There’s a fine line between a dance that elicits an emotional response and one that’s merely bodies throwing shapes. I often think Strictly could sink entirely if Craig Revel Horwood ever left the judging panel. When Ellis-Bextor wrote about Strictly in Spinning Plates, her candid memoir from 2021, she quoted A Tale of Two Cities. No, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Strictly Come Dancing does move people – literally.

Source: The Irish Times December 20, 2025 21:45 UTC