Grand Final - Strictly Live Show

Will be back in as soon as Chelsea game finished. *leave a bowl of mini cheddars*

evening all,

go Harry and Aliona cant wait

Evening all - I have enough fizzy wine for all. And some chocolate roulade. Help yourselves. Am quite excited, and a little squiffy!

prosecco is ready

Hi everyone

I'm bringing champagne & profiteroles to the party tonight.

Harry or Chelsee to win - really don't mind which of them lifts the trophy.

Hey all. Have loads of party food as I've just come back from the Sunday School Christmas party.



Sausage rolls, cake or ham sandwiches anyone?

Evening all



nice bottle of Chardonnay and assorted cheeses and biscuits if anyone would like some.



Good luck to all especially Jason.



Chocolate roulade sounds great bruce

Hope Chelsea wins, she cam from nowhere and really proved what hard work can achieve./

So excited!!!!!! Still not sure who will win,Harry or Chelsee,both so good.

Really looking forward to tonight. I turned down an invite to go to someones for a meal partially because I wanted to watch tonights final. Sure I will not be disappointed

Evening all.l I'm full of antibiotics and barking like a sea lion so no booze for me. Ho Hum. Hope that Harry wins but also hope they all perform to their best with no disasters.

Hello all. Really looking forward to the show...they are all so good!!



Red wine, anyone.....?

I notice we all mentioned the alcohol before the food.



I think we are in for an excellent final - 3 very good dancers. I am stuck between whether I want Chelsee or Harry to win. They will certainly have to work for my vote.

Have a bottle of wine chilled and ready to go along with some nibbles! I really want to see Harry win but, if not, I would at least like to see all four of his dances. It's such a shame that they all have to learn a new dance but one doesn't get to perform it.

Hi all Strictlypeeps, looking forward to tonights show it should be great. Little late tonight as I bravely fought the shops today for last minute Christmas shopping and fell asleep on the couch. However, now ready for SCD as have cheese straws, mini quiches, chilled glasses of cava and a tin of quality street for us all to indulge, please go mad and help yourselves.

I want either Harry or Jason to win. Chelsee just really annoys me.

Yes, this is it! We are all ready. The teddy on the couch has put on his christmas tuxedo and ofcourse the 3D glasses. What does he know about 3D abd an old TubeTV. Who do we want to win, well it will either be Chelsee or Harry. We have not decided yet. We rely on our Teddy for the decision.

Kicksnflicks sorry to hear you are poorly sick, hope you get better in time for Christmas. I could do you a drink of hot lemon barley water, so just let me know. Well here we go fans.....

It is showtime. I wonder if that clip of the judges means they won't be scoring tonight either

Yes please Tangometassles that would be nice with a few cheese straws on the side. Thanks. Here we go, hope its a good one.

Why are Anton and vincent topped when the other boys are showing off their chesticles?

Dogstail stew followed by trifle !

Evening punters Hopes it's a good un !

Evening folks. Soo excited! I have wine but no nibblies - good job you lot have brought plenty!

That opeming was amzing! It looked a lot like a paso.



Tess looks like a mermaid in that dress.



Oh no, there's echo, however, it's not as bad as Wembley.

Was there ever a more cheap and tawdry opening?

Tess has forgotten to take off her petticoat!

Here we go, I am so excited I cant breath....come on harry and aliona, have been behind you all the way..I am sure you will be fab tonight.xx

I agree with you teddyandgypsy....horrible! Most of the pro dances have been a mess this year. Shame....

This is multi tasking. SCD on TV. Football online. Chatroom online and ths blog online all at same time. C'mon Chelsea...........opps wrong window. C'mon Jason.

Did anyone find out why all of the judges did not comment on Harry's first dance last week?

Team Hali dancing 1st. Looking forward to seeing if he can match or even better that Quickstep performance of a couple of weeks ago.

Dfer 29 I have enough trouble eating and watching 1 prog at the same time,....

i am SOOOO excited tonight. I loved the opening number. I love Blackpool so much better than Wembley. Harry or Chelsee 2 win....Lots of wine here no nibbles I'm afraid....

Lets hope that Chelsee doesn't win it

Oh forgot got food and a coffee too :)



Looks very sterile quickstep. Functional not fun. Got better. 8 or 9 Dfer supposes.

What a joy Harry is. Wonderful.

A great start from Harry, well done young man.

wow - at last, we are being allowed to see their feet -- Brilliant ..... Can we try this again next year ?

Seemed consistently as good as last time. 10s I should think.

Great start Hali...... What a Great venue !

Harry most certainly could match or better the standard he set when he performed that quickstep the 1st time. Surely Craig will give him a 10 for that

Harry, This sets the standard for tonight. We did not see any flaw It was marvelous. The teddy on the couch gives 10.

Harry's flaw was in the disconnection a lot from Ailona, on the performance. Not feeling the Joy with Harry, but danced excellently. Which is why 9 from Dfer, it needed just a lil bit of sparkle for a 10 really.

amazzzin Harry, great start..must have drawn the short straw to go 1st

See that floor bounce!

Yes - Harry scores 40 finally & deservedly so.

@ 34 ... I don't mind who wins... I want it to be the best Dance partnership !

Loved Harry's quickstep. Glad they got a 40. They so deserved it for that.

He so deserved that score. Hope he can keep it up for the other dances.

Wow if that comment from Craig is anything to go by Harry will be getting his 1st 4 10s. He fully deserves that. What a start to the show!

Had chinese now for a baileys come on Jason the other two annoy

Fabulous dance but agree with Dfer, lacked the extra sparkle

Harry will win, but he isn't the best. Shame for the others really.

