James Jordan on the couple he feels most sorry for after week 10 | JAMES JORDAN'S THE TRUTH | HELLO!
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- Strictly's former pro James Jordan is back with his expertise on Strictly Come Dancing, this time breaking down all things week 10! In our chat, James and Emmy talk all about Nigel's nerves, Layton in the bottom two, and whether Angela and Carlos' exit was the right choice...
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I loved Nigel and Katya’s Rumba, the best dance of the night for me. I felt all their emotion and felt that Nigel was fully involved in the dance. I think their chemistry positively sizzled! I love how he is so grateful to be voted through, but never expects it. Out of all of them, I believe Nigel’s had the roughest ‘journey’ and critique. Just love them.
Katya hasn't been in the quarter finals since 2017😱the year she won the glitter ball trophy 🏆 with Joe McFadden.
Agree that Layton should do a traditional dance. I’m getting bored with him to be honest. Loved Annabelle and Jojo’s dance. I feel she has come the furthest in her dance journey. I’ll continue to vote for her (unless she really messes up).
Layton was doing an AS. It's supposed to have non-traditional elements in it. Especially a "Strictly" version of it. Most of them we see have practically no recognizeable ballroom elements in them at all, which was not at all true of Layton.
Also she's lovely.
I didnt agree with Angela leaving. This week I thought her dance was better than Laytons. I would love to see Ellie win. I also love Bobby, he is really good.
the show has lost it's appeal now that angela has gone!! the public would have been very happy if it was layton & not angela that was voted off, because they are the 5 most popular dancers!! the judges got it wrong in getting rid of AS!!!
I agree Angela should have stayed
@@normankennith7919 Not trying to be rude but its appeal and not it's appeal.
Why haven’t you pointed out that it was unfair that Angela & Carlos were the only couple in the last 6 not to get a couple’s choice. If the show had been playing fair they would have had a couple’s choice this week. In my opinion it was clear who the show wanted to leave. Angela was very moving on It Takes Two. She was obviously very disappointed.
I also think she seemed to be marked very harshly, especially by Craig
Ellie’s not had a Couple’s Choice either? And Angela did have the AT at Blackpool (and incredibly popular style of dance that got her a lot of votes then).
I felt the judges were so harsh with her most wks,
I can’t believe Angela Scanlon went this week after that dance , she was great
Yes so disappointed. She was doing so well and I thought her tango was amazing
@@Jalleur14325 yes I totally agree
Absolutely loved Nigel and Katya’s rumba, I fell for the characterisation of the dance 100%. It was my fave dance of the night. The “mistakes” narrative has been constantly fed by the judges each week- to a ridiculous level- even clean dances are referenced with “no mistakes this week, well done” so rather than praise it’s reminding people of the negative and he’s constantly undermarked.
I can’t imagine why anyone would think he doesn’t want to be there -unless you’re exceedingly poor at reading body language. I don’t hear anyone talking about how pissy Angela seemed at her judges comments this week or how blasé Ellie was to go through, or how dismissive Layton appeared to be towards his obvious lack of popularity to be in the bottom 2.
And FYI- my comments on how Ellie, Layton and Angela may have been feeling on the night aren’t my opinion, just that by the same measure that Nigel is criticised by you this could be applied similarly to them. Devil’s advocate and all that
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Angela didn't seem happy on It takes two either, she was still very miffed to have been voted out. Weirdly I've always liked her on TV, but I didn't find her as likeable on strictly, especially refusing to say she had some dance training, ( in Irish dancing) as it would help a little with posture etc which is fine, so why hide it🤷. I also didn't buy into her and Carlos at all as a couple, but maybe that's just me 🙂x
Totally agree with everything you’ve said here. If Nigel is coming across as nervous about making mistakes, that’s because he’s ripped to pieces by the judges most weeks and I’m sure that will have affected his confidence.
Completely agree with you!
Bobby and Dianne’s dance was truly special and meant so much. They are a very special partnership. Bobby started as a complete novice and his improvement has been wonderful to watch. He’s earned his place in that final xxxx
annabel & bobby have both used family deaths to get empathy from voters!! maybe angela should have said that her 2 daughters were very ill!!!
@@normankennith7919 It's not as if tribute dances to a loved one (living or dead are exactly a new thing on this show.
i know!! but it don't half help!!
also, being gay, deaf & black won't harm your chances either!!@@SG-mj3dj
@@normankennith7919 what a horrible thing to say, and why are you jumping between comments and repeating yourself? They haven’t used the deaths of those loved ones they have told their story through a dance and it is their right to do so. As did Rose, as did Ashley - contemporary dance is always more emotive than street or jazz.
@@bellatricks6647 contempory dance shouldn't be in the strictly catalogue, no matter who does it, and, yes, it has been done before by Ashley, rose et ales, but, they are all the same trite, over emotional and geared at the years not the talent
Ellie and Vito for the win- she is the most natural dancer with no experience, she is fearless and the chemistry and trust between them is pure gold. Love, love, love them ❤
Stop with the no experience. She’s had previous dance training
@Jontysmith904 she did ballet and tap when she was younger as a lot of little girls do. I did ballet and tap from age 3 -8 but I wouldn't class myself as a dancer 😂
@@juliealdred3380 she also did street dance. Any sort of dance training gives you an advantage. And she was older than 8 when she did it
Ellie has previous dance experience. Everyone left in the competition has some to varying degrees. Quit with the narrative.
