ricky and ali sadly weren't 'vote pullers' like some of the other winners before and since.
Funny, I never warmed to hollins, yet Ed Balls (and katya) I find a 'guilty pleasure' tbh. |
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I enjoyed watching Chris and Ola. I use my FF button on Ed the incredible bulk. lol
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Didn't him winning have a lot to do with him being paired with ola? Plus ricky and ali sadly weren't 'vote pullers' like some of the other winners before and since.
Funny, I never warmed to hollins, yet Ed Balls (and katya) I find a 'guilty pleasure' tbh. Same. |
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He won chiefly because people still had the flaming arse with the judges over Series 6 and wanted an underdog winner.
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Well, Ricky was almost an anti-vote puller by the end of the show after he got arrested for assault, on top of just having a poor attitude on the show itself.
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