Strictly Tour Pairings Announced

We now move full throttle towards the tour, and the promotors have finally announced the pairings for 2010. Very few of the celebrities have their partners touring with them, so it makes for some intereting couples...

Ali & Brian
Kelly & Matthew
Natalie & Darren
Ricky & Aliona
Austin & Lilia
Chris & Ola
Zoe & James
Mark & Kristina

And Ian and Natalie will also appear, but only in the pro numbers (making way for Matthew and Kristina to compete, as they did only the pro numbers last year).

Kelly & Matthew will be dynamite.

Mark & Kristina is an interesting pairing. It took Karen a long time to get Mark to open up and perform. How will be get on with a new partner?

I hope that different couples win different performances, as last year Rachel & Vincent dominated and won most of the shows. Surprising when Tom & Camilla were the winners of the series.

It will be interesting to see who audiences vote for. Will Chris be allowed to dance the Charleston in the 'latin' round? If so, he could steal it. Ali & Brian should pick up some votes. But Mark and Austin were also very popular in their series. It should be really interesting.