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items: Joanne Clifton: "I really want to go back to Strictly"
items: Joanne Clifton's advice to the Strictly finalists - and what she makes of those Shirley Ballas quitting rumours
items: Joanne Clifton: Strictly's Alexandra Burke and Debbie McGee are "flat, predictable and safe"
items: Joanne Clifton predicts who will make the Strictly 2017 final with just six celebrities left
items: Joanne Clifton on Strictly's Blackpool Week: "I wouldn't have given anyone a ten"
items: Joanne Clifton: Mollie was "grossly undermarked" on Strictly Come Dancing this week
items: Joanne Clifton is unimpressed with Strictly's Halloween Week: "The judging was all over the place"
items: Joanne Clifton: Joe McFadden should have topped the Strictly leaderboard ahead of Debbie McGee
items: Joanne Clifton: Charlotte Hawkins was the right celebrity to leave Strictly this week - and Gemma Atkinson is becoming the dark horse
items: Joanne Clifton: Brendan has to respect the Strictly Come Dancing judges' opinions
items: Joanne Clifton: Chizzy didn't deserve to be the first to leave Strictly Come Dancing
items: Joanne Clifton on Strictly Come Dancing 2017 Week 1: Simon Rimmer is this year's Ore Oduba

Joanne Clifton: "I really want to go back to Strictly"
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date: 2017-12-19T15:09:15.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: In her last blog for RadioTimes.com, Joanne talks about living with Katya and Neil in 'Glitterball House' – and why the Strictly final has made her want to return to the show
encoded: I’m so emotional about the whole Strictly Come Dancing final, and I don’t know whether it is because I'm remembering the emotion of winning last year with Ore Oduba but everyone’s just done such a great job and this weekend has made me go ‘Oh my God, I want to go back’. I’ve missed it. I’m very happy doing musical theatre and my goal is still musical theatre. Also I’m on tour next year with Flashdance at the same time as Strictly’s on so I can’t go back next year, but I’m now thinking I really want to go back – maybe the year after next? I would just love to go back and do it again! I am over the moon that Joe McFadden and Katya Jones won. I’m so proud because at the moment I live with Katya and Neil Jones and we’ve now renamed the house Glitterball House because we have the two trophies. We’ve even changed our WhatsApp group name to Glitterball House as well! I’ve seen it first hand how Katya was up all hours choreographing. Often I’d wake up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water and she’d still be up at 3am with bags under her eyes, choreographing. She's worked her bum off and she really deserves it. Although it’s not sunk in for her yet at all. She’s gone straight off on holiday, she’s sending me messages on WhatsApp going ‘Jo, when are you in the house because I need to sort out when the cleaner’s coming...’ and I’m like ‘Do you understand that you’ve just won Strictly Come Dancing?! You’re talking about the cleaner with me – are you serious?!’ She’s just being so normal. But it will sink in eventually. The same thing happened to me – and I only started watching our dances back six months after winning. We've each got our Glitterballs in our bedrooms but we might now put them together in the living room – that would be fun. We just need Neil to win one now! Although the finalists were all absolutely brilliant, I think Joe and Katya’s Showdance was the most unexpected. I got goosebumps watching Alexandra Burke’s, though, because she’s an inspiration …

