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danieldwilliamAnd now
And now
And now...
It is nearly time for Strictly Come Dancing 2018.
Four celebrity dancers have been announced as I type
Katie Piper, model and activist.
Danny John-Jules, cat and police officer.
Faye Tozer, singer, actress and, I suppose, at a stretch, dancer.
Joe Sugg, a person who videos himself falling over (why yes, I am going to be *that* guy who mocks YouTube "celebrities", all the way to Christmas, no I won't feel any shame, embarrassment, sympathy or humility about it whatsoever, thank you for asking).
I will be providing my usual ad hoc commentary on the competition, its role in popular British culture, the economic impact of Bruno Toniolli, and what it all means for Brexit and Claudia Winkleman's chances with John Snow.
So far I'm tempted by Danny John-Jules but I'll wait until the price drifts out a bit before I put any money on.
Edited for Vick Hope (and I suspect this post will become a running commentary on the new contestants as they are announced/0
The BBC have just announced Vick Hope as the fifth contender. I have not encountered Vick Hope before. She is a DJ on Capital Radio and I don't listen to commercial radio in London. For a fleeting minute I assumed she was Phil Vickery but any brownie points she gained by not being Phil Vickery she has lost by describing her cheese related code name, Wensleydale, as "creamy". She's lost the pedantic cheese lovers' vote (or perhaps cheese lover's vote) and on these small things do the fate of mighty empires hinge.
And now
And now...
It is nearly time for Strictly Come Dancing 2018.
Four celebrity dancers have been announced as I type
Katie Piper, model and activist.
Danny John-Jules, cat and police officer.
Faye Tozer, singer, actress and, I suppose, at a stretch, dancer.
Joe Sugg, a person who videos himself falling over (why yes, I am going to be *that* guy who mocks YouTube "celebrities", all the way to Christmas, no I won't feel any shame, embarrassment, sympathy or humility about it whatsoever, thank you for asking).
I will be providing my usual ad hoc commentary on the competition, its role in popular British culture, the economic impact of Bruno Toniolli, and what it all means for Brexit and Claudia Winkleman's chances with John Snow.
So far I'm tempted by Danny John-Jules but I'll wait until the price drifts out a bit before I put any money on.
Edited for Vick Hope (and I suspect this post will become a running commentary on the new contestants as they are announced/0
The BBC have just announced Vick Hope as the fifth contender. I have not encountered Vick Hope before. She is a DJ on Capital Radio and I don't listen to commercial radio in London. For a fleeting minute I assumed she was Phil Vickery but any brownie points she gained by not being Phil Vickery she has lost by describing her cheese related code name, Wensleydale, as "creamy". She's lost the pedantic cheese lovers' vote (or perhaps cheese lover's vote) and on these small things do the fate of mighty empires hinge.
