Keep on dancing, Susanna

 

Strictly Come Dancing
Saturday
LIVE ON BBC1

THE HAIRY BIKER IS NOW 500 MILES AWAY….

A deviation today to something I know very little about and, with two left feet, have even less aptitude for personally.

We’re talking Strictly Come Dancing 2013 – a novelty market yes – but pretty much the same rules apply as any other market. If you think the market is wrong – and differs substantially with your own view it’s time to step in (without stepping on her feet that is).

The competition now gets serious – the novelty acts are out of the way – this year’s John Sergeant / Ann Widdecombe was Hairy Biker Dave Myers who needs to be 500 miles away from Blackpool Ballroom after a lamentable performance last week when he ‘danced’ to the tune of I Would Walk 500 Miles by The Proclaimers.

Hot favourite is Natalie Gumede who failed to dance last week through a late injury.

From what I’ve seen BBC Breakfast host Susanna Reid looks interesting on Star Sports at around 6/1.

She comes across well on the shows with an engaging personality without any arrogance that can often put off voters.

Keep on dancing Susanna.

STAR FORECAST
(stake between 0.5 and 10 points)
4 points SUSANNA REID at around 6/1

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

A plum-sized diamond known as the Pink Star has fetched a record-breaking $83m (£51.7m) at auction.

Sotheby’s said it was a world record price for a gemstone.

The flawless 59.60-carat pink diamond is the largest in its class ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), with the second biggest less than half its size.

Set on a ring, it measures 2.69 by 2.06 centimetres and weighs 11.92 grammes.

There was applause as Sotheby’s David Bennett brought down the hammer in the heavily-guarded Geneva salesroom.

Noting that its pre-sale estimate had been $61m (£38m), he told reporters: “It surpassed our estimate. It’s a large amount of money in itself but I don’t think this stone has a price.”