I love Craig because I think that he keeps things the most real but the 3 to Ellie tonight was INSULTING - especially as Tony ended up getting a mark higher for... whatever he did. The poor girl looked so deflated before that, but that mark really was the killer blow.

Not surprising Helen did well with a jive given she’s danced it before when she was part of a special.

 

Kym was great and deserved the top spot. Love Hamza but Kym was brilliant.

Also, v worried for my fave Tyler falling to the Week 7 curse this week :(

Wow I think that's the fourth Charleston that's sent a couple home this series now?! Surprising for what is typically such a crowd pleasing dance.

this season is a mess :arrr:

Fleur's samba! :wub: :wub: :wub:

Kym Marsh has tested positive for Covid so will be skipping this weekend's show

To Win

 

1/3 Hamza Yassin

4/1 Helen Skelton

20/1 Will Mellor

25/1 Fleur East

66/1 Kym Marsh

66/1 Molly Rainford

150/1 Ellie Taylor

 

Next Elimination

 

8/13 Ellie Taylor

10/3 Molly Rainford

6/1 Fleur East

7/1 Will Mellor

40/1 Helen Skelton

66/1 Hamza Yassin

I've predicted the bottom 2 right quite a bit this series. This one is a little harder - Ellie is a given, but it's hard to tell with each week who is more popular out of Molly and Fleur (who I suspect will be bottom 2 in the voting). I think the bottom 2 factor vs just coming off a 40, might give Molly the edge and we'll wind up with Ellie vs Fleur.

Going to predict a Molly and Fleur bottom 2 but it's Ellie's time to go for me now, so I hope you're right (just think the 5 from Craig might be a vote puller)

Fleur & Vito: Quickstep to I Got Rhythm from An American In Paris

Helen & Gorka: Couple's Choice to Mein Herr from Cabaret

Kym & Graziano: Cha Cha to Fame from Fame

Molly & Carlos: Charleston to Hot Honey Rag from Chicago

Hamza & Jowita: Samba to They Live In You from The Lion King

Will & Nancy: Foxtrot to Sun And Moon from Miss Saigon

That Hamza/Jowita song choice *.* the music from the sequel movie feels quite underrated compared to the first movie classics, but there's some great stuff in there. I wouldn't have envisioned it as a Samba song, mind, but I love what they did with the arrangement of 'Wicked Game' for their Tango, so shall see how it turns out once more.

 

Excited for that Molly dance/song combo too!

 

This week's main show is on Friday by the way and the results on Saturday, in amongst the World Cup scheduling shake up.

Think this has the potential to be a big week for Molly if she can pull it off, and she definitely needs to.

Some of the Christmas special contestants have been announced!

 

Rickie Haywood-Williams (TV presenter)

Larry Lamb (actor)

Alexandra Mardell (actress)

Rosie Ramsey (presenter and podcaster)

Nicola Roberts (singer)

 

Looking forward to seeing Nicola on this *.*

 

(also while posting anyway, might as well remind people that this week's main show is on tonight!)

Think this has the potential to be a big week for Molly if she can pull it off, and she definitely needs to.

 

Molly has scored 30 or above every single week yet I still feel she’s been underscored many times!

 

I do hope this is a wow moment for her. I’d love to see her in the final she’s had a tough ride but she’s so endearing and I think she’s the best female overall even if Helen and Fleur have had more standout dances she’s consistently been the best of the girls this year.

 

I have a hunch that we’re gonna see Hamza, Helen and Will all make the final without a dance off and then Molly or Fleur will be the other person in the final. One of them will go against Kym and then they’ll ultimately face each other in the dance off.

 

 

Molly and Fleur joint again pretty much confirms whoever finishes lower in the public vote will end up in the bottom. Depending on if Kym can beat Will, it could even be both of them. I think Fleur might beat Molly in public this week due to performing last and a bottom 2 bounce back for her.

 

I’ll predict:

 

12 Helen (6 from scoreboard / 6 from public)

10 Will (6 from scoreboard / 4 from public)

09 Hamza (4 from scoreboard / 5 from public)

07 Fleur (5 from scoreboard / 2 from public)

06 Kym (3 from scoreboard / 3 from public)

06 Molly (5 from scoreboard / 1 from public)

Still no sign of another 40 since Fleur's Couple's Choice! Shame that Molly didn't quite get one for her Paso tonight when Craig didn't mention any criticism.

 

Barring a shock result I'm hoping for Hamza to re-do his salsa for the final and clinch the 40 this time :wub:

Still no sign of another 40 since Fleur's Couple's Choice! Shame that Molly didn't quite get one for her Paso tonight when Craig didn't mention any criticism.

 

Barring a shock result I'm hoping for Hamza to re-do his salsa for the final and clinch the 40 this time :wub:

Yeah, I really thought the 40 was coming for Molly's paso! Would've been very deserved aswell, she did great tonight.

 

I haven't peeped at any spoilers but I think it'll be enough to save her and we'll get Fleur vs Will tomorrow. I don't know who would stay between the two, hopefully Fleur and it should be, but wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being a tie breaker that Shirley pushes Fleur out with.

 

9 Hamza (5 judges / 4 public vote)

7 Helen (2 judges / 5 public vote)

6 Molly (4 judges / 2 public vote)

4 Will (1 judges / 3 public vote)

4 Fleur (3 judges / 1 public vote)

lmao not Will & Nancy doing the Derek & Hayley paso from two years ago! :cheeseblock:

Yeah I’m worried for Fleur tonight… I have a feeling Molly’s paso will see her through to the final.

 

Please stay in one more week Fleur :(