Strictly Come Dancing 2020 – Launch Show Discussion

After what has seemed like the longest year ever we are finally here. A bit later than planned but we made it! Tonight is the launch of the 2020 series of Strictly Come Dancing! And its also our first chance to see the class of 2020 out on the dance floor and paired up.

In a break with the norm there was no pairings spoiler this year or at least not one I was willing to stake my reputation on as the source was Twitter and they are notoriously unreliable as anyone around at 10pm on a Saturday night will know! So we are going into the launch show blind and will be discovering the parings together.

You can let me and the rest of the community know your thoughts on anything to do with tonight’s show right here in the comments. Or head on over to Facebook or Twitter to get involved in the discussions on those networks.

Another post will be coming later tonight once all the couples have been announced to confirm the couples and open a poll on your initial impressions so be sure to look out for that.

Please also check out my FAQ post which answers a lot of the questions coming into my inbox concerning the spoiler and how things are going to run this year in the age of Covid-19. It also goes into a little more depth as to why there wasn’t a pairings spoiler and what plans I have for the regular spoiler.

It’s been a tough year for all of us but providing this site is still going to cost me close to £1000 this series. I always stress this on the donation links but it is more important than ever in 2020 that you only consider helping me out with these costs if you can afford to do so. I would not want to cause anyone else hardship because they chose to help me out. However all donations are as ever gratefully received. You can make a one time donation by clicking on THIS LINK or using the button below:

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Class of 2020 – Who Are Your Favourites? (Poll)

So at breakneck speed over the course of the last week The BBC have revealed the 12 names to be taking part in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing and many of you have been filling up your bingo cards over on Facebook and Twitter as people comment the same things they say every year during the reveals over and over and over again.

But who are your favourites? You can let me and the community know by voting in the poll below. You can select as many or as few of the 12 options as you like.

Class of 2020: Who are your favourites? (Select as many as you like)
  • Maisie Smith 14%, 259 votes
    259 votes 14%
    259 votes - 14% of all votes
  • Nicola Adams 12%, 224 votes
    224 votes 12%
    224 votes - 12% of all votes
  • Max George 12%, 212 votes
    212 votes 12%
    212 votes - 12% of all votes
  • Bill Bailey 12%, 207 votes
    207 votes 12%
    207 votes - 12% of all votes
  • Jamie Laing 11%, 197 votes
    197 votes 11%
    197 votes - 11% of all votes
  • Caroline Quentin 11%, 196 votes
    196 votes 11%
    196 votes - 11% of all votes
  • Ranvir Singh 6%, 108 votes
    108 votes 6%
    108 votes - 6% of all votes
  • HRVY 6%, 107 votes
    107 votes 6%
    107 votes - 6% of all votes
  • JJ Chalmers 6%, 101 vote
    101 vote 6%
    101 vote - 6% of all votes
  • Clara Amfo 5%, 96 votes
    96 votes 5%
    96 votes - 5% of all votes
  • Jason Bell 3%, 53 votes
    53 votes 3%
    53 votes - 3% of all votes
  • Jacqui Smith 2%, 38 votes
    38 votes 2%
    38 votes - 2% of all votes
Total Votes: 1798
Voters: 740
6th September 2020 - 11th September 2020
Voting is closed

I know most of you will probably skip the next few paragraphs but I’m hopeful that a few of you don’t. This series is already looking to be 3 or 4 weeks shorter than normal which means I’m going to be losing a huge chunk of my annual income because of the pandemic. However the costs of operating this site continue and will be pretty much the same as normal. Like in previous years I’m asking for people to help me out either directly or indirectly.

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Strictly Come Dancing 2019 – Week 13 (Final) Discussion/Poll

Here we are. It’s the moment our couples’ have been working towards all series. The Grand Final starts in a few hours with the three finalists all hoping to lift the Glitterball tonight

But who is your champion? As always you can let me know your thoughts right here in the comments section (make sure you are clicked into the title of an individual post rather than viewing the homepage archives otherwise you will not see the comments section) or you can head on over to Facebook or Twitter to let me know your thoughts there. To get involved on Twitter remember to tag @davejthorp and include #StrictlySpoiler. Each time you get involved in the discussion you earn an entry into this month’s prize draw to win an iPad

There’s also more chances to win on the social networks if you can spot the hidden password contained in this post. Simply reply to the competition post on Facebook/Twitter with the password and #StrictlySpoilerComp for your chance to win a £50 Amazon UK Voucher

There’s no spoiler this weekend as not even the BBC are stupid enough to pre record the results of the final. I do however still have the Christmas Special spoiler and if you’d like to unwrap your presents a little early you can do so by checking out the spoiler on this link! It’s the spoiler that horrifies those who view it if The Sun is to be believed (which it isn’t!)

Please also take a couple of minutes to read this year’s thank you post where I talk about the 2019 series for The Strictly Spoiler and thank those who have contributed towards the huge success the site has had this year.

Polls will be opening right here throughout the final to ask who your winners are after each dance so check back for them

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