General Chat

Yes MTG I noticed Miss Faintypants has returned and with Mr Sniffneck in tow gowd what a pair of moaners of course they will get the sympathy vote, :-(

Zoe " You are off to Blackpool Natalie, sort of like going home.

Natalie " yes back on homeground with me being a lancs less "

Not with yer false rada accent it isnt darlink ;-)

Suzanne and Kevin dances looks good and fast......no whinges of whines from them. :-D

Well Natalie is back with a bang!

Seeing as she was told to rest, she is flinging herself all over the place.

What a difference a couple of days make!

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Yep bye bye Dave. He was very gracious, but it WAS time to go.

Maybe Mark or Fiona next week at Blackpool. Still not sure whether Sophie will shine. She seems a bit hit and miss.

Keeeeeeeep Dancing

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That's a bit harsh, Hayley...Miss Faintypants indeed! :-D :-D :-D

Awww I will miss Dave he certainly brought a laugh and few smiles to the show, he was such a gent through out he knew he cant dance he knew we would never make a dancer but he was always polite to everyone and his fondness for Karen did shine , no drama from him unlike some............FGS I do hope we ant gunna to listen to Miss faintypants updates all week, you don't hear this off the actors which are actually doing their day job as well........ * yawns* :-D

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Sad to see Dave go ... but right decision. Hope that he gets to be in the audience to cheer everyone else on.

I know that Natalie was very good to start with, but don't know enough about dancing to tell if she has made any improvement.
I think that she is good to watch though. Artem looked more annoyed than upset when he found that she wasn't dancing. That's just my opinion. Perhaps he was really frantic with worry and tried not to show it. :-S

Looking forward to next week.

Mauonthecoast lol :-D :-D :-D

tara Dave :-).....one thing's for certain Hayley they'll all be going eventually....just in no particular order ;-) :-D

I think he meant the dance off GB, Mark was trying to take on board the advice he was given, his arms were everywhere he was trying to work his hips, he made loads of mistakes.......... like they hadnt already decided who was going ;-)

Puzzled when Len said he would have saved Dave

Goodbye Dave :-)

I think John Borrowman has it right actually I dont think the public has taken to her she is smug simple as that, she can dance she and Artim make a great partnership but unless she looses the smugness she will never get my vote. I love SCD because I love to see how the dancers progress over the weeks, Natalie hasnt progressed she can dance and because of her ability the likes of the others that have shown they have progressed are being over looked. If people want to see outstanding dancing they should watch professional dancers comps. To me that isnt what Strictly is all about. I also think the pro's attutude also counts a lot to votes as well the longer they are on the show the cockier they become, you dont hear Aliash or Kevin answeing back to the judges If Natalie doesnt make it back I doubt she will be missed by that many. But hey ho thats my opinion ;-)

I don't particularly like Natalie but I do enjoy her dancing and, as Tess said, it is not her fault she was accepted as a contestant. It is not as if she hid the fact that she could already dance. And I think she looks like she does in front of the judges because she is uncomfortable with having them give their remarks to a certain extent, I don't think it is an act.

I hope she is well enough to return next week, it would be a shame if she had to drop out. I suspect that she puts so much into rehearsing that she is suffering from exhaustion. I remember when she was in Coronation street and was acting the really traumatic story line that her co actor (can't remember his name, Tyrone in Corrie) said she really lived the aggressive scenes, had to really psyche herself up for them. I imagine she might be the same with the dancing. :-)

John Barrowman is his own biggest fan! :-)

I may not be a hugh Natalie fan.- but that is just to do with her being a very good dancer right at the beginning of the show. I still think that she gives her all. She turns out a great performance every week.
I think that when she is waiting for the judges comments she feels that she is very much still "on duty" so her body language, actions and words are what she reckons she SHOULD be doing. If she is on camera she is performing - it all comes with the job.

That doesn't mean that she really is "false"


However John Barrowman - I just can't take to him. When he was a judge on "Nancy" (or whatever it was called) he was pretty nasty to one of the contestants - so much so that it rocked her confidence.
I feel that he is fully aware of the effect his words will have.. I think that his total dismissal of Natalie was calculated to upset her. I wonder if he now feels pleased with himself.

The program makers chose to have a good dancer in the line-up. They are responsible for the hugh variety in the ability of the contestants. He should be moaning about this and not the individual performers. He claims to be a fan of Strictly, but that doesn't show true because of the attack on Natalie.

I know that on here, we all like to have a good moan about this that and the other. But our words would not hold the same weight as someone like J.B. who is giving an opinion on t.v.


Moan over!!!!

That result is bit to expected ..........I like to see it mixed up a bit , like last year ;-) ;-) ;-)

Ooooh er, I just typed a reply, and it vanished, poooooof, in a puff of smoke!

However.......................I saw Take Two with John Barrowman, and yep, I think he said that people 'had not warmed' to Natalie, or words to that effect. I think she is a terrific dancer but the humble act at the end of the dance is a little uncomfortable viewing for me. Maybe is genuine, I dunno.

Patrick was fabbo. I thought he caught his foot in his partners' dress. Or did he slip? Anyway he recovered well, and ended his dance still on his feet.

I don't know if Sophie is that laid back, that she is nearly falling over, but I don't think she is putting much gusto into her dances. JB said he thought she had peaked too early.

So..............who's gonna leave tonight? I don't know, that is for sure!

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I'm with you Mau :-D

Well I think it should be Mark and Dave in the dance off.

Loved Abbey and Suzanna's dancing and oh Ashley's too :-D