General Chat

Matt was brill - a touch of Tom Chambers there with the acrobatics!!! Scott was excellent too - so much more difficult for the male celebs

Paul Daniels a non-starter

Can't wait to see Gavin Henson - plank of wood springs to mind

I think the smile will drop off Anton's smug face if he has to lift Anne - hernia springs to mind

wow Matt has set the bar! he's lush. He was smiling and so was I :O))

poor Paul Daniels lol Ola is just too much woman for him...doesn't look as if he's got the stamina!

Looking forward to tomorrow night....

Julia - how can you possibly like 'how great am I'? Bruce????? I thought you were my friend - he opens his mouth and I press the mute button! lol

I think for someone age 72, Paul did well and his footwork was good.

The best, I thought, were Matt and Pamela.

It is difficult to judge them solely on their first dance. I would like to see them all do a ballroom and a Latin before they go out.

Has Felicity had cosmetic surgery? Her nose and mouth look different.

Wow! another, very talented, side to Matt Baker.
Didn't expect that!

Sla-la-la-linky!!!

Both Felicity and Pamela have had work by the Botox Fairy. Gawd help us they look like waxworks.

Tom Chambers is going to be appearing in a stage version of BIG in the New Year.

Looking forward to Jimi Mistry. Loved his Indian dancing in The Guru. He should be good.

Hi All,

I watched it ,......... but not making any decisions as to whom is my favorite . cant until seen all ......

There were some funny remarks by you all ....Maddie how do you do it ? LOL

AnnOGG.....poor Anton....I think Ann Widdy will have a bad back too !!! LOL

So I'll watch tonight and sum it all up .......and add my two penny worth .

Missed the first three couples, but enjoyed what I saw.
Matt was great very enjoyable to watch. I liked Pamela too but wonder what she will be like in the Latin dances. Very disappointed in Goldy, who didn't appear to have put in the work required.
Think that Paul Daniels might get the "John Sargent" vote.

We seem to have a lot of older celeb. dancers this time, all eligible for their free bus pass. Perhaps they are there to make Bruce look younger.

Will try to watch the complete prog. tonight

Tess

Hi all.

Didnt they do well ? lol

Paul Daniels is tipped to be forst out. I cant see Ann doing that well either.
Felicty Kendal was good I thought, you could see her hips aint what they used to be. Yes def hit by the botox fairy as she was really 'wrinkly'

Sorry but STILL dont like Alesha Dixon as a judge.

She is a bit patronising I feel. OK she won the competition a couple of years ago.

BUT the other three have had years of experience DAHLING. Len is a former ballroom champion.

Dont like the way she personalises everything.

She wants to see more hip action, smile, hands.

Oooooh, she drives me MAD.

I agree MTG. I dont like Alesha Dixon. Get the feeling she doesnt know what she is on about.

I know. I think I will be accused of jealousy.

YES she is a pretty girl.

YES she is an average singer.

YES she won the competition.

BUT she does not have the 30 years experience that the others have.

she knows naff all about dancing expertise - she';s there just for window dressing - bring back Arlene I say!!!

Arlene was good.

Right, ready to give my opinion now, as spiced red cabbage I am making is simmering, so here goes.
Whilst I thought Scot Maslan was not bad, he is too full of himself. Matt, on the other hand, was a natural, and I thought very good, and worth keeping an eye on as I suspect we could have another Tom Chambers here.. But as Craig R-H said ' a good first night, does not a competition win'.
Pamela Stephenson reminded me of Jody Kidd, started well, but slipped by the wayside, perhaps because of their 'tallness', making them a little awkward. Felicity Kendall, well, don't really know what to say, but endorse others about the Botox fairy. That elderly fella, with the metal teeth, no,no,. Not for me. Patsy Kensitt, I have never liked, even if she is in one of me favourite progs. Holby. And Paul Daniels, well what can I say.
So, looking forward to seeing tonight's contestants. Anne Widdy, Kara Tointon, Jimmy Mistry, Gavin Henson, the little girl out of Corrie, Peter Shilton, and Michelle Williams.
Now I do see Kara as being oppisition to Alesha Dixon, who will not like to see someone, who resembles herself in build, looks, and personality, possibly being better than she was, in her way of thinking. Gavin Henson I do not think will be able to move properly, and already comes over as wooden. Don't have much hope for Peter Shilton, again because of his build and former career. Jimmy Mistry could be a dark horse, and I do not know who Michelle Williams is. The girl out of Corrie, just seen her name, Tina O'brien, I am not sure about, and Ann Widdy, well, what can I say, except move over John Sergeant, who I thought was absolutely lovely, and took it all in good part.
I also think Alesha has no place on the panel of judges, and agree they should bring back Arleene, a professional dancer. I like all the others, and think they are the right balance. But totally love Len. Like Brucie, Chris in Wessex, he is an old hoofer, and both know their stuff.
Hope we are still friend Chris.
All this is just in my opinion, and I will probably be proved wrong, time and time again. But it is good family entertainement, something that is sadly thin on the ground on all channels.
Julia in Derbyshire

OK some agrees, and some disagrees, but that is what makes us all pals.

Scott Maslan, he seemed to know what he was doing, but smile man, smile. Pamela Stephenson, I think she thinks she is better than she is. Patsy Kensit, not really keen on her since her Birds Eye peas popping days as a kid. Her dress was longer at the front than the back, she kept on getting her foot caught in it. Paul Daniels you have to give him 10/10 for gumption. Felicity Kendall, hoping her past career will carry her through. But that face, it does not move.
I think Kara will upset Alesha. Too pretty, too young, wait for the claws to come out.

Michelle William is one third of Destinys Child, alongside Kelly Rowlands and Beyonce Knowles. They are all good dancers. But time will tell if she can use her moves to a more restrictive exercise. Alesha thinks she is Britains answer to Beyone. Sadly she is not.

Looking forward to rest tonight. I personally think it will be a two horse race with Matt and Jimi, but am quite willing to be proved wrong.

Got the wine chilling again.

Have you seen the Photo of Felicity Kendall in the Mail Magazine today? Botox would,nt work, Polyfilla might,at a push.**M**.pmsl

In the article it said she had a few lines!!! I showed photo to OH and he reckoned she was wrinklier than me!