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Joanne Clifton's advice to the Strictly finalists - and what she makes of those Shirley Ballas quitting rumours
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date: 2017-12-12T12:26:58.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: TV
description: The RadioTimes.com columnist was far more impressed with the performances on this week's Strictly Come Dancing semi-final
encoded: I thought everybody in Strictly Come Dancing’s semi-final last weekend upped their game and I was actually very, very, very pleased! Firstly, I loved Alexandra Burke’s Salsa. Loved it, loved it, loved it. I was like ‘yes!’ because that was the kind of energy, grit and determination that I got from seeing her Jive to Proud Mary in week four. That was exactly what I meant last week – to come out and do something amazing. And those lifts - she just absolutely went for it. She was fearless and she just absolutely jumped into it! And then Debbie came out and did her Jive, which is a fast dance for someone her age. I know Craig commented on her faces being similar to the ones pulled by Judge Rinder when he was on the show, but that was probably because Judge Rinder was sat there in the audience. I was actually quite happy with her expressions because it looked like she wasn’t just being the normal, very precise, very elegant Debbie; she was actually putting more into it which is exactly what I wanted. The 7 Debbie got from Craig for that performance was harsh, and like the other judges, I’d have given her a 9. The kicks and flicks could have been a little bit better, a little bit more energetic. But I really enjoyed watching it. And if I enjoy watching a performance, then it tells me something. Not only that, but Shirley Ballas was really positive this week, too. I was like, ‘Yes!’ It’s better when the show opens with a bit of positivity. Also, I really doubt Shirley will leave after this year. I hope not, anyway. I know I criticised her last week, but I do think she’s the perfect replacement for Len. She more than knows her stuff and she’s like a walking technique book. And I don’t know who else could do it. The only thing that was a little bit inconsistent on Saturday was this rule about being in hold and being not in hold. Giovanni got pulled up on it for his Foxtrot with Debbie, but it was only towards the end when they separated - but Gorka and Alexandra had a lot mo…

Joanne Clifton: Strictly's Alexandra Burke and Debbie McGee are "flat, predictable and safe"
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date: 2017-12-05T16:00:16.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: The former Strictly professional says she wants their performances to be braver – and the judges' scores fairer – after the pair failed to wow in Musicals Week
encoded: If I were to sum up Strictly Come Dancing’s Musicals Week it’d be that there were moments of frustration and moments of confusion – as well as some show-stopping moments. But not from who you think… This might be a bit controversial, but if the dances were being judged on improvement, performance, production, choreography and difficulty, I would’ve put Debbie McGee and Alexandra Burke in the bottom two. I know a lot of people will disagree with me on this, but I just think at this point in the competition we’re expecting something wow from these two – and they weren’t wow. I’m kind of disappointed that Alexandra and Debbie come out and do the same thing over and over again every week. Debbie’s performance of the American Smooth was just the same as the dances she’s been doing for a while – we all know she can kick her legs. And with Alexandra, you want to see her come out and do something amazing. I don’t know whether it was the routine for the Charleston, but she just didn’t do it. They’re just not doing anything where you go ‘Oh my God! That was amazing!’ It’s like ‘come on, we’re seeing the same thing from you two, week after week’. It’s flat, predictable and very safe. They both have the ability so I’d say to them to just take risks – do something flashy and work your arse off for it. Because they could both do something incredible. I want to see Alexandra come out and do something like her Jive from week four, and hopefully with the semi-final next week they will. I feel like the judges kind of ruined it for themselves this year because the one moment that should’ve been huge is Debbie’s Argentine Tango. But the problem there was that they’d already tried to give a ‘wow’ moment to Debbie’s Tango a few weeks before when Craig did the whole palaver of getting on his knees for a dance that was technically good – but wasn’t 'wow'. They gave themselves nowhere else to go once they did that. Why was Craig going on the floor? As a professional, the technique was great…

Joanne Clifton predicts who will make the Strictly 2017 final with just six celebrities left
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date: 2017-11-28T13:21:55.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: Joanne says now was the right time for Susan Calman to leave as she looks ahead to a vital few weeks in Strictly Come Dancing
encoded: Although I loved their routine and it would have been great to see them go further, it was definitely Susan and Kevin's time to leave Strictly Come Dancing this week. Susan definitely improved during her time on the show and I know that she worked hard, but I think it gets to a point where the public go, ‘Do you know what, let’s start voting for the actual dancing now and not just the entertainment.' And the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2017 will be… 6 things we learned behind the scenes at Strictly Come Dancing 2017 Strictly Come Dancing week 10: who is top of the leaderboard? Their American Smooth was worth more than the 4 Craig gave them, but it was their time. We could all see she was the least talented dancer left in the competition. Because Alexandra Burke did have a weak week, when she landed in the dance off it wasn’t as shocking as when Aston Merrygold was in the bottom two. It could have been anybody this week. At the end of the day, all of the celebrities left are so close in level. They’ve all got their strengths and their weaknesses and they’re all really close. Alexandra's Rumba was very exposing and I did agree with the judges, it wasn’t her best – although I was a bit shocked at her 7 from Craig, It was still good, it just wasn’t her best one. Debbie McGee was absolutely out of this world and it was a great comeback from when she was in the dance off last week. She had all the posture, all the legs, there were no slip ups at all. It was so precise and it was quite a difficult routine. She should have had all 10s, hands down. I wish I could dance an Argentine Tango like that! Debbie is a little bit more polished in her performances. With Alexandra, even though she goes for it 150 per cent each time, she’s not as precise and not as technically good as Debbie. Although I think Alexandra will definitely make the final, I don’t think she’ll win. For me, the final four are Alexandra, Debbie, Joe McFadden and Mollie King – but my fourth person keeps on c…

