Strictly 2025 Part two

I like Anton’s cream velvet jacket.

I enjoyed George's Viennese waltz too

petra

I had never heard of Karen, George or Amber before they appeared on Strictly, and knew nothing about online abuse that Karen had been subjected to in the past, which was awful.

I have judged them on how they have come across, and how they have performed.

I am no dancer, but go with how I feel.

The Paso was one of Amber’s best dances but she has had many.

And an impressive and elegant Viennese Waltz from George and Alexis.

That was an excellent Paso

Sparklefizz

W O W ! Amber and Nikita's Paso!

Yes!!!!

W O W ! Amber and Nikita's Paso!

I don't mind whether it's Karen or George. They both represent what I think Strictly is about- celebrities learning to dance.

I love all the fun and sparkle and the celebrities and I think George, Karen (and Balvinder) have made the most progress this time.

I am worried about what will happen in the future without Tess and Claudia.

Calendargirl

I always find the actual Final horribly drawn out.

The judges fall over themselves to say nice things about all of the dancers, we see clips of friends and family saying how wonderful said contestant is, amidst floods of tears and emotion.

The judges give out scores which don’t count, but I assume is meant to sway our votes.

It will be either Karen or George, certainly not Amber.

I find Karen’s gurning face and the way she flaps her hands to thank the voting public rather OTT.

But I really think the GB will be hers and Carlos’, (cue floods of tears from Carlos).

We shall know by about 9pm.

Karen still suffers with anxiety caused by the terrible online abuse directed at her. So bad that she had suicidal thoughts 😥
The flapping of the hands is an indicator of her anxiety.

If, like me, you don't enjoy the 'padding' then, once the show begins, press 'pause' for about ten minutes, so that you can fast forward the boring bits.
Don't pause for too long, in case you miss the Vote.
Cheers.

Looking forward to the final tonight. Heading to my daughter’s to watch it there with my teenage granddaughter and daughter. My Sil and grandson will retreat upstairs to watch something else 😂

I think Karen will win but I’d be just as happy if George takes the title. He seems a lovely lad and like Karen he’s made great progress week by week.

I always find the actual Final horribly drawn out.

The judges fall over themselves to say nice things about all of the dancers, we see clips of friends and family saying how wonderful said contestant is, amidst floods of tears and emotion.

The judges give out scores which don’t count, but I assume is meant to sway our votes.

It will be either Karen or George, certainly not Amber.

I find Karen’s gurning face and the way she flaps her hands to thank the voting public rather OTT.

But I really think the GB will be hers and Carlos’, (cue floods of tears from Carlos).

We shall know by about 9pm.

I see the Strictly Final tonight is a very long programme lasting 2 hours 10 minutes with the contestants having to dance 3 dances. I look forward to the dancing but hope the programme is not padded out too much.

I also hope there's not a big "thing" around Tess and Claudia leaving. I feel enough was said/done last week with them being presented with glitterballs.

eazybee I totally agree with what you've said above.

I remember Arlene Phillips being summarily 'let go' (and never allowed to comment on the reasons why)
and replaced by the dreadful Aleisha Dixon, the only explanation offered, some time later was that it was to appeal to the 'youf' audience, BBC not aware that it was not their sort of thing even then.
Glad Balvinder has been put out of her misery.

There have been stronger finals in the past

Not just your opinion rafichagran I think so too. Not a patch on the standard in previous years.

Shirley said it was one of the best semi finals ever. I beg to differ, we were missing Katya and Lewis.
I thought it was dull. Just my opinion though.

Sparklefizz

Balvinder has done wonderfully well for a complete non-dancer.

She has, hasn't she!

She has, she’s shown true grit to rise to the occasion so often. I think it was the right decision tonight though.

Balvinder has done wonderfully well for a complete non-dancer.

You’ve made me laugh Sparkle you’re absolutely right.
She looks great ‘though.
The trophy is going to either George or Karen, probably the latter.
Some fans find George ‘too posh’ unfortunately.

It sure was Sparklefizz

Well, that’s Balvinder leaving then, up against Amber.

Kylie hoping to have a Christmas hit that will form her pension fund in years to come ..... but it was rubbish, in my opinion.