Strictly Come Dancing 2024 #9

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Shirley kept calling Dianne 'Diana' I remember.

The BBC has a lot on their plate - investigating Vito thoroughly is definitely a job for Tattle.
I'll take it on. Full body cavity search for evidence.
 
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Apart from Graz, all of the regular male pros (not Neil) have made the final at least once - and if you count international versions, then Kai, Johannes, & Vito all have 3 each in total, tying with Gorka's 3 on Strictly. So I can't see why anyone would be jealous.
 
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Katya, in particular, might as well be invisible when it comes to Shirley. She almost always refers to the other pros by name, and says how great they are doing, especially the men.
Shirley never gives Katya credit for her choreography or teaching (or any of the female pros tbh) but then goes mad for Gio, Johannes, Vito, Kai and Carlos’ choreo. She only half likes the female pros when they’re partnered with someone she fancies, and her compliments are just how amazing the male celeb is and how lucky the female pro is to dance with someone like him. She’s ridiculous
 
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Having to endure Shirley has made me appreciate Len & Darcey so much more. Just when will she go away? 8 series now, and you can bet it will be more of the same.

I'd even take dropping down to 3 judges (Craig/Motsi/Anton) if it meant ditching her and her negative vibes.
 
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I can’t believe the BBC have allegedly hired ex Met officers for their investigation.
I suppose once you’ve retired from your time-consuming Met duties of raping and murdering women you’ve got to find new ways to fill your time 🤷‍♀️
 
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I think the reason I like Craig is he doesn’t have favourites and tends to treat everyone the same. I don’t always agree with his opinion but he is consistent, majority of the time.
Absolutely. I always respect Craig's opinion, whether I agree with it or not . He's at least the most honest and true to himself. It really will be a massive loss to Strictly when he decides to retire.
 
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I think Shirley’s problem with Katya is related to Neil. I’m convinced she is the reason why he is kept on despite spending most of his time on the bench.
And Neil was the chosen one last year to do demos with Shirley on ITT. Now maybe that was because he had time to spare that the others hadn't, I don't know.

Katya smiles enthusiastically no matter how much she is ignored and at times belittled, by the judges. I think she is fabulous.
 
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Katya is probably the only pro that I will miss out of the current ones when she leaves - the others I think are easily replaceable. Katya, however, has done some of the most memorable and creative choreography.
 
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How about we replace Shirley with Katya on the panel?
I would love that in the future. Katya would be very constructive and deliver things in such a positive way. I hope she still has many years left as a pro though.
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Poor Robin 😔
 
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And that's just weird since Katya is one of the best ever on the show and deserves the praise.

I'm no Dianne fan, but also thought Shirley has been quite rude to her unless Dianne has a celeb partner Shirley really likes à la Joe/Tyler/Bobby.
I seem to remember Shirley being utterly vile to Karen when she and King Kevin (🙄) split up as well.
Shirley has never been nice. I’m surprised anyone is surprised about her.
 
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It does make me wonder whether she knows something about the investigation - which is what the Beryls think. Or is she just doing that 'he was always lovely to me' thing that people do.

It was notable that the alleged source from Rose stated that she'd had a good experience but she believes the other complainants, which is the way to do it. Also, where is Gio Defender Michelle Visage in all this?
 
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I think Shirls is hedging her bets. I love how she emphasised a couple of times that was her experience with him.
 
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Looks like Shirls isn’t in the only one hedging bets - I hope these aren’t his new PR teams idea of publicity - not the best look:
Oh dear he's looking rough 😬 those pap shots are set up, but why would he want to be seen looking terrible and spending his morning in casinos?! Are they trying to paint an image of a broken man? Very odd.
 
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Looks like Shirls isn’t in the only one hedging bets - I hope these aren’t his new PR teams idea of publicity - not the best look:
So he spent all morning not in casinos (which sounds glam) but in slot machine arcades? wow, sounds like a potential problem. Also, 'the real Italians' are looking better and better. Imagining Graz and Vito smirking while elegantly sipping espressos
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If I were his PR - for set up shots I would be suggesting a walk with his new dog - looking a little downcast - no smoking, perhaps sipping on a coffee on his way to donate to a charity shop or a food bank.
 
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