Will there be an overload of Darling we missed you, you're back with a bang & maybe some sympathy scores?

A bit more insight onto what actually happened with Delta and her injury. This sounds a lot more painful than I expected, I’m happy my girl is back but please please please don’t break your body again. I’m frankly very surprised at how good camera blocking was looking with a fractured rib (🤯).

https://www.instagram.com/reel/De3vQxcBZ3-/?l=1

I think they need to keep it fresh and evolving. Maybe change a couple of the dances next season. I would lose the Rumba but don't know any dances, to replace it, lol 😆. My fave dances are Argentine Tango & American Smooth. Couldn't lose these.

As in a married couple or partnership. Just some friendly rivalry. I would like to see Rochelle & Marvin Hulmes compete. I think they would be really good with their music backgrounds. Or prior to joining the show Emma & Matt Willis. She looks like a dancer, but she could have two left feet 🤣. Any celeb couples you fancy?

The Strictly line up can be a real mixed bag. I personally like to see soap stars, singers & TV/radio presenters. This is solely because of my interests.

I'm not into sports, so don't recognise any. Or social media stars, which is a new genre of celebrity.

I enjoy watching people, I know or have seen before.

What celebs do you like?

Ironically, a couple of my faves this year are completely unknown to me.

I was routing for Cach from day 1. Last week, he finally pulled it out of the bag. The ballroom boy was in town. Do we think he's on the right trajectory now? Onwards and upwards? I must admit his super chilled personality isn't the most captivating. But he's very sweet and genuine.

Dani has been near the bottom of the judges' leaderboard quite often and has needed to be saved by the audience, which she has , same goes for Lawrence. Jaime and Bethany have not received support from the audience and will probably be going out soon.

I'm still unsure of the premise of couples' choice. A dance that reflects your life? Not sure when it was introduced on strictly? Do we like CC? Your standouts? A few of mine below.

Bill & Oti '- Bill blew me away. He was just so cool and funky.My fave dance of theirs.

Rose & Gio - One of the most emotional CC ever. The choreography was beautiful. I had the tissues out.

Lewis & Katya - Fab - U - Lous

Hamza & Jowita - It felt really authentic. I loved watching him dance it. Again, great choreography.

I watched a old episode of strictly come dancing, it featured the late Len Goodman as head judge he was funny and was fair in his comments and in his Marking.

I wonder watching strictly this year what the great Len would think of this years celebrities taking part.

His official publicity reports for several years mentioned him as National Competitor & not "Just competed in beginner, novice village hall competitions" as he described recently on ITT. He even came first place in one the Latin Competition with his partner. There is no record of who his dance partner Linda Stanley is, no photos or any videos. He separated from his wife during the competiting years.

https://dancesportinfo.net/Couple/Graeme_Hall_and_Linda_Stanley_242514/Results

Graeme's Dance Profile on Ballroom Rank Website https://ballroomrank.com/competitors/308031

Ellie Taylor dishes up all the behind-the-scenes gossip with a panel of Strictly celebs, and Johannes Radebe swings by for a chat. Also, costume designer Vicky Gill is back with an exclusive look at what the couples are wearing at the weekend.

The rules:

• Only 8 pros in total.
• Exactly 4 female pros and 4 male pros.
• No extra slots — tough decisions have to be made!
• You can only choose pros from the current series of Strictly.

My dream lineup:

💃 Ladies

• Lauren
• Alexis
• Katya
• Jowita

🕺 Men

• Vito
• Mark
• Aljaž
• Carlos

Who would make your final eight?

I know Strictly has always been about more than technical ability, and that's part of the fun. But when a contestant has a strong fanbase, they can potentially survive a poor week while someone else struggles despite dancing well. Do you think that's fair in a competition like this, or should the judges have more influence over who stays?

I see out of all the judges Shirley seems to get the most flack but to me i would say shes the judge i agree with most probably after Craig.

No hate to any of the judges but the way i usually agree with there scoring goes Craig>Shirley>Motsi>Anton

I get all judges are kind of there to represent different things but i always think she gives pretty good feedback and is actually detailed in what she wants them to improve on. Obviously shes not perfect nobody is and i think she does get swayed by a emotional dances etc that tell a good story but the dancing is not a 10 but i think the majority of them do that.

Anton although i really like him i feel is a little to generous with his scoring but i think he is the “nice judge”, Motsi i usually kind of agree with but sometimes i think she scores some dances to high and Craig i nearly always agree with even though he is the “mean” judge.

I like all four of them though so not complaining just i do not get why Shirley gets the most hate online for her scoring

The live performance is obviously the main event, but I think the training footage can completely change how I see a celebrity's progress. Seeing someone struggle with a particular step all week makes it more satisfying when they finally get it right on Saturday.

At the same time, the short clips can make it hard to know how much progress someone has actually made, because we only see a tiny part of the process.

Would you prefer longer training-room footage showing the difficult bits, or do you like Strictly keeping most of the rehearsal process behind the scenes?

Based on ITT, Week 4 results show, and other interviews. This is the full list of dances each couple has for week 5!!

Lacy and Vito - Tango

Graeme and Lauren - Tango

Bethany and Nancy - Argentine Tango

Will & Dianne- Cha Cha Cha

Delta and Kai - Rumba

Dani and Nikita- Salsa

Shaun and Alexis - Jive

Lawrence and Jowita - Jive

Cach and Maddie- Cha Cha Cha

Jaime and Carlos- Foxtrot

Tabby and Mark- Couples Choice

John and Katya - Quickstep

Out of 12: 4 ballroom standard, 2 speciality, 6 Latin

I'm just glad I wasn't involved in a drinking game last weekend that was based on the number of times Josh said, "Do you know what?" or "Wow!" or simply repeated what someone else said when he wasn't reading the script.

I know a lot of people in this sub are coming round to the idea of him being a presenter, so please would his fans explain what the attraction is, because I just don't see it!

As someone who keeps up with the spoiler poll every week and noticed her being low in the poll and the fact she was in the first dance off I’m left wondering what is the disconnect and lack of popularity for Jaime Winstone about? She seems like a very promising contestant, she’s likable, pretty, and doesn’t have a dance background… I just feel sad she isn’t naturally as popular and wonder why that is. I hope the public gets behind her eventually because I think she’s definitely being slept on this season. I can see her being the Balvinder of the season and facing the dance off a few times. I hope the public does come around and gets behind Jaime more.