The top three will consist of judges faves Austin, Cherie and Tom (no idea which order yet) then the rest as follows:

4) Rachel & Vincent
5) Christine & Matthew
6) Lisa & Brendan
7)Jodie & Ian
8) John & Kristina
9) Heather & Brian
10) Andrew & Ola

My prediction is:

10th Andrew & Ola - I think he will be out this evening
9th Heather & Brian - she will be OK tonight, but out next week
8th John & Kristina - they will have gone as far as they can with the public vote
7th Jodie & Ian - I would like to see her stay longer, but think it unlikely
6th Tom & Camilla - he can't leave soon enough for me
5th Lisa & Brendan - she will be unable to cope with the pressure
4th Christine & Matt - can't think of any reason they should stay longer
3rd Cherie & James - shame, but she won't win
2nd Rachel & Vincent - as above
1st Austin & Erin - Erin deserves to win, Austin works really hard, and unless he is too injured to continue, he should win

I see the gap between Austin & Erin and the rest of the field narrowing as the girls get eliminated.

10. John and Kristina
9. Andrew and Ola
8. Heather and Brian
7. Lisa and Brendan
6. Jodie and Ian
5. Tom and Camiila
4. Christine and Matt
3. Cherie and James
2. Rachel and Vincent
1. Austin and Erin

I cannot see Cherie and James in 3rd place - she looks as though latin is going to be a real struggle.

Very difficult to predict without knowing the schedule of dances. I can see John staying a long time the way it's going...but he'd be very lucky to avoid the bottom 2 right through. I think the judges will protect Cherie all the way to the final but I suspect she won't get the kind of support she needs to rival Tom & Austin for the win.

10 Heather & Brian
09 Andrew & Ola
08 Christine & Matthew
07 Jodie & Ian
06 Rachel & Vincent
05 Lisa & Brendan
04 John & Kristina

03 Cherie & James
02 Tom & Camilla
01 Austin & Erin

I should declare at this point that before it all started I thought Mark would be a dark horse...so what do I know.

I'm thinking :

10 Andrew & Ola
09 John & Kristina
08 Christine & Matthew
07 Heather & Brian
06 Jodie & Ian
05 Lisa & Brendan
04 Tom & Camilla

03 Rachel & Vincent
02 Cherie & James
01 Austin & Erin

10) Andrew & Ola
9) Heather & Brian
8) John & Kristina

7) Jodie & Ian
6) Christine & Matthew
5) Cherie & James

4) Lisa & Brendan
3) Tom & Camilla
2) Rachel & Vincent
1) Austin & Erin

I think this a hard one to judge,it seems obvious Austin and Erin,but if Jodie keeps improving she and Ian could win this,and if Christine could pull something off she and Matt could be in the final 4...I'm saying this as both girls have no dance experience whatsoever,they could have much more to offer,and are learning,Jodie in particular has come on remarkably....whereas some of the others have to me peaked..Cherie being one..John bless him was never going to peak, and there's no more to come from Heather IMO.

Ellie

At the moment, I want the last four to be:

4. Lisa & Brendan
3. Austin & Erin
2. Jodie & Ian
1. Cherie & James

Really don't see what the big fuss is with Rachel or Tom.

This is what I want/think the order will be as of week 7, but I'm sure it'll change!

10) Andrew and Ola
9) Heather and Brian
8) John and Kristina

7) Christine and Matthew
6) Rachel and Vincent
5) Jodie and Ian
4) Cherie and James

3) Tom and Camilla
2) Lisa and Brendan
1) Austin and Erin

As mentioned, I can't believe how open the competition is! Austin is Mr Consistent, but Lisa is suddenly coming in to her own. Tom can improve like Gethin and Cherie I think may be let down by her latin american dances (Samba, ChaChaCha, Jive etc).

However, if Jodie or Christine continue their improvement, especially the former, it could turn things on their head!!

As for Rachel, it seems she's stuck on a "low thirties score" plateau. She needs to sparkle and deliver a perfect performance to have a chance of being up their. I know she can, but I feel the judges and public are becoming bored of her.

Oh well still many weeks and more surprises I'm sure!!

Austin has the "He's a rugby player who can dance!!!" storyline, and the subplot of "he has 4 daughters, what a sweet guy" Austin will definitely win, even though he'd make a mediocre winner.

It's sad that getting a score in the low 30's is seen as a bad thing, but that's the way things are now.

Winners amongst Tom, Austin and Cherie, I'd hope.

This week's potential losers? Andrew (terrible), Heather (a bit unfairly) and the sainted John (who clearly needs to go once the Castle is deflated!).

Agree. Not what I want but it seems it's been decided by the judges. The fac that the judges have the absolute right to hand pick the finalists has make it more predictable than say series 3 & 4. Don't think the bookies like it though.

