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Old 03-12-2016, 20:49
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Following the shock victory of Greg Rutherford and Natalie Lowe last series, Strictly is back for its fifteenth series. Strictly has been rebranded this year as Strictly XV (that’s fifteen for those of you who don’t speak Roman) and just in case you weren’t yet aware that this series is the fifteenth the producers decided that they’d emphasise this by adding the tagline Fifteen To One, which will probably lead to a lawsuit from Channel 4.

As this is the fifteenth series, you guessed it, there’ll be fifteen celebrities who will dance for their place week in, week out until eventually there is only one left. There has been fifteen celebrities for the past four series, but this is something that is being really emphasised this year since it’s the fifteenth series and all that.

It’s not just the name that’s changed as for the fifteenth series the producers have decided to shake up the pro line-up by digging into the large pool of “popular” (popular also meaning available and cheap) past professional dancers.

The judging line-up will also see some change this year but not the changes you may have been expecting. After The Express newspaper decided to run a campaign to get Len Goodman to stay on for another series, he has decided to return as “fifteen series’ sounds better than fourteen”. However Bruno Tonioli has decided to hang up his dancing shoes and will be replaced by the equally bonkers Nicole Scherzinger who won Dancing with the Stars back in 2010.

The judging line-up is therefore Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and the aforementioned Len and Nicole.

As they have proven to be so popular (in the loosest sense of the word) in the past, the producers are promising more theme weeks than ever this series with Prom Night, Movie Week, Dance Heaven or Dance Hell Week, Switch-Up Week and a Halloween Spooktacular all planned for the series so far with potentially more to follow.

As for the celebrities, they will be announced one by one over the course of the next few weeks (/over the course of tonight).

Cue the theme tune!
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:53
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That image of Len is horrifying.

Colour me excited though.
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:53
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Nicole on Strictly?! YES!!!!!

This sounds good Queenie. (Like all of your games)
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:55
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Why does that image of Len resemble Hitler?

Excited for this!
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:07
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ZOE SUGG
Zoe Sugg, potentially better known as Zoella, is a YouTube sensation having amassed a total of eleven million subscribers on her YouTube channel since she started her channel back in 2009. Zoe’s first foray into literature saw her book Girl Online achieved the record of highest first week sales for a debut author, selling nearly eighty thousand copies in its first week and became the fastest selling book of 2014. She has since released a sequel to the book, Girl Online: On Tour and recently the third book in the series Girl Online: Going Solo. Zoe also featured on Band Aid 30’s version of Do They Know It’s Christmas, as well as competing in Celebrity Masterchef back in 2015.

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SPENCER MATTHEWS
Spencer Matthews shot to fame back in 2011 after appearing on the E4 hit reality series Made in Chelsea. With storylines often centred around his relationships Spencer quickly became a tabloid favourite. He followed in Gavin Henson’s footsteps by appearing on the Channel 5 series The Bachelor as his quest to find the one and settle down continued. Last year, he went down under as he featured as a camp mate on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here but a steroid addiction saw him leave the camp before the competition really began. Spencer is now hoping to change public opinion with a stint on Strictly.

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Old 03-12-2016, 21:13
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Yay, Zoe and AJ! I think I once had them in my series!

I'm interested to see how they'll do this time around.
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:13
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That image of Len is horrifying.

Colour me excited though.
Nicole on Strictly?! YES!!!!!

This sounds good Queenie. (Like all of your games)
Why does that image of Len resemble Hitler?

Excited for this!
Thanks a lot for your support guys, it's very much appreciated and hopefully you will enjoy!

This series will follow the format of the more traditional series' (VTs, judges comments etc) rather than the approach currently being taken by Chris/Jess/Luke, mainly because I don't think I'm witty enough to pull that approach off very successfully.
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:16
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Yay, Zoe and AJ! I think I once had them in my series!

I'm interested to see how they'll do this time around.
There have been so many fantasy series' on here recently that 95% of the cast will have probably been used by someone else before.
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:21
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I hope Spencer's future sister-in-law takes him to Buckingham Palace to 'help get him in the mood!' because that will make for a beautifully awkward VT.
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:23
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Yay, Zoe and AJ! I think I once had them in my series!

