They were the best couple! They adored each other and their dances!! Every week there was passion. Never have a couple been done out of a final and a winning place!! Because let’s face it they would have got the public vote.

Ahhh, that's one of his best dances!! So incredible! People don't talk about Nigel's story telling skills, really. He communicates all the stories and emotions of the dance so well! So gorgeous! I say it should have gotten a 10.

@scor66

7 ай бұрын

Exactly 👍👍👍

For a male celeb, this Rumba was amazing and underscored. I've not enjoyed a male Rumba since Kelvin's and even his first attempt was not fully fluid. Nigel kept moving throughout the dance, his hip action could've been a little more emphasised at some points but he executed Katya's beautiful choreography so well. I especially loved the fast and slow moments, and the storytelling was gorgeous. I really think this deserved 9s across the board and hope they get through to next week!

He's improved so much. Probably one of his best dances from Paso and Salsa. Katya's amazn choreography never let's me down. 9/10

Brings me to tears when watching this, knowing now that this was his final dance on Strictly. I know for a fact that he would have made it to the final, and even had a fair chance of winning. Nigel and Katya are the most remarkable couple to ever grace the Strictly floor. In a way, I’m glad that out of all the dances Nigel ever performed, I’m glad that it was this one that was his final dance. It feels like a goodbye in its own way, and I can’t thank Mr Harman enough for agreeing to do this show.

This man is just AMAZING!

I knew he would smash this! Rumba is so hard for a male celeb but he sold it so well, it was gorgeous! Him and Katya are a stellar partnership!

I love watching Nigel and Katya dance. It’s just beautiful. They have amazing connection. My favourite dance of the season this. I hope people voted for them ❤️

Loved it! But they were undermarked once again! I'll give them a 10! Go Nigel and Katya!❤❤👏👏

This works because of their incredible chemistry ❤

These two are amazing storytellers and artists. I have fallen in love with the story they told during this dance. Their dancing partnership was sublime - one of my favourite to watch in years.

My favourite dancer of the season. I do not understand the judges. He is very artistic and elegant. I do hope that the public will keep him in the competition. I was expecting a 10. I was wrong😢

Can’t believe Nigel hasn’t had a 10 yet. I feel he was under marked. I really want Nigel to Make the final but it’s going to be tough here on in with the results.

I really enjoyed that, one of the best male celeb rumbas i've seen on SCD. Katya always so imaginative in her choreography. It was so emotive. I scored it a 9. Judges score of 8,8,8,9.

+1 VOTE Never seen Katya enjoying herself so much, and so relaxed. Maybe its Nigel's meditation rubbing off on her.

I love this duo! Love this dance. It's a soft gentle rumba! Katya's a vision tonight 8.5/10 Vote people!!

That was HOT! Nigel was made to rumba.. it just suits his physique and sensuality. 🙌🙌

OMG that made me cry. I feel like my heart just burst. well done, Nigel and Katya.

What a beautiful dance ❤

Nigel is a natural performer he was fab in eastenders all those years ago hope he makes it to the final

So beautifully tender! Their connection and storytelling is immense! ❤

Male Dance of the night. swooninggggggggggggggggg

Storytelling of the highest calibre.

I could not help but sing along. Beautiful Rumba.

Craig-8 Motsi-8 Shirley-8 Anton-9 Me-9 Total-42/50

Beautiful rumba stunning looking couple.we love you N & K ❤❤

Nigel did so well to! Beautiful performance and such a big improvement! ❤😊

Justice for the rumba!!!

Loved this routine 😍

Smashing!

Beautiful I loved it a great male rumba and the choreography was top notch 9/10

Great dance, good comments but undermarked as usual 😢Justice for Nigel and Katya. You getting my votes every week.

Brings a tear to my ear.

I loved watching the dance performance between katya and nigel and her dance partner

Excellent performance. Loved it.

Amazing that's all I can say these to are fab

Omg Jesse Smith singing had me in tears !

@SarahCraigGater

7 ай бұрын

Not for good reasons though

Score - *8/10* Nigel is an excellent solo dancer and this shows, the storytelling was beautiful and some of the steps were really interesting and new, good hip action and pivots. I just feel that compared to the others he isn't blowing me away and there could have been more proper Rumba but for a male Rumba it was excellent and a really solid strong dance. I thought it was probably his best dance joint with the Couple's choice emotionally, but I still want to see him push his technique. If it was down to him and Annabel, I would have to save her because I just don't think compared to her and the rest actually that Nigel has improved that much.

