Having watched the show last year, Greg and I settled down to watch this year’s offering (this time it was in aid of Sport Relief) and, to be honest, we both immediately pegged that Rufus Hound was going to win – despite it being the first dance of the series.
Seemingly the Great British public like seeing slightly qwirky comedians cross-dressing in rather revealing clothes and giving it a bit of welly.
That said, and in all fairness, Rufus’ dance definitely had the best choreography behind it and I found it an absolute treat to keep watching him perform. It seems that when people are out of their comfort zone that they really do exceed expectations and produce a fantastic gem! (In reality, you all know that I am just jealous and have spent the winter dancing along to the video in my front room…. right?! 😉 )
It’s a pity that Cole herself was ill as had someone managed to get her to pop up as one of the backing dancers, I reckon that the roof would have come off the studio!
My favourite performances of the series were: