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Oti Mabuse is too big for Strictly
The two-time Glitterball champion has helped to reshape the show – she will be sorely missed but her career is on an irresistible rise. Read my full Telegraph article here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, dance, dancing, dancing on ice, leaving, oti mabuse, quit, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv
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Strictly Come Dancing 2021 Launch
Catch up with my talking points from Saturday’s exciting opener – including our first all-male pairing and the return of champion Bill Bailey. Read my full Telegraph article here
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Tagged bbc, bill bailey, dancing, johannes radebe, john whaite, launch, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv
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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
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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 6
A rather mediocre performance week, with some improvement in scoring, and alas still some glaring biases. However, poor Clara Amfo really doomed herself with an error-strewn jive that was actually marked quite kindly, yet cemented her place in the dance-off. … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blog, celebrity, clara amfo, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, eliminated, hrvy, jamie laing, jive, judges, latin, maisie smith, quickstep, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tango, tv, week 6
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Maisie Smith’s footwork was this week’s real Strictly triumph
This week saw Clara Amfo try to shake her tail feather in a redemptive Tina Turner jive. But she hit the (Nutbush City) limits of her recovery skills when an early mistake tripped her up – and a deluge of errors … Continue reading
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Tagged ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blog, celebrity, clara amfo, dance, dance off, dancing, eliminated, hrvy, jamie laing, jive, judges, latin, maisie smith, quickstep, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, tango, telegraph, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 5
Well. This was not one of Strictly’s better outings. Our Staycation Blackpool Week sadly took all the worst elements of that usual jaunt – judging hysteria, inconsistent scores – without actually giving us the pleasure of performances at the Tower Ballroom. … Continue reading
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Tagged anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blackpool, caroline quentin, clara amfo, dance, dancing, dancing times, jamie laing, latin, maisie smith, ranvir singh, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv, week 5
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Lucky escape for Clara Amfo after viewers’ votes correct injustice on Strictly’s Blackpool special
Normally, we can chalk up the judges’ erratic Blackpool Week scoring to over excitement at being at the Tower Ballroom. What, then, to make of their bizarre decision-making while still in the studio? Can you get staycation sunstroke? Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blackpool, caroline quentin, clara amfo, dance, dancing, jamie laing, latin, maisie smith, ranvir singh, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, telegraph, tv, week 5
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Strictly Speaking: Week 4
This was quite the Bizarro World Strictly, with a sadly absent Nicola and Katya, Motsi joining Bruno in Zoom purgatory, and Anton du Beke finally wearing the producers down and getting his shot at judging – the equivalent of a … Continue reading
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Tagged anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, blog, celebrity, clara amfo, dance, dance off, dancing, dancing times, latin, maisie smith, max george, motsi mabuse, recap, review, shirley ballas, strictly, strictly come dancing, strictly speaking, tv
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Clara Amfo was the clear standout during a dramatic week for Strictly Come Dancing
There was drama both on and off the Strictly floor this week, with the sad departure of Nicola Adams and Katya Jones, due to a positive Covid test, and Anton du Beke stepping in for quarantining judge Motsi Mabuse. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged anton du beke, ballroom, bbc, bill bailey, clara amfo, covid, dance, dance off, dancing, judge, latin, maisie smith, max george, motsi mabuse, nicola adams, recap, review, strictly, strictly come dancing, technique, telegraph, tv
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Strictly Speaking: Week 3
You know what I didn’t need during a week where I’ve barely slept, my body now programmed to wake up at 3am, lunge for my phone and frantically check the Philadelphia count? The absolute, unadulterated nightmare fuel that was Strictly … Continue reading
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