You’ve been a fabulous and beautiful load of commenters, with so many giggles. The Strictly liveblog will return, spraytanned and ready for 6.20pm on Saturday and until then keeeep dancin’.
So one couple are leaving next Saturday. Place your bets now.
Recap time: who’s your leader? Maybe the Andre, Vine-o for the laughs, Anita for her disco moves and Helen for the pure loveliness.
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Whoah, oh, oh, mysterious scores. Not that mysterious, actually – it’s a whopping 30 for The Andre.
Cheesy or cha-cha greatness? Comment corner is divided, as are the judges: “Get some fire in your loins. Come on, snake hips!” “You rocked it, darling”, “You were overflowing with attitude”. Even Craig liked it.
Peter Andre and his waggy bum are the highlight of a Saturday night. Will the judges agree?
Smash Hits readers of the 90s! This, as Martine McCutcheon would say, is our moment.
Look at that spangly vest. The Andre was born to do Strictly!
How dare Craig only give Jamelia a “4”? She is a goddess. So they have 21. But here comes the pop legend himself…
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“It was very charming”, “It started like a dream… it didn’t continue like that”, “A little bit unsteady”. Harsh criticism from the judges there.
Jamelia’s waltz is a class act, full of floaty goodness. No wonder they’re saving her and Andre until the end.
Looking forward to Jamelia. She must be some kind of superstaaaaaar.
Scarily low scores there. Are they saving Peter Andre for the finale?
“As much as your bottom is a delight for the viewer to observe…”, “You’ve got to fix that hole in that top line”, “You got the ready, you got the steady, but you didn’t really go”. Say it like it is, judges.
It’s Iwan Thomas and Ola with their crazy running theme and they’re on the podium already. Go, Glitterman!
So, the scores: 26 and they’re delighted.
“You have a radiant stage presence”, “The most sophisticated and stylish jive we’ve ever had”, “That was one classy jive”. Do you think they’ll beat last night’s top score?
Don’t want to come over all everyday sexism, but look at the fabulous legs on Katie. She’s everything a woman should be.
There aren’t enough fake harps on telly these days.
Prom queen Katie Derham and Anton up next: Go on, Kanton! This one could go either way. What do you think?
Food puns ahoy! “Next week we want the main course”, “So many flavours”. Even Craig praises Ainsley’s tango-face. The scores are in and they’re not as tasty as they could be: 20.
This is the most sinister Abba cover ever and it’s not helped by the look on Ainsley’s face.
Shakin’ it like Susie Salt and Percy Pepper, here comes Ainsley Harriott giving it the Voulez Vous with Natalie.
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In other news, Callum has escaped from Gail’s manhole.
Woop! 27 for GG!
“An incredibly impressive first dance”, “You ran out of steam towards the end”. Will the judges be generous with these two?
Corrie’s kebab shop goddess Georgia May Foote is giving it some with newbs Giovanni. Team GG is now a thing, the jive is in full flow and the footwork is fancy.
“You came out and went for it, full on”. Vine is the anti-O’Donnell. But he gets a modest score of 19. Lighten up, Craigyboy.
Why is Craig talking like dad dancing is a bad thing? And why is Darce crying? That was indeed strangely fabulous.
Look at his dad dancing moves! He’s mighty Vine.
Vine-o’s got his swingometer out! Earth, Wind and indeed Fi-yah!
If you have mums in the audience, Len’s bum jokes and Claudia talking about her fringe in your Strictly drinking game, you’ll be somewhat refreshed already.
Hey Jeremy (You’re so) Vine, You’re so Vine is up next, with Karen and his cross face.
The scores are in, a mere 20. A shaky start indeed.
Kirsty was feeling that. Are the judges? “Your feet were all over the place”, “Very stilted”, “Next week you’ll feel like a totally different person”, “You’ve got to get that old bum working”. Aw, Kirsty looks like she might cry.
This next contestant could be in with a, ahem, sporting chance. It’s Kirsty Gallacher and Brendan Cole dancing the waltz to a ballad that’s enough to make you want to cut your own ear off.
Jay might well be “like a glass of Guinness”, but his cha-cha-cha has split the judges with a total of 27. Isn’t he sweet?
The judges’ comments are in, clearly not rehearsed beforehand. “You are Wanted” “I’m glad you caaame”. Still, they like him, floppy free-hand and all. Hang on, they’re out of their seats. What is going on?
If you’re going “Who?” at the telly, Jay used to be in The Wanted. They were not as big as One Direction. Oh no, he’s miming the song. Give us a “HA!”
Nice to see Daniel Bedingfield again. Oh, hang on it’s Jay McGuiness with Aliona. He looks so nervous. Not as nervous as his hairdresser, surely.
It’s always a good sign when the group dance involves a chair being dragged across the floor and Tess’ hair is heading for heaven.