Beautiful!! ✨️ It's a little odd how they got such high praise yet quite a low score, scoring seemed to be really inconsistent tonight 😢 They could be in the dance off but honestly, anything could happen now..

@deltafay1981

7 ай бұрын

A little odd they got such a high score....Katya performed the rumba...she was the only one who did. Nigel did what Adam did......facilitated...... let's be honest

@normankennith7919

7 ай бұрын

this could be the end of the line for nigel & katya but personally, i hope it's layton & nikita!!!

@louisemcd2937

7 ай бұрын

@@deltafay1981 that’s basically what the male does in the rumba, stands and makes the female look good.

@TigerPrawn_

7 ай бұрын

All the scores and comment this season seem mismatched. You get low praise and high scores too...

@normankennith7919

7 ай бұрын

angela & carlos were robbed last week!! in my opinion!@@TigerPrawn_

This was amazing and just loved it!! Well done!!💌

Thank KZread & God that there are slo mo settings! 😍🥵😋🥰

A beautiful dance 👏👏👏

I want Nigel to be in the final ❤ He dances so masculine and manly ... Many men dance feeling weird and hardly find themselves through the dance but Nigel does it so manly .. and he is definitely a leading man .. as we know leading katya is so hard

@zxaddictxz

7 ай бұрын

The judges/producers don't want Katya to have a second win. They realize that Nigel's popularity plus Katya's outstanding choreography might ruin their plan to give victory to one of the other couples. Most probably, they will attempt to eliminate Nigel and Katya before the final two compete for the prize (don't ask me how one can manipulate the scores to achieve it: all you need to know is some math and the public voting trends).

@woollett182

6 ай бұрын

@@zxaddictxzcorrect. Shirley and Craig have never forgiven Katya over the whole Sean Walsh kiss because they are good friends with Neil hence why she hasn’t got far since that year. I think Nigel was meant to get to the final though. Bobby’s show dance was meant for Nigel because all the elements in it were about him

O it was so good.

This was a very difficult dance, performed beautifully! As was said, the rhumba is not a dance in which it is easy for the man to shine, because most of the movement is often performed by the woman and he supports her. However, Nigel definitely drew the eye here and he deserves all credit for that. I cannot understand why the judges are so consistently hard on him and give him such low scores!

Nigel undermarked for a difficult dance. I felt the strong hand of production last night steering the leaderboard. They want Annabel in the Final with Layton and Ellie.

It was so emotional that I started to cry. 😥💝 Well done Nigel. 👏

Great Rumba Nigel & Katya...... You Should Have Got A 10..... Never mind What Do The Judges Know... ( They Kept Angela Rippen In To Long 🤔 )

Nigel amazing dancer and so handsome

@jenniegeorge6788

6 ай бұрын

Agree he is very attractive and an excellent actor and dancer xx

Brilliant 💞👍

A very solid attempt at a very difficult Rumba. Nigel's arms are exquisite and they really help his story telling. What was lacking was a little bit of fluidity in the hips and in between steps which requires incredible precise control making Rumba so difficult for leading celebs. It takes months, not days to master. 8

Scores ⭐️ Craig:8 Motsi:8 Shirley:8 Anton:9 🟰33

@penjim2013

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. :)

Dance of love ❤❤

(1) The wardrobe department person who covered Katya's amazing body in rags should be fired. Same with Nigel's shirt: they should have used transparent fabric. Don't they understand that in Rumba every body curve does the talking? (2) It is a stunning number that deserves to be performed in proper clothing. I would love to see it again! Nigel and Katya are magnetic.

Ooooooo damn that's Dennis Rickman!

Wooooo brilliant!

Excellent performance considering how difficult this dance is for the male celeb, Katya is amazing of course and I'm not jumping on the bandwagon here but given the positive comments the dance received from the judges, it was worth two more 9's I feel ( Craig never seems to give them more than an 8!)

Love this dance and also love Jessie's singing! 🔥

OMG this was my top choice of the night (ok after Ellie/Vito lol). These two got really into it, you could feel the "love" them, such an atmosphere. Have a good day reader :)

Lovely 🌟🌟

Beautiful! Loved the routine. The elegance and beauty they had are pure perfection! But it lacked a bit of the rotation. But all in all I thought it was lovely! I really love Nigel, he puts the hours into his efforts and he appreciates Katya’s training! I love this! Partnership is beautiful

I loved the singer!

