― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 30 October 2006 23:13 (seventeen years ago) link
Lara, do you not like Claire King? I thought at least she had the good grace to seem genuinely embarrassed when Brendan started having a hissy fit at the judges. Although I was really amused by him basically saying "the foxtrot is my fucking dance, and you're going to fucking do it right" and then hauling her around the dance floor as if she was a giant doll. I hate him. I've hated him ever since he walked out on his partner after some disastrous round two years ago, and she was crying and he just left her there. He's mean.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 30 October 2006 23:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― Lara (Lara), Monday, 30 October 2006 23:22 (seventeen years ago) link
The funny thing is, when Claudia had Craig and Brendan on the show this evening, Brendan admitted that actually he thought the marks were fine, and that the standings at the end of each show were usually pretty accurate, so I couldn't help wondering what he was so pissed off about.
I was also amused that when Claudia asked Craig whether he thought Arlene had marked Brendan too harshly, he said something about thinking it was a bit harsh and that maybe it was personal(!) which I suspect is going to come back and bite him in the ass.
I wish they'd stop all this fussin' and a feudin'. If I wanted to listen to that kind of shite I'd watch Pop Idol. I want floaty dresses, brass sections, and lovely Saturday night telly, not bitchy carry on.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 30 October 2006 23:26 (seventeen years ago) link
No-one will ever be as bad as Diarmuid Gavin or Quentin Wilson, though Jan is running them close.
Arlene's wuv for Mark Ramprakash is amusing.
― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 30 October 2006 23:30 (seventeen years ago) link
Every week i am fascinated by Tess Daly's breasts and what the costume designer is going to try and do with them.
― Mark Co (Markco), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:33 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm afraid that when Jimmy "Oho" Tarbuck dropped out of this series, so did I.
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 12:58 (seventeen years ago) link
I enjoyed Brendan's hissy fit, it was very Hi-De-Hi.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 13:52 (seventeen years ago) link
I find him patronising in the extreme, normally, but I did laugh at his pretend phone call to vote for "the little fat fella and his granddaughter. I think they're smashing".
As usual, PJ, you have it right.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 19:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― Lara (Lara), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 19:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― Lara (Lara), Saturday, 4 November 2006 21:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― Lara (Lara), Saturday, 4 November 2006 21:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 4 November 2006 22:51 (seventeen years ago) link
The lack of discipline is surprising. It is almost Mourinhoesque. I wonder if the viewing figures will go up or down. I suspect down.
Disappointing cover versions this week.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Monday, 6 November 2006 08:47 (seventeen years ago) link
I thought the producers of the little rehearsal segments did a fantastic job pulling out all the emotional stops though. Victoria Beckham, Jan Raven's wee kiddies. Punchy stuff.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 6 November 2006 15:19 (seventeen years ago) link
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― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 18 November 2006 19:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Saturday, 18 November 2006 20:01 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 18 November 2006 22:00 (seventeen years ago) link
Having been firmly behind Emma since the start, that phone vote has surprised me, and now I'm less sure she's going to win. I'm very much warming to Matt, even though I don't like him much.
― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 18 November 2006 22:05 (seventeen years ago) link
Who's with me this year then? Pleasantly surprised by Dominic Littlewood, and lolled massively at Karen Hardy trying not to cry when she realised Richard Hillman isn't really a very good dancer.
The women's competition is going to be terrific, judging by the demonstration dances tonight.
― ailsa, Saturday, 6 October 2007 19:27 (sixteen years ago) link
I am SO in. Kelly Brook is my early pick for the win, but my mam and dad have both met Laetitia Dean and say she is lovely and a dote, so I want her to do well too. I liked Deano Wicks as well, he could be really good.
I was honestly disappointed to see Karen Hardy again. She was such a pushy psycho last year that I thought they would quietly drop her this year; no such luck.
― accentmonkey, Sunday, 7 October 2007 13:35 (sixteen years ago) link
You'll be glad to see her out first then, eh? My early shout before I saw them all was going to be Kelly Brook, but Alesha Dixon and Penny Lancaster look like they could do pretty well. Stephanie Beacham first off, I reckon. I'm calling Deano for the men's one as well, mostly because I don't want John Barnes to win because I carry long grudges. Hopefully my fellow Celtic supporter Rod Stewart feels the same way and twats him one on live telly.
