Strictly Come Dancing 2009

[Badger Kitten]

Neither do I

I'd love to know what Joe C's very possessive, Jordan-esque girlfriend thinks of him being partnered with the luscious Christina

Apparently the girlfriend has split from Joe C, or vice versa, since Strictly rehearsals started...

 

[stavros]

I really hope Zoe Lucker is a hit and it prompts ITV (or Dave) into repeating Footballers Wives. She was truly brilliant in that.

 

[spanglechick]

ok - click here for a short (2 and a half min) film of the slebs in training. Jade looks amazing, Jo Wood is awful, and I recognised loads more of them than I thought.

Proper excitednow - but family wedding weekend means i won't be able to catch up til sunday!

 

[spanglechick]

btw - did you all know about the cristina rhianoff / vincent simone scandal? what a bastard!

 

[Me76]

What?? What?? Did he do the dirty on her?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

btw - did you all know about the cristina rhianoff / vincent simone scandal? what a bastard!

No - no - what has he done

I knew he and his pregnant girlfriend split up but didn't know about him and Kristina.

I liked Vincent last series but if he has hurt Kristina - who I think is lovely and I got quite upset for her when she was having a cry over the whole John Sargeant thing - he will be out of my heart forever

 

[London_Calling]

Jo Wood always reminded me a little of Patsy in AbFab, actually so did Ron. Lynda Bellingham will do much better with the mature lady demographic as she's proper old skool and works her specific audience to death. A proper slapper (in the stage sense rather than the promiscuity).

Joe Calzaghe and Richard Dunwoody are both fantastic athletes, totally focused and ridiculously single-minded. Martina Hingis obviously used to be, can't say now.

Phil Tufnell's presumably intended as the joker.

The rest, no idea.

I think the audience might warm to Richard Dunwoody. How Joe Calzaghe does might depend on how much he turns on the 'ladies man' stuff and how a light entertainment audience respond.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I reckon Jo Wood is a realy name dropper be interesting to see how she copes with 'bad boy' Brendan.

I am looking forward to Chris Hollins - I think he'll be rubbish but I like him when he is on Breakfast News. In fact I think he has Joe Calzaghe as a guest tomorrow morning. Also he is dancing with Ola and though I personally don't think she is as good looking as Kristina she does have rather pneumatic breasts which I find fascinating

I am so unfeasibly excited about the news series of SCD, I can't tell ya!

 

[spanglechick]

What?? What?? Did he do the dirty on her?

No - no - what has he done

I knew he and his pregnant girlfriend split up but didn't know about him and Kristina.

I liked Vincent last series but if he has hurt Kristina - who I think is lovely and I got quite upset for her when she was having a cry over the whole John Sargeant thing - he will be out of my heart forever

according to cristina he never told her he had a girlfriend, pregnant or otherwise, and so blithely entered into an affair with her, with her thinking he was free.

I've bookmarked the strictly page of digital spy. it's ace.

also you can apply for the draw for tickets to the blackpool show here.

 

[Hellsbells]

isn't Craig Kelly whathisface in Corrie now? I loved him in Queer as Folk, but his Corrie character really sucks.

 

[May Kasahara]

Bumping to the front page

 

[London_Calling]

'bad boy' Brendan.

I spent an hour with him once, a few years ago now - it was when I didn't have a tv so didn't know about the show. I don't remember much other than he was commuting to Bristol to practice with his Strictly partner and he lived just off the high steet in Wallington. He explained about the show; seemed a very normal affable Kiwi to me, nice fellar.

I presume he's a bad boy because he likes to win and is tough with his partners?

 

[May Kasahara]

First couple: I quite enjoyed that. Loved the song, like the new girl too

 

[May Kasahara]

Am I really the only one watching this? Come on people!

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Am I really the only one watching this? Come on people!

I have been watching but Mr. QofG's was hogging the computer so I couldn't comment

Thought Ali Bastian and the lovely Brian Fortuna were great. I also liked Chris Hollins and Ola, they did really well.

As for Joe Calzaghe...oh dear

 

[May Kasahara]

Ali Bastian is the obvious front runner so far (despite that hideous middle-aged cap sleeve thing she was wearing). Glad to see she's with the 'tuna, they could be a winning team

Poor old Kristina, she's so good that she can (almost) make anyone look vaguely half-decent, so she gets paired with duffers each time.

