BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 11, Christine Dances out

The Public alas failed to save her from the bottom two and after performing two dances and the subsequent dance off, Christine becomes the 11th person to be voted out of Strictly Come Dancing.

The One Show Presenter landed in the bottom two against the impressive Rachel Stevens, who had already scored a maximum. With Lisa Snowdon finishing top of the Leaderboard, Christine must have known that the end was inevitable.



Rachel danced brilliantly once again in the dance-off to survive to the last 4 and Semi-finals. This is the Second time Rachel Stevens has landed in the bottom two despite brilliant scores. It may show that she does not have much Public voting support. This could be crucial if she makes the final.



Christine Bleakley's happy personality will be missed from the show, but it was the right decision for her to go. The Judges votes were unanimous in keeping Rachel in.

There are just four people left in who can win now. They are Austin Healey, Tom Chmabers, Rachel Stevens and Lisa Snowdon. Austin is still the favourite to win, but this year it looks very close and unpredictable to call. If Lisa Snowdon takes it from where she started in Week 1, it would be an amazing achievement.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 11, The Judges Scores

Week 11 in Strictly Come Dancing, the celebrities had to perform two dances. One Ballroom, one Latin. The Ballroom dances have tended to score slightly higher this series, but with everybody having to perform both, there were no advantage to be had.

There were a lot of perfect 10 scores bring waved around this week, but here is the Leaderboard before the crutial Public vote is added.

Lisa Snowdon & Brendan 76
Austen Healey & Erin 74
Rachel Stevens & Vincent 71
Tom Chambers & Camilla 70
Christine Bleakley & Matt 58

Lisa Snowdon was odds-on to go out before Saturday's performances. It's extremely hard to see this happening now. She tops the leaderboard on 76 after performing two superb dances.

If the voting public get behind Christine Bleakley again, which is very possible, we could lose one of the big favourites! Tom Chambers looks very vulnerable to finishing in the dance off. If Christine escapes, then Rachel could be dragged into the bottom two with him. This would be amazing after Rachel's maximum 40 score of last week.

Stay tuned this Sunday night, because there may be some carnage!

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 11, Tom Chambers Chasing a 10

He has remained 2nd Favourite for quite some time, but Tom Chambers is yet to score a perfect 10 from any of the Judges. This fact is starting to rile him and he will be determined as ever to score one this week as the final looms only a matter of weeks away.

Tom Chambers has scored a vast amount of nines in Strictly Come Dancing and last week, his Tango picked up another 4 of them!

Is 10 possible for Tom? Is he always destined to score 9?

Well... 10 isn't completely out his reach and I'm surprised he hasn't been awarded it already. Some of his performances have been superb.

This week the remaining Celebrities have to battle their way through two dances, making the task all the harder. Tom has the Waltz and the tricky Samba. The Waltz gives him a fantastic chance of finally nailing that elusive 10 score.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Who is going in Week 11?

Week 11 in Strictly Come Dancing and there are just 5 people left who can win. All 5 definitely have a chance in the closest series the show has ever had.

Here is how the market values the chances of each celebrities chances of being eliminated.

Lisa Snowdon 11/10
Christine Bleakley 2/1
Rachel Stevens 4/1
Tom Chambers 12/1
Austin Healey 12/1

Lisa Snowdon is the favourite to go. I would not be confident putting any money on this, Lisa has topped the leaderboard in this contest on two separate occasions. Christine has very strong public support and Rachel Stevens has only dropped a single point in two weeks.

So who is going to go then?

I haven't the faintest idea! Have you?

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 10, The Public get behind Christine

One wondered, when John Sergeant pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing, where was the majority of the Public Vote now going to go?

Well... it seemed to go to the ever happy, Christine Bleakley. Her Cha Cha Cha was not bad earning her 27 points from the Judges. Such is the standard of those left in, unfortunately this score made her bottom of the leaderboard.

It was no dance off for Christine though. The Public saved her. Good!

The bottom two comprised of Lisa Snowdon and Jodie Kidd with Jodie being the one to be eliminated.

This week the Celebrities remaining have to tackle not one, but two dances. Now it is getting really tough. Can The One Shows Christine Bleakley survive again? She is yet to be in the bottom two. If she finishes off the bottom after the Judges scores, I'm sure the voting public will lift her up a place of two to escape again. It should be an interesting week.

The remaining celebrities who can win are Austin Healey, Tom Chambers, Rachel Stevens, Lisa Snowdon and of course, Christine Bleakley.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 10, Rachel is Perfect

So.. you're in Strictly Come Dancing and you manage to survive a bottom two dance-off. How do you come back from this?