Joanne Clifton on Strictly's Blackpool Week: "I wouldn't have given anyone a ten"
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date: 2017-11-21T09:22:24.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: Nobody delivered a perfect dance last weekend, writes Joanne Clifton in her RadioTimes.com Strictly blog
encoded: I may be channelling Craig Revel Horwood – but this week I wouldn't have given anybody a ten. Gemma Atkinson did perform a beautiful American Smooth and I think she deserved to be right up at the top. But for me as a ballroom dancer, she didn't get her feet closed on her heel turns, and the "slow quick quick" wasn't smooth enough. So I would have given her a nine, even if both Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas gave her a perfect score. Who’s out of Strictly Come Dancing 2017? The full list of eliminated celebrities and professional dancers Who will win Strictly Come Dancing 2017? Debbie and Giovanni narrowly avoid elimination as Strictly sends home its eighth couple And then there's Alexandra Burke, who got three tens. First of all, I absolutely loved Gorka Marquez's routine: I loved the grandness of it, I loved the style, the era, the music. But if they're going to have the "ten second rule" for the Quickstep for other people, they have to have it for them as well! The ten second rule is where you're only allowed ten seconds out of hold, but they did much longer than that and didn't get in trouble. It has to be consistent. The other thing is, I don't think her frame was amazing. It's difficult to keep the frame, because it's a fast dance and you're jumping around. But she needs to be much further out to the left, and I thought it was a bit of a messy frame. So I would have given it a nine on technique and on the dance itself – and then I would probably have to take off a penalty point for being out of hold. This also wasn't a great week for Debbie McGee. Even so, I was surprised she was in the dance off. When I heard, I just thought: "What?!" This was probably her worst dance. It wasn't really for her, and in the Samba it's very easy to look really uncoordinated and quite messy. The Samba rolls were really, really good as the judges said, but I just don't think she was as amazing as she's been up until now. Still, I think she'll come back fighting next week with a d…

Joanne Clifton: Mollie was "grossly undermarked" on Strictly Come Dancing this week
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date: 2017-11-14T10:59:14.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: The former Strictly pro gives her verdict on the weekend, from how much she loved Davood to why she believes the judges are being "disrespectful"
encoded: The judges on Strictly Come Dancing were being extra picky on Saturday. It's an important week for who gets to Blackpool, and rather than looking for the good things they were probably looking for the bad. That said, I thought Mollie was grossly undermarked. It was a real shocker and I don’t know what that was about, because I thought she definitely came back fighting from being in the dance off two weeks running and did a great Paso Doble. OK, there were a few moments where she was a little bit uncoordinated, but she did a great job. Craig Revel Horwood reveals what he REALLY thinks of new Strictly judge Shirley Ballas Strictly's Mollie and AJ respond to romance rumours Ruth and Anton bow out of Strictly with their 'signature' move When we saw her come through the doors after the scoring she looked like she was about to cry. I would as well; her and AJ were training 12 hours a day, and after what happened last week with Aston Merrygold a lot of people had been saying it was wrong she was still in the competition. But I thought she really attacked it and I think the public voted for her because she was just so undermarked. I don't know what the judges marked her down for and it was a real shame that she got those scores, but there are a few little weird things happening with the marking this year. I don’t know whether it’s favouritism - that’s not really allowed and I think Shirley is professional enough not to do that. Maybe she’s judging the dances and celebrities on their individual ability, but still: I know Susan got the steps right, she was sharp, she had expression and the feeling was there – but bits of it weren't great. Her frame was a little bit weak, her hold was not back enough and sometimes her arms were wobbling about. I don’t know if you can give an 8 to Susan just because she got the steps right, when Mollie got the steps right and did a great Paso as well but only got 5s and 6s? It wasn’t really that fair and it was slightly weird. For me, Mollie wa…