I'm interested to see how they'll do this time around.
Stephen Mulherns in another series after I had him in one of mine a few years back. Think quite a few will have been or are going to be in multiple series as time goes on
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:26
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Best of luck with this. Looking forward to Prom Night.
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:27
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Each time I've read Prom Night so far in this thread I have read it as Porn Night and honestly I'd expect nothing less from a Queenie series.
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:32
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PATRICIA HODGE
Patricia Hodge’s career has spanned over forty years, becoming an esteemed star on both the stage and the screen. She has received three prestigious Olivier Award nominations and won the award once, for her performance in the play Money. Patricia was also nominated for a BAFTA for Best Actress after her appearance in the TV film Hotel du Lac. In recent years she is probably most well known for her portrayal of Penny, the mother of hapless Miranda Hart in the sitcom Miranda, a role she played on and off for six years.

Partner: Pasha Kovalev
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NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
Natalie Imbruglia shot to fame back in the early 1990s when she secured the role of Beth Brennan in Australian soap Neighbours, a role which she played for eighteen months. Natalie’s performance in the show caught the eye of record label managers across the globe and in 1994 she released her debut single Torn which went on to be a global success. She has since released five albums, the most recent of which, Male, charted at #20 in the UK upon its release last year. Natalie also filled in for Dannii Minogue at The X Factor auditions in 2010.

Partner: Gleb Savchenko
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Next up is a boyband star and someone who loves a good bush (and other plants)...
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:35
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OMG Patricia Hodge. YES
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:42
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I hope Spencer's future sister-in-law takes him to Buckingham Palace to 'help get him in the mood!' because that will make for a beautifully awkward VT.
I might tease a Pippa appearance in every VT a la Judy Murray with Andy as an incentive for people to vote, only for them to never actually show up in the audience.

Best of luck with this. Looking forward to Prom Night.
Thanks Nick. You don't have long to wait as Prom Night is Week 2!

Each time I've read Prom Night so far in this thread I have read it as Porn Night and honestly I'd expect nothing less from a Queenie series.
That can be arranged. Although I'm not sure how many songs there are out there about 12 inch dildos.

OMG Patricia Hodge. YES
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:45
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There have been so many fantasy series' on here recently that 95% of the cast will have probably been used by someone else before.
Very true!
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Old 03-12-2016, 21:46
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I'm imagining Nicole will judge similar to Bruno or Alesha.
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Old 03-12-2016, 22:00
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MARK OWEN
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MONTY DON
Monty Don is best known for his work on the BBC’s Gardeners’ World, which he hosted for five years between 2003-2008 and, after a three year break, since 2011. Monty’s first television appearance came back in 1994 when he became a gardening expert on ITV’s This Morning. As well as gardening, in his spare time Monty is a keen writer and has been a regular columnist for newspapers The Observer and the Daily Mail. Monty suffered a stroke in 2008 but has since made a full recovery.

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Coming next we have a socialite and frequent member of the sidebar of shame, and an actor/comedian...
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Old 03-12-2016, 22:13
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Initially my plan was to announce them all tonight, but I'm knackered and DS will probably crash as spoiler time approaches so the next two will be your lot for tonight.
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Old 03-12-2016, 22:33
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Initially my plan was to announce them all tonight, but I'm knackered and DS will probably crash as spoiler time approaches so the next two will be your lot for tonight.
Spoiler
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Old 03-12-2016, 22:41
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Partner: Giovanni Pernice
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KAYVAN NOVAK
Kayvan Novak is best known for his role as The Fonejacker in Fonejacker, a series which he helped to create. Fonekacker saw Kayvan win a BAFTA in 2008 for Best Comedy, and since then he hasn’t looked back. Kayvan has since featured in Phone Shop, Doctor Who, Asylum, Sun Trap and has also been a member of the cast of Thunderbird Are Go since it’s revival last series. He also featured in the 2014 film Cuban Fury, a romcom about Salsa dancers.

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Old 03-12-2016, 22:44
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1. Zoe Sugg, 26, YouTuber beauty and fashion vlogger
2. Spencer Matthews, 27, Made in Chelsea star
3. Patricia Hodge, 70, Veteran actress
4. Natalie Imbruglia, 41, Singer and actress
5. Mark Owen, 44, Take That singer
6. Monty Don, 61, Host of Gardeners' World
7. Tamara Ecclestone, 32, Socialite and model
8. Kayvan Novak, 38, Comedian
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Old 03-12-2016, 22:45
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Distinct lack of Joel Dommett so far, Queenie.

(Obsessed? Moi?)
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Old 03-12-2016, 22:56
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Distinct lack of Joel Dommett so far, Queenie.

(Obsessed? Moi?)
Oi. Pack it in. Hands off
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Old 03-12-2016, 23:00
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Here are some anagrams of the seven remaining cast members names...

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