Category: Strictly Discussion

17th October 202018th October 2020

The Class Of 2020 – Pairings/Poll

Whilst I wasn’t able to confirm the pairings prior to the launch show (read more about why that is in my FAQ post – and I was right not to as the spoiler that was doing the rounds was wrong) we have just had them confirmed to us during the course of tonight’s Launch Show.

I can reveal that the 12 couples taking part are……..

Caroline and Johannes
Clara and Aljaz
Ranvir and Giovanni
HRVY and Janette
Jason and Luba
Jamie and Karen
Nicola and Katya
Jacqui and Anton
Maisie and Gorka
JJ and Amy
Bill and Oti
Max and Dianne

Complaints to the BBC

What do you think of the pairings? As always you can let me know here in the comments or over on Facebook or Twitter. Or you can vote in my poll below and tell me who your favourite couples are. As always I’ll let you pick up to 3 options. I’ve had to reset the poll due to sabotage by bots overnight. I’m trying a different poll system to see if I can block them

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17th October 202017th October 2020

Strictly Come Dancing 2020 – Launch Show Discussion

After what has seemed like the longest year ever we are finally here. A bit later than planned but we made it! Tonight is the launch of the 2020 series of Strictly Come Dancing! And its also our first chance to see the class of 2020 out on the dance floor and paired up.

In a break with the norm there was no pairings spoiler this year or at least not one I was willing to stake my reputation on as the source was Twitter and they are notoriously unreliable as anyone around at 10pm on a Saturday night will know! So we are going into the launch show blind and will be discovering the parings together.

You can let me and the rest of the community know your thoughts on anything to do with tonight’s show right here in the comments. Or head on over to Facebook or Twitter to get involved in the discussions on those networks.

Another post will be coming later tonight once all the couples have been announced to confirm the couples and open a poll on your initial impressions so be sure to look out for that.

Please also check out my FAQ post which answers a lot of the questions coming into my inbox concerning the spoiler and how things are going to run this year in the age of Covid-19. It also goes into a little more depth as to why there wasn’t a pairings spoiler and what plans I have for the regular spoiler.

6th September 20206th September 2020

Class of 2020 – Who Are Your Favourites? (Poll)

So at breakneck speed over the course of the last week The BBC have revealed the 12 names to be taking part in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing and many of you have been filling up your bingo cards over on Facebook and Twitter as people comment the same things they say every year during the reveals over and over and over again.

But who are your favourites? You can let me and the community know by voting in the poll below. You can select as many or as few of the 12 options as you like.

Class of 2020: Who are your favourites? (Select as many as you like)

Maisie Smith 14%, 259 votes
259 votes 14%
259 votes - 14% of all votes
Nicola Adams 12%, 224 votes
224 votes 12%
224 votes - 12% of all votes
Max George 12%, 212 votes
212 votes 12%
212 votes - 12% of all votes
Bill Bailey 12%, 207 votes
207 votes 12%
207 votes - 12% of all votes
Jamie Laing 11%, 197 votes
197 votes 11%
197 votes - 11% of all votes
Caroline Quentin 11%, 196 votes
196 votes 11%
196 votes - 11% of all votes
Ranvir Singh 6%, 108 votes
108 votes 6%
108 votes - 6% of all votes
HRVY 6%, 107 votes
107 votes 6%
107 votes - 6% of all votes
JJ Chalmers 6%, 101 vote
101 vote 6%
101 vote - 6% of all votes
Clara Amfo 5%, 96 votes
96 votes 5%
96 votes - 5% of all votes
Jason Bell 3%, 53 votes
53 votes 3%
53 votes - 3% of all votes
Jacqui Smith 2%, 38 votes
38 votes 2%
38 votes - 2% of all votes

Total Votes: 1798

Voters: 740

6th September 2020 - 11th September 2020

Voting is closed

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Class of 2020 - Who are your favourite couples? (Select up to 3)