― ailsa, Monday, 8 October 2007 07:57 (sixteen years ago) link
Ha ha, fuck off psycho Karen. And she was practically in tears, too.
I like that the judges get to decide which one out of the bottom two has to leave. No more Spoonygate.
― accentmonkey, Monday, 8 October 2007 08:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Yes, that's much better - I was certain Kenny would go because Richard Hillman is more famous than a bloke what used to play rugby for Scotland and shags Gabby Logan, but as soon as Len picked him as the best out of the group dance, I knew he was safe.
Didn't Gabby Logan used to be a professional gymnast in her younger days? Dark horse material then - also her and Penny are WAY too thin for people who have just had kids (I R jealous old fatface and I don't even have the kids excuse)
― ailsa, Monday, 8 October 2007 08:14 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, that was aces yesterday, Kate Garraway aside, and she *was* pretty badly hurt. Couple of 9s so early in the competition, could be really tough this year. Can't see past Penny, Kelly and Aleesha even at this early stage.
Kenny out next for the blokes, he's a lumberer to match Peter Schmeichel and appears to have two left feet and no sense of rhythm.
― ailsa, Sunday, 14 October 2007 13:09 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, the judges stepping in to avoid another Spoony didn't work, since idiot public voted for Kate in their droves despite her being (1) rubbish and (2) probably unable to carry on due to injury, so surely get shot of her and let both Stephanie and Letitia carry on would have been the best thing.
Hopefully my fellow Celtic supporter Rod Stewart feels the same way and twats him one on live telly
I hope that wasn't why Rod was sporting a shiner :-O
― ailsa, Sunday, 14 October 2007 20:36 (sixteen years ago) link
I assume they just film the Sunday night show straight after the Saturday night one? Everybody must be bloody exhausted by the time it's all over.
Not only do I think Kate should have gone out instead of Stephanie, I'm seeing the flaw in the boys vs. girls first week. All of the women were better than the two worst men, so really none of the women should have had to leave. But I guess they have to work it out somehow.
― accentmonkey, Sunday, 14 October 2007 22:57 (sixteen years ago) link
They do, yes (re. filming) which is totally obvious when you see Bruce and Tess in new outfits but Billy Zane wearing exactly the same as he was "yesterday". (Also obvious last week because Kenny was doing coverage of the rugby on the Sunday night on ITV straight afterwards). Presume they got Rod straight off a plane from Hampden and into the aftershow (complete with black eye) to record his "I was so proud of Penny" bits. She was giving it all the "he was on the phone crying" bit on the Saturday show then on the Sunday show, there he was. Unless they filmed him somewhere else because it would be strange to think he wouldn't be there since the Scotland game was "the day before". Arrgh, it is so pointless, also spoilers all over teh internets from audience members (which I just discovered last night after the show - avoid Digital Spy more so than usual)
― ailsa, Monday, 15 October 2007 07:46 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, the Sunday thing is just stupid. I presume it has to be done this way, though, because of new phone voting regulations. Assuming this show was always on the level, it must be extremely frustrating for everyone involved to have to do all this extra work.
― accentmonkey, Monday, 15 October 2007 08:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Ailsa and Trish both totally OTM about everything. Especially the Sunday thing, which is just nuts, and full of horrible filler like the professionals dancing and Westlife and other bollocks.
The blokes competition is dire this year. Not only are they all crap, but I don't care about any of them. I really really hope the wretched Dominic Littlewood's cheeky chappy act will disappear early on, but sadly he does show some aptitude. Kenny Logan will go fairly soon, maybe next week. Gethin gets the vote from the womenfolk in my house, and they also kept the phone away from me to stop me voting for the lovely Kelly, favouring instead Gabby. I was disappointed that the shrewish Kate didn't go out - she's obviously no good, ankle injury or not. And she's married to the tool Derek Draper! I was hoping that Letitia would stay in, but I fear that she will go after Kate and before Gabby.
― Dr.C, Monday, 15 October 2007 15:45 (sixteen years ago) link
womenfolk in Dr.C's house OTM re Gethin.