Sorry as far as i know Ellie got dance experience
I agree with James. If Layton danced a traditional ballroom or Latin dance, like the rest of the contestants do, he would struggle. I was sorry to see Angela snd Carlos leave. I really liked them. I love Ellie and Vito and Bobby and Diane. I think those two are my favourites. Thanks guys xx
his AS had more in hold traditional content than most of the others this year definetley more than bobby and Diannes
angela was the class act in the field!! she will be missed!!
If you want Layton to dance traditional ballroom or Latin the partner him with a lady pro. It is hard for two men to dance on hold to dances like waltz, foxtrot etc
One thing that still bugs me is when they are judged and criticised on the choreography of the dance. 🤦🏼♀️ There’s people behind the scenes doing the choreography or the dance partner, not the celeb.
It’s like would you go to a chemists and start messing around with the ingredients that go into your medication?… No… So why would the celebs mess with the choreography they are given?? They trust the professionals! 🙄🙄
Nobody’s mentioning the fact that Laytons outfit was horrendous which never helps
I’ve never seen a dance partnership that strays so far from the traditional ballroom/latin principles and gets away with it. No need to ‘sassify’ every single dance - everything ends up looking the same
They are absolutely not getting away with it, it almost cost them their place in the competition as Shirley would’ve saved Angela
Agree. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Just stick to the technical basics and show you can learn and deliver a classic. Then if you make the final, bring your fireworks.
I didn’t like Layton’s dance this week. I would have saved Angela between the two couples.
ditto!! the show will be all the poorer without her!!!
I thought Nigel's rhumba was marvellous!
I think Nigel was mentally preparing himself to be in the dance off, and he and Katya were so elated to have gone through.
It is lovely to see Katya so happy this year.
Yh I’m glad Katya’s got so far for once- hope both her and Nikita are able to get to the final- her because she hasn’t been there since 2017 despite the length of time she’s dedicated to the show’ and Nikita because he’s the only pro still in that hasn’t got to the final before
i like katya, while i think that both nigel & annabel were both sad to see angela go!!
Yes, I notice that Nigel was the first to run down from the stairs to give Angela a hug.
thank you!
yes, angela was an integral part of the show because of her humour & enthusiasm!
nigel & annabel both looked like they will really miss her!!
for a lady who had hidden all her disappointments throughout the show, angela looked like a broken woman on,
'it takes two' tonight!!
hopefully, she will be part of the 'strictly' tour next year!!!@@ceebee1704
And by the amount of kisses exchanged by Layton and Angela, evidently Layton was aggrieved too. They’re all contestants, I doubt any one of the celebrities is that much more sorrowful than the rest when people go out- why bother pitting them against each other in grief too?
Yes James, I said the exact same thing about Leyton, just do a proper ballroom dance with no extra gimmicky stuff
like wearing a skirt, ffs!!!
@@normankennith7919 What is wrong with you!
I can’t wait for a Monday to watch this!! I would love to see a continuing show from James & Emmy about dancing, such a great watch.
James was always my favourite pro back in the day😊 and I love his honesty. For me, bottom 2 are going to be Nigel and Leighton, love both and it’s so hard to call now x
Thank you, that's so kind of you! So glad you're enjoying - Emmy
As again I feel Angela should of been saved. Laytons dances feels all the same. I turned the volume off and they are all the same vibe. So we had the same thought as James with that. He hasn’t progressed. Same level as week one. He’s amazing but I like to see a journey. His American smooth was so forceful. Nikita is one hell of a choreographer xx
angela should have been one of the 5 non professional dancers this week!!
Ellie is amazing. Didn’t even think she was going to be so amazing and she has really embraced the strictly journey. Her Demi point, wow. Bottom 2 next week- Layton and Annabelle. X
Yes beautiful demi ponte for sure- she’s definitely a skilled dancer!!! Would love to see her do some ballet if she has Couple’s Choice anytime soon!!
Nah Bobby will be in the Dance Off next week 100%
I feel like everyone is so hard on Nigel. No it definitely wasn’t his best dance but it seems people especially the judges keep pounding on him and someone can only take so much and I’m worried that’s how he feels so far. Ellie and Nigel have been my favorites from the beginning. If we’re talking about winning on journey I think it should be Nigel. But Ellie has come out every week and basically smashed it.
Bobby and Annabel's dances were dances of the night. Bobby really suits a contemporary dance and the movement and expression really carried the emotion into the dance and made me feel sad. It definitely reasonated for me. And I loved Annabel's traditional paso, she really impressed me and I love her improvement as well as her gain in confidence.
Surely all actors have some dance training during their schooling/training.
Does that mean that future contestants cannot come from the acting profession.
Gutted Angela has gone..layton dances seem to be more gymnastics than anything else. They just don't do it for me
I also love the traditional dances with traditional music ❤
the thing is that Layton is getting attacked individually I saw him replying to a tweet this week where the person has been really vile about his mum / he gets homophobia all the time I do think he's pretty tough and resilient though and I really hope they have a better week this week
Rose girl you and I both know they don’t really care about that. There’s been so called supporters of Layton and Nikita that are not so supportive.
