Seen the silly task to dance an american smooth to this song, they deserve a bonus point. But in fact, I like how Karen managed to create entertainment.
A 10 for entertainment cause this was actually better than I thought it was gonna be! He’s the Tony Adams of this series 😂. He’s a really funny guy. Love the fact the ball wanted to dance with them and rolled back on stage 💀 at least they didn’t trip which would’ve been… 🙈🙈 good work Paul! ✋🏻 bit of confusion on the song choice though but it was still great! 😊
Wow. Both him and Nick have really surprised me. Not perfect, by any means, but they have both executed good beginner technique. I think Karen may be a better teacher of the tall celebs, and the bosses have missed a trick. He really did so much better than I ever expected. It didn’t even make my cringe sensitive mother cringe and look away. I will enjoy him while he lasts in this competition.
Karen did the best she could with, quite frankly, a terrible song choice and dance pairing. As others have said, it is usual in week one to try and select a song that relates to the celebrity's occupation, so part of me does wonder if "Three Lions" would not have worked better musically paired with an American Smooth ... A good job despite the lack of American Smooth content. (Which, I do not blame Karen for in the slightest. As I said, she did the best she could, I feel, with what she was given.) I am very much looking forward to what the coming week(s) bring.
PLEASE stop giving the female pros the impossible task of choreographing a good routine to a football chant song solely because their male celebrity partner played football as a job 30 years ago. 😭😭😭 Like Nadiya & Katya also had to do hideous football themed ballroom routines before.
🌟Judges' Scores & Comments! 🌟 Paul & Karen - American Smooth (Foxtrot) Craig - 2 Good - - Beautiful games Not So Good - - Flat-footed - Pidgeon-toed - Stilted Motsi - 4 (She had to let Shirley comment first -- she needed some time) Good - - Could open the World Championship Not So Good - - "Special" - Didn't know if it was an American Smooth Shirley - 5 Good - - Entertaining - Coordination for his height - Executed lifts beautifully Not So Good - - Couldn't recognise the American Smooth Anton - 6 Good - - Karen is a genius - Didn't go wrong - Top spin - If he was a pro he would've done the same - Props - Lifts Not So Good - - Total - 17 Placed Joint 13th/15 on the Leaderboard
I thought so too. Awful song for an AS but as always Karen managed to combine entertainment and clever choreography without letting her partner off the hook. There was plenty of dancing in there (if not always very well executed).
Next is Paul and Karen dancing the American Smooth. This was an interpretation of the American Smooth done at a Comedy Central style way, however I will say his posture isn't bad and he didn't better than I expected, I set the bench mark pretty low and he did play rather better than I thought, as always Karen is Wonder Woman.
Omg I watched this purely because it’s vindaloo, I have no interest in football, but that song brings back memories of a good time. It was a fun dance 😁
I'm actually annoyed that they made him do this. I don't know why they did it to him. I think you could see he felt a bit embarrassed and like he was being made a fool of. He did well considering...and I hope he gets to do a proper performance next week.
I get that he’s a footballer and they usually pick songs based on their jobs the first week, but this song is stupid to dance to, especially an American smooth! He was better than I expected though!
Upset for them both that they got given this terrible song. What chance did they have? Whoever at Strictly forced this song upon them was setting them up for failure. I think he did really well and is not a joke competitor and no-one should be treated in this way unless they choose not to try.
score - *4* okay so it was everything except an American Smooth as we see, but it actually had more power and energy that I'd anticipated, Karen did a good job of making it look like he knew what he was doing, but you could still see she was doing it so then again it's only as good as it can be 😂 better out of hold than in, let's hope it gets better next week, great fun again and easy to watch
Definitely brings back Tony Adam vibes. I only see him staying because of the football fans. A huge improvement in week 2 would mean a lot though. Not a lot of content to like here for me unfortunately. 3.5/10
Yeah this was insanely overmarked. Not as bad as Toyah’s but definitely should have been a point or 2 above her. I understand Karen didn’t have an easy time choreographing the dance. But still, they did the same step like 3 times. I feel he’s going to be another Tony Adams, staying way longer than he deserves just cause he’s a football player with fans. I’m not a football fan and don’t care for the game, so the other contestants better hope they have a strong fanbase.
With this choice of song and dance I feel bad for paul, think they could have given a much better performance pavarotti nessa dorma would have been a much better choice , shame on you strictly !! Well done Paul and Karen for having to put up with the shows siillyness !!
yeah it was better then i thought but come on strictly what a bloody stupid song to dance to & chore to it's unfair on both paul & karen stop doin this just for entertainment sake
This year's les Dennis and coincidentally Tony Adams? If he gets through the first round of votes it will be a sympathy vote. Opinions are my own. Have a good day reader.
Our scores: Me: 5 Diya: 4 Kelsey: 5 Owen: 4 18/40 I still don’t really know what to make of this. Was there any dance quality? No, smooth it was not. But this was definitely entertaining. He’s very light on his feet though, so I’m excited to see a quickstep and charleston from him.
