OK!'s Josie Copson explains her love for Strictly Come Dancing and why we should all be embracing the show rather than criticising it StrictlyComeDancing
As the nights get darker, pumpkin spice candles fill the aisles of HomeSense and the ‘big coats’ are retrieved from the darkest corners of our wardrobes, it can only mean one thing - it’s Strictly Come Dancing season.
I may never have previously heard of CBBC star Molly Rainford or Kiss FM’s Tyler West but within a couple of weeks I’ve no doubt I’ll be crying real tears at their Couple’s Choice routines. That is the power of Strictly. As for people who think that it’s “woke” or “box ticking” - diversity on our screens is so important. Children and adults could see themselves reflected, potentially for the first time - and feel joy from that. I've spoke to people who've felt less alone from seeing someone like themselves on the dancing show - just look at what Rose Ayling-Ellis's appearance did for the deaf community.
To say I’m a fan of the show is an understatement. It feels like one of those things that has always existed in my world. I can’t recall the first time I saw a celebrity stumble through a Cha Cha Cha, or get into a spin for the Viennese Waltz in the same way I can’t remember the first memory of my dad. The two just seem to have always been there for me. .
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