― ailsa, Monday, 15 October 2007 15:48 (sixteen years ago) link
He doesn't quite do it for me. I'm a Matt Di Angelo woman, myself.
― accentmonkey, Monday, 15 October 2007 16:17 (sixteen years ago) link
he's young enough to be your son (possibly), also is the worst actor in EastEnders apart from Phil Daniels.
― ailsa, Monday, 15 October 2007 16:18 (sixteen years ago) link
womenfolk in Dr.C's house OTM re Gethin
And menfolk (well, me) OTM re: Kelly.
― Dr.C, Monday, 15 October 2007 16:25 (sixteen years ago) link
I like her, but to be honest I can see everyone's slavering over her getting real old real fast. It's one thing to say that someone looks lovely or is beautiful, it's another thing to excuse her dance partner openly drooling over her arse during rehearsals.
That could just be the sour grapes of a non-attractive and bitter older person, though.
― accentmonkey, Monday, 15 October 2007 16:30 (sixteen years ago) link
No, I can see it getting really tedious too (if you are old and non-attractive and bitter, then I'm right there with you, and I don't think that either of us are anything other than FULL OF COMMON SENSE). Putting her with Brendan was designed just for the pervy antics and to ramp up the "drama" - this is getting too much like the X Factor :-/
― ailsa, Monday, 15 October 2007 16:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, you're both OTM (this is turning into the thread that agrees with itself!), but I think the ultra-creepy Brendan is the problem, rather than Kel. He should be more gentlemanly, like Len Goodman.
You're not non-attractive and bitter anyway - neither of you!!
― Dr.C, Monday, 15 October 2007 19:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Right, so this judges decide via danceoff to avoid another Spoony incident has kind of backfired since Kate appears to be inexplicably popular with the public and the judges can't get rid of her. I felt sorry for Willie Thorne, but he's had calm ballroom dances thus far and think his attempt at any faster dances would see him off right away.
The judges' lame attempts to be scathing to everyone are getting ridiculous now. They slagged Kenny Logan off for having big hands, ffs, I'm not sure how that's constructive or how he can rectify it for next week. Also madly inconsistent - marking Deano down for missing a step, but telling Kelly that it didn't matter she'd got a step wrong and giving her all nines (except Len).
Calling Alesha for the win now, btw. Fuck a crying Penny Lancaster and an over-competitive Gabby. Alesha is ENJOYING it and is actually really really good.
― ailsa, Monday, 22 October 2007 08:32 (sixteen years ago) link
straight up and down, this is the weirdest shit ever.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Sunday, 18 November 2007 20:17 (sixteen years ago) link
So, anyone in this year?
― William Bloody Swygart, Saturday, 4 October 2008 23:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Me. I hate Gary Rhodes and am hoping he's off this week. I also hate Austin Healey but will grudgingly admit it's looking like a two-horse race between him and Tom from the blokes (haven't seen Tom doing ballroom yet, but I can't see him being bad at it). John Sergeant is lovely but will fail horribly when asked to do a jive/cha-cha/salsa. The rest of them are varying shades of meh.
Of the girls, Jessie looks like she's having loads of fun, Rachel and maybe Christine look like potential winners. Had high hopes for Lisa, but I don't think she'll win many popularity contests.
― ailsa, Sunday, 5 October 2008 09:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Rhodes is behaving like an unbelievably spoiled petulant brat. It's like he's channelling the young John McEnroe or something.John Sergeant is a true gentleman, but anything more physical than standing there while his partner dances around him is going to see him come unstuck. It's like watching the father of the bride dancing with his daughter at a wedding reception. Also the same to some extent with Don Warrington. Which is a shame, because both of their partners seem to be among the best out of the professional dancers.It's probably going to be either Austin or Tom, despite both of them having the "smug Jane Austin suitor" look down pat.I can't decide out of the female contestants - but the idea of Jodie Kidd winning does appeal. Someone winning who falls into the "really tall therefore ungainly dancer" category.
― snoball, Sunday, 5 October 2008 10:11 (fifteen years ago) link
I think Christine's going to be your best bet for a tall dancer doing well, much as I love Jodie.
