The contestant have been reviled and here they are.

 

Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna - Bastian is of Hollyoaks and The Bill fame and Fortuna is hoping to beat his debut showing of week 8 from last year.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/ali_brian_index.jpg

 

Lynda Bellingham & Darren Bennett - Bellingham is an actress but is most famous now from being a loose woman and Bennet is hoping to win for the second time after winning in series 2.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/lynda_darren_index.jpg

 

Joe Calzaghe & Kristina Rihanoff - Calzaghe is a retired boxer who was undefeated, Rihanoff is the one with John Sergeant so she's probably hoping that her partner can dance this year.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/joe_kristina_index.jpg

 

Natalie Cassidy & Vincent Simone - Cassidy is most famous for playing bisexual Sonia Fowler in Eastenders, while Simone is known for his excessive flirting.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/natalie_vincent_index.jpg

 

Richard Dunwoody & Lilia Kopylova - Dunwoody is a very successful jockey and Kopylova is trying to equal her success with Darren Gough.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/richard_lilia_index.jpg

 

Ricky Groves & Erin Boag - Groves plays Gary in Eastenders and Boag is one of the only remaining original professional dancers

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/ricky_erin_index.jpg

 

Martina Hingis & Matthew Cutler - Hingis is a multi grand slam winning tennis player and Cutler won it with Alesha Dixon a couple years back who incidentally will be a judge this year. I'm thinking she's going to be giving him a few extra points.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/martina_matthew_index.jpg

 

Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan - Hollins is a sports news reader for BBC News and Jordan is so sexy it hurts.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/chris_ola_index.jpg

 

Jade Johnson & Ian Waite - Johnson is one of Britain's top Long Jumpers and Waite (the tall one) is probably one of the most successful professional in strictly without winning.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/jade_ian_index.jpg

 

Craig Kelly & Flavia Cacace - Kelly is an actor currently in Corrie and Cacace is hoping to repeat her success that she had with Matt Di Angelo.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/craig_flavia_index.jpg

 

Zoe Lucker & James Jordan - Lucker is most famous for being in Footballers Wives and Jordan is known as the dancer that likes to work his partners hard.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/zoe_james_index.jpg

 

Laila Rouass & Anton du Beke - Rouass is an actress who has most recently been in Primeval and Burke is an original who has never really got that far.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/laila_anton_index.jpg

 

Phil Tufnell & Katya Virshilas - Tufnell is a famous retired crickiter who now is part of the One Show team and Virshilas is a newbie.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/phil_katya_index.jpg

 

Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe - Whittle plays Calvin in Hollyoaks and is known for his hunky body and Lowe is a newbie with experience because she has appeared in America's Dancing With The Stars and she won series 1.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/ricky_natalie_index.jpg

 

Rav Wilding & Aliona Vilani - Wilding is a presenter on Crimewatch and Vilani is a newbie but has appeared on Dancing With The Stars tour.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/rav_aliona_index.jpg

 

Jo Wood & Brendan Cole - Wood is a rocking grandmother who hung around with the Rolling Stones and Cole is are last original who won in the first series.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/images/couples/2009/jo_brendan_index.jpg

 

What do you think of them and who is your early fave.

 

Mine is Martina Hingis.

Edited August 25, 200915 yr by About a Steve

Rav :kink:

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The ones that the majority on here will be interested in "watching".

A few names I didn't (and still don't) recognise at first. Looking forward to Lynda and I'm quite surprised Joe Calzaghe is on it. I thought he was quite a big name in boxing? (even though he's retired now?)

He is one of the best ever.

don't know any of them

 

looking forward to seeing Brendan though....

 

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:wub:

Oh No! not this rubbish

 

It's always full of sports and soap stars.

 

I'd watch it if it had real people on.

 

I'll still be watching X-Factor.

 

They both have terrible presenters though

Edited September 9, 200915 yr by Euro Music

:o I can't believe they got Martina Hingis :cheer: and Joe Calazaghe, they've really upped their game this year.

 

Still has to be X Factor for me :kink:

Martina Hingis, Zoe Lucker, Lynda Bellingham (hehe) or Jade Johnson please :D

Apparently Rav's pants kept splitting and he had to go through so many pairs of pants. :lol:

Great news it is on at the same time as "The TV equivalent of Crack-Cocaine, only probably more addictive and harmful" the (fi)X-Factor.

:puke2:

 

Watched a few minutes purely to see Rav and Ricky.

 

God. Alesha is so out of her depth. Cringing.

 

 

I'm enjoying the show as ever, but if ever the BBC wanted Alesha as the SCD equivalent of Cheryl Cole they have got it = Looks pretty, smiling, emphasing with the contestants whilst making the most banal of comments = Out of Her Depth.

I enjoyed this. ^_^

Ali was the only one who really impressed me out of those who danced on their own. Ricky looked great in the group dance though so he should be good.

 

Alesha is a lovely girl but a terrible judge. She has nothing constructive to say at all and I would love to know what the pro dancers are thinking when she is giving her critiques and marks.

Edited September 18, 200915 yr by Rain

Aww I'm guessing it wasn't a great debut show for Alesha then? :(

Who needs X-Factor when you've got Craig Revel Horwood correctly ripping apart Alesha Dixon's comments at every opportunity. And this is only the second show of the series. :lol:

 

Martina Hingis out tonight. A pity really as the only person who should be kicked out tonight is Alesha Dixon and her cringeworthy judging comments.

 

Mind you Alesha would make a great replacement for Amelle (quit?) & Keisha (sacked?) or whoever has left (if anybody has) the Sugababes!

nooo did Martina really go?

 

She was my fave.

Feeling a bit sorry for Alesha at this point. She's certainly no worse than Cheryl over at the X-Factor, she's probably a bit better since at least her marking is very fair so far. I thought she go down the road of giving everyone high marks!

 

Havent watched the second shows yet. Wasnt expecting it to be Martina out though

I thought Alesha was a lot better last night, and more constructive.