@@rebelhenz yeah i think its because he put up a tweet about him and probably saw the amount of abuse but its not like they haven't help drive that these weeks
Yep, there are a lot of personal attacks on him, some of the time they're using the 'dance experience' as a shield for what they really mean (not always - but from what I've seen on social media there's comments about his personality and just who he is). I hope he's taking care of himself
@@jordois definitely agree. While there’s a few people with constructive arguments about experienced dancers on the show as a whole (where they won’t just use Layton as the only example, as he very obviously isn’t), you definitely see an overwhelming about of people displaying their intolerance of the costumes he’s put him, his closeness with Nikita, and who he is as a person. Have had to start giving them all three of my votes now due to the amount of disappointment felt by the prevaricated intolerance of others :(
@@salutiesse yeah, i've been giving him all my votes each week except for the week of ellie's paso - gave one to her that week, but that's it. it's interesting how everyone (except bobby - he doesn't have any) is hiding their previous dance experience now because they know layton is getting all the flack for it. in any other year their experience would have been brought up i think. i've also been seeing more comments about how they feel bad for nikita who has to dance with layton and how it's oh so obvious that nikita doesn't like him when that doesn't even seem remotely true. just anything to hate on him :(
Despite you saying Carlos's speech was long I felt it was appropriate & touching. This was a lovely partnership.
To me it was the wrong decision. Angela has improved out of sight and as Shirley said danced the dance, not just do the same gimmicks each week.
Unpopular opinion here. I just cannot warm to Ellie, don't know why. Would love to see Annabelle, Bobby and Nigel in the final. But doubting that'll happen lol.
I really hope Annabel is able to get to the final. I'll keep voting for her!
Don’t think Layton can do ballroom
You're so wrong!
Shirley saying that she’d have saved Angela over Layton is…well something she often does. I remember her saving Molly over Aston, Molly was a good dancer and well deserved semi-finalist.
But we’ve saw good dancer early in Strictly so often.
A lot of strictly viewers will also be old fashioned and not like seeing 2 guys dancing together. I’m 22 and I love seeing Layton and Nikita dancing! But I can see why they might not be as popular- which is sad if conservative views are the problem.
I honestly think people have fallen for Annabel’s story and journey, she’s really impressed me! I thought she was good in week 1 but I wasn’t expecting her to last this long. Johannes is such a popular pro too, and the two of them are so sweet together! I hope they get to the semi at the very least!
But for me; Layton and Bobby I can see being in the dance off next week. Nigel too as I feel his hesitation is really throwing him.
Ellie, I agree with James, I think she’s a sure finalist and can win - plus Vito is adorable!
And Annabel I think has another week left before she might be in trouble.
But of course, one poor dance from any of them could see them going.
And as a final note, Carlos’ speech to Angela brought me to tears. It was so cute!
That is exactly my problem with Layton. I feel that all the other celebrities are trying to get the technique right and capture the style of whatever dance they are doing whereas Layton’s dances are very showy but lacking the specific dance’s techniques. That is why I believe Shirley would have saved Angela. I’m gutted Angela and Carlos have left.
Yes agree 100%
As much as I love Annabel and Johannes, I really didn't get all the hype over their Paso! I thought it was ok - not amazing. I didn't understand the standing ovations and much preferred some of her previous dances. I thought Ellie and Vito's AT was arguably the best dance of the night (in terms of technique, choreography, intensity, chemistry), and I really don't understand why anyone would say otherwise!
Was just generally a more dampened week for me tbh- none of them stuck out to me on the night. In terms of Annabel, I think the music really did wonders to that Paso- I was of much the same opinion as Craig for the ‘going through the moves’ aspect of it though. I definitely didn’t have a best dance this week, but I enjoyed Lakita and Angela and Carlos’s dances in the dance-off- determination that wasn’t in the main show was in the fight for survival.
Vito and Ellie Argelntine Tango was hot 🔥 Vito had a sweaty 🥵 face 👀🤣 after he finished the dance Ellie had good ganchos there was a lot of intimacy between the couple .
I’m probably being harsh, but when the “back stories” become part of the reason for thinking the dances are good, is not fair. If you haven’t had a loss or a sad experience, you’re on the back foot. Please let’s not vote for people who we feel have had a “hard time” for some reason so we feel sorry of them.
@@dingtonia Bobbie was paying tribute to he late mother Jade Goody in the couple choice dance who died tragically 💔 of cancer when he was 5 years ago he wasn't doing to gain sympathy .
@@dingtoniaI didn’t mention anything about Bobby or emotional backstories in my original comment? My comment was about Ellie & Vito and Annabel and Johannes.
I loved Ellie's dance . it gave an impression of her domination and power . surely the Argentine tango can mean different things.
Any chance of a little Ola corner as I'm sure lots of us would love to hear just a bit of her input
Why do you keep blaming Layton when nikita is the professional ballroom so it's up to him to teach
They do look so similar James, spot on. He’s a fab dancer and I love Nikita - his Halloween dance with Tilly Ramsey is one of my all time favs, Nikita was brilliant and love his choreography - bit I agree the same style in each dance if you turned music off. I’m so disappointed Angela and Carlos left, they were unlucky they had the cha, cha at this stage another dance may have had a different outcome.
I agree with so much of what you say. I would far rather see Annabelle, Ellie and Nigel get through. I was so sad to see Angela Scanlon leave and I hope she took some comfort from the fact that Shirley would have saved her. Layton is sweet, it’s not personal but I’m ready for him to leave now. As you say, his routines are becoming very ‘show dance’ and not technically ballroom.
I agree with you about the music and the costumes, I prefer the traditional.
