Strictlywatch 2008: Week 4 Results

Another five minutes off the running time, corresponding to not getting the boys to trot out their Rueda again. There's still a fair bit of padding flying around (and I don't just mean the female dancers' bras, tiddy boom) and this week the guests were SIMPLY RED for Pete's sake, who not only are ghastly eighties throwbacks but I thought had broken up, though I couldn't actually be sure they weren't being fronted by Jon Culshaw, so maybe they have. But I loved all the celebrity dances - the American Smooth is my favourite dance anyway, the Latin guests were fabulous and so quick they looked as if they were on fastforward, and Ian and Camilla's was brilliantly cheesy with so many BIG FACES that it actually made me like Camilla. I'm so fickle.

As for the result, I'm with Len - on the strength of the dance off I'd have sent Heather home and kept Jessie. I'm still in shock at the public by and large voting off the couples who deserve to go - is this a result of not being allowed to vote all week any more, so it's less about popularity and more about the dances? If so it's an excellent development. Though having said that I was so glad to see Jodie and Ian stay in, perhaps slightly undeservingly, because they are such a great couple. (I get to be a hypocrite - it's my blog.) And I think Jodie is top candidate for going on a Strictly "Journey" this series. Hurrah!