BBC decided to get rid of Arlene not Alesha. As for JS it was laughable how it turned into such a farce and public outrage I mean John said people phoned up his wife and started shouting abuse over a TV show how pathetic, JS was popular and they couldn't handle it.

So, if people rang JS to give his missus abuse for him still being there, how was that the judges' fault? It was the fault of the fools who kept voting to keep him in, not the judges who rightly wanted him out.

darlo, if someone you knew got the sack and you were offered their job, would you take it? Or, if you were head-hunted for a job and then found out (before you started it) that someone you knew had been fired to make room for you, would you want it?

No-one knows what the reasons were for Arlene going only the BBC do and they have a lot to answer for, they were the ones who obviously wanted Alesha on board and she accepted so they have a lot of explaining to do. People vote for whoever they want and the judges shouldn't have told people who to vote for but still doesn't excuse the fact some people take SCD way too far.



As for the question probably no because it wouldn't feel right and would be disrespectful.

Yep, I agree the Beeb were wrong and people take SCD too far.
And in the second bit of your reply, you've agreed that you wouldn't have done what Alesha did. So we agree!

I personally wouldn't but no-one knows apart from the BBC and Alesha and her management if she knew Arlene was already going or if she was told after. Still in favour of her as a judge.

ITT was brilliant again last night with Karen doing the Choreography Corner.  I think it is the highlight of the week for me on ITT.  Except for Friday when they discuss music choices and costumes.

Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood does cha cha cha with Camilla

21/10/2009

Camilla certainly gets Craig Revel Horwood's vote as the pair take the floor for a cha cha cha.

The camp Strictly Come Dancing judge encouraged the Duchess of Cornwall to wiggle her hips as they held hands and shimmied to a Latin track, yesterday.

They were visiting a primary school in London on World Osteoporosis Day to promote dancing as a way to keep bones healthy.

Later Craig, 44, said of his royal dance partner, who is president of the National Osteoporosis Society: "I'd give her 10. Her timing was excellent."

I agree with you, love Karen, it's a pity she can't have a word with all the Celebs during the week to point them in the right direction.

It's as if everyone knows what they are doing wrong but no-one tells them so the judges have something to pick at on a Saturday.
Why don't they corrct them during the week, the Pro partner only has time to teach them the steps not to correct all the problems, something stinks about the whole setup to me.

Saw them pics on DS Hicky lol, ughhh at Camilla though.

That would be great if they could have a mid-week session with Karen.  Some of the dancers though, would need much more than an hour of Karen's time though!

They always seem to point out all the problems to us, but they don't tell the dancers, so they aren't going to do it right on Saturday, because they don't want them to.

They know some are hopeless dancers, but they don't want to help them, they want to laugh at them.

I suppose they could always watch ITT!

It's kind of odd that they don't have someone come in to sort out little niggling problems.  The pro dancers probably can't see the little things that irk the judges, like the foot turned in or the shape of the hands.  They have other dancers come in to work with them on some dances - like the Argentian Tango (except Vincent and Flavia, of course).

Some nice dresses for the show Saturday then.

You would think that the judges would take into consideration that some of the dancers have many work commitments and work for up to 12 hrs a day before they have to dance.
I don't know how they do that myself, it's not as if they are dancing full time all week, they haven't got the time.

Claudia Winkleman is fab, missed todays ITT due to footie can always catch up.


Does anyone know what any of the couples doing then?.

harry connick jr to perform on strictly


Don't know who he is but it should be good, although the two reformed Bee Gees now that will be fun.

Ricky Groves and Erin Boag are going to do a Viennese Waltz type of American Smooth. Erin was quite excited because American Smooth is rarely done as a Viennese Waltz, - and she was also delighted with her choice of music "Chim Chiminy, Chim, Chim Cheree", partly thinking it would reflect Ricky's character.

Thanks Brisket, looking forward to seeing them all again. I'm always excited about Chris and Ola they've not done anything for me to constructive criticise them yet.

They have messed up my routine on ITT! I am used to them discussing the costumes and music on Friday's show, but they discussed it last night!  It was a nice surprise, I have to say though!

Brendan and Jo were on and they showd the clip of Brendan storming off.  His expression wasn't one of anger though, he was grinning ear to ear!  Just another Brendan stunt.

Absolutely! And Jo Wood was in on it with him (IMO)

She was laughing when they went in to talk with Tess after their stomping off.

Frankly, I'm tired of all this "controversary" over every little thing.  It's starting to ruin the programme for me and I do love SCD.

Well I still agree with him stomping off, I would have done the same if he said that to a partner I had been teaching to dance and spent all week with, to insult the female contestant like that is totally unneccessary, it's not constructive and doesn't help anyone.

I don't think it possibly have been planned, but If they insult Jo again he'll do the same, they don't need to listen to the judges trying to score points, it's bad enough with that clown Brucie, he insults most of them all of the time, he should be rested while the show still has a few viewers, because it mis losing millions.