Joanne Clifton is unimpressed with Strictly's Halloween Week: "The judging was all over the place"
type: item
date: 2017-10-31T14:07:17.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: Why were the judges so harsh to Susan Calman but so nice to Ruth Langsford? And were their comments to Davood Ghadami unfair?
encoded: Can I be a real killjoy and say, Halloween Week is the show that I've enjoyed the least? The judges all seemed to be in a really bad mood and were criticising a lot. At the same time, if I was a judge I would have been criticising the couples a lot as well – because there were a lot of mistakes and a lot of people went wrong. But the judging was all over the place. Two couples, Kevin Clifton and Susan Calman and Nadiya Bychkova and Davood Ghadami, got slated because there "wasn't enough content". I disagree – I think there was. And then you get Aston Merrygold at the other end, who was definitely amazing, but he got absolutely praised out of this world from Craig who was saying: "Yeah there was a lot of bopping and popping and you don't do that in a Paso Doble but I loved it anyway!" And tens! Well you can't really do that. First of all, these comments are mainly directed towards the pros rather than the celebs, because the celeb can't do anything about the routine – they don't know what should be in a Paso Doble or what should be in a Foxtrot or what should be in a Rumba. You can't really say, "I'm going to take marks off because there wasn't enough Rumba content" or whatever, because that's not the celeb's fault and that's no judgement on the celebs and how well they're doing. And you can't then say, "Oh I'm going to give this one really high marks because there was bopping and popping but I loved it in a Paso Doble." That sends really confusing messages to the pros and the celebs and even the audience. Now what do they do next week? As an ex pro, if I'd have seen that, say I had a Paso Doble next week, I'd be thinking: "Should I put some kind of other style of dance in? Should I put some tap in a Paso Doble to make it interesting? Or will they absolutely slate me for it because they want to see more Paso Doble content?" But I think a lot of people made mistakes, a lot of people went wrong. I expected better. Other people got marked tens when there were quite clea…

Joanne Clifton: Joe McFadden should have topped the Strictly leaderboard ahead of Debbie McGee
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date: 2017-10-24T10:05:08.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: In her weekly blog for RadioTimes.com, Joanne Clifton also reveals why Strictly was missing a magic ingredient without Bruno Tonioli
encoded: Strictly Come Dancing this week was very weird without Bruno Tonioli. His energy, funny comments and the way he stands up and throws his hands around – I did miss that a lot, so I’m glad he’s coming back next week. That missing ingredient of fun wasn’t there. Sometimes you don’t really realise that someone brings so much to a show until they’re not there. You’ve got Craig Revel Horwood who’s nasty, Shirley Ballas who’s harsh but fair and then you’ve got Darcey who’s lovely. I think you need that bit of craziness in there with Bruno! And having the four different judges with four different personalities brings something else. I didn’t even like when they were reading the scores, with only three of them. Although Craig’s impression of Bruno was amazing. That was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen – he just didn’t care and got so into it! With the celebrities being marked out of 30, a lot of people had the same scores. Four of them were at the bottom on 16 and four were on 24. That made it interesting because then it was all down to the audience vote. I thought both Brian Conley and Simon Rimmer were actually better this week, but they were still the right celebrities to be in the dance off. Simon went for it again and it looked like he was having fun, but Craig was right – he didn’t have the swivel. It’s one of these things that I don’t know if you can teach, though. My former partner Scott Mills didn’t have it either, and I just know it’s really hard. I just don’t think Simon could get his head round it. Brian was better than usual. He did a good Jive and it was close between them, but Simon did try the swivel in the dance off which is why I think he got through. They’re just not dancers, them two! View oEmbed on the source website Sometimes if you’re in the dance off the week before, people get behind you more because they didn’t expect it. And it wasn’t expected that Davood Ghadami would be in the bottom two last week, so the audience probably thought ‘Oh! M…

