Aw I didn't realise Ellie was the youngest Strictly winner!!! 🩷
Vito should get a duffer IMO but they should always make sure that at least a couple of the really good pros have proper contenders. I kinda wince when I look through the DS thread and see people saying that Neil, Nadiya & Graziano should get the best celebs.I used to agree with the idea that winners got given complete duffers for the next series but I’ve changed my mind. Why not let the best carry on? It will help foster a better pro group.
The thing with this is, new pros would never get a chance. And say somebody had a total duffer and no chance to shine whereas another pro got an easy ride thanks to partner popularity. How is the success of the best pros measured?I just think the best pros should get the ‘best’ partners…. Obviously allowing for height, personality and various other factors. We should never have ‘oh, he won so put him with the ‘Ann Widdecombe’ next year’.
It’s not just the posting though is it, really? It’s that he took no part in any of the ITT stuff … no pro challenge, no what‘s the answer dancer, not seen at the end of the show in the congratulatory huddle, missed the first pro dances … it really is like he did the absolute bare minimum.its not just Gio's posting, its everyone on social media that people read to much into or make assumption's based on if they like dislike a person etc or jump to conclusions, etc
I believe there are going to be more, Birmingham is just the first one announcedMy 8 year old would love to go she voted for them every week sadly Birmingham is just a bit too far!
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Agreed.I think the good pros should be given the opportunity to show how good they can be by being given people who aren’t so good or who they need to be really creative with their choreography with. I didn’t watch last year but looking back Nikita did some great work with Ellie. Katya has had some right duffers and middling people yet I can remember dances from all of them because she is so creative.
Its about encouraging and supporting the celebrities, whatever their ability, and choreographing routines that compliment them. Lauren really showed her talent with her partnership with Krishnan. It really is about partnership working.
Missing the celebratory bit of the final is really peculiar. Where was he? Had he gone home? Was he sitting backstage on his own? What was the reason why he couldn’t/wouldn’t be part of the ‘big moment’ that is the culmination of the entire series?It’s not just the posting though is it, really? It’s that he took no part in any of the ITT stuff … no pro challenge, no what‘s the answer dancer, not seen at the end of the show in the congratulatory huddle, missed the first pro dances … it really is like he did the absolute bare minimum.
I honestly don’t think Anton has that much sway. The BBC might be keen to retain the ‘double act’ they’ve created, but I would doubt Anton carries much ‘yay or nay’ power where the pros are concerned.I suspect being in Anton's pocket means he can do as much or as little as he pleases.
What makes someone the ‘best’ pro, though? How far they get in each series? Their pre-Strictly credentials? How their partners experience their time on the show? Instilling the best technique in their celeb? Choreographing to disguise/distract from their partners weak points?I just think the best pros should get the ‘best’ partners…. Obviously allowing for height, personality and various other factors. We should never have ‘oh, he won so put him with the ‘Ann Widdecombe’ next year’.
I was generalising, re social media,...... as for Gio we don't know if him doing the bare minimum was down to him or not, I suppose time will tell,It’s not just the posting though is it, really? It’s that he took no part in any of the ITT stuff … no pro challenge, no what‘s the answer dancer, not seen at the end of the show in the congratulatory huddle, missed the first pro dances … it really is like he did the absolute bare minimum.
I noticed that Grace Cinque White, Luke and Alan were rehearsing for Gio’s show yesterday, so I suspect his mind is completely on that and not Strictly. It starts Jan 18th.I was generalising, re social media,...... as for Gio we don't know if him doing the bare minimum was down to him or not, I suppose time will tell,
He wasn’t in pics of after show stuff (the milling about, the party) so I assume he buggered off to Gola for an aphrodisiac meal for one (while sticking pins in a voodoo doll of Vito). Have never seen that before.Missing the celebratory bit of the final is really peculiar. Where was he? Had he gone home? Was he sitting backstage on his own? What was the reason why he couldn’t/wouldn’t be part of the ‘big moment’ that is the culmination of the entire series?