I am of course referring to the "right down to the wire" approach that the SCD producers are taking about whether Jade and Ian can dance tonight. Jade seems determined to dance, and has the support of her own physio, the person who, after her, knows her body the best. The BBC's physio is taking a far more cautious approach, and I imagine the producers are running scared of a potential insurance claim/legal action, and a whole raft of negative headlines in the Daily Mail about jeopardising the future of an Olympic athlete for the home games. But I guess the cynical side of me also thinks that they will be quite happy to leave the dramatic announcement until the show this evening, to maximise the ratings and ramp up tension to the highest. Poor Jade, and poor Ian. I don't think they should be treated like this.
The Friday Panel was a welcome hoot in a sea of tension and anxiety, with Craig taking on the role of fashion expert with lip smacking relish.
It's not looking great for Natalie Cassidy, especially if the judges once again mark her exuberant personality - I am sure that the backlash will begin. And as for Madonna for a samba - purlease!
Chris is looking a little better posture-wise but still not brilliant, and I fear that even Team Cola will not be enough to prevent me having a wee power nap through a Celine Dion tune.
Ali and Brian and looking like well Ali and Brian doing ballroom (except that the position of her left elbow is starting to bug me, and I am sure it must be causing her some pain). My little snooze may continue through the Michael Buble number.
Please, please let this be Laila and Anton's "Last Waltz"....it is looking promising ....for a week 1 dance, but this far into the competition? Will the title of their track be prescient or ironic? Guess it largely depends on whether Jade and Ian swoop in and mop up the sympathy votes, or whether Jade's determination comes across as a little too competent and Laila's photogenic tears make a magical re-appearance.
I am trying to like Natalie Lowe, I really am. She is a long way from home, for the first time, and instead of being London-based like the other new pros, and able to socialise with her peers, she is stuck up in Liverpool, with dance the only focus for her. But she is scary! Surely her training methods should be banned under the Geneva Convention...And as for the assertion that she had no truck with beginners, and that her partners needed to come up to her level straight away...well, lucky that you got Ricky Whittle then not Craig Kelly, wasn't it love?
Still the American Smooth looks set to be the dance of the night to the song of the night, so she has to be doing something right. Another perfect 40 for this evening? ('Cos the show needs to shoehorn another couple of perfect 40s in before we have the drama of who is going to score the first ever perfect 50, and there are only two more shows before the elegant Darcy joins us!)
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