Layton and Nikita for me were at their best in their ‘putting on the ritz’ dance a while back. That was the dancing I would like to see more of. Dancing in hold needs some work. Regarding Nigel this week, I loved the storytelling of katya’s rumba, music and set good too and Nigel is a strong leader and did well I think. So I enjoyed their dance the best (even though I usually don’t like rumba’s! ) Annabelle needs some confidence to ‘act’ with her face but she did really well. I feel the public are behind her. Bobby’s dance was great too. What a great show. It will be so hard to see anyone leave next week.
That was definitely on of Lakita’s top, but the overarching best one was the AT hands down- that’s a dance that’ll go down in Strictly history. I’m sure his ballroom’ll get better with practice, like any of the other dancers who aren’t experienced in a particular dance style.
I hope it’s Nikita because he is already a professional dancer and all the others haven’t danced before and I hope it’s Ellie and Vito to win or it will be same as last year when Helen and Gorka should have won the best on the night with is Caberae dance it was fantastic.
My issue with Layton is that I feel, that he's not dancing ballroom/latin, but he's always dancing a show dance. To me, it always feels like a "woooo look what I can do" dance and I prefer just a straight forward dance, as it should be. The other issue I have with him, is that I don't ever feel like he's following Nikita, like he's physically telling Nikita with his body "I got this, no need to lead me" its all just too much. He will be out at some point soon because they've given him most of the dances he will smash out the park - they should have saved some party dances til last
Layton isn't the best dancer Strictly Come Dancing ever had 🙄 he a professional dancer the producers should learn for next year don't put celebrity on the show who are professional dancers it not fair on the another celebrities.
A lot of the Strictly celebs had training this year, not just Layton, but we get it! Makes it hard to score everyone evenly when they're at different levels, for sure. - Emmy
A few had dance experiences early on in their lives, but none of their profiles claim to be a dancer. Check Leytons it states he is a singer, actor, and dancer.
He’s primarily been an actor though/ done as much singing as dancing
But do we want only people with dancing abilities like Les Dennis on the show? Last year we had Tony Adams, who probably only reached the place he reached, because of his fans. Maybe we (the audience) should look at it more as an entertainment competition?
Yeah he's a professional dancer and whether he's the best is subjective really but let's say he is the best dancer the show has ever had doesn't mean he's produced the best dances.
For me it's the same thing every week lately, are his tricks good? Yes. But are his routines at all memorable? Not for me and I think we've seen all there is to see from him personally.
I wouldn't say Layton is a "professional dancer". He does have dance experience, but this style of dancing is nothing like he's ever done before. In my opinion, that doesn't necessarily make him a professional.
100 percent agreed, exactly like any else in the competition rn (minus Bobby), and the many others who have participated in the past, who are proficient in some aspect of dance (not reserved purely to ballroom or Latin though).
@@salutiesse I can understand why some people think he may be too good for the show, but I don't agree with claims that he's a professional dancer.
Perhaps@@seandixon9321, but the entertainment factor and the journey as a partnership throughout the series is what the show is about more than level of dance in some degrees. If all the people that could be classed as ‘too good for the show’ were taken out, it’d be significantly less entertaining as there wouldn’t be as much stunning dancing,
My issue with Layton's routines is similar to the one I had with Karim's and Rhys'. Although they dance very well, to me it gets a bit frantic and overdanced. Too many tricks can overpower the performance
**Edited for clarification**
Agree with you all the way James, professional dancers shouldn't be allowed to compete.
I couldn't believe Shirley would have saved Angela, especially knowing how Shirley ticks so to speak. For me as brilliant as the orchestra is the choice of music for it wasn't good. To me it wasn't a cha cha cha.
Bobby and Diane’s dance was just so beautiful on par with Annabel and Johannes’ couples choice.. just so moving 🥺❤️
You’ve hit the nail on the head with Layton! He needs to strip it all back. All the extra bits are getting a bit same same. A bit boring.
Layton does not need to strip it all back. What are you talking about James? Without Layton and Nikita the Strictly would be a snooze fest from the start to the end!!!!!
Layton said in Week 1 that all he wanted to do was "shake my booty." So he appeared to have no interest in actually doing the proper dances, and he's not been shy about that. But because that isn't what Strictly is about--and he DOES need to get his head and his heart into it, and he hasn't. It's Week Ten - and the public isn't going to send someone through who doesn't want to be there in the way that he should be.
I agree re Layton, each week looks the same, hardly resembles the true dance style. I think Shirley got it right with her comments in the dance off this week.
I feel exactly what James said that he’s almost too good for my liking, I like to see the progress like Annabel for example has shown. My favourites have always been Ellie and Vito but I also like Annabel and Nigel too. ❤
Really enjoy Strictly, the truth. 👏 I'd have liked them to address Shirley giving her vote to Angela for the dance off performance. Layton is wonderful, but l do feel his dances feel samey, which is a real shame. I remember one of the judges telling him that he needed to drop being so full on and go with the character of the dance, which l fully agree with.
angela was very unlucky on saturday!!
Another Laytons hater thanks to you James!
No one should’ve gone home at this point. But I’m glad it wasn’t the boys. They’re worked hard
and even if this wasn’t their best dance, we know it would’ve been wrong to send them home
I am gutted for Angela & Carlos tho but they were at the bottom
Layton should have gone home. Everyone works hard and Angela was better in the Dance Off
I agree as Tess keeps saying "Based on the Dance of alone...." yet all the judges just save who the like better. I'm with you Angela and Carlos where better in the dance off.@@EuroGhgkj
They were determined in that dance-off! Really shone through!!
