Good Afternoon and welcome to the new realm of Diddydom!! A nice relaxing place to exalt the talent and twinkliness that is one Darren of Bennett otherwise known as Diddy Darren.

Obviously my first love is the one and only Ian but there is a special soft spot in my heart for his Royal Diddyness, I love how he twinkles and how those little legs power away esp when he jives.

So lets have some fun here but no daftness, rudeness or impoliteness, just sillyness and reverence for the lovely Darren B!!!!

the thread title does not give any clue its to do with darren.

i came as i thought it was to do with dominic.

I thought it was about John.

John played for Liverpool, Liverpool is the home of the diddymen - hence my lateral thinking led me here

I do like Darren though - so I'm happy I paid a visit

Sorry was not my intent to mislead anyone. During Strictly 3 I coined the phrase Diddy Darren and it stuck so thought I'd use it here.

Ahhhh -I love Darren! Is it Diddy Darren because he is mini? Like Burger Kings Diddy Donuts?

Love the comments about his legs 'pumping away in the jive' -cant stop laughing cos Ive got a mental picture of him doing it with a huge grin! - like that actually

me too

I thought they'd signed up Ken Dodd for series 6

Yea I love Diddy Darren! (and itsy bitsy Vincent too!)

All hail the munchkins of dance!!!

Darren is a fabulous dancer and I love him to bits

Not only is a fabulous dancer he is a genuinely wonderful friendly person who is fab to chat to and always stops for a chat!

Love him so much

btw did anyone else notice his nipple in the rumba yesterday????

Nooo, and I missed it Just gonna get it up on my Sky+

Ahh, love Darren

I didn't as I was too distracted by his hair.

Darren comes across as a really nice guy and a lot of fun, I think him and Letitia will get on very well together.

Darren is so lovely, fit and I have to say in my opinion the BEST choreographer on the show out of all the pros.

He is cute yet hot at the same time!

For the poster who keeps noticing his hair -its real honest! His twin has exactly the same hair!

LOL I can second that his hair is totally real, Dales hair is the same too

So glad Darren and Letitia got through to next week, you could see Darren was sporting a rictus grin throughout the dance off (an I shouldnt really have to be doing this smile).

Yes he's Diddy because he's small and perfectly formed.

Hope he's Jiving next week that should be brilliant.

I think they're doing Tango- lucky for Letitia, I bet she'll find it easier to use her acting skills there.

Darren jiving is out of this world!! amazing!

Darren doing any dance is out of this world . I think he is an amazing dancer and a friendly down to earth guy. He is amazing with all the celebs he is given, I hope he and Letitia go far in the series.

This has a slightly odd name
Despite that though I do love Darren a lot. Unlike some professional dancers I have met Darren always stops to chat and be friendly which makes a lot of difference.
My favourite professional on SCD by a long way

Thanks for the clarification dinasaur, it must just be something to do with his hairline

It just appeared slightly odd this series, but he does seem a really nice guy.

Although Anton will always be number one I have to admit I've grown to like Darren a lot and I think he may even have even surpassed Ian to take the #2 spot. Glad this thread has been started, although I didn't have much idea what it was going to be about when I clicked on it...

I've come to love Darren more as time has gone on, I've always respected him as one of the greatest pros on the show, always putting his partner first in every aspect, and any diddy celeb is lucky to be paired with him on Strictly.

Talking of his twin brother Dale, are they identidical twins?
I know that Dale dances too, and the Bennetts come from a dancing family, so has anyone seen him dancing or competing and who is his partner? Any pics? Can you tell Darren & Dale apart when they're together? Can Lilia?

Although they are identical twins, it is quite easy to tell them apart, as identical twins become slightly different as they get older. Dale is a rather bigger build, and he does not dance competitively any more, he teaches in their parents dance studio in Sheffield.

I think Dale came in to help Darren in one of his training sessions with Jill Halfpenny, if I remember rightly.

I think they look similar, but not identical.

It may be on YouTube.

ETA:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wB77VwJqU30