Strictly Come Dancing 2017 - Official Thread

[Antony Moxey]

Good opening show. Only heard of about a third of them but then that's no different to any other year! Very good effort by Tess, the tribute was obviously a very big thing for her. Also well done to the Scots comedienne bawling at landing Kev, a great moment. Oh, the three new pro dancers, good Lord almighty, as the vicar might say.

Can't wait for it all to start in earnest now.

[Ace-T]

Antony Moxey said:

Oh, the three new pro dancers, good Lord almighty, as the vicar might say.

The red (actual bright scarlet!) head does look like Jessica Rabbit!

[cuprabob]

Antony Moxey said:

Oh, the three new pro dancers, good Lord almighty, as the vicar might say.

I do like Nadia...

[trickywoo]

New dancers do look good.

Gemma also looked fantastic.

[C0ffin D0dger]

I've decided that Charlotte Hawkins is the female David Coulthard, same cube shaped head

Great opening show though, hope Gemma manages to stay in for a few weeks (or longer)

[Ace-T]

C0ffin D0dger said:

I've decided that Charlotte Hawkins is the female David Coulthard, same cube shaped head

Great opening show though, hope Gemma manages to stay in for a few weeks (or longer)

Is Gemma the one that looks like a goddess and sounds like a trucker?

To be fair, you would probably have a right laugh down t'pub wi' that lass.

[ReaperCushions]

Challo said:

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

poo at Paul's said:

She's gone very muscly of late......

Shes in shape. Thats what fitness looks like.

She is lovely.

She is until she opens her mouth and sounds like a truck driver from Clithero.

[ReaperCushions]

Anyone else enjoy the Vicar's dancer saying 'Oh My God' as they met then realizing what she'd just said and to whom.

[cuprabob]

ReaperCushions said:

Anyone else enjoy the Vicar's dancer saying 'Oh My God' as they met then realizing what she'd just said and to whom.

I do hope he gets to dance to a Communards track

[AlexRS2782]

ReaperCushions said:

Challo said:

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

poo at Paul's said:

She's gone very muscly of late......

Shes in shape. Thats what fitness looks like.

She is lovely.

She is until she opens her mouth and sounds like a truck driver from Clithero.

And if you believe the celeb news / gossip, etc, today, she's already notched up the first "romance" story of this years Strictly as she's apparently hooked up with Gorka (the one who was supposedly assaulted in Blackpool last year but there didn't seem to be any evidence of it ) due to their mutual love of fitness.

[C0ffin D0dger]

ReaperCushions said:

Challo said:

FoxtrotOscar1 said:

poo at Paul's said:

She's gone very muscly of late......

Shes in shape. Thats what fitness looks like.

She is lovely.

She is until she opens her mouth and sounds like a truck driver from Clithero.

I bet she's a right dirty minx though, I'd put up with the voice if that were the case

[MrsMiggins]

Let the competition begin!

[ClockworkCupcake]

MrsMiggins said:

Let the competition begin!

Ooh, is it starting?

I never did get round to watching the first show. Oh well, not to worry. This is where it starts for proper.

Edit: Oops, started 16 mins ago. Well that's me on time-delay then. I'll check back on the thread later.

Edit2: BBC iPlayer was so crap on quality that I'm watching live again. I'll just catch up what I missed later.

Edited by ClockworkCupcake on Saturday 23 September 18:52

[ClockworkCupcake]

Anyone else think that the title sequence that shows Susan Calman fanning herself as if she is sexually attracted to her male partner is just a bit... well... wrong?

Let's just pretend she's heterosexual for the sensibilities of some of the viewers, eh?

[Robertj21a]

ClockworkCupcake said:

Anyone else think that the title sequence that shows Susan Calman fanning herself as if she is sexually attracted to her male partner is just a bit... well... wrong?

Let's just pretend she's heterosexual for the sensibilities of some of the viewers, eh?

Dancing to..............Mad about the boy !

[ClockworkCupcake]

Blimey, Debbie McGee hasn't aged well. I thought to myself that she was looking good for her age (estimating it at around 70) and then looked up on Wikipedia and she's only 58.

[Hammerhead]

Debbie McGee - She must have done some ballroom before, surely? Superb!

[ClockworkCupcake]

Hammerhead said:

Debbie McGee - She must have done some ballroom before, surely? Superb!

According to Wikipedia, she was a ballet dancer and professional dancer up until the age of 20, at which point she met Paul Daniels and became his assistant. She went to ballet school as a child.

Obviously that was a long time ago, but the body never forgets as my dad's sensei said to him when he started karate at the age of 60 having competed in Judo in his youth. That is to say, it's a head start.

Edited by ClockworkCupcake on Saturday 23 September 20:08

[cuprabob]

I think I have fell in love with Nadia...

[Jazzy Jag]

Anyone else think that the new judge looks a lot like Arleen Phillips?