Strictly

Surely there's already a thread about Strictly?

Oh I tried to find it!

She's still 71 though, puts me to shame!

Ha, ha and me! But she is a bit haggard-looking in the face sometimes - that saying is true about your figure or your face in older age.

It's her stamina that gets me I can't imagine being able to do what she did tonight - oh my back, oh my hips

This may be construed as bitchy, but I think she looks dreadful and she is only 2 years older than me. A warning in time not to dye your hair black beyond the age of 40.
The "cougar" persona they have devised for her is quite pathetic really. I don't think it does her any favours

It did remind me not to grow my hair and dye it black!
But I wish I could move like that.

Craig was very mean about Claudia Frangipane I thought

I know she may look a bit older, but her body certainly isn't, how many of us could do what she did.

I certainly couldn't. I thought she was amazing.

She actually looks like the archetypal witch. She'd look better with less blue black hair, a softer colour would help. Great body but face? Yikes!

Loved Ed Balls!! Never voted Labour in my life, but might make an exception tonight!
Anastacia can go home as far as I am concerned.

Ed gets my vote as well. Great timing!

Yes! He's human!

I hope he stays in and we see a new slim-line Ed after all that dancing.

Who is Daisy?

I think he could have have lost some bit of weight before going on the show. Needs to be fitter. ( not my favourite politician.) Sorry, not kind I know.

Must admit I was cringeing during the first bit of Ed's performance, but he was so determined I ended up admiring him. I think the fact that he mentioned beforehand that he wasn't happy about 'doing the faces' made a difference to my opinion.

(And he seemed surprisingly un-sweaty at the end of the dance!)

Loved Judge Rinder! Daft face he pulls but he's a lovely dancer and tries so hard.

Daphne I agree with every word you said re Lesley Joseph and also Ed Balls. His wife, Yvette Cooper was very proud of him. He is not a natural dancer but he has worked so hard. I do hope that he stays at least this week.

Jalima - Daisy is a model, I think.

I agree about Lesley Joseph - loads of energy but too much black hair. She's got guts though to go on Strictly at her age though.

What happened to Anastacia? Did someone say she had been injured? I noticed she was holding her stomach after the dance.

You have to admire Ed Balls, don't you? I never liked him as a politician but he actually seems like a nice man. He should lose some weight with all that training.

Sorry - too many 'thoughs'.

Sooo, Leslie Joseph is two years and one month older than me. Humph! I would love to be able to dance like that. Or walk let alone dance in heels. Was she on painkillers?

The sooner Ed Balls goes, the better. Dislike the man intensely and cringe making to watch.

Daisy is also girlfriend of Matt Smith - former Doctor Who.

I thought she was much older than that, late seventies at least! (Leslie Joseph) I mean she looked old in Birds Of A Feather and how long ago was that?

Still, at least she can do the moves.