Strictly Come Dancing 2012

[TightEnd]

any word on who might be in it?

I know Michael Vaughan is confirmed for it


Usually

Soap stars x2  1 male 1 female

Sports stars(recently retiredx2) 1 male 1 female

Older yet attractive actress

Young ditzy actress

Member of band (Male, sex appeal)

Comedy value - either sex - paired with Anton if female

Politician

Breakfast TV presenter or Newsreader

C list BBC presenter types (Dom Littlewood, Rav Wilding, Matt Baker etc)

etc etc

Paid £20,000 each for the series irrespective of how long they are in, contracted to appear once a week on SCD It takes two too

[Tal]

Rumoured celebs here:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a402940/johnny-ball-to-take-part-in-strictly-come-dancing.html

[tikay]

Rumoured celebs here:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a402940/johnny-ball-to-take-part-in-strictly-come-dancing.html

Is that the correct link, Tal?

[Tal]

Rumoured celebs here:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a402940/johnny-ball-to-take-part-in-strictly-come-dancing.html

Is that the correct link, Tal?

Ah! Yes...ish. the rumoured celebs are in the pictures at the bottom.

Basically, the website reckons the BBC is trying to get as many Olympians as possible. Beth Tweddle has been rumoured for some time. Chris Evans has also been rumoured although I don't see it myself.

There will always be an older person and Jerry Hall/Johnny Ball would fulfill that criterion. Neither has any chance of winning, he says judgmentally.

I think the show works well when there are people on there I don't really know. I'd never heard of Chelsea Healy, Tom Chambers or Ricky Whittle before Strictly. All became very good dancers from pretty much nothing (I know Tom had done a bit before but not actual ballroom; just a rehearsed scene from Top Hat - what a film that is, BTW).

Sports people and actors are always good value. Actors listen and are usually able to adopt the character. They like "the story". Sports people are used to the routines (even if not THAT routine).

[tikay]

Thanks Tal, I just wondered, as I could not see any proper celebs.

Bring on Harry Redknapp I say.

[TightEnd]

Sports people can do well because

a) competitive

b) used to training

c) used to repetitive skills


I mean who can forget Ramps and Karen hardy? Pure joy in sequins


Actors can do well because they play a character...esp good in Latin stuff


I tend to rebel a bit against those who've done dance or gymnastics before. Matt Baker for example or most classically Gabby Logan who I love on sport but on this took it so seriously that the public completely got turned off by her and voted her out week two

one of the classic SCD moments, the look on her face when voted off

[ruud]

Baker had two much of an advantage imho. Same could be levelled at Tweddle if she gets on :s

[AndrewT]

Yeah, I was always disappointed that people didn't make more of the fact that Matt Baker used to be in a dance troupe for a living before he got started in TV.

Kept Aliona in though, so all good.

[Graham C]

LOVE Strictly with all my heart

Superb stuff.

Click to see full-size image.

Lazygirls.info?

[TightEnd]

From google images.

Honest.

[horseplayer]

heard tweddle on danny baker yesterday

she hinted at being on this probably twice

[TightEnd]

heard tweddle on danny baker yesterday

she hinted at being on this probably twice

worth looking at the first betting market up

a) she'll be good

b) Olympic year, her profile is high

c) if she is good, price will plummet after a week

[Tal]

LOVE Strictly with all my heart

Superb stuff.

Click to see full-size image.

Lazygirls.info?

For INFO purposes only, obv

[Tal]

heard tweddle on danny baker yesterday

she hinted at being on this probably twice

worth looking at the first betting market up

a) she'll be good

b) Olympic year, her profile is high

c) if she is good, price will plummet after a week

I expect she will find Latin easier than ballroom. Wouldn't be lumping on her straight away.

[TightEnd]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19486965

Stage school, actress, musicals

Likely to be a natural dancer

One to watch