Bottom two for quarter finals I think will be Annabel and Nigel. But Bobby needs to wow us to stay out of the danger zone.
Nah Bobby will go next week 100%. He only got a bounce this week, due to having Couples Choice
Nigel undermarked. Thought judges a bit off.
I am still not convinced about the couples' choice, but I basically agree about everything else. I also think Nigel has a very strong public support, so I don't expect him to be in the DO. I rather think he's going to win it. I would like Layton to win it, ain't gonna happen, Ellie would be my second choice, but I am not holding my breath either.
Yh Lakita’s my winners at heart, but I’m sure Ellie and Vito are going to win, perfectly reasonable given their skill in performing and dancing, as they’ve been the most popular couple since Amanda stopped participating- so at least you second favourite’s are going to win!
Nigel hasn’t been close to most popular for a couple of weeks now- being in the same soap as Bobby really has split voters between them, to Nigel’s detriment at this moment in time.
Like you, I feel Layton's day job as a current professional dancer will stop the majority of the public from voting him as the winner as it seems terribly unfair. The others have way less dance experience, and Ellie, Annabel and Bobby none at all. Vito, Johannes and Dianne regularly make that point of no experience, quite rightly.
Just to add Craig has been on ITT tonight itching to get his 10 paddle out for Layton. Craig has seen that Layton is not as popular with the public as he would like, same as Ashley Roberts. You watch the 10 paddle will come this weekend and they will put him top of the leaderboard in order to try and protect him but at this stage with 5 left it won’t protect him if he is bottom in the public vote yet the judges will save him through to the final. I’ve seen this happen so many times.
I felt really sorry for Angela and Carlos. It's a shame that they did the jive and the Charleston so early. I agree about Layton too. It's like watching the same dance every week. I know my ADHD makes this extreme, but I've started zoning out during his dances because they're just not capturing me at all. I feel like we've already seen his showdance.
That's exactly how I feel sadly and I hated his couples choice last week, the American smooth this week I found myself tutting and getting annoyed at the jazz elements and the high kicks but the music choice was naff which didn't help.
I do like him as a person though as he does seem a nice guy but I agree with James, they need to strip it back this week and stick to the basic fundamentals of the dance without the tricks like Shirley mentioned.
@@Dee_Lite263 I feel exactly the same. I wasn't very familiar with him before the show and don't really feel like I have learned much about him since the first couple of weeks. He seems lovely, but he's the one out of the ones left in that I am by far the least familiar with.
@@charlottecarson6388 I know what you mean and for some reason he's the one who's journey I'm the least invested in and find myself checking out lately when he dances.
I expected Bobby's cc would be high on my cringe list but I loved it. I also loved Nigel's rhumba. I did feel he was invested in it. I could tell he was leading Katya and he looked more 'macho' (for want of a better word) than most of the males celebs do. It was another one that I thought would be a bit cringey. I agree that I would love to see Layton do a pure ballroom or latin dance just to prove he can. Subtle, less extravagant. Every week has been a show(off)dance
I love Bobby but l don't like it when they give the story about their parents partners have passed away we had enough of that last year, showing all those photos with his mum l remember when Jade Goody was in BB it was so sad when she died, l feel bringing all of that up in a dance competition is for no other reason except to get votes from the public who feels sorry for them l hate saying this l wish strictly would make it a rule not to do this he was in the dance off l think it was last week Diana was crying her eyes out,l have never seen a pro do this she desperately wants to win.. they did not have to have all those photographs and talking about his mum they knew it would be a tear jerker....they would have gotten through without all of that they were brilliant, l think Ellie is the only one left who has not given any sob stories about someone close to her death not sure if Nigel did .... l like Nigel... Ellie and Vitto for the win🎉🎉🎉😊
@@margueritahancock5472 Nigel also talked about his late parents. Ellie has not done couple’s choice yet
oh elle fantastic,,still my favourites
I feel a little lost, to be honest. Everybody was praising Ellie's rumba a couple of weeks ago, which in my opinion was just good, and this week I really liked Nigel's dance, and it turned out it was... okay. Well, probably not my thing.
Don't quite understand the obsession with Bobby. Good dance, sure, but memorable due to the 'special effects', the choreography wasn't that striking.
And feel very sorry for Layton, because this time I really liked their dance 😕
Yh the costumes, music and staging/ SFX really do a lot to boost/ alter opinions on dances- definitely agree with you on all these points - Ellie, Nigel and Bobby don’t persistently have intensity or allure for me. And while I can’t agree on really liking Lakita’s dance , it was definitely one of the ones that held the most appeal for me on the night (more so in the dance-off for sure!) and, as always they complement one another so well- I am blown away by how Layton has improved ballroom though, especially striving to do as well as he possibly could to learn a few different ballroom styles in a single dance!!
angela was robbed!! overall, the dancing wasn't that good by everybody last saturday!!!
Totally agree with your views on Layton….im bored watching him cos they constantly look like the same dances. He’s a great dancer but he never does a proper ballroom dance.
Congrats James! Another Layton's hater thanks to you.
Where Nigel, Annabel & Bobby place will be entirely dependent on the dances they’re given.. if Annabel gets a Foxtrot or a Rumba I think they’ll do well. If Bobby gets a less cheeky, more elegant dance he’ll struggle and if Nigel gets a more technical dance that’s less about characterisation then he’ll struggle.
