{"id":240502,"date":"2023-11-05T20:15:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T20:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=240502"},"modified":"2023-11-05T20:15:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T20:15:29","slug":"i-wasnt-angry-to-see-angela-rippon-in-strictly-dance-off-says-vanessa-feltz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/celebrities\/i-wasnt-angry-to-see-angela-rippon-in-strictly-dance-off-says-vanessa-feltz\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I wasn\u2019t angry to see Angela Rippon in Strictly dance-off’, says Vanessa Feltz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strictly: Angela Rippon does splits in the air during dance<\/h3>\n

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What a week on Strictly Come Dancing! Unassailable Angela Rippon was pronounced \u201cwobbly\u201d by Craig Revel Horwood, doled a measly 6 by Shirley Ballas and ended up in the dance-off.<\/p>\n

I wish we, her ardent supporters, were bristling with bitter indignation. We weren\u2019t. We could see why our angel was waltzing again. <\/span><\/p>\n

For the first time, her polished poise and elegant execution were tempered with a tiny thread of vulnerability. <\/span><\/p>\n

Vintage contestants – even former professional dancer Debbie McGee – never get within sniffing distance of the Glitter Ball. <\/span><\/p>\n

Angela fans nationwide were praying our girl would buck the trend. Our hearts were in our mouths. <\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong> BBC Strictly’s Angela Scanlon suffers embarrassing wardrobe malfunction<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When the judges sent amiable Adam Thomas home instead, our relief was immense. <\/span><\/p>\n

Adam and Luba Mushtuk were an appealing duo and will be missed but Saturday nights without Angela and partner Kai Widdrington are utterly unthinkable. <\/span><\/p>\n

Having met and interviewed La Rippon, I\u2019m confident she\u2019ll shrug off her dance-off experience and dance exquisitely next week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strictly series 21 is turning out to be mesmerising. No longer did Shirley have to utter ominously: \u201cWe\u2019re nearly at the halfway mark!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019d actually reached that crucial milestone and goodness gracious weren\u2019t the judges acting up accordingly? <\/span><\/p>\n

Anton Du Beke – usually benign and prone to non-verbal expostulations of guttural joy – morphed into a punitive pedant, channelling the spirit of the late Len Goodman on one of his grouchy nights. <\/span><\/p>\n

Goodbye affable Anton, hello Judge Dredd. When he solemnly informed lovable Bobby Brazier his precision, sexily-throbbing Argentine tango was \u201ctoo rehearsed\u201d, we knew he\u2019d be trouble.<\/span><\/p>\n

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