Lauren really has blossomed this year, and we'll see if they're able to give her a decent prospect next year. I thought she and Graziano were well-matched.

I always got the impression that they signed up celebs in the early summer, and assumed that Annabel had agreed to do the show after losing her husband. That doesn't take away from her bravery and that she's been inspirational, as you say. She probably does need the downtime now to process more, but with the tour as something to look forward to. She showed a great deal of perspective in the results show and on her ITT interview.

I agree that it is the best 3 in the final. Although I'll always wonder how far Amanda would have gone if things had worked out better for her. She was the best older female celeb from the beginning. Who knows what would have happened if Nigel had been able to pull off an excellent Charleston in the quarter-finals too? But given all that, it's not a bad line-up at all. Just that I'll be very tense until I see them all...I was going to type 'come down the stairs' but it'll be something a lot snazzier in the final.