Well, if you're Rachel Stevens, you score an amazing 39 the next week, followed by an Outstanding maximum 40 the week after !!!

Yes, 40 was the perfect score awarded to Rachel Stevens and professional dance partner, Vincent Simone for this wondrous Foxtrot.

Rachel was falling out of favour with the Betting market to win Strictly, and at one point, her odds has edged out to as much as an incredible 10/1 ! She is now back down to 11/4 and this still looks amazing value. The quality dancing of both Austin Healey and Tom Chambers are allowing her odds to remain this high, but I still think they maybe a little too high. Rachel has a great chance of winning the series.

Miss Stevens, just has to maintain this standard. She has come good, just at the right time and hopefully she can win this on the finishing line. How do you follow a week where you scored a perfect 40 though? We shall see !

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 11, Latest Odds to Win !!!

Week 10 saw two of the Strictly Come Dancing Celebrities leave the contest. First in dramatic fashion, John Sergeant and then, through more conventional means, Jodie Kidd.

The contest is really too close to call this year, but here is how the Market currently values each Celebrities chances of winning.

Austin Healey 7/4
Tom Chambers 2/1
Rachel Stevens 11/4
Christine Bleakley 7/1
Lisa Snowdon 12/1

Austin Healey has edged out slightly to 7/4 and is now more or less the same odds as Tom Chambers to win.

The rapid improving Rachel Stevens looks fantastic value at 11/4. Last week she scored 39 and this week a perfect 40. If she maintains this form, Rachel will be virtually impossible to beat.

Christine has undoubtedly got very strong support with the voting public, but it looks very much as if this will finally develop into a three-way tussle between Rachel, Tom & Austin. I would personally bet on Rachel, simply down to the great odds offered.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 10, John Sergeant out with Dignity intact

Who will ever know exactly what went on behind the scenes this week on Strictly Come Dancing? Not me, that's for sure.

Anyway, its seems like John Sergeant has done the right thing by opting to pull out of the competition. He will retire undefeated with his popularity as high as it can perhaps possibly go and his dignity firmly intact. This week he performed a farewell dance with dance partner, Kristina Rihanoff.

It was Kristina's first foray into the world of Strictly and she did a fantastic job with John.



John Sergeant was a breath of fresh air for Strictly Come Dancing and will be one of the most remembered celebrities that the show has ever had. He did the right thing to retire the show. It had got to a point where News reporters were camped in his front garden each day and he was making headline news just for being in a dance contest. When he pulled out, he even had to call a Press Conference. John was fully aware that the whole situation was getting well out of control and he had to put a stop to it.

Respect to John on this tricky but correct decision.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 10, Jodie says Goodbye

Week 10 of Strictly Come Dancing and the heat is really on now. No one is safe!

After the viewers votes were added in to that of the Judges, it was Jodie Kidd and Lisa Snowdon who found themselves in the bottom two dance-off, both for the second time.

Jodie Kidd has improved beyond all recognition from the opening weeks and her final dance here, was great to watch. It was a good Jive, but Lisa Snowdon edged it.

Very interestingly, now that John Sergeant has gone, the massive Public vote seems to have switched to Christine Bleakley. It couldn't have come at a better time for her. She finished in the bottom two after the Judges scores, but the Public saved her. It is very possible that Christine could improve to get right up there with the Competition favourites.

Lisa Snowdon is now looking a bit vulnerable, but equally could end up winning the whole thing. This year... you just don't know.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 10, The Judges Scores

It just isn't the same without John Sergeant in Strictly Come Dancing. Gone is the clever humour and comedy, but now we have a rather interesting little dance competition. Strictly Come Dancing is now much a different animal.

Here are the marks after the Judges Saturday scores.

Rachel Stevens & Vincent 40 !!!!!!!!!!
Tom Chambers & Camilla 36
Austin Healey & Erin 35
Lisa Snowdon & Bendan 35
Jodie Kidd & Ian 30
Christine Bleakley & Matt 27

Rachel Stevens continues her sudden increase of form with a perfect 40.

In my opinion any one of four couple can win it this year, but it will be very interesting to see this week where the public vote goes. Before John Sergeant got oractically all of it, and who know now where those votors will go. They could very well decide to save Christine and leave Jodie Kidd and Lisa Snowdon in the bottom two dance off.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing - Week 9, Tom Chambers blitzes the Salsa

35 points? That will do nicely, Tom Chambers and professional dance Partner Camilla Dallerup move through to Week 10 with ease.

