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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 7:58:26 GMT
Ta Dah!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 8:20:56 GMT
Oh she's a sweet girl, and (for what I know of her) a novice dancer. She'll be great I think. (When BBC Breakfast said they were announcing I did fear the Dan Walker rumours were about to be true...)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 9:18:57 GMT
Oh goodie, my favourite time of year, when people on the internet start busting out their most supercilious "who? Never heard of him/her"s, because it's far more important to them that everyone else knows they don't consider the freshly-announced person a "proper" celebrity than it is for them to quietly google a name and get an immediate answer to their question. I hope some of them really put their foot in it and feel awful when they finally get a little backstory as to what put the various celebs in the public eye.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 9:30:03 GMT
Oh goodie, my favourite time of year, when people on the internet start busting out their most supercilious "who? Never heard of him/her"s, because it's far more important to them that everyone else knows they don't consider the freshly-announced person a "proper" celebrity than it is for them to quietly google a name and get an immediate answer to their question. I hope some of them really put their foot in it and feel awful when they finally get a little backstory as to what put the various celebs in the public eye. Right? I mean as a self confessed Strictly FIEND I have 99.9% of the time not known the Sports Stars by name because, well, have we met me? But I don't cry 'WELL I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM DO THE BALLS THING HE'S NOT A REAL CELEB' No I accept he/she/they are famous for a thing I know nothing about and then google/stalk their twitter as appropriate. Also re: today's the woman has several bestselling books, done her own TV shows so yes, a wee google would quickly sort ya right out keyboard monkeys of twitter. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 11:06:21 GMT
When they said an announcement on BBC Breakfast I wondered if it might be Dan or Louise - both would be good contestants IMO. Dan has good height and Lou does triathlons so must be fit and as someone nearing 50 would be a bridge between the younger and older women.
Plus Steph McGovern has been mentioned and I wondered if it might be her.
Katie is a good signing and has an incredible back story so will get lots of support. Having a young child (7 months) may be a distraction for her but if she is up for it then fair play to her. She could literally be paired with any male pro probably excluding AJ who is a bit young so she seems a great fit for the series.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 13, 2018 12:49:09 GMT
Superciliousness is very much part of the experience for me so I’ll be continuing with my indignant “WHO???” accompanied by a 🙄 thank you very much!
Not needed for Katie however, as I have seen her before 👍
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 13:46:19 GMT
I mean to be fair if you want real WHO ON EARTH? look up the Celebrity Masterchef listings, which this series are really stretching the definition of both words it seems....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 14:27:25 GMT
I'm a theatre fan, my idea of who counts as actually famous or not is WILDLY skewed, but if I've got the entirety of the internet at my fingertips, it's MUCH quicker and easier to google a name than to be weirdly sneery about the fact I've never heard of them (and by extension imply that their fame is therefore undeserved and/or that I'm a superior person because I've never heard of them).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 14:33:48 GMT
When the term "Celebrity" is used in a title and we go who?
Always reminds me of the Ab Fab joke when Patsy reads a headline "Film star Meg Ryan" and she goes "I'll decide thank you".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 15:23:17 GMT
I'm a theatre fan, my idea of who counts as actually famous or not is WILDLY skewed, but if I've got the entirety of the internet at my fingertips, it's MUCH quicker and easier to google a name than to be weirdly sneery about the fact I've never heard of them (and by extension imply that their fame is therefore undeserved and/or that I'm a superior person because I've never heard of them). I don't know if this is aimed at my comment above or not... Given I also have to ask who some theatre people are, I'm not one to judge on famous or not. That said Celeb Masterchef this time skews very much to the 'famous for being on reality shows for being famous' and 'sister of someone famous' end of the spectrum, so I'm allowing myself a raised eyebrow at this offering. (In fairness they do it about 2-3 times a year, they must be running out of options by now to get yelled at in kitchens). ] And as my above, above comment said, I never know the sports (also soap) people in Strictly. Nor pop stars who fall outside the 'famous in the 90s' narrow window. So I'm certainly doing a fair share of googling. ETA none of which is me thinking I'm in anyway superior. Just that I'm dumb as sh*t. I mean on the flip side I had to ask who Kelli O'Hara was/what she was famous for.... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 16:01:52 GMT
Give it a few years Monkey you'll be getting offers for reality TV. The Jungle one is probably most appropriate, though possibly cheating.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 16:23:57 GMT
I don't care how famous they are or not so long as they're hot. And they wear something tight (preferably with or without shirt and/or sleeves).
