by . claudia connell . published : . 19:37 est , 25 november 2012 . | . updated : . 03:33 est , 26 november 2012 . you ca n't help but feel sorry for victoria pendleton . imagine the come - down when you go from being the fastest thing on two wheels at the olympics to being the most wooden thing on two legs on strictly . she must be one of the fittest women in the world so why she dances like she 's on the nhs waiting list for a hip replacement is a complete mystery . after turning in a horribly stiff and awkward salsa on saturday victoria found herself , deservedly , bottom of the leader board with only 21 out of 40 . victoria pendleton , pictured with partner brendan cole , was strictly 's biggest signing of the year . ` really something ' : victoria put on an awkward and stiff salsa for her final dance . victoria must be dehydrated after all the tears she has shed on the show . ` well , that was really something , ' said brucie after her performance . that ` something ' being a complete car crash . her hideous baby-pink satin dress and aunt sally make-up did n't exactly help matters either . when craig revel horwood told victoria that the stage props had more fluidity than she did and awarded her a 4 it led to another mini-meltdown . it was no surprise when she ended up in the dance-off alongside michael vaughan before being voted off last night . perhaps it 's just as well that the judges sent her packing -- victoria has spent so much of the past two months sobbing she must be dangerously dehydrated by now . but , even though she could n't dance , she was strictly 's biggest signing this year and it 's a shame to see her go -- not least because wondering how len will get another cycling pun into his critique had become compulsive viewing . at the other end of the scale is denise van outen who , unless her partner james continues to drop her on her head as he has been doing in rehearsal , is dancing all the way to the final . for the second week running she topped the leader board , scoring 37 out of 40 for her elegant , flowing american smooth . she even got a 10 from bruno , which seemed a tad ott considering denise herself admitted that she went wrong -- but then nonsensical marking was the order of the day on saturday 's show . michael vaughan just stood there and thought of england as natalie lowe gyrated around him . of course , denise 's participation continues to cause controversy due to the fact she was a fantastic dancer from week one rather than a ropey one who got better with every week . it could be worse though , she could be dazzlingly brilliant one week yet so awful you have to watch through your fingers the next -- like michael vaughan . while michael is a natural at ballroom he just ca n't find his dancing feet with the more passionate , upbeat numbers . on saturday he did an argentine tango -- a dance that 's meant to be full of jumps , kicks and flicks but during which he just stood rooted to the spot while his partner natalie used him like a human pole as she posed and gyrated around him . meanwhile fellow olympian louis came in . for a right old rollicking from the judges for his paso doble . i hate it . when they criticise louis , his big , puppy-dog eyes fill with tears and . you can see him swallowing hard so he does n't lose control of his . emotions . leave him alone ! in keeping with the judge 's skew-whiff scoring , nicky byrne was praised to the rafters and given 36 for a charleston even though he was out of sync with his partner for most of the routine . after ending up in the bottom two at wembley nicky played the kiddie card and had his very photogenic children visit him at rehearsals . he also threw in a couple of their cute cousins for good measure . well played nicky . with half the contestants now gone the battle is really on and if michael 's three children do n't decide to ` spontaneously ' drop in on their daddy in rehearsals next saturday i 'll be very surprised .
claudia connell : view from the sofa . in a baby-pink satin dress and aunt sally make-up victoria pendleton ` car crashes ' of the show . denise van outen dancing all the way to the final . nicky byrne was praised to the rafters and given 36 for a charleston .