Judge Craig said, "It was a little too much about you. It felt slightly selfish." The other judges disagreed strongly, with Len Goodman labelling Craig "a born again plonker!"

Craig seems to be taking a lot of Stick this series... maybe it is written into his contract.

This week, Tom and Camilla take on the Tango. Should be no problems and this dance gives them a strong chance of topping the leaderboard after the Judges scores.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 10, Who is going out next?... tricky

With John Sergeant finally doing the decent thing and pulling out of Strictly Come Dancing, it has really thrown the competition wide open. Entertaining as he was, there was a serious threat developing of John actually winning the whole show! This would have been rather silly, but quite amusing none the less.

At a Press Conference,John said, "It was always my intention to have fun on the show and I was hoping to stay in as long as possible. The trouble is that there is now a real danger that I might win the competition. Even for me that would be a joke too far. I would like to thank Kristina and all those viewers who have been rooting for me through the series."

Respect to Mr Sergeant. I think it was the was the right decision, made at the right time. Apparently anybody that voted for him this week, will get a refund. Oh well, you can't say fairer than that I suppose. It will be strange without him there this week... it will be a bit like watching a dancing competition.

Here is now how the market looks on who will be eliminated next,

Jodie Kidd 10/11
Christine Bleakley 5/2
Lisa Snowdon 7/2
Rachel Stevens 10/1
Tom Chambers 20/1
Austin Healey 33/1

Jodie Kidd is odds on to go, but I don't think it is as cut and dry as that. The competition is extremely close and now, without John Sergeant getting the majority of viewers votes, any one can end up in the bottom two dance off. With John gone, the voting public may adopt a new hero and that could very well be Jodie Kidd.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing - Week 10, Austin Healey still the Favourite

Austin Healey was back on form with a fantastic Tango in Week 9 of Strictly Come Dancing. Great music, Great choreography and a Great performance sees Austin maintain his place as the Favourite going into week 10.

The ever excitable Bruno Tonioli said of the dance, "You went for that Tango like a rampaging beast!". I think that meant he liked it.

This dance was Austin's best so far and scored an impressive 38 points. This was somehow beaten by a 39 from the new and improved Rachel Stevens.

With the shock exit of Cherie Lunghi, Strictly looks set to eventually become a three-way battle between Austin Healey, Tom Chambers and Rachel Stevens. There are some that would add John Sergeant to this trio. Good God!

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing - Week 9, Christine Holding her Own

Nine weeks have passed on the BBC Strictly Come Dancing series. Although never being amongst the favourites in the betting market or have topped the Judges leaderboard, Christine has continued to dance well and has never appeared in the bottom two. Could she be the dark horse of the contest?

Christine is popular with the voting public and one feels she would only need to improve slightly to be right up there fighting it out.

Her Waltz with Matthew Cutler this week was another sound performance which earned her 34 points. Christine is considered an outsider and is quoted at 12/1 to win the contest.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing - Week 10, Their Odds to Win

Yes, it's true... John Sergeant is still in the competition. Of course, it's because of his amazing dancing prowess and nothing to do with the voting mad Public voting. John to win? Well you can currently get odds of 16/1.

Cherie Lunghi surprisingly went out last week, having to tackle one of the tricky latin style dances which everyone seems to struggle on. Here are the latest odds on who the betting market think most likely to win.

Austin Healey 6/5
Tom Chambers 9/4
Rachel Stevens 6/1
Lisa Snowdon 8/1
Christine Bleakley 12/1
John Sergeant 16/1
Jodie Kidd 25/1

After her last two improved performances, Rachel Stevens is looking great value at 6/1. Lisa Snowdon has topped the leaderboard before and is at 8/1.

However, the market just wants to know about Austin Healey. His odds are very short. So short in fact, that the Bookmakers don't seem to want people to bet on him. I wonder why?

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008, Rachel Stevens Coming Good

In Strictly Come Dancing, Rachel Stevens is getting good just at the right time. She had a fairly modest start, but last week scored 35 and this week, an astonishing 39!

Her Rumba earned the highest score of the Series so far and one suspects there maybe even more to come.

I can't believe that Rachel's Boyfriend had to sit and watch this. To describe the dance as steamy would be a bit of an understatement. It certainly ticked all the boxes with the four Judges anyway!

It was a fantastic dance by Rachel and dance partner Vincent Simone. Maybe they will start getting a bit more Public support from here on in. They finished in the bottom two the previous week.