And they're the mens.
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 13, 2018 19:05:17 GMT
Two more of the class of 2018 revealed on The One Show tonight - Faye Tozer and Danny John-Jules. So that's 3 out of 3 for me, so far!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 19:23:22 GMT
Faye was heavily rumoured but I hadn't heard Danny John-Jules' name mentioned.
Faye has done some dancing before so should be pretty good and will have a decent fanbase. Danny could do well for an older guy and is an extrovert and is likely a fairly decent dancer. He'll likely be good at the uptempo numbers, ballroom could be more of a challenge for him.
Often the defending champion pro gets an older person the next year so Katya might get Danny.Faye could likely be paired with any male pro - AJ may be a bit young as I said same thing about Katie Piper who is 7 years younger than Faye. Kevin might be a good fit for Faye IMO.
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Post by kimbahorel on Aug 13, 2018 20:04:46 GMT
Faye was heavily rumoured but I hadn't heard Danny John-Jules' name mentioned. Faye has done some dancing before so should be pretty good and will have a decent fanbase. Danny could do well for an older guy and is an extrovert and is likely a fairly decent dancer. He'll likely be good at the uptempo numbers, ballroom could be more of a challenge for him. Often the defending champion pro gets an older person the next year so Katya might get Danny.Faye could likely be paired with any male pro - AJ may be a bit young as I said same thing about Katie Piper who is 7 years younger than Faye. Kevin might be a good fit for Faye IMO. Danny is a dancer, a professional one he has been in west end shows as well (I know he was in the orginial Starlight Express). Not sure what sort of dance he can or was trained in but he is a very good mover. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2018 21:46:10 GMT
Danny was part of the Real Full Monty on ITV and did some nifty moves on there and as Cat on Red Dwarf. I didn't know he was in the original cast of Starlight many years ago though. He is nearly 58 years old now so his dance training was a long time ago but I think he will go well as he will be used to taking direction and will know how to stay on the beat and in time.
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Post by itsemily on Aug 13, 2018 22:33:23 GMT
I love Danny John-Jules, I really hope he is good!! 💖
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 6:14:17 GMT
Danny is a dancer, a professional one he has been in west end shows as well (I know he was in the orginial Starlight Express). Not sure what sort of dance he can or was trained in but he is a very good mover. Excellent - the more people who actually have some rhythm, the better! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 14, 2018 6:22:59 GMT
I’m calling “fiddle” right now. Faye Tozer has been doing that 5678 routine for 20 years. How can she be a novice dancer?
Who next? Rudolph Nureyev?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 8:42:12 GMT
Oh my 90s pop prayers (see above) have been answered. Love a bit of Steps. Also we know she can count to 8 which is a good start.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 8:45:30 GMT
I’m calling “fiddle” right now. Faye Tozer has been doing that 5678 routine for 20 years. How can she be a novice dancer? Who next? Rudolph Nureyev? The experienced dancers rarely (if ever) win in the end though. Oh my 90s pop prayers (see above) have been answered. Love a bit of Steps. Also we know she can count to 8 which is a good start. She might get a bit stumped if they start the count in from 1 though. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 8:52:20 GMT
Oh Joe Sugg as well now.
For those not down with the kids or google, he's a youtuber/has a Netflix film so all the kids watching with their families will likely be wanting to vote for him.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 14, 2018 8:59:09 GMT
You tuber...
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Post by TallPaul on Aug 14, 2018 9:03:38 GMT
Problem is, because he calls himself Thatcher Joe, he looses as many votes as he gains!
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Post by oxfordsimon on Aug 14, 2018 9:06:28 GMT
Problem is, because he calls himself Thatcher Joe, he looses as many votes as he gains! That is because he used to be a thatcher to earn a living. Last year, he demonstrated thatching techniques to Prince Charles... |
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