I could say that they may be two of the early evictees. But will they have a chance to win the Danicng title? Especialy John.

No I can't see it, especially not for John.

I think that Cherie will do really well for some reason.

I think John will be the first guy out.

i do too. my sister said 'i feel sorry for james, he'll be out soon' when she watched the preview show. but i actually think she could do well


i think john'll be first out.

I think Phil will. John and Kristina are a bit like Karen and Bill for me.

Cherie is mad I love her!

I would love John to win. Good on him for taking part. i just hope the judges dont make a show of destroying or humiliating him for the sake of entertainment.

Have to say the words "snowballs" and "chance" spring to mind, especially with John.

Cherie may be a surprise tbh, she looks fit, and ready to learn.

Looking forward to seeing them though, and I have huge respect for John giving it a go, as the rest are younger and in better shape.

I think Cherie will do quite well,particularly in the more elegant dances

I think she'll be better in latin for some reason.

I hope she's good all round,seems a really lovely lady

It's weird, dunno if I was the only one that got this vibe, but I think Cherie is Jame's ideal celeb partner.

When they first met you could nearly hear him say "well bang goes my chance of the trophy". But after training he was eating out of her hand practically, and bringing out his nice side.

There seems a real friendship growing there, and that means a lot to the fans too.

John is the contestant I like best, but he and Cherie stand no chance because of their age.

Don't fancy either of their chances, which is a shame, as I love James!

No. (sorry...have to fill in more characters). No.

(Am really grumpy tonight)

I think John or Phil could be first guy to go out, in the Ladies first one out could be between Jessie and Cherie...I hope I'm wrong as I like James and Darren, it would be a shame to lose either so early on.

I think Cherie will surprise people - I don't think she'll win but I don't think she's be out first either.

Doesn't it all depend on where they finish on the leaderboard? In every series of Strictly so far, the bottom 2 in the first week are usually the 1st, 2nd or 3rd couple from the bottom. So we can't predict who's going to be the first one out until we see what the judges make of them. Even seeing them dance (e.g. on ITT) won't be enough - at this early stage it'll mostly depend on how they are marked relative to others.

i can see John being a very early leaver

Cheri won't win , but will hopefully last a few weeks

John doesn't seem a good bett, Cheri however looks like a game lady. But looking at the lineup this year the average age has rocketed! What does this say about the show?

Cherie looks like a game lady. But when you look the average age has rocketed! What does this mean for the show?

I think Cherie will do well.

I fear Phil D will go first as he wont be terrible enough to get 'he's so funny when he dances, keep him in' votes, but also will not be fantastic either. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I thought Cherie looked pretty fit and she said she dances at every opportunity, so I don't think she'll be first out, sounds like her heart and soul is in it already.

I think it will be more difficult to predict this year as the average has gone waaayyyy up with no celeb under 30

I can see Cherie doing well but i dont hold out much hope for John or Don




ETA Jodie Kidd is 29 but turns 30 this month.....

Imo opinion not a hope in hell .
Not because I don't think they'll be any good but because of what I believe is the blatent ageism on TV & in the general voting public
However I do think they will be dignified & gentlemanly/ladylike in all their endevours.