I said to my wife that Tess looks like a mermaid, and that the forums wouldn't like the opening routine. Crystal ball in OK-ish mode, then... Can't predict the winner though. Loved Harry's foxtrot again - though his smile looked a bit forced in places. Bless.

They will all get 10's because the judges scores dont count.

If history is anything to go by Chelsee is going to need all the votes she can get because history shows that that the couple who dance 3rd are the couple to be eliminated at the halfway point and 3 couple final or not the 2nd couple to dance is always (apart from maybe series 1 which I missed) the couple to lift the glitterball.



So if history repeats itself Chelsee will be voted out at the midway point with Jason taking the glitterball at Harrys expense

Jason can be the best best he trips himself up. Lots of attack here fro Jase. Ot oh going off the boil a bit. Shame Dfer 9 again.

I've just brought in the purple WKD. Anyone want some?

I didn't find that quite as joyous as first time around although I thought Jason's posture was much better.



9

Well done Jason - that was brilliant



10 from me

the only word for that is HORRIBLE. No way a tango, no way a disco, just cheap rubbish with Jason stiff as a post with his bum stuck out and his face in a rictus grin. Awful, awful, awful

Well done jason

So happy Harry had 4 x 10's at last - well overdue

i really love harry, go for the win!!!

Jason, This was a full on very nice tango. Was it a 10, well nearly but it was not as good as Harry so The teddy on the couch gives 9

I just don't warm to Jason - not saying he doesn't try hard, but he looked a bit bent over at times.

While Jason gives at it all it doesn't feel like a Tango to me. also had bottom sticking out in the middle of the dance. Great entertainment for all that.

9's coming for Jason.

Evening all - white wine (a 2009 vintage!) and Fig Rolls here at Teutonic Towers.



Opening showdance was briliant.



Tess looks amazing tonight, and Bruce is on good form as usual - bless him.



Harry - WOW - stunning quickstep - richly deserved 40. 10 from me.



Jason - highly entertaining as usual - bit lost timining a little - 9 from me.



Harry is my personal favourite for the glitterball - the best all-round package - a good dancer, polite, eloquent, humble, hardworking, and an all-round good egg.

I agree with you Bruce42 - I think the first time they did it it had the surprise element as well.

Jason goes for the row of tents vote !

Loved that Jason, the echoing is annoying me a bit now though. The dance was great.

Somebody tell Jason that this is not the place for the Gettysburg address. And no, we aren't interested in his kids.

Hi Dfer Polar do you want to know the result in the Wigan V Chelsea game? Good dance from Jason & Kristina but I feel Craig and Bruno were correct in not giving out 10s

No. 55 Hope you are so right

Loved Bruno killing himself with laughter as Jason danced in front of him! Enjoyed Jason's dance but thought he looked a bit as if someone had rammed a broom...well, I'm sure you know what I mean. Craig said he's got there through old-fashioned hard work, and it does show sometimes. But he's good.



What are the odds on Alesha giving every dance a 10 tonight?

They should have left Pasha's ears off. They look wrong without the rest of the Shrek get up.

being a northerner it is so irritating when bruce takes the mick out of accent. what a dinosaur

Did the door get stuck shut on the tanning booth with Chelsee?

Did I miss a tango???? Awful. Harry should walk this but what do we know. Oh, here comes the baby! Let's see what she can't do this week and still get a 40 score!

Im fed up with Bruce taking the p**s out of Chelsees accent - its verging on discrimination - just because she won't stand up for herself.



About time for Bruce to go

Looking forward to seeing Chelsees jive

That was so out of time at one point, it made me cringe. 8

Thought the donkey dance well

Just felt they were a little out of sync there. Very good though.



9

I know the footie score thanks Pasopeter, I was watching the game in a window online.



Oh it was going so well till rhe slide through. They mucked about on the hand hold, still not too shabby. Dfer 9 again. No tens from me yet. I will when I see it. all 9's so far from me. Judges are CRAZY.

Chelsee - better than before, for me. Real competition tonight.

Chelsee ! Dancing like she wants to win.... well done !

Ummm, a lot of arm and skirt swinging for me but good all the same, but don't think it was a ten.

83 - totally agree with you Neil

I feel the same as the first time they did the jive. Lots of energy but too much spinning around with no purpose. Harry the stand out in that round.

Harry-10+1

jason-9

Chelsea-10

Chelsee that was fantastic! Craig upgraded Harrys Quickstep from a 9 to a 10. Will he do the same to Chelsees jive?

Chelsee, not what we expected. The synchronisity was sometimes gone and she couldn't keep up all the time. But it was a very fast jive so faults are easy to make. Lovely to watch. The teddy on the couch gives 9

Agree with you Kicks that Harry takes round 1.

IMO 1st round to Chelsee then Harry then Jason....Sorry Neil..!

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Can't give a 10 to Chelsee with a muck up and timing issues.

Love Jason's tango and Chelsee's jive. Jason or Chelsee to win. Both have done some outstanding dances with great concepts, choreography and bundles of energy. Quite a few of Harry's dances have lacked that extra sparkle unfortunately.

When Len was judging the world championships I bet he didn't give the other judges that pained look he gives Craig

Chelsee - full of energy, but LOST TIMING twice - once on the side-by-side kicks, and again when they were appart facing away from each other. A very good dance, and highly entertaining - but we are in the FINAL - so it should be PERFECT - and it wasn't. A 9 from me.



Of the first round dances: 1st=Harry, equal 2nd=Jase and Chelsee.



Don't agree with the 10s from the judges for Chelsee - but I do have a theory . . .