I like Bruce.  Yes he's cheesy and his jokes are old, but how many times have you heard someone say the old ones are the best?

Suzi I agree with you a 100%. I've gone from adoring the show to not caring if I catch it or not. Its a real shame because I do think it was a brilliant show before all the changes.

It's not even the changes that I am finding difficult.  I'm glad to see the back of Arlene, I didn't like her at all.  I would much prefer to see Karen or Camilla in the judging panel rather than Alesha as I feel the two of them are much more knowledgable than Alesha.

It's the constant tabloid fodder that we are subjected to - he said this, she said that, blah, blah, blah that I find hard to deal with.  I love SCD for the dancing, the glitz and the glamour.  For a couple of hours on a Saturday night I can leave all my problems behind and be transported back to a time when men dressed up in black tie and tails and women in beautiful gowns and danced the night away.

If I had a strop every time somebody said to me:
"you run like a -------" or
"you look like a --------" or
"you sit like a --------"  I'd be on a permanent strop.
Stupid reaction from Brendan to a light-hearted comment.
I hope Jo Wood does not start getting sympathy votes.
She has danced poorly every week and on Saturday she certainly did a lot of bobbing.
(Even when she is not dancing I find her irritating - she talks like a 5 year old.)

I was never a fan or Arlene Philips but I was stunned at her behaviour the other day.


There is a programme in Ireland called XPOSE, gossip, girly type of thing.
One of their presenters was in London at a press conference for the unveiling of a new dance show / or some such initative


...Angela Rippon, Lisa Snowdon (charming)  and Arlene were all there.

 The interviewer Aishling  said to Arlene and I quote"

Hello Arlene, all your Irish fans are missing you off the tv on Sat nights.......


Well, Arlene went mental, moved away from the interviewer and started off on one.

'I can't be doing with these questions, etc...etc...this is tooooooo much.

She was really  NARKY, totally obnoxious and way over the top.

Aishling  apologised and said she meant no offence but the interview didn't take place. She totally embaressed the poor girl and I was mortified for her.


Needless to say she has well and truly dirtied her bib with the a lot of folk in Irl.

I have felt bad for her because I do think it was an ageist decision by the beeb, but her behaviour was awful the other day and I've gone right off her.

What is it that makes people think that just because they are famous they can treat people like dirt?  If sheis tired of answering questions about SCD, perhaps she could just say that she is tired of those questions.

I agree.  It's not like Craig even said to her that she looked like, he was responding to a comment Bruno made.  Bruno said she hopped about like a grasshopper, Craig just expanded on it.

Brendan is supposed to be a professional.  He knows what the judges are like and the flack he has gotten in the past for his tantrums.

I wasn't thinking his jokes are old, just that they usually make the contestant cringe.
They aren't funny, but he does them to get a laugh, and if they don't laugh or clap he gets annoyed and tells them off.

I think he's pulling the show down myself, he certainly isn't doing it any favours, I'm sure they could get a lot of people better suited.

STRICTLY judge Alesha Dixon scored a ten out of ten for her stunning appearance on the first night of her UK tour.

The singer shone in a glitzy outfit that wouldn't have looked out of place on the ballroom last night.

Alesha, 31, smoldered as she sat on a swing in a sparkly costume, long black gloves and even a mini top hat, before strutting her stuff on the stage.

The former Mis-Teeq star performed at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham on the first night of her 18-night tour, The Alesha Show.

She belted out hits including The Boy Does Nothing and Breathe Slow in front of thousands.

Bet even acid-tongued judge Craig Revel Horwood would have given her top marks.

Lovely Alesha, bet the show was so fun the lucky audience, I do hope she did some MC'ing as she hasn't done it for a while, bet some people would turn their noses if they heard her doing that though.


Great news about the timemove, 45 minutes clash is the best they can do still it's better than nothing.

strictly star ali in swine flu scare


, aww hope she's ok and tries to get back on form on Saturday will be hard. I do wonder if Ali and Brian are getting too distracted outside the dancefloor get a feeling when I see them dance same happened with J&K.

STRICTLY race row victim Laila Rouass claims her Footie Wives pal Zoe Lucker has been a rock for her on the show. And she admits she does not know how she will cope if Zoe is booted out.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk


Aah thats nice but you never know.



Brian has said on Twitter that he has a chest infection NOT swine flu and that Ali is a bit under the weather but is OK.  Good news then, still not 100% but hope they both get better soon.

PAMMY: I WANNA STRIP ON STRICTLY

BAYWATCH babe Pam­ela Anderson wants to appear on Strictly Come Dancing to help keep its ratings afloat.

Nooooo, Hicky, say it's not true!  That would be the nail in the coffin!

Hope Laila & Brian are OK for Sat, listening to them it sounds like it could be a good week for them.

OMG that would be brill

Say what's not true!.
Do you mean about Pammy?