Really been looking forward to your perspectives after the weekend ❤❤
Ellie and vito are amazing together ,love them to win👍❣️
I expect Ellie and Vito will win this year. I wouldn’t be surprised if the final was Ellie plus Bobby & Nigel
I think Bobby is like Annabel, in that he also doesn't have the consistency of Ellie who is able to master every dance she does. I expect Layton to get a bounceback this week, maybe Layton will make sure he really learns the technique, rather than just doing his tricks.
The viewing public aren’t fooled by a professional dancer, there’s no denying Layton’s talent and it’s great to watch, mostly. BUT he is not being given technical dances to perform, relying on the same moves - that don’t belong in most ballroom dances to try and wow the crowd. Let’s see if he can do actual ballroom like the other couples are having to.
Spotted another Layton's hater thanks to you James.
Now I don’t normally post this sort of comment, but after haven’t seen the amount of vitriol directed at them, who agrees that Lakita deserved to win that dance-off?
I cannot believe people actually thought Angela danced better than him in the dance off. Maybe yeah she did more cha cha but there are people who genuinely think she was better, despite making countless timing errors and making mistakes.
Me. I did feel it was very unfair that Angela and Carlos got the cha cha at this point, though. I can't imagine anyone who hasn't done it now will get it in the QF or SF. She was always going to struggle with it, I think. Were the producers trolling them/the audience with 'I will survive'? And Bobby now has 'I've had the time of my life'. If he goes home in the QF on that song... well someone in the production office is having a laugh.
I would have been gutted if Layton and Nikita had gone home at this point. It was my second favourite dance of the night after Ellie and Vito's AT. They have produced a great run of dances that I keep re-watching. I think the song was difficult with the changes of tempo. But it was fun and I liked it. It's such a shame they are being hammered on social media. Not just the 'professional dancer' stuff, but very personal attacks that are horrible to read and I hope Layton manages to avoid seeing them.
yeah i don't get it either... did angela improve in the DO? yes, she did. but she still didn't *dance* better than layton imo. people are saying she did, but i think she upped her performance a lot because she knew she had nothing to lose. i thought i saw a wobble in her DO performance and a few mistakes as well. layton also improved in the DO and happened to be better.
@@catherine140864 It’s like when Jamie got a salsa to “last dance” on the semi final and was in the dance off, but he survived by the skin of his teeth
Agreed! They took on what the judges said, I mean they couldn’t change the whole choreography but Craig said about when they were in hold they needed to be closer and then in the DO they were so close you couldn’t slip a credit card between them!
Just finished watching Strictly It takes Two for the exit interview of Angela and Carlos and I couldn't believe how upset Angela was, no wonder Carlos said they felt robbed.
Her upset might have also been due to the fact that the judge who trolled her for most of the series chose to make his first appearance of this season on Angelas exit interview program!. An organised defensive intimidatory move if ever I saw one, as everyone on the program knows that online feedback has called him out on his obvious bullying of Angela, his general misogyny even towards the female pros, and his totally biased protection of Layton. BBC cynically played the only 2 mildly positive comments he made about Angela in the first 2 weeks of the show! But NOT all the vitriol in Every week that followed. Fleur didn't confront the issue because like Angela she wants to work for the BBC in future. So that's how corporate bullies are protected folks - BBC style. Speaking of trolls , I am not going to reply to MattRoberts below who has been trolling my comments across TH-cam and I suspect from some of the details in his comments he is associated with the program trying to do damage limitation, and failing.
You're so observant!
Yes, sadly the misogyny is a characteristic of quite a few gay men in showbiz and fashion. It's not an opinion it's fact (Julie Bindel is particularly articulate on this topic). The misogyny that has dominated the fashion industry has been really damaging to women over the years - from the degrading way women are represented to the ultra stick thin demands. Think Chapelle. If a woman doesnt tick the box for these men in showbiz (e.g Britney or Kylie), then they aren't popular.
@@Jalleur14325 unfortunately true. Thank goodness for voices like Bindel.
It's true, Nigel looks like he's not really bothered sometimes
My all time fav rumba was kara tointon and Artem. Rumba was my nemesis. Peggy spencer used to give me a look everytime 😂
This happens every year after Blackpool - it feels a lot of the energy is sucked out of the contestants. Maybe this is a reason for maybe keeping Blackpool for the Grand Final. This happened before, if I remember correctly. Why not have Blackpool for the Grand Final?
then angela would win it!!!
I think you are spot on about Nigel, he is a victim of his nerves!
in my opinion theres a massive difference between having dance experience and being a professionally trained dancer. lots of contestants this year and in previous years have had dance experience, which is fine in my opinion. being a professionally trained dancer, to me, on this show.. not okay. Nigel and Layton this year are both professionally trained in Musical Theatre, the main difference being that Nigel graduated in 1992, 2 years before Layton was even born so is clearly not as up on his training as Layton would be, having probably graduated between 2013-2014 time (i cant find information on when he actually graduated so making an educated guess lol)
I've been so confused by annabelles popularity, she's so lovely but I thought her samba was way overhyped and I think next time she gets a latin dance like salsa or something she might be in the bottom two
Jojo does wonders for the popularity of the couple as a whole- he has such an effervescently genial personality that pervades profusely and ubiquitously
I think a lot of people (including Annabel) expected her to be gone within the first four weeks, and when we heard she was doing a samba, a lot of people had her down to be eliminated. Then when it wasn’t half bad it surprised people and perhaps for that reason it got the hype, if Layton or Ellie did that they would be crucified for it but thats because of how talented we already know they are.
