mostly david ephgrave

I find it worrying, looking back on my Twitter feed, that I managed to post a tweet for nearly every minute of tonight’s final of Strictly Come Dancing. I was in the strange position this year (as I mentioned at 8:17pm) of liking all the celebrities left in the competition and consequently, not really minding who won, as long as Jay from The Wanted didn’t find a way of sneaking into the studio unnoticed to become eligible to participate for a time; I really didn’t like that man. Unsurprisingly, they all put in great performances, so it could have gone any way. I expected Danny Mac to win, as he was the most consistent and perhaps the best dancer technically, but also had a soft spot for Louise (and an even softer spot for her partner Kevin from Grimsby). When Tess Daly announced Ore was the champion, I was surprised but not disappointed (as I said at 8:50pm), as he’s a great performer, and someone I’d warmed to, despite finding him irritating on BB...

Tonight’s Strictly Come Dancing was a Halloween special, with costumes and make-up galore (and that was just in the Ephgrave Household.) I tweeted along, as ever, like a teenager on their mobile during a school lunchbreak. See below for my meanderings: 6:45pm: By far the most terrifying fancy dress costume of tonight's #Strictly: the 'Tess Daly'. 6:46pm: Oh audience, you no clap in time no. 6:48pm: ...it's meant to be like a ghost train. 6:49pm: Is the choice of 'You Spin Me Round' for the group dance an intentional tribute or an accidental faux pas? 6:52pm: Bless Tess Daly for appearing on tonight's show before having the stitches removed for her eyebrow injury. 6:55pm: Louise Redknapp, in her VT: "This is the week I need to seriously grow some b̶a̶l̶l̶s̶ guts". 7:00pm: Kevin Clifton came to tonight's #Strictly as The Joker. Tess Daly has no idea what a joke...