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Post by o on Sept 26, 2021 20:25:21 GMT 1
Assuming that's one of the dancers who refused to be jabbed then? I caught a bit last night, and it was a massive case of who, who, who really.
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 26, 2021 21:39:08 GMT 1
No, she has been vaccinated
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Post by Smurfie on Oct 2, 2021 21:55:24 GMT 1
Oh ok, we just had the dancer/celebrity reveal show - I thought they were all good in various degrees, but you can tell the top three immediately.
McFly chap is not one of them.
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Post by Jordan on Oct 3, 2021 10:26:13 GMT 1
I don't think people are going to take to John, he comes across as very smug and takes himself a bit too seriously. But sure the judges will be putting them in the top 3 most weeks. Another Alexandra Burke type situation with multiple dance-offs but a guarantee save from the judges week after week?
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Post by Smurfie on Oct 3, 2021 19:43:39 GMT 1
I’m a week behind you guys, so will need to come into the thread and try not to read any spoilers.
But just wanted to say I am finding Robert Webb highly irritating.
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Oct 3, 2021 20:29:32 GMT 1
He does tone it down in week 2
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Post by Smurfie on Oct 3, 2021 21:23:26 GMT 1
Oh good. Does Kai sort out the rest of his veneers?
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Oct 13, 2021 20:19:18 GMT 1
Comedian Robert Webb and his dance partner, Dianne Buswell, are withdrawing from Strictly Come Dancing.
Peep Show star Webb, who had open heart surgery two years ago, made the decision due to ill health.
He said he had an urgent consultation with his heart specialist after experiencing symptoms and she recommended he pull out of the series.
A Strictly spokeswoman said the BBC One show would continue as normal this weekend, despite Webb's departure.
Webb, 49, said he was "extremely sorry" to have to leave the competition.
"I'm proud of the three dances that Dianne Buswell and I managed to perform and deeply regret having to let her down like this," he said.
"I couldn't have wished for a more talented partner or more patient teacher, and it's a measure of Dianne's professionalism and kindness that I was able to get as far as I did."
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Post by raliverpool on Oct 13, 2021 20:48:56 GMT 1
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Oct 14, 2021 18:38:41 GMT 1
Former rugby player Ugo Monye will miss this week's Strictly Come Dancing because of back problems.
"Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to dance this weekend on the show," he wrote on Twitter.
"I have a history of back problems which has always been managed under the guidance of medical professionals. Unfortunately this has been causing me some unwanted problems this week!"
On Thursday, Monye added: "I have been advised by medical professionals and with huge support from Strictly to get some treatment and rest to ensure that I can get myself back to full capacity and fighting fit for next week.
"Gutted Oti and I won't be dancing this weekend but wishing all the other contestants the best of luck and will be cheering them on from home!"
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Oct 21, 2021 19:49:05 GMT 1
Loose Women's Judi Love has been ruled out of Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing after testing positive for Covid-19.
The presenter is the second contestant to come down with the virus in this series, after Tom Fletcher caught it a day after the first live show.
Judi and dance partner Graziano Di Prima have been in the dance-off for the past two weeks, but have been saved by the judges both times.
The pair will return next week, "all being well", a show spokesperson said.
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Post by o on Oct 21, 2021 20:59:11 GMT 1
Should rename it Strictly Come Casualty...
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Nov 15, 2021 20:05:25 GMT 1
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood will miss this weekend's show after testing positive for Covid.
It is hoped that Horwood, 56, will return for the next episode, a Strictly spokeswoman said.
A Strictly spokeswoman said: "Craig Revel Horwood has tested positive for Covid-19 and is now self-isolating following the latest government guidelines. While Craig will not be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing this weekend, all being well he will return the following week."
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Post by Smurfie on Nov 16, 2021 5:21:44 GMT 1
At this stage have any of them NOT been sick or injured?
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Post by Jordan on Nov 16, 2021 8:51:52 GMT 1
COVID is everywhere at the minute, I'm sure we all know various people who've come down with it over the last couple of months, and will continue to going forward. I'd be more surprised if we weren't seeing the cast be impacted also.
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Nov 19, 2021 13:54:40 GMT 1
Oscar-nominated British actress Cynthia Erivo is to appear as a judge on this week's Strictly Come Dancing after Craig Revel-Horwood caught Covid.
It is musicals week on the BBC One show, and Erivo has starred in the West End and on Broadway, and is due to appear in the forthcoming Wicked movie.
She also played Aretha Franklin in the TV series Genius: Aretha, and has been in films like Harriet and Widows.
She said she was "delighted" to be joining the show's judging panel.
"Musicals have a unique place in my heart, it's such a special way of connecting all art and making it one," she said.
"I'm excited to bring my experience to the show and I can't wait to see what the couples have in store this weekend."
Erivo will star as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in the upcoming film of the musical Wicked, with Ariana Grande as the witch Galinda.
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Dec 17, 2021 14:44:30 GMT 1
TV presenter AJ Odudu has been forced to pull out of Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing final after tearing a ligament in her right ankle.
She was on crutches earlier this week, but has now officially given up hope of competing for the glitterball trophy with dance partner Kai Widdrington.
She said she was "deeply upset that I am unable to perform".
The final will now be contested by Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice, and John Whaite and Johannes Radebe.
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Post by o on Dec 17, 2021 18:54:58 GMT 1
Or whomever catches Covid last...
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Feb 22, 2022 21:28:12 GMT 1
Oti Mabuse is to leave Strictly Come Dancing after seven years as a professional dancer on the show.
The South African star, 31, won the BBC One contest twice, with Kelvin Fletcher in 2019 and Bill Bailey in 2020.
"I can't put in to words how difficult this decision has been, but I have decided not to return for the next series," she said.
Oti, whose sister Motsi joined Strictly as a judge in 2019, is currently a judge on ITV's Dancing On Ice.
During her time on Strictly, Oti became the only professional to have lifted the glitterball trophy two years in a row. Her unexpected victory with comedian Bailey has gone down as one of the show's greatest achievements.
She said she had loved "lifting the glitterball twice and having the best journey with all my celebrities, but also meeting and working with the best team, crew, producers, celebs and professional dancers".
She added: "You are my family and I adore you all forever. I'm honestly so grateful to the BBC and will always remember that Strictly and the BBC brought me to the UK - which I now call home and I have learnt and grown so much. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Strictly executive producer Sarah James said Oti had been "a truly wonderful part of Strictly for the past seven years".
She said: "Her energy, creativity and talent have contributed to so many of the show's most memorable moments and she will be hugely missed, not only by viewers, but the entire team.
"We couldn't be prouder of Oti and what she has achieved on the show. She will always be at the very heart of our Strictly family and we wish her every success in her already bright future."
As well as appearing on Dancing On Ice, Oti was a dance captain on BBC One's The Greatest Dancer and a panellist on ITV's The Masked Dancer.
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Mar 28, 2022 12:01:20 GMT 1
Strictly Come Dancing’s Aljaž Škorjanec has confirmed he will be leaving the show after nine years.
The Slovenian dancer, 32, hailed his time on the BBC hit series a dream and recalled his first time on the Strictly dancefloor as the most ‘nervous’ he’s ever been.
In a statement, he said: ‘A little while ago I made the tough decision that Strictly 2021 would be my last. The show has given me an opportunity and freedom to create and express myself in front of millions of people every weekend for the last 9 years.
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