It always amazes me that people see things like this and put a particular complexion on it. I couldn't even tell you who said what or in what order - even three minutes after the end of the show.

The forensic analysis of a significantly edited piece of VT - and the various interpretations subsequently placed on it by people on this forum - is incredible.

In fact, I'll go even further and say that the scrutiny of the minutiae of every word, facial expression, interaction with another person - and even stuff which has been completely fabricated from someone's overactive imagination - leaves me utterly astonished, week after week.

The BBC blog on SCD does in fact show much more of the after show discussions about the departing celeb. In this instance Ed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlyc...e-863bf9bb37b5

Eh?!!?!

What bit of it are you struggling with?

If you watch the Goodbye Ed video here http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2191335
you will know that Claudia spoke very movingly and at length about her sadness at seeing Ed go out, and AJ added a lot himself.
What the viewers see is heavily edited.

I agree with you about over-analysis in general, but the fact that the OP says his aunt complained about the celebs shown talking about themselves rather than Ed shows the power of editing (and the inability, apparently, of many to recognize it).

The segment is quite obviously edited to be a transition between a sad goodbye and a happy look forward to the next week.

Yes I know.... it just always surprises me that people don't grasp the purpose of the editing process but instead imagine that the content of these brief interviews is driven by the celebs, rather than the production team and then see fit to make judgments or criticisms of them based upon what they are shown, rather than what actually took place.

yeah those that talk in the 1st half of interviews talk about the eliminated contestant the others talk about themselves