Well I'm not one to mince my words Wizzy - or anything else for that matter

Yay - healthy debate, yes *punches air*

There really is no need to have a go because a fm doesn't agree with you - how boring would the world be if we all agreed

I'll get off me soap box, sorry

I always wanted one of my own.



Hey Sid. Brendan Fever has swept the board once again.

lol Can't argue with that.

Sorry, I am a bit daft (being a man), do you mean you want a figure made of your own image???

With regards to Brendan, if I turn up my psychoanalytical radar, he just wants people to talk about him, good or bad. Good press, or bad press, he'll be happy. He is an attention seeker and - perhaps people may be surprised by it - a rather insecure man. Nevertheless, I can so believe he's trying to change because he appears to be in a genuine relationship right now. Often that changes a person (for the better), if it makes sense...

I'd rather punch Brendan - kidding!

Well - I just had a quick look at there are at least 4 other Brendan bashing threads - it would be easier to have all the bashing done in one place rather than starting a new thread everytime he does something that people perceive as "bad behaviour"

Well I'll let you organise merging the threads with the Mods then.

I scan the first page of the forum (I don't have the time nor the inclination to check any further) if an existing thread already exists.

Why not tell the moderators to merge all the 4+ threads and collectively called Brendan - What an Idiot! thread? Just an idea. The DS forum support is very quick to respond that way... All the best!

Ignore that. I don’t even know what I meant. I was on the phone when I wrote that.

SCD-Observer somehow didn’t think you were a man. I’m always getting it wrong here.

You described Brendan perfectly. He does crave attention, sometimes I wonder is the temper tantrum done for show, to keep up the bad boy image. You would think that being in good relationship would make him mellower. I’m still seeing the old Brendan, here is hoping he changes for the better.

But at least Brendan evokes some emotions. I can’t imagine the last time Ian or Darren were even discussed.

Last check I still am! And staight as an arrow. My screen persona and my actual person is very different. A lot of people say I write like a woman and I was teased mercilessly by my macho pals for it! But I guess I am confident enough for them to mock me that way.

With regards to Brendan, I would describe him like when I see Ola and Andrew dance the chacha. As much as I keep telling myself Ola is just playing on me with that catsuit, inevitably, after the end of the dance, I can't really remember what Andrew did in that dance! Yeah, shamefully, I have to admit, this happned everytime I vow to ignore her!

I guess a lot of people see that in Brendan. Whether you like or hate him, you can't ignore him (that's a quote from Claudia in one of her ITTs)...

Nite nite! :sleep:

Nothing to do with you writing like a woman. I don't see that. But you know, I just assumeed (wrongly) because women are the Majority here.

Take care. I'm off myself.

Brian Fortuna's mother writes a blog. This is what she had to say about Brendan.

I met Lisa Snowdon and Brendan. I think that Lisa has a tv or radio show and that she was George Clooney's girlfriend, but I'm not sure of either. I know that Brendan is the "hot head" of the male pros, but I don't see that at all. He seems well-mannered and cordial to me. I did see him leave the camera area after his salsa, but I thought it looked like he was disappointed and needed some breathing room. How does that get interpreted as a "tantrum?" Whatever. Brendan's brother and Brendan's girlfriend sat next to us at the show last Saturday. The girlfriend is extremely beautiful. I wonder if she also dances?

Now I know that the situation she writes about is not the one this thread was started for, but I thought I'd add it in anyway to show that there are other people out there who think he's actually not as bad as he's depicted by the BBC (IMO) to be.

Last year I thought James lost his temper and got more uptight than Brendan did.

This year I think both seem to be more measured - so far!

To me Brendan seems to have lost a bit of his spark, his feistiness, which I rather enjoyed in a 'oh he didn't just do that' sorta way ... lol

Brendan is definately like Marmite... but I think he is fantastic. He really works that floor.

I do think he is one of the more short-tempered professionals and doesn't treat his partners as well as the other professionals do. But that said, the producers probably emphasis his temper to make him out to be the 'fiery' one. He may be really nice and polite away from the cameras.

Agree....he's not as much fun atm, but I whinged last year at his flouting of the rules, the guy can't win I guess.

Marmite indeed Eternal Life!

i agree with everything you say - i just find him quite intimidating when things aren't going his way and i don't particularly rate him as a dancer - his chin is always jutting out and he always seems to do a 'headbutt' move which is offputting. i really hope this is his last series.

"I know that Brendan is the "hot head," of the male pros, but I don't see that at all. He seems well-mannered and cordial to me. I did see him leave the camera area after his salsa, but I thought it looked like he was disappointed and needed some breathing room. How does that get interpreted as a "tantrum?" Whatever."

This is a quote from Sandra Fortuna's blog.

Hi Cassie

All posts are welcome here - whether they defend Brendan or criticise him.

That's a very interesting perspective from someone whose actually met the man.

However, my feeling is that Brendan can turn on the charm away from the competition when the pressure is off, but his true character is revealed when he's up against it. He's one of those people who doesn't respond well under stress - and unfortunately, it's his partners who bear the brunt of his anger and frustration.


That's a perfect description of Brendan EL!

Personally, I find his dancing a bit cheesey.

I partly agree with you on that, but IMO he doesn't 'turn on' the charm. I believe the charm is as much natural for him as the competitive side is.

My problem with situations like Lisa having a cry and us not seeing Brendan go after her is that I feel that is mainly due to the BBC editing and not necessarily due to his competitive nature. As Lisa said herself, she put pressure on herself (maybe because of Brendan's drive to excellence, but we don't know that) and just needed to let off steam. We only saw about 20 seconds of footage, so for all we know they spent the rest of the day cuddling, but we don't see any of that because of the BBC editing.

And I know he doesn't have a good track-record with some of his partners and I'll acknowledge that his drive to win sometimes makes him drive his partners too hard, but IMO he does that because he wants THEM to get better and this is the way he thinks he can do that best. Might not always be the right way, but it is his way.

It's interesting to compare this with your response to Christine. You think the best of Christine but the worst of Brendan. Isn't it true that they both have good and bad qualities. You like Christine whereas I prefer Brendan.

Incidentally Mrs. F also thought Christine was very nice and a girly girl.

Brendan has a history of a controversial behaviour, that's why it's so easy to believe he's at it again. And despite what he thinks SCD is not about him, so next time he should try to compose himself and be nice to her partner, because he's making it difficult for her to enjoy it

See that's what I don't get, when has he ever intimated that SCD was all about him? Even I, as a fan of his, don't think it's all about him. There are quite a few pro's and celebs I like as well. SCD is about the dancing for me and not any one of the pro's or celebs although I like the continuity of having the same pro's with different celebs.