10 Andrew to go

9 Please let it be John! I love Kristina but purleeeeeze!

8 Heather - not popular

7 Lisa and Brendan - not for dancing reasons but because she's not as high-profile as the others - loved their tango

6 Rachel - no star quality, no apparent personality,a conundrum

5 Christine - she's good but the Matthew-factor can't last forever

4 Tom - or maybe Cherie

3 Cherie - or Tom? She has a lot of Latin left to do and the cracks are starting to show

2 Jodie - because of improvement, because she's a nice girl, although Cherie or Tom could take this position - it is a THREE person final this year, isn't it?

1 Austin - he's good, he's a sportsman and the panel seem to love that angle, he's got the biggest "personality" out of the lot of them

This is what I want;
10th - John & Kristina
9th - Heather & Brian
8th - Andrew & Ola
7th - Cherie & James
6th - Jodie & Ian
5th - Lisa & Brendan
4th - Rachel & Vincent
3rd - Tom & Camilla
2nd - Austin & Erin
1st - Christine & Matt

10th Andrew & Ola (I hope)
9th Heather & Brian (I hope)
8th John & Kristina
7th Jodie & Ian (slight shock exit after vast improvement, methinks, she'll probably do a terrible Jive or something.)
6th Christine & Matt (even though I'd put them higher!)
5th Lisa & Brendan (Despite the fact Breandan is really hacking me off this year)
4th Tom & Camilla
3rd Rachel & Vincent
2nd Cherie & James
1st Austin & Erin

I like all of the couples I've put as top three, but would prefer Cherie to win. Think Austin will out dance her on an overall standard though. Judges just don't like Rachel and expect too much, can't see her winning.

1) Austin & Erin
2) Tom & Camilla
3) Cherie & James
4) Jodie & Ian
5) Rachel & Vincent
6) Lisa & Brendan
7) Christine & Matt
8) John & Kristina
9) Heather & Brian
10) Andrew & Ola

What I think could happen...

10- Andrew & Ola
9 - Heather and Brian
8 - John and Kristina - I love these two but it would be unfair if they kept staying and some of the better dancers go.

7 - Christine and Matthew (I love these two as well but I think they could go out at this stage)
6 - Jodie and Ian (I would like to be proven wrong with this because I think they're a fantastic couple)
5 - Lisa and Brendan (I cant warm to them at all this year to be honest but I think their Tango this week was amazing)
4 - Rachel and Vincent

3 - Tom and Camilla
2 - Cherie and James
1 - Austin and Erin

I want Cherie to win over the other couples in my top three but I think Austin will get the public vote. I think he is a fantastic dancer and I love watching him and Erin but personality wise, I cant warm to them like I'm sure a lot of people haven't warmed to others this year.

If Cherie can up her game in the Latin, I would think she would make the last three and preferably win

1) Austin & Erin
2) Tom & Camilla
3) Lisa & Brendan
4) Jodie & Ian
5) Christine & Matt
6) Cherie & James
7) Rachel & Vincent
8) Heather & Brian
9) Andrew & Ola
10) John & Kristina

This is how I think it should go - BUT!!! Lisa may not go so far as she does not seem to be very popular and Brendan is being very annoying this year, then again, he always is! Cherie may go further, but I sense that she will struggle with the latin, but she is popular with the judges, so that will help her.

Rachel is just not sparkling - she may well have potential but for some reason IT is not happening on the dance floor. She is lovely, gorgeous to look at but I hate to say it, just not very interesting to watch.

Not sure how popular Jodie is OR how much more improvement there will be. She has had 2 good dances, the rest have been distinctly average, so ..........

Christine is improving and making corrections each week plus she has MATTHEW!!!!!

However, I think we all know the judges want an Austin and Tom final (it doesn't really matter who the third is to them) and Austin is the better dancer.

Here's one possible scenario. Obviously it depends on who dances their worst dance when.

10 Andrew and Ola
9 Christine and Matthew, undeservedly in a dance-off against a surprise couple
8 John and Kristina, dancing off against Heather and Brian as the viewers react against the previous week's result
7 Heather and Brian - there's a limit to how often you can be saved
6 Lisa and Brendan
5 Cherie and James
4 Tom and Camilla
3 Rachel and Vincent
2 Jodie and Ian
1 Austin and Erin

I'm not saying this is the result I want, but I can't see the judges letting Austin and Erin go out before the final and I suspect they may be dismayed at the way the public votes in the later stages.

10th - Heather and Brian
9th - John and Kristina
8th - Andrew and Ola
7th - Jodie and Ian
6th - Rachel and Vincent (lets hope she goes earlier)
5th - Christine and Matthew (even though i love them as like austin and erin )
4th - Lisa and Brendan
3rd - Tom and Camilla
2nd - Cherie and James
Winner - Austin and Erin

I dont think she is her best dance was the one she did in week one IMO.

Her Salsa (or samba... always get confused by them ) twas really good; however if she gets the tango anytime soon she will be out imo