Strictly Come Tweeting (17.10.15)

See below for my tweets regarding tonight's episode of Strictly Come Dancing, all in one place, like. This evening saw a personal first, when I gave one of my three available online votes to Anton du Beke. 

It's official: I've changed.
 
6:32pm: First Gleb Sighting of the Weekend. #Gleb

6:33pm: Tess' chest is in mourning.

6:35pm: "News Anchor, Kirsty Gallacher". Don't forget the glottal stop.

6:36pm: Last week, Anita came as Ruth Madoc.

6:38pm: Gleb and Anita: if it's not one sliding on the floor, it's the other.

6:38pm: If Anita moved like that on Country File, John Craven would have a heart attack.

6:40pm: Gleb's head is a completely blank canvas, on which he draws a face every morning.

6:42pm: Gleb is an animatronic operated by a team of five.

6:43pm: Every night, Gleb goes home, shuts his curtains* and has sex with himself. 

*(not a reference to his hair, or anything else)

6:44pm: Doniel O'Dannell.

6:48pm: Anyone remember the BBC2 sitcom The High Life?

6:48pm: (I thought Daniel did quite well, actually.)

6:50pm: Bruno's feedback to Daniel O'Donnell, summarised: "What you need to be is more of a dancer".

6:54pm: A guitar with no handle? No HANDLE? (Neck, Claudia. NECK).

6:55pm: Still excited at the prospect of a guitar without a handle. TV first.

6:55pm: F**king U2. No need.

6:56pm: Kirsty's got a massive squirrel on her head.

6:58pm: A broomstick has a shape. It's broomstick-shaped.

6:59pm: Len likes his similes.

7:01pm: GET IN.


7:02pm: Darcey could feel it going down her back. Ooh-er.

7:03pm: THEY HAVE TRAMPOLINES ON THE WALL. I MUST FIND THIS PLACE.

7:04pm: Will Len give this an S Club "Seven"?

7:05pm: Only Tess could make "That was heavenly" sound emotionless.

7:07pm: Every time they cut to Giovanni, he gets sweatier.

7:09pm: When will Jeremy do the grapeVine?

7:12pm: Why do they keep giving Jeremy all the comedy dances?

7:14pm: ...but when Jeremy had moves to do, for the most part, he did them.

7:16pm: Tess' outfit channels a witch's net curtains.

7:18pm: Is this the guitar without a handle that we're hearing?

7:23pm: Every time they cut to Tess, the netted bit of her dress gets bigger.

7:26pm: It's the Grampa Simpson Love Machine!

7:27pm: I came into my own once. Don't want to talk about it.

7:27pm: Definitely her best dance with knobs on.

7:30pm: Gleb lives in a Hall of Mirrors.

7:30pm: To be fair to Tess, she just did a good double-take.

7:34pm: Not sure about the My Generation bass break.

7:36pm: Taking off like a gazelle mixed metaphor in mid-flight.

7:38pm: Remember to sing the Black Beauty theme in-between the judges' scores timpani beats. REMEMBER.

7:38pm: Close your curtains, Tess.

7:40pm: The first rule of flamenco club is 'you don't talk about flamenco club'.

7:40pm: Gleb would make good use of Pasha's mirror.

7:41pm: Surely the BBC budget could stretch to buying Pasha a bigger jacket.

7:43pm: ...just like Bruno did in that Elton John video.

7:44pm: "Gleb was shouting..." I am bloody beautiful.

7:45pm: Carol's a sweetie.

7:46pm: When Natalie winked at the camera, SHE WAS WINKING AT ME.

7:47pm: (Quite enjoying Ainsley's VT comedy business.)

7:48pm: Go Ainsley. He's nailing it.

7:51pm: Ainsley's a versatile performer. He also cooks a cracking omelette.

7:54pm: To get over Helen's fear of lifts, they went up in a lift. Just explaining the joke.

7:56pm: I remember watching this doctor / nurse routine once on Television X.

7:57pm: I'll earth your grind.

8:00pm: Barcey Dussell.

8:00pm: Gleb wants more screen time.

8:01pm: Jordan's changed.

8:04pm: Christ, Janette's fierce.

8:07pm: Why does Bruno give constructive criticism to the natural dancers and only bitch about the non-dancers?

8:09pm: Once again, Strictly proves that celebrities have kids.

8:10pm: BEST. SONG. EVER.

8:11pm: This Elvis song makes my hair stand on end. No hair product necessary.

8:13pm: Everything should end with If I Can Dream. EVERYTHING.

8:14pm: Anton pushed Katie hard...Katie pulled it off.

8:17pm: When Gleb looks at the leader board, he sees GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB GLEB.

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