Here we go! So far, the standard has been high and Helen and Aljaz are floating at the top of the leaderboard. But tonight sees Peter Andre’s first dance as nine more couples take to that hallowed floor.
You gorgeous commenters threw laughs around like sequins so chill the bubbles and keep them coming tonight. Like Anthony Ogogo’s wardrobe malfunction, the funniest bits are definitely happening downstairs. Ready, shimmy, go!
Comment corner has been hot like fiy-ah tonight – thank you for bringing so many laughs. Join us tomorrow at 6.15pm for more Strictly fun and until then keeeep dancin’…
Len’s bum jokes, Helen’s waltz or Me Julie’s tango? What was your favourite moment of the night?
So Helen and Aljaz are top of the leaderboard, but there are nine more couples waiting in the wings to dance tomorrow night. And that includes Mr Trophybait himself, Peter Andre.
A respectable 27 from the judges.
Oh hello Mrs Gleb.
Gleb, though.
“You’re a born showgirl”, “I was shocked, actually, that it was so good”, “Your face just said it all”. Anita and her free arm are a sensation.
Ladies drink free.
Switch up the batteriiiiie-yeah. It’s all gone a bit Peterborough nightclub. And that’s not a bad thing.
Worst version of Rather Be ever. Great use of steppage though.
Now, is this one to Watch(dog)? It’s Anita Rani and Gleb. Well helloooo Gleb. Name like a bodily function, body like a dream.
D.O.D’s rocking a score of 24.
“Your footwork is the best I’ve seen”, “Very pleasing”, “It was pretty uneventful”. Lock your dressing room doors, judges.
Is it wrong to be strangely mesmerised?
D.O.D has the killer look in his eyes. He’s going to be a right Flatley on the dancefloor.
Thwack! That’s the sound of the nation’s support knickers flinging towards the telly, for here comes Daniel O’Donnell and his partner Kristina.
Not the highest score of the series: 16. She seems so nice, too.
“You had a lot of fun”, “You’ve got to try and eliminate one or two of those mistakes”, “A flood of errors” say the judges. And Craig did The Face.
Is she just going for a walk? Fabulous look though.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
Very funny goings-on down in Comment corner. And a lot of love for Len’s bottom jokes. Keep ’em coming!
Hi, hi, she’s your weathergirl, a-ha, and has she got mooooves for you… it’s Carol Kirkwood with Pasha and a cha-cha-cha.
Bruno cracked out an “8”. That’s 29, which once again is the highest score of the series.
“Glimmers of Ginger Rogers”, “Hold me upside down and smack my bottom”, “High class, high gloss”. So the judges were impressed?
Anyone just had their first wine-induced cry of the night? If those judges say anything bad about Helen, set Dyer on them.
Now it’s Helen George, the sexy one off Call The Midwife with Aljaz, the sexy one off Strictly.
Those scores were as tight as Anthony’s trousers.
A can-can? Pigeon toes? Oh judges, how can you be mean to this luscious couple?
This song needs the real George Michael to sing it. What a pair of jiving foxes though. And a welcome wardrobe malfunction.
Ding ding! Anthony (Wake Me Up Before You) Ogogo and Oti up next. Wonder what they’ll dance to.
Kellie and Kev score 27: Claudia announces it’s the highest score of the series.
A strong start, with judges’ comments ranging from “Just right, Kellie Bright” to “Danny Dyer can iron me out anytime”. Now for the scores…
Like Mariah Carey, Kellie’s stage name is Mimi. Get in! And she sure can shimmy. She should get a “10” for resurrecting Me Julie’s hair…
First up is Kellie Bright aka Me Julie, dancing with Kevin from Grimsby. Will they put those mod costumes to good use?
Newsflash: No public vote this weekend, but those judges’ scores count next week
That not-quite-dancing dance they do at the beginning is actually really exciting, like the beast is about to be unleashed.
Lots of angles on Tess and Claud’s frocks. What’s not to love?
And they’re off! With a load of train puns. Who’s got a one-way ticket to the dancefloor tonight? Toot toot!
Right, that’s Still Open All Hours over with. Let’s ramp up the glamour and get dancing.
Good evening and welcome to the Strictly Come Dancing 2015 liveblog! Queen of the dancefloor and regular purveyor of giggle-inducing words Heidi Stephens has cha-cha-cha-ed off on holiday, so I’m freshly spraytanned and hastily sewing on the sequins to stand in.
It’s the freakin’ weekend, baby, and the celebrities are about to have them some fun. That’s if you call the nerve-wracking experience of dancing for the first time in the hope of getting more than a “2” from the judges fun.
Six couples will dance tonight and the rest will be hoofing from 6.15pm tomorrow.
Grab your snacks and if you own any children, why not lie to them and tell them Strictly’s definitely not on tonight so they go to bed early? Worked for me.
Come on in and puh-lease leave your comments as we all share the magic of another year of da-da-da-da-da-da-daaaaa…
