As Andy Williams once sung about this time of year (if not about the festive comings and goings of celebs): “It’s the hap-happiest season of all.
“With those holiday greetings and gay happy meetings/When friends come to call/It’s the hap-happiest season of all.”
But among all these tidings of comfort and joy, remember the following poor celebs. Many of them have had a bit of a nightmare week before Christmas.
Layton Williams
It has been two decades since Strictly Come Dancing first became a staple of Saturday night viewing. We’ve now reached the stage in the series’ life cycle where being an excellent dancer is Actually Bad, according to truth-twisters.
Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola are great winners for 2023. But are they the worthiest winners from this year’s series? Not if the criteria for winning a TV dance show means the most talented and dedicated dancer wins. As demonstrated, however, it isn’t.
For weeks and weeks, grumbles about Layton Williams‘ dance excellence were amplified. The moans swelled unconvincingly: “He shouldn’t win, he’s too good!” Imagine trying to make out that is anything but a backwards position to take. The insinuation Layton be dismissed because of his background – his training, by the way… what were you thinking of? – saw some dubious types stick a red flag in themselves.
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Thankfully, Layton isn’t as fragile as his risible critics. He was denied, despite his undeniable and superior talent. Strictly isn’t strictly a competition, though. It is, of course, ultimately a popularity contest with sequins. And that’s fine – get passionate about your favourite, by all means. But doing others down for the most absurd of reasons doesn’t lift your faves up.
Excellent Ellie – a personal favourite – turned out to be the most popular of the Strictly 2023 cast. But TV shows such as Strictly frequently reveal the most unpalatable sides of some those watching at home. And Layton wiped the dance floor with them all.
Vanessa Feltz
This Morning’s Vanessa pulled the “some of my best friends are coeliacs” card after spouting tripe about gluten-free grub recently.
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