Joanne Clifton: Charlotte Hawkins was the right celebrity to leave Strictly this week - and Gemma Atkinson is becoming the dark horse
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date: 2017-10-21T13:11:46.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: In her weekly blog for RadioTimes.com, Joanne Clifton talks about why she felt an affinity for Alexandra Burke's high score and where Joe McFadden is going wrong...
encoded: It was a very exciting week on Strictly Come Dancing because I think a lot of people came out and smashed it. Alexandra Burke had absolutely the best dance of the series so far – and I think she fully deserved those 10s. She came out and attacked it. It was a proper, full-on performance and she danced it with heart. It was phenomenal and she deserved everything that she got. It must’ve been very emotional for her but she did her mum proud and the whole nation felt for her. I think she moved everyone to tears. I don’t know whether there’s something about the Jive but it seems to go down really, really well. There was Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani's Pulp Fiction performance in 2015, and it's really strange because last year in week four, Ore and I did the Jive and we also scored three 10s and a 9! So I definitely felt a connection with Alexandra this week because of that. View oEmbed on the source website Although I can understand the nine that Craig gave her, because she does have her feet turned inward and she and doesn’t always close her legs properly! It was the same with us last year – there were things wrong with Ore’s Jive – but to come out and do a dance like that in week four is amazing. There were a heck of a lot of good dances this week, but I don't think anyone else deserved a 10. To be honest, I'm really liking Gemma Atkinson. I know I said it last week, but her and Aljaž Škorjanec are creeping up and up and up the leaderboard. I think she’s actually turning into the dark horse of the competition. She just did an all-round great performance with brilliant conviction. Technically it was great, but if anything, I would say she could’ve gone a little bit more with the performance. She seems to be doing this every week now - she’s consistent and getting better rather than having ups and downs unlike Debbie McGee and Joe McFadden! It can go two ways at this point. The celebrities can either get used to it and start enjoying it and get over the nerves, or peo…

Joanne Clifton: Brendan has to respect the Strictly Come Dancing judges' opinions
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date: 2017-10-14T17:22:24.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
subject: Comment
subject: Exclusive
description: Joanne Clifton recaps Movie Week in her weekly blog for RadioTimes.com, and explains exactly why there was a difference of opinion over Brendan and Charlotte's routine
encoded: Strictly Come Dancing’s themed weeks are always exciting and Movie Week was brilliant this year. The opening La La Land-themed dance was absolutely phenomenal and I’ve got to congratulate choreographer Jason Gilkison and all the pros for that. I think they did a wonderful job. When it comes to the celebrities, Joe McFadden is the one who I think has improved the most this week. It was a massive difference from week two, although dancing Ballroom in hold with Katya Jones he’s got to work on his posture. His bum sticks out a bit and he leans forward. So now he’s got his hold right, he has to get his bum right. Then, I think he’ll be fine! I know I’ve been nice to Simon Rimmer from the beginning, but I’ve got to be brutal about him for a second. If you’re going to come out dressed like Buzz Lightyear, you have to embrace it and you’ve got to perform. And he didn’t. He looked like he was concentrating so much on technique it was all very calm – I mean, it’s a Quickstep! You’ve got to attack. It was very tame. You could just tell that he was concentrating too much on technique and there was gapping – a lot of gapping! View oEmbed on the source website I know I said he could be the Ore Oduba of the series, but if he doesn’t start embracing the Strictly experience then he’s going to struggle. You have to go for it and you have to perform. I think he’s got to step it up now. He was alright for the first two dances but I was slightly disappointed this week. I’m hoping that he’ll change it up otherwise he might be in danger. I can see why he was in the dance off, but he’s not the worst dancer on the show. There were other couples who could’ve been in the bottom two. It’s a difficult one, but he needs to buck up his ideas about performing. However, technically Simon was much better than Rev. Richard Coles, so Richard was always going to go. Brian Conley is a bit like the opposite of Simon in that he doesn’t concentrate on technique, he just goes for the performance and whateve…