Jade Johnson has potential.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Ali Bastian is the obvious front runner so far (despite that hideous middle-aged cap sleeve thing she was wearing). Glad to see she's with the 'tuna, they could be a winning team

Poor old Kristina, she's so good that she can (almost) make anyone look vaguely half-decent, so she gets paired with duffers each time.

Jade Johnson has potential.

We both commented that they made Ali Bastian look quite frumpy when she is a really lovely looking girl. And I shall be calling Brian the 'tuna from now on

I hope Jade does well, I really like the idea of her having a kind of break from Olympic training in order to do Strictly

I am not sure Alesha has added a lot to the panel I'm afraid, they should have stuck with Arlene.

 

[May Kasahara]

V true about Alesha, I love her and all but she's no pro. Funny how none of the male judges got bumped for a younger, less experienced face.

 

[trashpony]

V true about Alesha, I love her and all but she's no pro. Funny how none of the male judges got bumped for a younger, less experienced face.

Oh don't, makes me so cross

I have a large piece of worktop in front of the telly at the mo which means I could only see top halves of the dancers' bodies

Am hoping it will be gone by next week ...

Yes Bastian was great but I reckon it might go to a bloke this year

 

[London_Calling]

First time I’m watching this show but it’s all about Ricky Whittle for me - looks the winner at this stage.


Felt sorry for the Russian bird as she’s gone from carthorse to donkey.

On the Shagometer, I wouldn’t like to be in Ian Waite’s shoes; I sense Jade might be a tad predatory . . .

Can anyone help me with the ref to GMTV, obviously a previous contestant?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

First time I’m watching this show but it’s all about Ricky Whittle for me - looks the winner at this stage.


Felt sorry for the Russian bird as she’s gone from carthorse to donkey.

On the Shagometer, I wouldn’t like to be in Ian Waite’s shoes; I sense Jade might be a tad predatory . . .

Can anyone help me with the ref to GMTV, obviously a previous contestant?

I think there have been a number of contestants over the years - Andrew Castle last year and that woman who is married to that ex-labour spin doctor neither of whose names I can remember - from GMTV and they have always done badly


Oh - on the Brendan 'bad boy Cole thing I am sure a lot of it is for TV but I think it also stems from his 'close friendhip' with Natasha Kaplinsky in the first series and that he can be a bit fiesty with the judges, and his partners, at times.

 

[London_Calling]

Thanks!

Fwiw, I don't know if it's common knowledge but it was a very popular BBC meme that Natasha often liked her work colleagues.

 

[Espresso]

Can anyone help me with the ref to GMTV, obviously a previous contestant?

Fiona Phillips, Kate Garraway and Andrew Castle were the three people I seem to remember all being from GMTV. They were all fairly bad but Fiona Phillips was probably the worst. She was diabolical.

 

[felixthecat]

Ok what about the group dance? Jo Wood - oh dearie dearie me. Poor lass looked like she didn't know where she was, what day of the week it was or right foot from left. Richard Dunwoody was in his own little world, somewhere a long long way from anywhere that would recognise what a mambo was, but much to my suprise I think Tuffers might not be quite as bad as I suspected he might be.

Anyway, lets see what this week's contestants can do with their latin tonight. BTW did anyone else think that having to perform either a waltz or a tango was a bit unfair? Very very different dances and a bloody site easier to make a simple waltz look good than a simple tango.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Ooh I like Jade's yellow dress

Mr. QofG's thinks Ola is wearing too much

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Awww - Ali Bastian is lovely, and very pretty. More so when she is shown in training than when she has all the performing slap on

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Hurray for Chris and Ola

Oh dear for Joe and Kristina

 

[London_Calling]

Don't know how things work on ths show but surely the only way Joe Calzaghe can still be in it is if most of Wales phoned in.

Well done Len for saving Rav as Aliona Vilani is fecking gorgeous.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Lynda and her partner and Joe and Kristna should have been in the dance off imo.

I like Joe Calzaghe but he really was rubbish. Wonder of he is still the bookies favourite

 

[felixthecat]

Don't know how things work on ths show but surely the only way Joe Calzaghe can still be in it is if most of Wales phoned in.

I think thats probably what happened.

I love Chris and Ola - they're my favourites!!