@@salutiesse agreed! I love Jojo, my mum did suspect the same thing
I kind of get what you mean - I did think Ellie's facial expressions were quite intense and passionate, but Vito seemed a bit closed off and clinical during the dance, for some reason...
The most passionate part seemed to be at the very end!
I think the public won’t vote for Layton because they don’t think it’s a fair starting place. However, it won’t harm his career if he wants to go on stage.
I'm always looking forward to watch Vito and Ellie 😅 ❤ them
I don’t agree with James that Layton is the best dancer that Strictly has ever seen… For me, Caroline Flack, Danny Mac and Kevin Fletcher were equally good if not better
There’s been plenty of proficient dancers throughout the series that are undoubtedly equals with at least one dance that notably sticks out as having been amazing behind belief, and for Layton this is definitely his AT- he certainly deserves to be among the names of these three, and all the rest that have given truly stupendous routines!
I agree with James. All Layton’s dances are the same, and for me, really, for the stage. That’s why the Latin and ballroom dancers don’t do all his acrobatic moves, it’s not part of what they need to do. Sorry, great dancer, lovely boy but not for Strictly Come Dancing.
James please stop spewing hate!
you are so far right about Layton bring on Nigel
I think Layton will be in the dance off every week and we will lose whoever he is against. I don't think Layton will win if he's in the final because it's based only on viewers votes. I would love Ellie, Annabel and Bobby in the final.
There’s still the possibly that we might lose Layton through- he definitely deserves to be in the final so I know he and Nikita will perform as well as they can!!
I literally watched the dance twice once with the sound off as it just didn't make any sense to me and didn't look anything like an American smooth
I agree with this he is gonna hit that dance off for the next 2 weeks, and I would love the same final 3, but it won’t happen cos he is going to knock them out 😭
Bobby and Diane and Annabel and Johannes seemed to be the only 2 couples that danced from their heart and soul.
Much as I like Nigel , his time is up and Layton doesn't dance , he performs
I am not a fan of couples choice, I usually find them like music and movement classes in infant school, and this week couples choice lived down to it, the schmaltz factor about his mum was the clincher.
Enjoyed the show this week, still think there is something missing can’t put my finger on it though. I agree with you James , Layton finding himself in the dance off will hopefully have done him a favour, interesting to see what they come back with next week. Ellie and Vito are my winners, they have a great partnership which you can easily see, Vito has really made her shine on the dance floor, which is lovely to see week on week. Nigel and Katya, I would love to see him come out next week and smash it! Dance as if no one is watching, just go for it! ❤
Maybe the whole show has had its time?
My take:
Angela and Carlos should have stayed. They stayed true to the brief. Didnt rely on tricks and DANCED the dance they were given.
None of thr other dances had the absolute wow for me. Nigel and Katya, agree it didnt seem to be either max passion or max romance.
Bobby and diane to me was trying to replicate rose and gio too much but it just wasnt on that level.
Ellie and Vito. Agree. Somehow I feel they are dancing great, but there isnt the same chemistry as past couples have had, i think vito doesn't want to make it all about the sexy moves, and credit to him for that, but it does feel at times lacking the Giovanni factor
I have loved watching Layton all the way through the competition. Yes he has dance experience but this is an entertainment show and he is entertaining. However, I would like to see him push himself in the traditional dances now because I feel he has plateaued and is showing us the same competent moves every week rather than his personal growth journey. I feel people would have invested more in him. Ellie is amazing and Bobby too but my favourite is still Nigel
I hope Layton heard you say these lovely things about him James ❤
I agree, its about time Layton hears something positive, he’s got nothing but hate from the media for months its awful.
@@LiamxrobertsLayton doesn't deserve all the hate he gets
While I see your point James has done nothing, but mostly contributed to the hate. Now all of a sudden. He feels sorry for him and wants to give him a cuddle. Oh please. While I also don’t disagree with a lot of what he said today. It’s very disingenuous.
I didn’t agree with James on Annibels Paso. I didn’t think it was that good. There was no shaping she was very straight up. it wasn’t that dramatic. Ellie and Vitos Argentine Tango was brilliant. Sorry didn’t agree with you on that either. The song they were given didn’t help I think but they did a great job with what they were given. I like a sultry Spanish traditional music for the Argentine Tango which sets the mood for this dance
I thought Craig was correct in saying it needed a little more oomph! It was beautiful but underpowered.
I agree with you James that Nigel's rumba didn't look that great and agree he looks nervous most weeks.
I'm sorry to say but honestly I find James a little hypocratical. On the one hand, throughout this series he's been banging on how Layton is a professional dancer and implying how he has an (possibly unfair) advantage over other contestants. On the other hand, now he feels sorry for him and wants to give them a cuddle.
If we talk about dancing professionally, we can name at least Nigel, and possibly Angela R for making a living out of dancing. Why only emphasise Layton's dancing experience? Repeating how his dance experience has basically just discounted the hard work he's put in for this show.
Please just judge Layton for his dancing, and not just repeat again and again that he has experience dancing. If you're talking about being unfair, I dare say James has been very unfair to Layton.
