Strictly 2018

Love Claudia. Can’t stand Tess- she seems so fake.
Love Strictly, but do find the “padded out” bits in between the dances a real pain. Hate it when they get rid of the professional dancers that we have grown to love.............or hate! Enjoy the dresses and watching people blossom on the show.
So keeeeeeep dancing

Think they may be waiting for the reaction before taking that step!
More likely to be Argentine tango than waltz I 'd guess.
On a FB Strictly page, I read about 20 positives, 4 negatives and 4 neutrals!

I love Claudia's wit and schoolgirl humour. Can't stand the boring and cold mannequin Tess and that horrible false laugh yuk !!
Did not like Bruce either so never watched it until last year.
I think it would be good to have same sex couples dancing for the series not just one dance but I think they would have to be from the gay community themselves too and not just partnered up with a gay celebrity.

I heard that they were having same sex dancers, didn't catch the whole announcement, thanks mcem.

I am in team Claudia, also love Zoe Ball on It takes two, during the week. In my opinion I think Tess is still abit lost without Bruce.

Announced this morning that AJ and Giovanni will have a dance together.

I am so pleased that others like Claudia. I think she is fabulous!!

Claudia is such fun, I enjoy her zany humour.

You have to be extremely clever to appear as daft a Claudia. She's not the highest paid woman at the BBC for nothing! She's the most entertaining person in the whole programme.

My family all love Miss Winkleman but I am with you Charleygirl - I think she acts like an idiot with her stupid behaviour.
Tess, on the other hand, does a great job, as far as I am concerned!

I do enjoy Strictly but I find it very long for the first few weeks until a few get eliminated.

I know more about the professional dancers than I do about the so called celebs this year.

I hope that Claudia Winkleman goes for a long holiday- she irritates me almost as much as Bruce did with her sheer stupidity..

Next week is the pairing show I think.

I agree, I don't mind who is in it but enjoy the spectacle!

I can't wait for Strictly to be on again. I also don't know many of the 'celebrities' but love the program for what it is. It transports me back to my young days when the only place to dance was in a ballroom with glitter ball and live band. Being asked to dance and being twirled around the dance floor was heaven.
I just wish that the presenters wouldn't act so daft.(hmm)

merlot, I didn't get any pms, flattering or not. I don't remember jings saying anything but I'm not surprised and am glad she did!

Oh yes! I know who she is now.
She does like to get herself in on things doesn't she?

Judy Murray is tennis player Andy Murray's mum, *MissAdventure". Funnily enough I didn't like her before she was on "Strictly" but changed my mind because she wasn't a good dancer but gave it her best shot.

I have no idea who she is, but now I need to watch so I can have a look at Judy Murray!

I used to love the Argos alien adverts. Mum always made me think of Judy Murray.

Great description of Judy Murray by Petras daughter.

Judy Murray.
One of my daughters refers to her as: the human embodiment of the colour beige.
Apologies to judys fans.

naughty Jane.....I liked it when you saw somebody out of their comfort zone and back in the day it was something of a novelty to see a newsreader or whatever dancing.

Somebody who used to be in Steps, just doesn't do it for me.

I found Scott from East Enders interesting because he just " had it" but appeared to get burnt out.

Judy Murray ....er no.

So I am allowed to watch Strictly but not comment negatively on it?! What if its not what it was? What if its too long drawn out? What if the people I like are put out? Do I have to gush on about the sheer wonderfulness of it?
If so I have the ideal revenge! Don't tempt me!

oldbatty Susanna Reid's mother posted on here just to try to drum up votes for her daughter and then she disappeared. Allegedly.

Susanna took part in 2013 so just before my time.
Pushy mum v Jingl could have been interesting ?

Wonder who the fall guy will be this year?

I just wish I knew more of the celebrities taking part - in the early days I knew most of them but now I am lucky if I know a couple! I must admit to not usually watching the early couple of shows.

I didn't like her sexy dancing in front of her children. Toe curl