Strictly Come Dancing 2021

Meauldsegosha

Antonio De Beke confirmed as new judge for 2021.

It’s the judges! Please welcome back to Strictly, Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse AND Anton Du Beke, who’ll be stepping into Bruno Tonioli’s shoes for 2021!

Find out more 👉https://t.co/8MTy1ucsGD https://t.co/m4gd2KSsFu

Aisling(",)

Oh I'm happy about this!
Bruno was all faff, arm movements and falling off his chair. I think Anton will be great. He was enjoyable last year.

Going to be a few new faces this season.

pinkypinky

I think this will be a good move. Anton was better at judging than I expected. He had nice empathy, was constructive, etc.

Can't see Bruno coming back again after this though.

Also, we need to discuss Janette Manrara taking over from Zoe Ball on It Takes Two.

ohnonotgmail

pinkypinky wrote: »

I think this will be a good move. Anton was better at judging than I expected. He had nice empathy, was constructive, etc.

Can't see Bruno coming back again after this though.

Also, we need to discuss Janette Manrara taking over from Zoe Ball on It Takes Two.

definitely. As much as I love Janette (and i know there are some who find her too much) I will miss Zoe. Especially her segments with Ian Waite. Does Zoe's departure mean the end of Ian as well?

Navy blue

Delighted to see Anton get the judges chair, he was great last year, knowledgable, empathic and just the right amount of humour. He deserves it after the duff partners he has had over the years.

Wonder will it be the same reduced number of contestants this year or will it be back to 16?

Great news. Though, I’ll miss Bruno’s madness!

Mam of 4

Delighted for Anton , he was a brilliant judge when he was covering for whoever it was , great news .

HildaOgdenx

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Delighted for Anton , he was a brilliant judge when he was covering for whoever it was , great news .

Agreed. He was lovely as a judge.

JP Liz V1

pinkypinky wrote: »

we need to discuss Janette Manrara taking over from Zoe Ball on It Takes Two.

I thought Rylan could do it alone full time

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I thought Rylan could do it alone full time

His work schedule doesn’t allow him do it full time. I like Rylan. His madness grew on me.

pinkypinky

By having a dancer as presenter, there is scope to revamp a few things on ITT. The whole choreography corner - Janette isn't the foil now like Zoe was. So either they ditch it or they have Rylan with a new person.

Heroditas

So from looking at Kai's Instagram page, all I can assume is he has a partner for the show the year? If so, brilliant for him but a huge loss for DWTS.

Aisling(",)

Jowita was amazing to watch with Micheal on The Greatest Dancer.I think she'll do fantastically provided she can teach.

I've not heard of Cameron or Nikita so excited to see what they bring.

Meauldsegosha

First three contestants announced on the One Show tonight at 7pm.

Meauldsegosha

Tom Fletcher is the first contestant. Could have sworn he was on it before

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSKXB-_Kx1l/?utm_medium=copy_link

Meauldsegosha

Robert Webb is next up

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1422983887781781508?s=21

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706598#Comment_117706598

I was just about to alert Strictly fans, so you beat me to it!

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706598#Comment_117706598

One of McFly, Harry won it before afair

Robert Webb could be interesting

AJ Odudu. No 3.

Meauldsegosha

AJ Odudu is next. Never heard of her

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1422986956129112065?s=21

HeidiHeidi

She's been on some other reality show I've watched (they all begin to blend after a while!), she's a laugh.

ohnonotgmail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706598#Comment_117706598

perhaps you are thinking of Tom Chambers?

Meauldsegosha

John Whaite, who won GBBO in 2012 is the next contestant

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1423187326596001792?s=19

Meauldsegosha

John Whaite will have a male dance partner.

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58089932.amp

Meauldsegosha

Another one for the list, Rhys Stephenson

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1423536747745628162?s=19

Meauldsegosha

Sara Davies from Dragons Den is the next contestant.

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1424638978649698308?s=19

Meauldsegosha

Two more announced this morning Dan Walker from BBC Breakfast and actress

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1424997884961906697?s=21

Meauldsegosha

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1424999243270524928?s=21

Meauldsegosha

Tilly Ramsey is the next contestant revealed.

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1425392553231372308?s=21

Meauldsegosha

Greg Wyse also revealed this morning

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1425408402663038982?s=21

HeidiHeidi

Oh God.... it all started so well, I'd actually heard of two of the first three.... since then, it's just been "who???" 🙄

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9881589/Strictly-Come-Dancing-thrown-chaos-dancer-Nadiya-Bychkova-tests-positive-Covid.html

Nadiya tests positive for Covid leading to some of the dancers and crew isolating.

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737458#Comment_117737458

Mr. Emma Thompson

Heroditas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737497#Comment_117737497

I know, I'm the same!! 🤦

Tilly Ramsay - famous for being her dad's daughter. The "influencers"/social media set are definitely here to stay now

Meauldsegosha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117739574#Comment_117739574

Apparently she has 9 million followers on TikTok.

Meauldsegosha

Former EastEnder Nina Wadia is the next contestant.

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1425741150544146438?s=21

Heroditas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117741603#Comment_117741603

Good God, 9m followers...

JP Liz V1

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1425896232086540296

..

iamwhoiam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117737497#Comment_117737497

Someones daughter and someone elses husband !!

Meauldsegosha

Given the year it is, there had to be an olympian. Adam Peaty, swimmer

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1426151068233256961?s=19

Meauldsegosha

Up next is Judi Love, a Loose Woman

https://twitter.com/bbcstrictly/status/1426155838633357319?s=21

Looking forward to the launch tonight.

2 of the professionals refusing vaccination. I don’t think that I would be happy paired with them, but they must have a good reason for not being vaccinated. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10003127/Strictly-left-crisis-two-professional-dancers-refuse-Covid-jabs.html

iamwhoiam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117907151#Comment_117907151

Or maybe they dont have a good enough reason not to ? I personally would refuse to dance with them or be paired with them

Fair play to them two dancers for having a mind of their own. 7.45 on BBC1 - might actually be worth watching for a change 😁 I'm predicting some digs coming the way of the unvaxxed.... That, if it happens, will be seen as 'acceptable' though... 'Bullying' won't come into that equation methinks.... ☹️

iamwhoiam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117907596#Comment_117907596

They are perfectly entitled not to be vaccinated .And others are perfectly entitled not to want to dance with them .It cuts both ways ,

HildaOgdenx

Looking forward to the launch.

I don't think I know who many of them are, but am looking forward to a bit of glitz and glamour. 😊

Thankfully, I recorded it! An awful lot of fillers and time wasting. Pairings are here. https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a37648736/strictly-come-dancing-2021-pairings/

Meauldsegosha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117910907#Comment_117910907

Yeah I recorded it as well. Looks to be some good dancers this year. Straight into the competition next week. I do wish they would go back to the old format of half doing a ballroom and half dome Latin each week. When they all do a different dance it’s hard to judge the standard.

Heroditas

I'm on the Kai bandwagon anyway.

Adam Peaty and Katya could be a very strong pairing.

Rose Ayling-Ellis probably has the best teacher in Giovanni.

Sarah Davies is great! A real no-nonsense person.

Mist irritating couple - AJski and Gordon Ramsay is my Dad Ramsay. I lost count of the number of times she said who her dad was last night.

Anyway, that's the Saturday night slot filled until Christmas. Yay!!! 😍

Ones that caught my eye, in no particular order, Katie and Gorka, Rhys and Nancy, John and Johannes.

iamwhoiam

In the group dance I too noticed Katie and John as having potential

If Tilly mentions her father all the time she will be voted out