FANTASTIC .ENGLAND football team are the best they signed a shirt and letter to me for my Christmas day birthday for me knowing I have fought MS for over 50 years .
This was actually better than I thought it would be?!
I mean this is true iconicness that only Strictly could ever get right. It was pure comedy gold.
Seen the silly task to dance an american smooth to this song, they deserve a bonus point.
But in fact, I like how Karen managed to create entertainment.
@@victoriahadwin4513 That's clear.
Strictly always pushes the gimmicky silliness 🙄.
Much better than I expected, there is hope because he actually likes dancing and trained hard.
I mean, considering they made them do a damn American Smooth to Vindaloo of all things, this was not a disaster.
i dont be rode is i love this song just game always game is abut footbull
Most British comment ever and I'm here for it! 😂
Ok the perfectly timed header mid dance, go off! nice
Kudos to Karen for having to create a suitable American smooth newbie dance routine that works with that song choice.
A 10 for entertainment cause this was actually better than I thought it was gonna be! He’s the Tony Adams of this series 😂. He’s a really funny guy. Love the fact the ball wanted to dance with them and rolled back on stage 💀 at least they didn’t trip which would’ve been… 🙈🙈 good work Paul! ✋🏻 bit of confusion on the song choice though but it was still great! 😊
I love there relationship ... always giggling
Fantastic ! Paul and Karen will do well , this was a great start !
I feel bad for Karen. There was no way to make this routine work but she tried her best.
At least in the week they can't be voted out
i love this song they did a fab job
the funniest dance i’ve ever seen on strictly 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I loved it ❤
Anyone else thinking of Tony Adams? 😂 Definitely an entertaining one!
Who is Tony Adams
He's an arsenal player, he was on strictly last year or maybe the year before. He was awful but somehow managed to stay in quite far @@hibbiea8841
@@hibbiea8841then why are you commenting
So much creative performance. Love it!
Wow. Both him and Nick have really surprised me. Not perfect, by any means, but they have both executed good beginner technique. I think Karen may be a better teacher of the tall celebs, and the bosses have missed a trick. He really did so much better than I ever expected. It didn’t even make my cringe sensitive mother cringe and look away. I will enjoy him while he lasts in this competition.
Karen did the best she could with, quite frankly, a terrible song choice and dance pairing. As others have said, it is usual in week one to try and select a song that relates to the celebrity's occupation, so part of me does wonder if "Three Lions" would not have worked better musically paired with an American Smooth ... A good job despite the lack of American Smooth content. (Which, I do not blame Karen for in the slightest. As I said, she did the best she could, I feel, with what she was given.)
I am very much looking forward to what the coming week(s) bring.
Actually 3 lions would have worked a lot better 😅 but it still would have been a bad choice!
@@riaana5537erm agreed
PLEASE stop giving the female pros the impossible task of choreographing a good routine to a football chant song solely because their male celebrity partner played football as a job 30 years ago. 😭😭😭
Like Nadiya & Katya also had to do hideous football themed ballroom routines before.
Agreed. The song choice was not it 🙈 definitely not an American Smooth type song more like a Cha Cha Cha or something 😂
Omg like david james doing that Foxtrot to 3 lions 😂
He last played it 27 years ago
🌟Judges' Scores & Comments! 🌟
Paul & Karen - American Smooth (Foxtrot)
Craig - 2
Good -
- Beautiful games
Not So Good -
- Flat-footed
- Pidgeon-toed
- Stilted
Motsi - 4 (She had to let Shirley comment first -- she needed some time)
Good -
- Could open the World Championship
Not So Good -
- "Special"
- Didn't know if it was an American Smooth
Shirley - 5
Good -
- Entertaining
- Coordination for his height
- Executed lifts beautifully
Not So Good -
- Couldn't recognise the American Smooth
Anton - 6
Good -
- Karen is a genius
- Didn't go wrong
- Top spin
- If he was a pro he would've done the same
- Props
- Lifts
Not So Good -
-
Total - 17
Placed Joint 13th/15 on the Leaderboard
Shayne and Yvonne -
Craig: 8 - Motsi: 9 - Shirley: 9 - Anton: 9
Love this guy. He doesn't care about what anyone thinks and just does it to enjoy himself. The only think im not so sure is the music choice!
Unexpected in a good way 😂
I thought so too. Awful song for an AS but as always Karen managed to combine entertainment and clever choreography without letting her partner off the hook. There was plenty of dancing in there (if not always very well executed).
This was actually a decent dance. Still won't go far in this competition but I like him and He's trying his best! 5/10
This was not a disaster!! Wasn't American Smooth but it was entertaining and had a good chuckle!
Everybody loves Paul m brilliant guy good luck
OMG the swing. Plus I am a big football and Paul Merson fan so 6/10.
Well done Paul & Karen 👍
10/10
i can’t stop watching this and i have no idea why.
If this dance isn't justification for the license fee for this year I don't know what is.
