Strictly

I can't stand his smug face when he gets voted through. Time to go Ed Balls.

magpie123 . That's my biggest problem with him, that smug look: as in, I knew I would get through.
I've offered up a prayer to the gods of good taste and standards and hopefully the horror that is ed Balls will end tonight.

I don't care for Robert Rinder either - the two of them should be in the dance off tonight and if they are Ed is toast and Rob will be next week.

I hope Danny wins overall as he is by far the best dancer and mesmerising to watch. I really don't care that he started from a higher base level. I would far rather watch somebody good than somebody like Ed.

It would be impossible to assemble a group of 15 celebs who are all at an identical level anyway.There will always be one who is better than all the rest at the outset.

Agree that the two weakest are Judge Rinder and Ed Balls. So Ed to go this week and Rinder next??

Lisa Riley is evidence that you don't have to be lithe to be able to dance. Ed just dosen't have the ability.
I say that as a plus size person.

Of course its perfectly possible to assemble a group of people with absolutely no dance experience. It would make the programme 100% more enjoyable. If Ed and Judge go the the show will lose a whole lot of viewers -including me. Can't stand that slimy Danny.

Petra, Yvette was campaigning against health cuts yesterday

Hope Claudia and AJ are not in the dance off, felt they were under marked, if it had been Louise she would have got 10s. I like Danny and Claudia. Judge Tinder is so over the top when he speaks and Ore forever crying. Louise although she is a good dancer I can't get excited about her. Also loved Daisy. Just hope Ed goes tonight and not one of the better dancers. He never says thank you either when voted through like the others do.

I agree Jane10 - Danny is so pleased with himself all the time despite not having had to learn that much. It's pretty obvious he's going to win.

Louise is one who has improved week by week. She has climbed the leader board and I hope that she gets the viewers' votes this week. Kevin's choreography is brilliant. They are my outside bet.

I would love to see Danny in the dance off as he is so smug but I doubt if that will happen. In fairness to Ed he has been on various programmes this week and has thanked the public for voting him in week after week. If he is in a dance off that will be the end of him. I think that he and judge Rinder are the weakest dancers now. Good luck to them all tonight.

Petra, Yvette was campaigning against health cuts yesterday
perhaps she encouraged Ed to do this for the good of his health - he was getting quite porky, hard to believe he is only 49.

49! He must have had a hard life, not. More like too much free food and drink.

Brilliant start to the show tonight.

Yes, with any luck it will be bye bye Ed!

He's gone! I know it was about time, but we shall miss him.

Nooooooo! No fun any more. Just boring show dancers (apart from Judge)

I'm pleased with the outcome. Can't predict who may be next.

Agree that it was right that Ed went tonight - no contest really! But it will be boring from now on, especially after Judge Rinder goes.

I totally agree with you Ana - it was time for Ed to go. But OH, I will miss him and Katya.

I won't miss some of the spiteful comments made about Ed on this forum.

What spiteful comments?

I guess it was time for ed to go, but I will miss him and not sure I will be bothered to watch anymore.

Hopefully Rinder will go next week but couldn't guess who will go after that. Very hard to choose but I do think Louise has improved the most so hopefully she will be in the final.

Spiteful. I can only speak for myself when I say I was holding back with what I really thought.

I didn't mean my remark about Ed being porky spitefully! Yvette is such a slim little thing herself.

I think he was great fun to watch but it was probably time for him to go - now for the serious stuff.

He'll be back in the very last one Wobblybits - don't they all come back for a dance at the end?