Strictly 2010

How many seasons is it now? I know I've been watching since Season 2, so this must be Season 8?

I haven’t expressed an opinion on this year’s Strictly yet, and we’re already down to the final 6, where we have the (fairly) sublime and the frankly ridiculous. Yes, Ann Widdicombe, I mean you!

I guess I decided pretty much from week one that my favourite was ex-Blue Peter boy (well, I have an existing weakness there), and Countryfile presenter, Matt Baker. Particularly once I had seen that he could dance, though I still feel that Aliona’s choreography sometimes does him no favours, and he needs to ‘dance’ with his face.

I’ve also grown to like Kara Tointon, who has done some lovely dances, her salsa and American Smooth being particular highlights, and Pamela Stephenson who has put in some very good performances. Let’s not forget that there are only couple of years between her and the Widdicombe!

I can’t take to Sccooottt Maslen, particularly after the weekend when he was hugely over-marked for a dance that he had to be dragged through by his partner, and which was only step away from the Matt Di Angelo disaster from a few years ago.

My preferred final would be Matt, Kara and Pamela. My fear is that two of them might be sacrificed for the ‘favourite’ Scott, and the appalling ‘Widdy’.