Strictly Come Dancing 2016 - official thread

Strictly Come Dancing 2016 - official thread

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ClockworkCupcake

74,615 posts

273 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Ed Balls was quite the eye-opener.

Louise's dance was ok but that outfit really did not flatter her and made her thighs look chunky (and she has better thighs than I do so I know I can't talk).

Cobnapint

8,636 posts

152 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Had Ed Balls been in the bar before that or wot?

richtea78

5,574 posts

159 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Iva Barchetta said:
ClockworkCupcake said:
"only a joke" added very hastily as Len realised what an utter twunt he sounded like.

And then Will said it had worked for him before 20-odd years ago.
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Frankly, after you've been up again Simon Cowbell I'd imagine that Len is no great shakes

Edit: bloody Android autocorrect. But I think I will leave that as it is. LOL
I missed the "only a joke bit".

Len does seem a bit grumpy sometimes.

Loving the autocorrect.
I say it every year but Len is well known as a vindictive bully in the dancing world. He's not at all a nice bloke. Whereas Craig is actually a lot nicer than he comes out. He helps the dancers a lot behind the scenes.

Freds

947 posts

138 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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richtea78 said:
I say it every year but Len is well known as a vindictive bully in the dancing world. He's not at all a nice bloke. Whereas Craig is actually a lot nicer than he comes out. He helps the dancers a lot behind the scenes.
A close friend of Mrs Fred is in turn a friend of Len Goodmans wife Sue, the mutual friend thinks he's an ignorant cock as do most other people in their social circle.

ClockworkCupcake

74,615 posts

273 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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richtea78 said:
I say it every year but Len is well known as a vindictive bully in the dancing world. He's not at all a nice bloke. Whereas Craig is actually a lot nicer than he comes out. He helps the dancers a lot behind the scenes.
I've only been watching Strictly for 3 or 4 years now, but I got that impression from the outset. Craig is the pantomime villain but he immediately struck me as someone who actually passionately cares and will go the extra mile to help (I had a similar opinion of Gordon Ramsey back in the early days of Hell's Kitchen). But, conversely, Len immediately struck me as a nasty piece of work and nothing has caused me to change that opinion.


MX51ROD

2,753 posts

148 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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Ed Balls , we were in tears of laughter , and to see Mrs Ed , Yvette , her face was a picture, I dont think she could quite believe what she was seeing Ed do .
I bet the next time she rises to speak in parliament she will get a bit of a ribbing .

And Len still lives in the 50/60s , things gave moved on styles change , he does not get it , Bring on Anton

Edited by MX51ROD on Sunday 9th October 15:50

Robertj21a

16,478 posts

106 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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MX51ROD said:
Ed Balls , we were in tears of laughter , and to see Mrs Ed , Yvette , her face was a picture, I dont think she could quite believe what she was seeing Ed do .
I bet the next time she rises to speak in parliament she will get a bit of a ribbing .

And Len still lives in the 50/60s , things gave moved on styles change , he does not get it , Bring on Anton

Edited by MX51ROD on Sunday 9th October 15:50
They can get rid of Bruno as well as far as I'm concerned.

ClockworkCupcake

74,615 posts

273 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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Robertj21a said:
They can get rid of Bruno as well as far as I'm concerned.
Awww I like Bruno. He's completely OTT but I like that. Especially when he almost takes Len's eye out with a flamboyant gesture. hehe

RichB

51,638 posts

285 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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Am I correct that this is Len Goodman's last series?

Antony Moxey

8,092 posts

220 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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Yes, he's retiring from the show at the end of this season.

Cobnapint

8,636 posts

152 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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ClockworkCupcake said:
Robertj21a said:
They can get rid of Bruno as well as far as I'm concerned.
Awww I like Bruno. He's completely OTT but I like that. Especially when he almost takes Len's eye out with a flamboyant gesture. hehe
Agreed. Bruno's the best. Great fun.

RichB

51,638 posts

285 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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Antony Moxey said:
Yes, he's retiring from the show at the end of this season.
Good.

MX51ROD

2,753 posts

148 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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Smoking, Eds Back !!
Totally bizarre results so far

And What is that, Claudia is wearing

Edited by MX51ROD on Sunday 9th October 19:39


Edited by MX51ROD on Sunday 9th October 19:40

Antony Moxey

8,092 posts

220 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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Mental dance off, neither should have been anywhere near that. Plus, I think, based on just the dance off they picked the wrong one.

AlexRS2782

8,053 posts

214 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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Bit of a shame to see Tameka go tbh frown

Neither her or Laura deserved to be in the dance off really. I was sure it would have been between two of Naga, Anastacia, Ed or Leslie.

ClockworkCupcake

74,615 posts

273 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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AlexRS2782 said:
Bit of a shame to see Tameka go tbh frown

Neither her or Laura deserved to be in the dance off really
Just caught up with this on time delay.

I agree - neither should have been in the dance off. And, as an aside, this must be the first time in ages Len has actually voted.

Tameka certainly was larger than life; so much sass.

Japveesix

4,482 posts

169 months

Sunday 9th October 2016
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Robertj21a said:
Louise - yes please !!
I'm a bit in live with Louise. She's just utterly charming and looks amazing for her age. I would definitely support skimpier costumes though.

Danny was great, although he's a bit emotionless and too cool for school.

Ore was really excellent, great routine and just very smooth and easy dancing.

Leslie was surprisingly good and light/bouncy for a 70yr old.

Greg was great again and his pairing with Natalie is spot on.

Daisy was alright, Ed was hilarious and very in character, Rinder was dissapointing and made tonnes of mistakes, wills boll wood was ok.

Laura looks really awkward to me doing Latin but I'd still have put her through over Tameka as her whole routine was very forgettable.

Register1

2,143 posts

95 months

Monday 10th October 2016
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ash73 said:
Ed Balls and Claudia's dances were the highlights for me, and Katya looked amazing.
She is a babe


Register1

2,143 posts

95 months

Monday 10th October 2016
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Cobnapint said:
Had Ed Balls been in the bar before that or wot?
I liked all his Jim cary stuff

Somebody stop me
Smokin'

real funny

Nom de ploom

4,890 posts

175 months

Monday 10th October 2016
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Tameka unlucky - I thought Naga would be in trouble. both Tameka and Laura were better than a dance off.

all in all though a fantastic show, the standard for week three was amazing, I loved Ore's dance and and despite what I said previously I thought Daisy was undermarked this week, her Quickstep was brilliant....

Greg and the goddess that is Natalie Lowe were great,

Claudia F (Mini C ) was brilliant but the star was Danny by a long way - thought we might have got the first ten, he has set some standard...


Oddly I thought Louise looked uncomfortable and her performance wasn;t as good as last week...that outfit wasn't flattering and she seemed to be self conscious....

I thought it was a very sly dig by tameka at the end though with the knee brace....


I love craig despite the stupid marking he gives sometimes....someone please though keep Darcy quiet...her comments are generally rubbish.