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Will Young Quits Strictly

It has been reported that Will Young has quit Strictly due to personal reasons.

The singer song writer who rose to fame after winning Pop Idol in February 2002 despite having a verbal altercation with judge Simon Cowell.

On Saturday night Will danced a Bangla inspired Salsa choreographed by his Strictly professional partner Karen Clifton. Critiquing, Len Goodman questioned as to whether there was enough Salsa content to which Will disagreed stating there was plenty of traditional moves.

Any avid watcher of Strictly will know you do not confront the judging panel, a fact that seemed to bypass Young. Len whipped back telling him to "show up, keep up and shut up." Awkward!

Although Will Young cited personal reasons for leaving the show it hasn't stopped speculations about whether or not his run in with Len was part of the reason despite the fact Will apologised to Len and said he had the greatest respect for him.

The viewing public have call out for Tameka to be reinstated after she was voted off the show on Sunday night.

The bosses say there is no plan to call for any replacement and the show will go on as planned.

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Dancing On Ice First Eliminations

Last night half of the ice skating celebrities performed their dance for Dancing On Ice 2014 but two were eliminated.

Ray Quin, Kyran Bracken, Jorgie Porter, Joe Pasquale, Hayley Tamaddon, Gareth Gates and Bonnie Langford all took to the ice for the approval of viewers and the DOI judges.

Jorgie Porter was partnered with Sylvain Longchambon who happened to strike up a romantic relationship with Jorgie’s good friend Jennifer Metcalfe during Dancing On Ice 2011. Just prior to DOI 2012 Sylvain dumped Jennifer and took up his new Dancing On Ice partner Samia Ghadie which had the tabloids buzzing.

Much was made last night about this situation including Phillip Schofield making jibes about Samia feeling threatened by his new partner Jorgie. Sylvain had a face like a slapped arse while Samia Tweeted ‘Jorgie needn't worry...He won't go for burgers.' Classy Samia! If you were truly comfortable in your relationship maybe you should rise above it and keep schtum.

Could it have been all the above facts that saw Jorgie eliminated without even being entered in to the DOI Skate-off? I certainly think so!

Jorgie performed well and was very popular during her own DOI season so it’s logical to deduce this is the case. Jorgie was beside herself finding it impossible to hold back the tears.

Then it was time for the DOI skate-off involving Joe Pasquale and Bonnie Langford. As funny and as popular as the lovely Joe is, there was no competition against the skating skills of Bonnie and Joe left the competition.

Next weekend Zaraah Abrahams, Sam Attwater, Suzanne Shaw, Todd Carty, Gary Lucy, David Seaman and Beth Tweddle will all take to the Ice. Chances are Todd Carty will be leaving but who joins him is anybodies guess.

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2014 Strictly Final Odds

The all girl Strictly Come Dancing Final 2013 will be televised on Saturday night and is predicted to be a close run race.

Finalist’s Natalie Gumede, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Susanna Reid and Abbey Clancy have all at one time or another during Strictly 2013 competition amazed the Strictly judges and viewing audience but who is likely to take the crown?

Natalie Gumede odds have shown her to be favourite for the win since bookies opened their odds however, there appears to be a disconnection between herself and the voting public which is reflected in the Strictly outright win odds this week as she plummets to the realms of least likely to win. There is no doubting she has the best technical ability but fans of the show seen bored with her perfect performances which lack personality.

Susanna Reid odds now state she is most likely to win the competition, her odds stand at 5/4. Susanna is probably the least technically gifted when it comes to the competition but she is well liked, humble and lights up the ballroom with her smile. I suspect if Susanna did indeed win there would be no-one more astonished than herself.

Sophie Ellis Bextor odds are currently showing at 3/1. It’s unlikely she will take the Strictly crown but who knows? Sophie has certainly put on some stunning performances, who could forget her brilliant Charston? She has grace personified, elegant to the extreme but sometimes Sophie looks awkward in her performances.

For me, Abbey Clancy is this years winner! She entered the competition a true novice and is now scoring 10’s while making any dance look as though she’s been doing it for years. Abbey oozes natural ability and actively looks like she enjoys every moment.

For the Strictly final, model Abbey Clancy and partner Aljaz Skorjanec are dancing the Waltz, a Quickstep and their show dance will be performed to Sweet Child o' Mine by Guns N' Roses.           

Pop Queen Sophie Ellis-Bextor and partner Brendan Cole perform a Viennese Waltz, the Charleston and a showdance to I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston.

Bookies favourite and BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid partnered with Kevin Clifton will take on the Quickstep and Paso Doble. Their showdance will be performed to Your Song by Ewan McGregor.

Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede and her professional partner Artem Chigvintsev are dancing the Cha Cha, an American Smooth and their show dance will be played out to Steppin' Out with My Baby by Christina Aguilera.

So, Saturday night is the big one, an all female Strictly final and even now at the final hour, any one of these ladies could take the crown. Tune in on Saturday night to the BBC at 18.30 and at 20.40 to see who takes the Strictly crown in the results show.

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Strictly Come Dancing Semi Final Odds

It was obvious Susanna Reid felt blessed to make it through to the Strictly semi finals after making mistakes and being placed at the bottom of the Strictly leader board. Susanna’s popularity saved her once again as the two remaining male celebrities found themselves battling it out in the dance-off.

It was Ashley Taylor-Dawson who was eliminated after Bruno, Craig and Darcy unanimously voted to keep Patrick. However if Len had been total judge he would have saved Ashley stating Patrick had a bad habit of leading with his heal.

It is very much on the cards for an all female final with Patrick Robinson being the only guy left in the competition now.  He joins bookies favourite Natalie Gumede, news reader Susanna Reid, singer Sophie Ellis Bexter and the beautiful Abbey Clancy in the semi final.

The remaining five celebrities will perform two dances in the Strictly Come Dancing Final but there is only four places in the final so one will be leaving after the Sunday night Strictly Dance-Off.

Bookies are predicting Patrick and Susanna are likely to be dancing for survival with Patrick Robinson odds of 4/7 and Susanna Reid odds showing at 9/2. However, as we have already seen, Susanna is very popular so don’t be surprised if she doesn’t participate in the dance-off.

Natalie Gumede odds predict she will be safe while Sophie Ellis Bextor odds and Abbey Clancy odds give them a fair chance of staying.

Anything can happen this close to the Strictly Final and although the best celebrity dancer usually gets the title there have been exceptions over the years. So be prepared for anything.

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Natalie Gumede vs Susanna Reed for Strictly Win

Ben Cohen was the 8th celebrity to leave Strictly at the weekend after finding himself in the Strictly dance-off with Mark Benton. This weekend it’s likely Mark will join Ben as an ex Strictly celebrity dancer leaving the really credible dancing celebrities to fight it out for the win.

It seems to be a foregone conclusion Natalie Gumede will take the Strictly 2013 title and if it was just about dancing there wouldn’t be any uncertainty. However, bookies odds are predicting Natalie has a fight on her hands and are giving Suzanna Reed the same odds for the win.

Abbey Clancy, Patrick Robinson, Ashley Taylor-Dawson and Susanna Reid have all improved dramatically since their first dance. Sophie Ellis Bextor has moments of brilliance, her Charleston was the best so far in Strictly 2013 but her naturally graceful body appears to let her down occasionally.

Historically the great British public will vote for somebody who improves rather than a naturally gifted dancer. Denise Van Outen is living prove of that when last year on numerous occasions she found herself at the top of the leader board yet in the bottom two. The general public and the press objected to her previous dancing life albeit, many years ago.

Denise has been seen out with Natalie Gumede showing her support after Natalie was accused of having the same background.

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