― ailsa, Sunday, 5 October 2008 10:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I find John Sergeant's partner terrifying yet intriguing at the same time.
PS I love this show.
― Autobot Lover (jel --), Sunday, 5 October 2008 10:56 (fifteen years ago) link
I want to pop Austin's arms with a pin. He looks like that Ram Man from He-Man without his helmet on.
― Autobot Lover (jel --), Sunday, 5 October 2008 10:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Please let this be where Gary goes. Please.
― William Bloody Swygart, Sunday, 5 October 2008 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Goodbye Gary and your smug grinning face
― snoball, Sunday, 5 October 2008 19:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Thank goodness for that.
― William Bloody Swygart, Sunday, 5 October 2008 19:56 (fifteen years ago) link
I loved Kara's dress from last night, btw. This Anton and Erin dance is rather nice.
― ailsa, Sunday, 5 December 2010 19:45 (thirteen years ago) link
oh, and Bruno, stfu. Scott in bottom two isn't *that* shocking when we're this far through, it's obvious Gavin and Ann have fans (they are the only two left who aren't potential finalists) and when it's down to the public, this is what happens.
― ailsa, Sunday, 5 December 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
NICKY WIRE IN A BANANA SUIT!!!
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Sunday, 5 December 2010 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I was sort of hoping they'd break ranks and assault Ann Widdecombe halfway through.
Hooray, she's out!!
― ailsa, Sunday, 5 December 2010 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
shaun ryder on im a celebrity, manics on strictly... looking forward to [fill in your own joke] on x-factor
― rip whiney g weingarten 03/11 never forget (history mayne), Sunday, 5 December 2010 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Oasis?
― Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Sunday, 5 December 2010 20:17 (thirteen years ago) link
would it be sad if we were to take your laptop on a trip to find wifi and download it off the iplayer site?
Ooh, good idea. Saturday and Sunday lunch somewhere? Nice.
I was amazed to see the Manics on Strictly, until I remembered that its a choice between Strictly and X Factor nowadays, so ultimately they made the right decision.
― trishyb, Sunday, 5 December 2010 21:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Also had a genuine moment of tension when I thought Scott might be out instead of Ann.
― trishyb, Sunday, 5 December 2010 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
May I join you? :)
― Madchen, Monday, 6 December 2010 13:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Yay! I'll bring the gin and snacks! True spirit of indie festival japes, us lot.
― ailsa, Monday, 6 December 2010 13:34 (thirteen years ago) link
it's obvious Gavin and Ann have fans
There are two in my house who have voted for Gav every week so far. I switched from Patsy to Kara, post-Patsy's (too early) demise. I think Matt will go before Scott actually, unless Scott forgets his steps again under the pressure of the semis.
Thank god the Widdecombe horrorshow is over. And how repulsive is Tony Beak Anton Du Fecking Beke?
― Dr.C, Monday, 6 December 2010 15:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Your womenfolk not OTM this year, Dr C. I honestly don't mind who wins out of the people that aren't Gavin.
― ailsa, Monday, 6 December 2010 15:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I've missed Strictly for the past couple of weeks! Ann is gone then? Thank eff. Her continued presence was turning me into a right grumpy old sourpuss, banging on her climate change denial record and getting more and more grumpy as the whole stupid farce continues. It's Strictly for goodness sake! It isn't supposed to make me want to go and listen to the Levellers and fetch dogs on strings etc etc...
(I have watched 0 rub-factor but Strictly is GRATE)
― superpitching, Monday, 6 December 2010 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
It's his smile apparently, and the fact that he always appeared crushed by the judges comments. Hmmm.
I will always have a soft spot for him for the lomg-range penalty that sunk England in the 2008 6-nations, but it's painful watching him on Strictly. I think Kara will win. It might come down to what dances they perform in the final. Latin is not Pamela's strong suit. I think Kara will win.
Am I the only one missing the dance-offs this year?
― Dr.C, Monday, 6 December 2010 15:50 (thirteen years ago) link
He's a good lad, Gavin, but he by no means deserves to be in the final. He hasn't even shown the kind of magical breakthrough of previous sportspeople.
Ailsa, Madchen, we are GO! for Strictly in Minehead. Husband reckons that someone's iPhone data plan should allow us to download and watch, even if we have to kick in a couple of quid to help pay the bill.