A male celebrity doing a rumba always fills me with dread but NIGEL…. HE ROCKED IT! Underscored imo but the scoring was nasty and all over the place throughout. Fingers crossed for these two

I enjoyed the dance itself, their chemistry and partnership together is brilliant and really shows, but I really wish they'd kept the music scaled back. You never have a rumba with someone full on belting a song, it was a bit weird...

She’s unreal that Katya. Russian beauty really is unmatched.

I think they will get in the danceoff

I wasn’t a fan of the song at all but I was happy for Nigel that he got better comments this week!

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Katya, amazing, i think she is the best female pro in Strictly Nigel.... Rumba requires a bit bit bit more hip action....

@zxaddictxz

7 ай бұрын

Agree, with one correction: Katya is undoubtedly the best female pro in SCD

@emilyerith5213

7 ай бұрын

@@zxaddictxzdefinitely 100%!!! Her choreography is unrivalled 💃

Dancing a Rumba to a Celine Dion song

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Gentle

Love love love but under marked YET again why give good feedback and with no mistakes still score them low so they were in the bottom two. Thank goodness the voters see the judges have their favourites and it's target marking.

Me-9 My mum-8 My sis-8 My nan-10 35/40

that singer needs to issue a public apology to celine dion.

@LovedByYou

7 ай бұрын

😭😭😭, TRUE😊

@bessieburnet9816

7 ай бұрын

This was fine. Now, that cover of I Will Survive on the other hand... ouch.

@user-tr9cv3vc2d

7 ай бұрын

What are you talking about, he is amazing. There is only one Celine, he is singing in his own way and I loved it.

@danaw3364

7 ай бұрын

The singing is perfectly fine I assume you are tone deaf

@michaelvega6646

7 ай бұрын

Not everyone can sing the songs the same way the original singers did, I can sing these type of songs well

9

I really like Nigel and Katya but he had no hip action ❤

Me-9 Jessica-9 Amelia-9 Alex-9 36/40

An 8 for me! But they were really good 👍

They let them do lifts now in rumba?

@nal7812

7 ай бұрын

No . That’s an assisted lift which is allowed .

our scores: me: 8 diya: 8 kelsey: 8 owen: 8 32/40 he did a brilliant job of a difficult dance. however there was nearly no hip action, his free arm was dead throughout and there was an illegal lift that the judges just decided not to mention. all of that being said, these two are definitely the best when it comes to storytelling, the message is always clear as day. still waiting for his american smooth, charleston and argentine tango as those will be incredible.

Nigel’s dances are continuously under-marked and I am getting really annoyed by it. He is such a phenomenal dancer yet the judges mark him low every time. Keep your head up Nigel and carry on being awesome!!

Nigel and Katya Next. Arrr Katya, she is so good at choreography that she can make a dance with not many moves seem like it has so many moves. I felt this dance was over done in the dramatics department, if you want to see how to dance a rumba take a page out of Ellie's book. I think Nigel is real one and he is trying but for me the emotion, the dance it just didn't click, and the hole thing felt a bit wishy washy.

The dance was splendid, but this cover of All Coming Back To Me Now didn't have anything special in comparison to the original by Céline Dion or the Meat Loaf versions.

This team was always under marked. Some of the judges didn’t take to Nigel but more so they still hold what Katya done to Neil against her

Rumba w only R in it but no rumba at all. If it was not in title, Id hardly could guess it was rumba! Did not engage me at all, sadly. It was not seductive but melancholic.

the vocalist sure tried his best, but the range wasn't there

@gillandste5808

7 ай бұрын

I don't think you realise how hard this song is to sing. He didn't lower the key, he sang it as it's meant to be sang but that 'baby, baby, baby' bit of the song is so hard for any male to reach. He did amazing!!!

Illegal lift????

@jaywren20

7 ай бұрын

The debate is whether it counts as a 'lift' if they are helping her down not lifting her up.

Damn the band really butchered the song, what a mediocre voice

Honestly I think he should go tomorrow. I love Nigel but this rumba lacked hip action by far. 7. Also y a lift?????

Music didnt match thr Rumba at all.

He has way more experience than Layton but that doesn’t fit the hateful narrative

That must go down in SCD history as the ugliest dress ever created.

Lucky to survive this week, Angela is gone now unfortunately.

@bluecolor1600

7 ай бұрын

Nah, not lucky to survive, Nigel and Katya were simply fantastic!!