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 8 - Heather Small leaves

Shocks aplenty on UK television voting competitions this week. This time on Strictly Come Dancing, singer, Heather Small, was the one to go. It was the fourth time in the series she had landed in the bottom two and this one, by far, was the most unfair.

And who was in the dance off with Heather?

Rachel Stevens of course.

What??? How did this happen? Rachel scored 35 out of 40 with the Judges, just 5 points short of a maximum score! There's something very odd going on this week. Maybe someone should check the water supply.

Heather's Tango was the best she had danced so far and she didn't really deserve to be in the bottom two either. Judge Craig described the result as a travesty.

The Judges voted unanimously to keep Rachel in the competition. Having originally scored her a whopping 35 points, there was little much else they could have done. Public voting figures for Rachel must have been ridiculously low which does not bode well.

John Sergeant must genuinely be feeling a bit guilty this time. Maybe he should invent a fake illness and drop out. At this rate, there is a distinct possibility he could reach the final. This week, John scored a meagre 12. That is 23 points less than Rachel Stevens.

Strictly Come Dancing is in danger of becoming a bit of a mockery. A dance competition where you don't have to be a good dancer. Next year my money is on Stephen Hawking to win.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2008 - Jodie Waltz to Samba

She is quoted at 9/2 to go out this week, but Jodie Kidd is improving all the time in Strictly Come Dancing and it would not be at all surprising of she avoided elimination.

Her Waltz with Ian Waite this week was Jodie's best performance so far and perhaps deserved to score a little higher than the 31 it received.

Jodie this week has to tackle the Samba which may be a problem. It appears her height makes her better suited to the slower Ballroom dances. This series, the Latin styled dances have generally scored lower with the four Judges.

If the public get strongly behind Mr John Sergeant again, the bottom two dance off may be unavoidable.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing - Week 8, Who will be Eliminated this time?

As Strictly Come Dancing 2008 forges through to the second half, the competition from here on in increases to tighten up. The real battle perhaps starts from this week onwards.

Here are the latest odds on who will leave the competition this Saturday,

Heather Small 11/10
John Sergeant 7/4
Jodie Kidd 9/2
Christine Bleakley 12/1
Lisa Snowdon 16/1
Cherie Lunghi 25/1
Rachel Stevens 33/1
Tom Chambers 100/1
Austin Healey 100/1

The Market seems to think its all about Heather Small and John Sergeant.

John could start to be in a bit of trouble here. He has progressed much further than his dance talent really should have allowed and if he ends up in the bottom two dance off with anyone, the Judges will surely vote him out. John can ill afford to end up in the bottom two. Such is his popularity with the public, he is not without a chance of escaping it, but it looks as if he'd have to displace either an improving Jodie Kidd or a competent Christine Bleakley.

Heather Small has survived three dance offs and looks as if she may be headed for a fourth unless she and professional dance partner, Brian Fortuna, can come up with something pretty good.

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BBC Strictly - Week 4 - Elimination, Who is Next?

Week 4 in the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing competition will see the lady competitors perform for the second time. Casualties so far are ex Eastenders and The Bill actress Gillian Taylforth, who was partnered by Anton Du Beke. Professional dancer, Anton, will probably never win the competition as he is always partnered by, for want of a better word, duffers. He is the Mr Nice Guy the Producers of the show can palm people off on. Harsh, but probably true.

Ahem, getting back on topic, here are the published odds this week on who is thought most likely to be eliminated in Episode 4 of the contest.

Jodie Kidd 6/4
Jessie Wallace 7/4
Lisa Snowdon 9/2
Heather Small 6/1
Cherie Lunghi 14/1
Christine Bleakley 20/1
Rachel Stevens 33/1

There is quite a gap between the first two and the rest of the pack. Unless anyone else has an unmitigated disaster, I can't see the bottom two being any other than Jessie Wallace and Jodie Kidd.

Jodie was in the dreaded dance-off first time out, but survived at the expense of Gillian Taylforth. Her dance-off performance was a lot better which maybe shows she can improve a bit under pressure. It is looking like Jessie Wallace to go out to me unless she can pull something out of the bag to leave Lisa Snowdon vulnerable.

Cherie Lunghi, Christine Bleakley and Rachel Stevens should be extremely safe to stay in.

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