mostly david ephgrave

I would argue the biggest star of tonight’s Strictly was Anton du Beke’s outfit. It certainly wasn’t a picture of subtlety, but that isn’t a quality you expect from du Beke at the best of times; least of all when he has to dance a samba. It may even have been a case of diversion tactics as, while his partner Ruth Langsford is definitely showing lots of improvement, a samba’s a tough call for celeb contestants at the best of times, with only the rumba being more of curse (unless you’re Debbie McGee as her dance tonight proved). See below for tonight’s Twitter shenanigans from me; they’re best read while watching the show back on iPlayer; treat it a bit like watching The Wizard of Oz while listening to Dark Side of the Moon. 6:36PM: There'll be some tweets about # Strictly; I apologise in advance. 6:36PM: I had a minute and a half of pure happiness once; it's probably best we don't talk about it. 6:38PM: Picture...