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Blimey. Talk about a disaster. Georgina was too nice for this process.

Completed the series yesterday after watching at weekly pace. I'm glad they fleshed out some of the characters, particularly Izzy and Agnes. I did wonder if the grooming storyline would have been a whole series arc but I think having it and then showing the fallout was probably better. The ending was very satisfying with Darius getting found out. The Luca & Freddie scenes were sweet. I'm also glad Noel & Stace got something resembling a happy ending.

Also I gather from some Instagram comments from those who were at the recording that the (seemingly) drunk woman that chased Michael was soon thrown out.

The closest I can think of is Gary & Robbie from Take That taking #2 and #3 in the album charts in December 2013.

If it holds, that will be MIKA's highest charting album since 2009 (his second) which got to #4. His last English language album (2019) only got to #57.

The show needed some fresh blood. I'm intrigued to see how this plays out.

I would argue that KSI relinquished his privacy the moment he agreed to let Michael into his phone. The voice note was sneaky but he was reading something that he saw Michael type. As for playing the replies, I imagine there's a lot that didn't make the cut but like I said before, I'm nearly 100% sure they knew it was Send to All.

I think everyone is in on it now. You can tell by the fact they now clearly use WhatsApp and they are most likely pooling together a list of "acceptable" contacts to put into a group and then just sending it that way. The voice note element was fun though, a different spin on what they normally do. I think it worked better than the different approach they took with Katherine Ryan a few series back.

Enjoying the series so far. Unlike the unexpected star stars they've had previously they rushed to give Sophie Ellis-Bextor in-ears which I think is wise. 😄 Also with Send to All I do find it slightly odd, signing off a text - still love it though. Remember Me throws up some great moments too.

It's only really the voice that drew me to Anton. Plus something was drawing me to Strictly.

I felt that ever since Robobunny failed to win...

I'm thinking Arctic Fox is Anton Du Beke too.

A new 3D Mario would be quite nice. Luckily I've got quite a backlog anyway to tide over the year.

It's a fascinating game, really. It's not very often with any of these competition type shows where staying under the radar is basically your best chance of success. We've seen it pretty much every series now.

What I will say about this series is that, perhaps aside from Jade, it hasn't felt like anyone has been ganged up on. Cliques have been a big part of previous series but it hasn't been a dominant part of this series.

Needs to be someone old enough for Paul to not have an affair with. 😈

Well, it beefs up the first half of the final. It'll be hilarious if Rachel survives this.

Ah yes of course - thanks for the correction. I guess with the swing thing he reached people outside of what his usual fanbase was back then.

I don't think it's that puzzling. He was somewhat in his prime in 1998 and seemed to hit that audience quite well. It wasn't quite the same in 2016, not just in terms of his capital but the industry generally.

I think murdering Faraaz is too obvious. There were other people in the room when he mentioned the Traitors. I'll be surprised if Rachel doesn't stab Stephen in the back at the end.

Commercially sensitive info? They pick and choose when to give full sales even within the sales roundup we get each week. I guess there's only so much they want out there for free.

As of January 2025, we had these totals: 2,683,271 Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits 2,624,317 Robbie Williams - I've Been Expecting You 2,459,517 Robbie Williams - Swing When You're Winning

It's ahead of all of them apart from Take the Crown and Swings Both Ways. Album sales were still somewhat healthy then.

She was on it in 2011 and she sang. Had a bit of a rough time in the semi-finals where the judges criticised her song choice and she admitted that it wasn't her choice.

It seems to be getting worse. The psychology of actively messaging someone baffles me.