A very tight competition this, but it will probably be down to 4 couples. The Enigma that is John Sergeant is not one of them, but he may very well take out one of the Favourites along the way. Not directly of course. The voting public will save him from the Bottom two one week and two of the Favourites will have to battle it out for survival.

The big four are currently, Austin Healey, Tom Chambers, Rachel Stevens and Lisa Snowdon. Lisa landed in the bottom two this week, but survived to knock out Cherie Lunghi. Both Jodie Kidd and Christine Bleakely were safe this time and it will be interesting to see what they can come up with to close in on the leaders. The task will be tough, but not entirely impossible.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 9, The Curse of the Latin

There is perhaps no doubt, when it comes to Strictly Come Dancing, the Latin dances are always a lot harder to perfect than the Ballroom. Because of this fact, the Ballroom dances always score a bit higher.

If your favourite celebrity in the show is dancing a Latin performance, then be worried. It is probably time pick up the phone and get voting. This week the bottom two finishers, Cherie Lunghi and Lisa Snowdon, both were engaging in Latin dances. Coincidence? I think not.

Cherie Lunghi eventually went out after the Judges decision, but you couldn't help feeling a bit sorry for her. Cherie definitely deserved to progress a little further in the contest. She had struggled with the Latin side, but this was one of her better attempts at the genre.

Of the original performance an animated Judge Bruno said, "What a pair of pins! This is a breakthrough - you can do Latin. I loved it!"

Judge Craig added, "You're magnificent to watch and you're beginning to conquer Latin".

Good comments, but not enough votes I'm afraid. Judge Arlene said she felt she wasn't Judging a Dance off, but instead a Final. Who will be in the bottom two next week? Well... it could be anyone! The least likely is probably John Sergeant.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 9, Shock: Cherie Lunghi Out !!!

Cherie Lunghi had a serious chance of winning Strictly Come Dancing this year, but now shockingly, after landing in the bottom two with Lisa Snowdon, is out of the running.

When Cherie danced Ballroom she was outstanding, maybe the best in contest. Unfortunately, the latin side let her down slightly and this sadly was her eventual undoing. Still... she probably deserved to progress further than John Sergeant, but this is what we have come to expect of these types of public vote orientated TV competitions.

Lisa Snowdon was a tad better in the dance off and based on that alone, deserved to stay in with professional dance partner, Brendan Cole. The decision was not unaninmous however,

This would have been a scare for Lisa & Brendan who have before finished top of the Leaderboard. Stictly Come Dancing is now wide open.

Can John Sergeant now get to the final? I can see him avoiding the bottom two for a few more weeks, which would see him pick off Christine Bleakley, Jodie Kidd and Lisa Snowdon. Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry... maybe a bit of both is appropriate.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 9, Can John Do it Again ?

John Sergeant danced the American Smooth this week on Strictly Come Dancing. Although, he did show some improvement over previous shambles, John predictably finished bottom again after the Judges scores.

Not embarrassing this week, Mr Sergeant scored a credible 25 points.

But... Can John defy the odds once again and survive yet another week?

Well, it's certainly possible. Very impossible in fact. If he were to finish top of the Viewers votes, this will average him to finish mid-table and free of the bottom two placings and the subsequent dance off. I think this is very likely to happen.

As John Sergeant himself puts it. Himself and professional dance partner Kristina Rihanhoff are a team... she does the dancing, he does the jokes.



In just a few hours we will find out the results (in no particular order of course). Tune in to BBC1 this evening. It could be a shock result!

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Week 9 - The Judges Scores !

It's week 9 and the dancers of Strictly Come Dancing are really looking good now. Well... all of them apart from one. But that one was so entertaining then I will let him off this week. Here are the Judges scores!

Rachel Stevens & Vincent - 39
Austin Healey & Erin - 38
Tom Chambers & Camilla - 35
Christine Bleakley & Matt - 34
Jodie Kidd & Ian - 33
Cherie Lunghi & James - 32
Lisa Snowdon & Brendan - 30
John Sergeant & Kristina - 25

After drifting in the market week after week, suddenly a bomb goes off and Rachel Stevens delivers the performance we all she was capable of. Last week she performed will with 35 points, but this week was something else entirely with a huge 39 to top the leaderboard. Wow! She is safe from the bottom two this week... unless some one changes the rules.

Austin was back in gear, scoring 38 and everybody did particularly well. If the Public save John Sergeant again, the bottom two are going to be fairly unpredictable.

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