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Post by ManicKangaroo on Jun 25, 2020 13:12:33 GMT 1
Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One this autumn, but the 2020 series will be "slightly" shorter than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The BBC said adjustments would be made "to ensure we deliver the high standards audiences know and love".
"The safety of our cast and crew is of the utmost importance to us," it said, promising updates "in due course".
The BBC has not announced how long the 2020 series of Strictly will be and how many celebrities will take part. Strictly normally begins in September, and ends in mid-December.
Kevin Clifton and AJ Pritchard are leaving, but the line-up of professional dancers will otherwise remain the same.
They are set to start rehearsing remotely at the end of July and could be isolated along with key production members. Kevin Clifton to leave Strictly Come Dancing
However, it is not certain whether Bruno Tonioli will be able to combine his judging role with his duties on Strictly's US sister show Dancing with the Stars.
The two shows' shooting schedules typically coincide, necessitating numerous Transatlantic flights for the ebullient Italian.
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Post by Smurfie on Jul 5, 2020 10:47:28 GMT 1
Now here is one show that may have been 100 times more interesting if it had been recorded at home and beamed into your TV’s via Zoom.
I’m mentally picturing Katya Jones and some random from Made In Chelsea trying to co-ordinate a Charleston from their individual front rooms.
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 1, 2020 22:41:21 GMT 1
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Post by rubcale on Sept 2, 2020 9:38:03 GMT 1
Nicola Adams the Olympic Boxer has been confirmed for this series as the first contestant to appear with a same sex partner.
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Post by Jordan on Sept 2, 2020 13:14:52 GMT 1
Finally! I think we knew it was coming, but so happy to see it. I'm still hopeful we could have a RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant make an appearance too.
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 2, 2020 20:17:05 GMT 1
BBC Radio 1 presenter Clara Amfo ITV's Ranvir Singh are among this year's Strictly contestants. Boxer Nicola Adams will also compete as part of the show's first same-sex pair, the BBC confirmed on Wednesday.
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Post by o on Sept 2, 2020 21:33:37 GMT 1
I know I'm being stupid but in a same sex pair, who leads? And who does the lifts when required? Will they alternate, it's just the male and female roles in certain dances follow certain things, so you do still have to have a "male/lead" role?
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 3, 2020 19:13:46 GMT 1
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 3, 2020 20:30:10 GMT 1
Max George still looks fantastic. I wonder what his secret is!
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Post by greendemon on Sept 3, 2020 22:48:44 GMT 1
Bill Bailey! Oh my, I might actually have to watch now...
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Post by greendemon on Sept 3, 2020 22:50:19 GMT 1
Max George still looks fantastic. I wonder what his secret is! I don't know the first thing about him, so when I saw this I looked him up as the way you said this made me think he was like 40... turns out he is younger than me
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 4, 2020 0:40:16 GMT 1
Final 2 contestants expected to be ex-Home Secretary Jacqui Smith & singer HRVY
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 4, 2020 6:08:29 GMT 1
Max George still looks fantastic. I wonder what his secret is! I don't know the first thing about him, so when I saw this I looked him up as the way you said this made me think he was like 40... turns out he is younger than me Yeah I did think he was older than 31 actually - he must have been really young when the Wanted started. He doesn't look any different in any of the photos I see of him though.
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Post by Jordan on Sept 4, 2020 12:39:53 GMT 1
Glad Jamie is back - not that i care much for him at all, but it is unfortunate what happened last year
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 4, 2020 14:49:10 GMT 1
Pop star HRVY has been confirmed as the 11th celebrity contestant on this year's Strictly Come Dancing. The 21-year-old, whose real name is Harvey Leigh Cantwell, has more than a billion combined streams to his name.
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Post by Panda on Sept 4, 2020 20:01:40 GMT 1
If I had the choice of a billion streams and the ability to spell my own name, I think I'd choose the latter.
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Post by ManicKangaroo on Sept 4, 2020 20:30:47 GMT 1
Former home secretary Jacqui Smith has been confirmed as the 12th and final celebrity contestant on this year's Strictly Come Dancing. The contestants will be staying in a hotel for two weeks ahead of pre-recording all the the group dances. The BBC also confirmed they will be able to rehearse, perform and go home to their family each night - following government guidelines.
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Post by Smurfie on Sept 4, 2020 20:35:48 GMT 1
If I had the choice of a billion streams and the ability to spell my own name, I think I'd choose the latter. We’ve all been in there in Scrabble when we’ve run out of vowels and the bag is empty.
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Post by Panda on Sept 4, 2020 20:50:19 GMT 1
If I had the choice of a billion streams and the ability to spell my own name, I think I'd choose the latter. We’ve all been in there in Scrabble when we’ve run out of vowels and the bag is empty. Scrabble? Can you get that on the Sega PlayBox?
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 4, 2020 21:06:38 GMT 1
I love a good game of Scrabble.
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