― trishyb, Monday, 6 December 2010 19:12 (thirteen years ago) link
huzzah! i have been informed by someone that there is wifi in the pavilion as well, someone who was posting to the internet while watching Mike Watt the other day.
― ailsa, Monday, 6 December 2010 19:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Nice. Booze and ballroom all round.
― trishyb, Monday, 6 December 2010 19:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Just set the Sky+ to record It Takes Two and I see that Zoe Ball is doing it. That's not good. Is it temporary, I wonder, or is Claude not coming back?
― trishyb, Saturday, 1 October 2011 09:22 (twelve years ago) link
Claudia is not coming back. Sadface.
― ailsa, Saturday, 1 October 2011 09:23 (twelve years ago) link
Oh. She mentioned on twitter something about her mat leave coming to an end and I assumed it was no coincidence.
― Madchen, Saturday, 1 October 2011 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
That's rubbish! It was the one thing she was good at!
― trishyb, Saturday, 1 October 2011 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
Perhaps I have this wrong! I hope so.
― ailsa, Saturday, 1 October 2011 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
No, it looks like you're right. Oh well. At least I can still spend my time wishing she'd get her fringe cut, so that's something.
― trishyb, Saturday, 1 October 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
STRICTLY CONTESTANTS 2013Abbey ClancyAshley Taylor DawsonBen CohenDave MyersDeborah MeadenFiona Fullerton Julien Macdonald Mark BentonNatalie GumedePatrick RobinsonRachel RileySophie Ellis-BextorSusanna ReidTony JacklinVanessa Feltz
― Mark G, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
Ashley Taylor Dawson is the only name I don't recognise there. Heard somewhere that Natalie Lowe's injured this year so Aliona will be taking her place.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 14:02 (ten years ago) link
I've only heard of four of these people (Fullerton, Riley, Ellis-Bextor, Feltz).
― TO BE PLAYED AT MINIMUM VOLUME (snoball), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 14:07 (ten years ago) link
Which is three more than ITV's rival celeb dance-em-up show.
― TO BE PLAYED AT MINIMUM VOLUME (snoball), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 14:08 (ten years ago) link
Dave Myers is one of the "Hairy Bikers" cooking blokes.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 14:08 (ten years ago) link
Abbey Clancy - Peter Crouch's missusAshley Taylor Dawson ??Ben Cohen - Englisn rugby playerDave Myers - Hairy BikerDeborah Meaden - Dragon (from Dragon's Den)Fiona Fullerton - actressJulien Macdonald - fashion designer Mark Benton - bloke who's in everything on the tellyNatalie Gumede - husband-basher Kirsty from Coronation StreetPatrick Robinson - used to be in Casualty, probably still isRachel Riley - prettier nicer younger VordermanSophie Ellis-Bextor - singerSusanna Reid - BBC newsreaderTony Jacklin - ex-golferVanessa Feltz - TV bod and professional reality show contestant
― ailsa, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 14:14 (ten years ago) link
Ashley Taylor Dawson
My Google-fu tells me that he's an actor in Hollyoaks. He also was/is in a shitty boyband who reformed in August oh guess there's no ulterior motive for him being on Strictly then.
― TO BE PLAYED AT MINIMUM VOLUME (snoball), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 14:18 (ten years ago) link
reformed as in 'turned over a new leaf' ?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
As in 'got back together to be as crap as before with even fewer people giving a toss'.
― TO BE PLAYED AT MINIMUM VOLUME (snoball), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 15:14 (ten years ago) link
On at 6:50PM...
― TO BE PLAYED AT MINIMUM VOLUME (snoball), Saturday, 7 September 2013 17:16 (ten years ago) link
residents of Cleethorpes having an epi at being subsumed into Grimsby
― Chimp Arsons, Saturday, 18 October 2014 17:40 (nine years ago) link
Bill Bailey is one of the celebrities this year, which is a bit of a surprise. And his hair has receeded so much - and is pulled back in a ponytail - that I'll reminded of the episode of Black Books where the manager of the rival bookshop wants him to cut his hair.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 17 October 2020 19:03 (three years ago) link