Really? How bizarre. I was under the impression that people of all shapes and sizes dance and enjoy dancing. SCD is a light hearted entertainment show not the Ballroom World Championships, inspite of what Arlene says.

Frankly I'm hoping someone will tell her she's had too much Botox next time she gets too bitchy - preferably Stephanie.

Don't worry Mac - this OP is a complete
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I disagree I feel Letitia has a very big stomach in comparison to the rest of her body, especially her limbs. Like John this is the worst weight to carry (apple shaped) as it is bad for your heart.
Personally I feel I am entitled to state the truth as I see it, because on a forum we are all entitled to our own opinions & I have lost ten stone myself & just done my training to be a fitness instructor/PT - so been there & worn the T shirt.
Both of them however though were given the most awful outfits which accentuated their worst traits imo. Letitia is usually very good at disguising her middle & wearing things that suit her, I'm not sure about John as I'm not a football fan but tbh he has put on an awful lot of weight on his face & neck unfortunately.
Hopefully if they stay in the competition they will start to loose their excess weight, I can see it in Tish already (Stephanie looks as if she's lost her tummy too compared with the press conference footage) & maybe that is one of the reasons they wanted to do the show. I just hope after watching the show back last week they put their feet down with the wardrobe dept & insist on outfits to flatter them, overweight or not.
It was very brave of them going in from the start with an extra stone or two to loose cos no matter what anyone says, putting yourself in the spotlight is asking for the general public & the awful press in this country to knock you down if they can - especially where weight is concerned.

I don't think Letitia HAS to lose weight, even though if she stays and if she keeps to her gruelling training schedule (they have possibly clocked the most hours in all), she will inevitably loose SOME weight along the way...

As it is, I still think the ladies shouldn't be too bothered by their weight. I do, however, think John needs to get fitter if he wants to get further in the competition. But what is more pressing would be his neckless stance and the hunched upper shoulders at this point, he might be light Mark last year and develop a ballroom dances complex because a lot of ballroom is about posture and sway...

No one has to loose weight, I did n't have to loose weight when I was morbidly obese & 20 stone - I chose to.
Letitia & John can stay overweight by BMI standards if they want to. So far it is a free country & people can continue to drink alcohol to excess, smoke nicotine & have an unhealthy body mass index legally if they so desire; as long as they are accepting of the consequences.
What I was trying to say was if you are/do any of these things expect to have other people judge you - it is human nature. Going on a prime time TV show will make you a target unfortunatley.
I did mention Letitia has lost weight & will probably continue to do so & good for her .

jacquiann, I agree with everything you have to say. Good message.

Agreed...I think that Arlene has cornered the market on botox....On another point...Letitia is the female version of John but of course you cannot say that as it is not PC.

Well done to you for losing so much weight and getting fit. But both Leitita and John are far from being "morbidly obese". I wouldn't call either even obese! John has lost his match fitnes and put on some weight. I've no doubt a bit of exercise from dancing will shift that in the next few weeks. As for Letitia, she can't help being "apple shaped". I'm aware that for health reasons that particular body shape is bad news for Diabetes and the heart, however if she's naturally that shape, which she has been since she first appeared on Eastenders as a teenager, then she can't alter her body shape. Yes, compared to the likes of the galmorous quartet of younger women on the show this year she appears more podgy in the midriff - but she is older than all of them, and if you're that shape to start with, hitting 40 does that to do, even if you follow a diet and do exercise, as she clearly does.

Yes, it's a forum, and you're entitled to your opinion, including commenting on a contestant's appearance, but IMO your previous post sounded over zealous like a reformed smoker or drinker. You've lost 10 stone, so everybody should be able to be slim and fit - everybody's different.

Is it only me who doesn't think Letitia is fat? and together with that John isn't either - just a bit more around the middle and his costume highlighted it.

I like Letitia's shape, she's very womanly but sexy. I think both she and John will tone up a lot if they stay on for a couple of months, but both of them have got the moves already so good on them!