by . claudia connell . published : . 19:37 est , 25 november 2012 . | . updated : . 03:33 est , 26 november 2012 . you ca n't help but feel sorry for victoria pendleton . imagine the come - down when you go from being the fastest thing on two wheels at the olympics to being the most wooden thing on two legs on strictly . she must be one of the fittest women in the world so why she dances like she 's on the nhs waiting list for a hip replacement is a complete mystery . after turning in a horribly stiff and awkward salsa on saturday victoria found herself , deservedly , bottom of the leader board with only 21 out of 40 . victoria pendleton , pictured with partner brendan cole , was strictly 's biggest signing of the year . ` really something ' : victoria put on an awkward and stiff salsa for her final dance . victoria must be dehydrated after all the tears she has shed on the show . ` well , that was really something , ' said brucie after her performance . that ` something ' being a complete car crash . her hideous baby-pink satin dress and aunt sally make-up did n't exactly help matters either . when craig revel horwood told victoria that the stage props had more fluidity than she did and awarded her a 4 it led to another mini-meltdown . it was no surprise when she ended up in the dance-off alongside michael vaughan before being voted off last night . perhaps it 's just as well that the judges sent her packing -- victoria has spent so much of the past two months sobbing she must be dangerously dehydrated by now . but , even though she could n't dance , she was strictly 's biggest signing this year and it 's a shame to see her go -- not least because wondering how len will get another cycling pun into his critique had become compulsive viewing . at the other end of the scale is denise van outen who , unless her partner james continues to drop her on her head as he has been doing in rehearsal , is dancing all the way to the final . for the second week running she topped the leader board , scoring 37 out of 40 for her elegant , flowing american smooth . she even got a 10 from bruno , which seemed a tad ott considering denise herself admitted that she went wrong -- but then nonsensical marking was the order of the day on saturday 's show . michael vaughan just stood there and thought of england as natalie lowe gyrated around him . of course , denise 's participation continues to cause controversy due to the fact she was a fantastic dancer from week one rather than a ropey one who got better with every week . it could be worse though , she could be dazzlingly brilliant one week yet so awful you have to watch through your fingers the next -- like michael vaughan . while michael is a natural at ballroom he just ca n't find his dancing feet with the more passionate , upbeat numbers . on saturday he did an argentine tango -- a dance that 's meant to be full of jumps , kicks and flicks but during which he just stood rooted to the spot while his partner natalie used him like a human pole as she posed and gyrated around him . meanwhile fellow olympian louis came in . for a right old rollicking from the judges for his paso doble . i hate it . when they criticise louis , his big , puppy-dog eyes fill with tears and . you can see him swallowing hard so he does n't lose control of his . emotions . leave him alone ! in keeping with the judge 's skew-whiff scoring , nicky byrne was praised to the rafters and given 36 for a charleston even though he was out of sync with his partner for most of the routine . after ending up in the bottom two at wembley nicky played the kiddie card and had his very photogenic children visit him at rehearsals . he also threw in a couple of their cute cousins for good measure . well played nicky . with half the contestants now gone the battle is really on and if michael 's three children do n't decide to ` spontaneously ' drop in on their daddy in rehearsals next saturday i 'll be very surprised .
by . claudia connell . published : . 19:37 est , 25 november 2012 . | . updated : . 03:33 est , 26 november 2012 . you ca n't help but feel sorry for victoria pendleton . imagine the come - down when you go from being the fastest thing on two wheels at the olympics to being the most wooden thing on two legs on strictly . she must be one of the fittest women in the world so why she dances like she 's on the nhs waiting list for a hip replacement is a complete mystery . after turning in a horribly stiff and awkward salsa on saturday victoria found herself , deservedly , bottom of the leader board with only 21 out of 40 . victoria pendleton , pictured with partner brendan cole , was strictly 's biggest signing of the year . ` really something ' : victoria put on an awkward and stiff salsa for her final dance . victoria must be dehydrated after all the tears she has shed on the show . ` well , that was really something , ' said brucie after her performance . that ` something ' being a complete car crash . her hideous baby-pink satin dress and aunt sally make-up did n't exactly help matters either . when craig revel horwood told victoria that the stage props had more fluidity than she did and awarded her a 4 it led to another mini-meltdown . it was no surprise when she ended up in the dance-off alongside michael vaughan before being voted off last night . perhaps it 's just as well that the judges sent her packing -- victoria has spent so much of the past two months sobbing she must be dangerously dehydrated by now . but , even though she could n't dance , she was strictly 's biggest signing this year and it 's a shame to see her go -- not least because wondering how len will get another cycling pun into his critique had become compulsive viewing . at the other end of the scale is denise van outen who , unless her partner james continues to drop her on her head as he has been doing in rehearsal , is dancing all the way to the final . for the second week running she topped the leader board , scoring 37 out of 40 for her elegant , flowing american smooth . she even got a 10 from bruno , which seemed a tad ott considering denise herself admitted that she went wrong -- but then nonsensical marking was the order of the day on saturday 's show . michael vaughan just stood there and thought of england as natalie lowe gyrated around him . of course , denise 's participation continues to cause controversy due to the fact she was a fantastic dancer from week one rather than a ropey one who got better with every week . it could be worse though , she could be dazzlingly brilliant one week yet so awful you have to watch through your fingers the next -- like michael vaughan . while michael is a natural at ballroom he just ca n't find his dancing feet with the more passionate , upbeat numbers . on saturday he did an argentine tango -- a dance that 's meant to be full of jumps , kicks and flicks but during which he just stood rooted to the spot while his partner natalie used him like a human pole as she posed and gyrated around him . meanwhile fellow olympian louis came in . for a right old rollicking from the judges for his paso doble . i hate it . when they criticise louis , his big , puppy-dog eyes fill with tears and . you can see him swallowing hard so he does n't lose control of his . emotions . leave him alone ! in keeping with the judge 's skew-whiff scoring , nicky byrne was praised to the rafters and given 36 for a charleston even though he was out of sync with his partner for most of the routine . after ending up in the bottom two at wembley nicky played the kiddie card and had his very photogenic children visit him at rehearsals . he also threw in a couple of their cute cousins for good measure . well played nicky . with half the contestants now gone the battle is really on and if michael 's three children do n't decide to ` spontaneously ' drop in on their daddy in rehearsals next saturday i 'll be very surprised .