Yh agreed- a tonne of people on social media keep on banging on about the supposed ‘professional’ in part due to perpetual statements made from prominent Strictly pros like James, and using it to justify why they don’t like them (like that’s the main reason when even the most at odds of people should be able to discern that Layton isn’t a pro dancer if he isn’t so adept at the ballroom side of things!).
Sure, this week wasn’t their best week, like it wasn’t anyone’s best week, but instead of emphasising the fact that Layton ISN’T a pro to the audience’s minds, it’s mutated to ‘he’s not perfect so not worth the vote’, to mask the fact that this is supposedly the only reason they’re not voted for, despite the fact that Lakita’s relationship and charisma shines through every single week, despite the level of abuse they get.
100% agree, doesnt matter how much he says he loves Layton, constantly mentioning his experience is encouraging the trolls to do their thing, and James knows that. I’ve said this every week and I’ll say it again, I find it laughable that James doesn’t like professional dancers on the show when first of all he danced with Denise Van Outen (a professional dancer) and secondly he (a professional dancer) won Dancing on Ice as a contestant.
@@Liamxrobertsand people was always saying the same about Denise in 2012
Ellie and Vito are just Amazing .❤️ I just cant warm to layton i know he is a great dancer ,but his dances are all the same ,that is not to take from him that he is an amazing dancer ,but Strictly is not for him ❤️
It is ok not to like Layton but please do not repeat nonsense spewing by James(his dances are all the same or Strictly is not for him)/ Congrats James job well done again.
tHANKS James
Emmy Not nice carlos and angela “they're gone goodbye “and giggle James also you stood there being voted off remember hoe gutted you were laughed at him
A blogger called Monkseal a few years ago ranked dances from the most to least likely to get eliminated on (this was a few years ago so there hadnt been that many Couple's choices) - paso was safest and samba the most dangerous (AJ Prichard would confirm three out of his four partners on the show got eliminated doing a samba)
Totally agree about your thoughts on Layton. I love him but I really want to see a stripped back technically good dance.
I’m not keen on the rumba (it always comes across awkward when danced by non dancers) but I thought Nigel’s rumba was one of the best male rumbas I’ve seen on the show. I was surprised it was as good as it was because I wouldn’t have thought Nigel could do it.
Annabels dance, for me, was the best of the night. I was standing up and cheering for them, alone in my front room. 😳 It was brilliant!!! ♥️
I think I’m the odd one out concerning Bobbys dance. I didn’t think it was bad, but it didn’t hold my attention. It was just a bit meh for me 😬
Again, Elle’s dance didn’t really grab me either. I feel I’ve seen better Argentinian tangos this year.
I’m thinking Bobby and Nigel in the dance off.
Don’t think you’re the odd one out regarding Bobby- maybe it’s just because I’m just a less sensitive person in some regards but, by and large, none of the emotive Couple Choices have provoked anything in me really- most have been well performed lyrically, but they’re rarely my favourites. And yes, Ellie and Vito’s AT certainly wasn’t showstopping unfortunately- not as intricate or intense as Lakita’s by any stretch of the imagination- 9s at most for sure.
Yes layton got too much privileges
Watched briefly dont like the series much
The judges will make Layton top of the leaderboard to try and protect him this week, Craig will give him his 10 but it won’t save him from the dance off. It’s just a shame that it will be one of the 2 actual beginners but who have made far more progress Annabel and Bobby facing him and sent home.
Layton, i think you are Brilliant !!! You have ALL my votes , no way should you go out of the show
I saw a poll on here where they asked fans who they voted for last week ( Blackpool) and Layton and Nikita had the lowest public vote percentage, something like 10%. I think it's because he is a dancer and choreographer, he has no real journey unlike the others.
He came 4th out of 7 in the Strictly spoiler poll for Blackpool which is a reasonable size and he has been between 2nd and 4th most weeks. It's mostly women aged 55+ who vote on the Strictly spoiler poll apparently.
I think unless he comes top of the judges scores he's going to struggle from now on with the public vote. It's possible he'll get a bottom two bounce but probably unlikely. If people get the same score, he could fall into the bottom two even if he tops the leaderboard.
Don't think he's a choreographer though - I haven't read that anywhere. What's he choreographed?
He was only fourth by a very small fraction @@catherine140864 - very close between him, Nigel and Bobby. Think some of Bobby’s and Nigel’s voters voted for Annabel and Angela S in Blackpool. But for Layton, I do agree with you, he’s likely going to be in the dance-off even at the top of the leaderboard- he definitely consistently has less votes than any of the rest of the contestants still in the competition.
Yh, I agree with you, I haven’t heard of him choreographing anything either; he’s certainly had a journey with Nikita through the series- one that’s strengthened their partnership and helped Layton learn some styles of dances he hasn’t had experience in before.
This week Digital Spy had Layton and Nikita bottom of the exit poll, with 7.42% of the total vote. Ellie & Vito had 28.91%.
Disagree, Leyton is not the best dancer ever on SCD . Amazing on a West End production but not an amazing ballroom or Latin dancer
Ellie’s dance was skilful but felt very slow and that made it feel less passionate. Layton’s dances feel more like a stage show and it would be nice to see the dances in their purist form. I think Nigel may go next week. Bobby is still the best at bringing emotion, a natural.
I don’t think Leyton should have got through he is a professional dancer and he wasn’t that good Saturday night . I think Ellie and Vito will win .