Joanne Clifton: Chizzy didn't deserve to be the first to leave Strictly Come Dancing
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date: 2017-10-07T17:27:59.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: In her weekly blog for RadioTimes.com, Joanne Clifton reveals who she thinks could win and which celebrity has improved the most from week one
encoded: It was another good week on Strictly Come Dancing, but as it was the first elimination you saw some of the nerves coming through in certain couples. Simon Rimmer went wrong a tiny bit at the end of his routine, but I've been talking to some of the pros since Saturday night and they said that they also did things wrong, even though it wasn’t really noticeable on TV! But the nerves really got to Charlotte Hawkins – she looked amazing and so beautiful – but she messed up a little bit right at the beginning which messed her up for the rest of the routine. I think she’s more of a Ballroom girl, which is absolutely fine because I’m a Ballroom girl, too! But she really does need to work on the Latin and also the nerves, bless her. View oEmbed on the source website When it comes to what her partner Brendan Cole said afterwards, I mean it wouldn’t be nice to be laughed at – I wouldn’t like it either. Perhaps Brendan shouldn’t have put that step in if that was all she was thinking about. It is a difficult step for us pros to do – let alone beginners on the second week! For Charlotte, it was just a really bad night and at the end, she and Rev. Richard Coles were the bottom two celebrities on the leaderboard. I think based on their performances, they should have been there. Chizzy Akudolu, who was the first one to be eliminated, wasn't the worst dancer and she didn’t deserve to go. There were a few couples who were worse than her on the night so I’m going to say she wasn’t the right one to leave and if I was on the judging panel, I would’ve probably saved her. I love Brian Conley – he put a lot of effort into it – but they both made mistakes. Chizzy with timing, and Brian technically had a lot of things wrong. View oEmbed on the source website It’s so tricky to pick a favourite from this week, but I think my three were Debbie McGee, Alexandra Burke and Jonnie Peacock. As I wrote last week, Debbie is older and her ballet training was a long time ago. Plus it's a completely diffe…

Joanne Clifton on Strictly Come Dancing 2017 Week 1: Simon Rimmer is this year's Ore Oduba
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date: 2017-09-25T15:23:29.000Z
creator: Jo Clifton
subject: Entertainment
subject: News
subject: Talent Shows
subject: TV
description: In her weekly blog for RadioTimes.com, last year's winner Joanne Clifton reflects on low scores from the judges and what Giovanni Pernice told her about THAT kiss from Debbie McGee
encoded: Having performed at the launch show for Strictly Come Dancing this year and seeing the group number, I thought that as a whole, these celebrities weren't going to be as talented from the off as last year's. But I was very, very surprised when everybody came out and danced like that on Week One. I was like, "Do you know what? This is actually a really strong group." So I was wrong! What I did think was that the judges marked very low. Although this is the first show, and the marks got higher towards the end of the programme, I thought a few of the couples were under-marked. Without sounding bias, I thought Karen Clifton and Simon Rimmer didn’t deserve to be where they were on the leaderboard with 17 points. I also thought Alexandra Burke could have had a few higher marks, and even Gemma Atkinson, actually. She was out first and that's always difficult because the judges have nothing to compare you to. She got 20, but she was better than that! If I was looking to compare this year's group to last year I would say that Aston Merrygold is the Danny Mac of 2017, and I would put both Simon Rimmer and Joe McFadden as the Ore Odubas! Especially Simon for some reason. Ore and I didn’t start out bad, but we didn’t start out good either. We had a bad first and second week with our Tango and our Cha Cha, but at the same time, Ore really went for it – and so did Simon. There were moments where he looked amazing, and for an absolute non-dancer I thought he was really, really good. I think he should be one to watch! View oEmbed on the source website Aston was absolutely brilliant, too. They were criticised a little bit for their dance not looking like a Foxtrot – and OK, you can argue that if you want – but fair play to Janette Manrara. You need to come out with a bang, you need to look at what your dance partner does best – their assets, what they’re good at – and come out and put them in there straight away. She had the courage to do something different in a Foxtrot, which reall…