by. claudia connell. published :. 19:37 est, 25 november. |. updated :. 03:33 est, 26 november. you ca n't help victoria pendleton. imagine the come - down when go being the fastest thing two wheels at the most wooden thing on strictly. she must one so she dances 's on the nhs waiting list a hip replacement is. after turning a horribly stiff and awkward salsa on saturday victoria found, deservedly bottom only 21 out 40. victoria pendleton, pictured partner brendan cole was strictly 's biggest signing. ` really something ' : victoria put an awkward and stiff salsa for her final dance. victoria must dehydrated after all the tears on. ` well, that really something ' said brucie after her performance that ` something being a complete car crash. her hideous baby-pink satin dress aunt sally make-up did n't exactly matters. when craig revel horwood told victoria the stage props more fluidity she did awarded 4 it led another mini. it no surprise ended the dance-off alongside michael vaughan before being voted last. perhaps 's as the judges sent -- victoria has spent so sobbing she must dangerously by. but, even could n't dance strictly 's biggest signing this 's -- least wondering len will get another cycling pun into his critique had compulsive viewing at denise van outen who, unless her partner james continues drop on as has rehearsal dancing all final. for she topped the leader board, scoring 37 out for elegant, flowing american smooth. she even 10 from bruno, which seemed a tad ott considering denise herself admitted went wrong -- nonsensical marking the order on saturday 's show michael vaughan just stood thought england as natalie lowe gyrated around. of course, denise 's participation continues cause due a fantastic dancer from week rather a ropey one got better it could worse though, she dazzlingly one week yet so awful you through the -- like michael vaughan. while michael natural at ballroom he just ca n't find his dancing feet with the more passionate, upbeat numbers. on saturday he did an argentine tango -- a dance 's meant full jumps, kicks but during just stood rooted while natalie used him like a human pole as posed and meanwhile fellow olympian louis came. for a right old rollicking from the judges for his paso doble. i hate. when criticise louis, his big, puppy-dog eyes fill. you him swallowing hard so does n't lose. emotions. leave him! in keeping the judge 's skew-whiff scoring, nicky byrne praised to given 36 for a charleston even out sync for the routine after ending at wembley nicky played the kiddie card had his very photogenic children visit rehearsals. he also threw their cute cousins. well played nicky. with half the contestants now gone the battle really michael 's three children do n't decide ` spontaneously drop their daddy in rehearsals next saturday i very.
up in the dance-off alongside michael vaughan before being voted off last night . perhaps it 's just as well that the judges sent her packing -- victoria has spent so much of the past two months sobbing she must be dangerously dehydrated by now . but , even though she could n't dance , she was strictly 's biggest signing this year and it 's a shame to see her go -- not least because wondering how len will get another cycling pun into his critique had become compulsive viewing . at the other end of the scale is denise van outen who , unless her partner james continues to drop her on her head as he has been doing in rehearsal , is dancing all the way to the final . for the second week running she topped the leader board , scoring 37 out of 40 for her elegant , flowing american smooth . she even got a 10 from bruno , which seemed a tad ott considering denise herself admitted that she went wrong -- but then nonsensical marking was the order of the day on saturday 's show . michael vaughan just stood there and thought of england as natalie lowe gyrated around him . of course , denise 's participation continues to cause controversy due to the fact she was a fantastic dancer from week one rather than a ropey one who got better with every week . it could be worse though , she could be dazzlingly brilliant one week yet so awful you have to watch through your fingers the next -- like michael vaughan . while michael is a natural at ballroom he just ca n't find his dancing feet with the more passionate , upbeat numbers . on saturday he did an argentine tango -- a dance that 's meant to be full of jumps , kicks and flicks but during which he just stood rooted to the spot while his partner natalie used him like a human pole as she posed and gyrated around him . meanwhile fellow olympian louis came in . for a right old rollicking from the judges for his paso doble . i hate it . when they criticise louis , his big , puppy-dog eyes fill with tears and . you can see him swallowing hard so he does n't lose control of his . emotions . leave him alone ! in keeping with the judge 's skew-whiff scoring , nicky byrne was praised to the rafters and given 36 for a charleston even though he was out of sync with his partner for most of the routine . after ending up in the bottom two at wembley nicky played the kiddie card and had his very photogenic children visit him at rehearsals . he also threw in a couple of their cute cousins for good measure . well played nicky . with half the contestants now gone the battle is really on and if michael 's three children do n't decide to ` spontaneously ' drop in on their daddy in rehearsals next saturday i 'll be very surprised .
 The text is about Michael Vaughan's dance performance, which was impressive but not perfect. He had some mistakes and was criticized by the judges. Despite this, he still managed to impress with his energetic and passionate performance.