Comments

[john parkes]

Oh dear. Is she about to hit an iceberg?

[Martin Marprelate- A Man in the Street!]

Well I take my hat off to her! Not only did I agree with much of what she said when she was an MP, but I like the fact that she is prepared to do this and is not at all pompous! I wonder,were she on the Labour Back Benches or if she had stood down, would Harriet Harman take part in such a TV show? Anne Widdecombe gave me a laugh on a cold Sunday morning, and not a lot of politicians do that!

[Steve]

Never mind the dancing, she was SPOT ON on Addrew Marr's porgram this morning with her comments regarding the state's micromanagemnt of our lives!. Come back Anne!.

[Anthony Scholefield]

Big day in Switzerland today with another referendum pointing to the people overriding Parliament-time for some distraction management.

[HayfeverBlues]

Time to get her off the show - she's an embarrassment

[HYUFD]

HayfeverBlues- It is an entertainment show and the public like watching her, stop being so pompous!

[Frank]

How puerile the public must be.

[Charles Grove]

"the judges have just told you, I have yet to take up dancing". Queen of comebacks, if nothing else :)

[George Kendall]

She's entertaining, and it's an entertainment show.

And she might be setting a good example. Dancing isn't just for athletes and glamorous celebrities. Aside from being fun, it's a good social activity which is also good exercise.

[dussi]

Fashion note: her costume for that performace was a miracle of elegance for a woman with a difficult shape, perfect for evening wear and entirely suitable for someone no longer young. Some of the things she has worn have been utterly ghastly, but at last the designer has done her a favour.

And no, of course she can't dance, but it takes a certain amount of energy, flexibility and courage to do what she has done on the show. I do feel a bit sorry for Anton, though.

[Vince Causey]

It is good that the competition is not being marred by anything a "puerile" as actual dancing ability.

[a-tracy]

I smiled and laughed out loud at several of the comic moments in this performance, well done Anne I spotted the rope spin, New Yorkers and other techniques that Anton is teaching you, carry on enjoying it. Anton is excelling himself. If enjoying this makes me peurile then she deserves extra points for making me feel childish again ;-). Look if the purists only want able dancers then the BBC should only audition slim women < size 14, average size males < 42"/36" celebrities that have done some dance before - there are several participants that you can tell have taken dance lessons in the past. Why don't the BBC simply introduce a glass trophy for either the best dance of the series or the most consistent performer (a judges trophy) then the purists get what they want and the public viewers that are PAYING to keep Anne in and the show on the tv get what they want.

I hope that there are couples and singles Anne's age and size thinking how well she looks after this period of exercise and take up dance classes, it is a great social activity, men are always quick to judge and write off because they don't see the pure enjoyment and basic skills that Anne is picking up and aren't willing to have a go themselves. I agree with dussi this weeks outfit was lovely.

[Ivor Grudge]

George Osbourne dances to the Titanic Theme?!

UK industry and jobs dance to the Titanic Theme?!

Icebergs ahead for the Tories........