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Dull girl power speeches and wild sex do not make Bridgerton a feminist triumph
“We’re seeing this Regency romance through a feminist lens,” proclaimed actor Regé-Jean Page, who plays the hunky-but-tortured Duke of Hastings in Netflix’s bodice-ripper Bridgerton, in a recent interview. Co-star Phoebe Dynevor has also thrown around the F word, saying that … Continue reading
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Tagged black, bridgerton, daphne, female, feminism, feminist, lady whistledown, love, marriage, netflix, penelope, period drama, queen charlotte, review, sex, telegraph, the duke, tv, women
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Strictly Speaking: The Final
What an extraordinary end to the series. The Strictly final aired just hours after Boris Johnson made his latest screeching u-turn, announcing that millions of people would have to cancel their festive plans and spend Christmas separated from loved ones. … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey. oti mabuse, blog, celebrity, champion, competition, dance, dancing, dancing times, final, hrvy, jamie laing, maisie smith, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, the final, tv, win, winner
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Mesmerising Bill Bailey has last laugh as he seals Strictly Come Dancing victory
Coming into this series, many expected Bill Bailey to be pure comic relief. Well, he’s certainly had the last laugh, not only making it to the Strictly final, but lifting the Glitterball trophy. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, celebrity, champion, dance, dancing, final, hrvy, jamie laing, maisie smith, oti mabuse, recap, review, showdance, strictly, strictly come dancing, technique, telegraph, tv, win, winner
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Strictly Speaking: Week 8
Can we believe we’ve only got one show to go? Sob! Anyhow, this was – understandably – not a vintage semi-final. It feels like the celebs have barely begun, and yet here we are asking them to learn two dances. … Continue reading
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Tagged bbc, blog, dancing times, recap, review, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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The usually indomitable HRVY met his match in the Strictly semi-final
Two dances usually equals double trouble on Strictly – and so it transpired on this early semi-final. Ranvir Singh was good, but not great, in her ballroom number, and she simply couldn’t survive the jive. It knocked her down to the bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dancing, hrvy, recap, review, rumba, semi final, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph
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Drag is part of British culture – of course it belongs on Strictly
Talk about les misérables. A curmudgeonly 100 or so people have complained to the BBC about the Strictly professional dancers doing a performance in drag for Musicals Week. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, dancing, drag, johannes radebe, musicals week, priscilla queen of the desert, same sex, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv
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Oliver Dowden should be saving the arts, not nit-picking The Crown
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden recently asked Netflix to add a disclaimer informing viewers that The Crown is not wholly factual – a request that the streaming giant firmly denied. Now Josh O’Connor, who plays Prince Charles in the hit series, has labelled Dowden’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture Secretary, government, josh o'connor, netflix, oliver dowden, prince charles, princess diana, royal family, telegraph, the arts, the crown, the queen, theatre, tv
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The Strictly ‘trained dancer’ controversy is absurd – without them, the show would die
It’s been a very different series of Strictly Come Dancing, thanks to Covid, but some things remain the same: Tess Daly’s startling wardrobe choices, at least one rumour of a “showmance”, and the age-old debate over whether trained dancers should … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, competition, dance, dancing, judges, maisie smith, ringer, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, trained dancer
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Strictly Speaking: Week 7
Well, that was a jolly Musicals Week. Although very strange to think it’s already the quarter-finals, when it feels like we’ve only just begun the series. Product of both a shorter Strictly, and time losing all meaning in 2020. I’m both … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, jj chalmers, musical, musicals week, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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JJ Chalmers’ Chitty Chitty Charleston was a quick-step too far for the Strictly charmer
Musicals Week requires the celebrities to convince in both dance technique and, crucially, performance. That proved too big an ask for JJ Chalmers, who has been coasting by on his Scottish charm, heroism and judicious use of Prince Harry, while racking … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, dance, dance off, dancing, jj chalmers, musical, musicals week, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv
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