Ok well american smooth and vindaloo are like soup and Oreos. Also love how they had to re-record his reaction in the launch show. Comedy gold
This was so funny
It seems not only his punditry needs improving.But that was entertaining Merse
Is it bad to say I actually loved this ❤
Think it’s a bit unfair they made them do an American smooth to vindaloo, however Paul gets a 10 from me for entertainment 😂
We accept these two as the joke pairing and they didn’t disappoint,superb entertainment and Paul is very funny 👍
Thought they did brill considering the dance and song they were given
Next is Paul and Karen dancing the American Smooth.
This was an interpretation of the American Smooth done at a Comedy Central style way, however I will say his posture isn't bad and he didn't better than I expected, I set the bench mark pretty low and he did play rather better than I thought, as always Karen is Wonder Woman.
Omg I watched this purely because it’s vindaloo, I have no interest in football, but that song brings back memories of a good time. It was a fun dance 😁
I'm actually annoyed that they made him do this. I don't know why they did it to him. I think you could see he felt a bit embarrassed and like he was being made a fool of. He did well considering...and I hope he gets to do a proper performance next week.
Fun song and well danced.
Me-3
Jessica-2
Amelia-2
Alex-3
10/40
1:04 is that the mochi dance form Pokemon Scarlet and Violet? 😂
This song is for Clefable and Smoochum
I get that he’s a footballer and they usually pick songs based on their jobs the first week, but this song is stupid to dance to, especially an American smooth! He was better than I expected though!
keith alln is wiching im loveing this
Upset for them both that they got given this terrible song. What chance did they have? Whoever at Strictly forced this song upon them was setting them up for failure. I think he did really well and is not a joke competitor and no-one should be treated in this way unless they choose not to try.
He was good 👍
Lol at 1:06
score - *4*
okay so it was everything except an American Smooth as we see, but it actually had more power and energy that I'd anticipated, Karen did a good job of making it look like he knew what he was doing, but you could still see she was doing it so then again it's only as good as it can be 😂 better out of hold than in, let's hope it gets better next week, great fun again and easy to watch
Fair play to Merson for battling on and getting stuck into something new....
Definitely brings back Tony Adam vibes.
I only see him staying because of the football fans. A huge improvement in week 2 would mean a lot though. Not a lot of content to like here for me unfortunately. 3.5/10
Score:5
Well to say everyone thinks he's going to be the first to go home i doubt it hes gonna be fun
I still think early
For entertainment its a 8
Who reckons this might well be Karen's last series?
The Tweenies sang this tune called Wemberley Wemberley in the interview
@@hibbiea8841 My favorite character is Bella
Mine is Jake
Mine will be Fizz
Mine will be Milo
Mine will be Milo's Dad and Lofty
(48th) and love it 🤣
What did the judges score them?
Well suited tune to his personality, but totally ill suited for the chosen dance
Hello BBC, that was NOT an American Smooth. That was a 56 year old man dancing drunk to a football anthem.
It feels refreshing to see Karen dressed as a soccer player.
Giving me France 98 vibes
@@karlt134 Absolutely
@@GreatBritishDude-28 very France 98
@@karlt134 I loved the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
@@GreatBritishDude-28 the new version of Three Lions was the highlight of the 98 World Cup
what the hell was that?????😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣
Yeah this was insanely overmarked. Not as bad as Toyah’s but definitely should have been a point or 2 above her. I understand Karen didn’t have an easy time choreographing the dance. But still, they did the same step like 3 times. I feel he’s going to be another Tony Adams, staying way longer than he deserves just cause he’s a football player with fans. I’m not a football fan and don’t care for the game, so the other contestants better hope they have a strong fanbase.
scores
me 3
erin 5
kelly 4
Kevin 4
16/40
I actually loved this but it is hard to judge it as an American Smooth...
he's good, it's just the song and choreography that dragged him down
🤣🤣🤣
With this choice of song and dance I feel bad for paul, think they could have given a much better performance pavarotti nessa dorma would have been a much better choice , shame on you strictly !! Well done Paul and Karen for having to put up with the shows siillyness !!
what the hell was that, that was not a dance routine that i was expecting, that was just a joke of a routine
Oh poor Karen, she did the best she could've done here, I wish her luck. 2/10
Went out way too early
not an american smooth but still good effort 4
Beyond cringe.
She is a pro dancer not a magician american smooth to that song
yeah it was better then i thought but come on strictly what a bloody stupid song to dance to & chore to it's unfair on both paul & karen stop doin this just for entertainment sake
I thought this was amazing considering the crap song
And this might mean the reason why I’ve lost interest in this show.
Ridiculous choice of music plus England didnt score one more
This year's les Dennis and coincidentally Tony Adams? If he gets through the first round of votes it will be a sympathy vote. Opinions are my own. Have a good day reader.
Grandpa go take care your gchldn
Our scores:
Me: 5
Diya: 4
Kelsey: 5
Owen: 4
18/40
I still don’t really know what to make of this. Was there any dance quality? No, smooth it was not. But this was definitely entertaining. He’s very light on his feet though, so I’m excited to see a quickstep and charleston from him.
FANTASTIC .ENGLAND football team are the best they signed a shirt and letter to me for my Christmas day birthday for me knowing I have fought MS for over 50 years .
I'm going to stop paying TV licence,
CRINGE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