Week 8 Strictly Come Dancing

Last week our time travelling stars danced through the decades. And

Wembley Arena erupted like never before. The dancers were trickier.

The lifts were bigger. And with the competition so fierce,

the scores were higher than ever. But, sadly, Richard discovered he

only had a one-way ticket, leaving him stranded on his desert island.

Now, just eight remain and surviving Wembley has made them the

Give me some space! What do you want space for you might not be

here next week. It doesn't matter. Easy for her to say when she is top

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Live from Television Centre, please welcome your hosts, Sir Bruce

She's never missed yet! I was going for that. We got there in the end.

That's the main thing. What's all this? What is this? It's the lights,

they're fabulous. Is that necessary?! Right, good evening,

ladies and gentlemen, and children and welcome to Strictly Come

Dancing. Is it necessary?! It's nice to see you, to see you...

AUDIENCE: Nice! Yes, it's nice to see you, Bruce. Now this week we

have two birthdays. Kimberley's birthday was on Tuesday and

tomorrow it's Bruno's birthday. I thought I would buy both of them a

birthday cake. I got Kimberley an angel cake because she is an angel.

What did you get Bruno? A fruitcake. APPLAUSE

. Better than nothing! A nutty fruitcake. Happy birthday to you...

That's enough! Right. Is that necessary? It is! Last week we saw

nine couples dancing through the decades at Wembley Arena. Behave!

Despite performing their biggest routines we had to say goodbye to

one couple and Richard and Erin left the competition. Our stars

might be back on home ground here, but the pressure is still on. They

get closer to the glitterball trophy. That's right. The

competition's hotting up and tonight promises to be another

night of sizzling ballroom. before... Now, that was necessary.

Before they boil over, it's time to From girlband Girls Aloud, pop

princess Kimberely Walsh and her partner Pasha Kovalev. From

Westlife, Nicky Byrne and his partner Karen Hauer. Cricket legend

Michael Vaughan and his partner Natalie Lowe. Soap star Lisa Riley

and her partner Robin Windsor. Olympic gymnast Louis Smith and his

partner Flavia Cacace. Star of CBBC's Tracy Beaker, Dani Harmer

and her partner Vincent Simone. Presenter and performer Denise Van

Outen and her partner James Jordan. And finally, Olympic gold medallist

Victoria Pendleton and her partner APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

They look so great. Yes. There they all are, and desise, what a start -

- Denise what a start to your routine last week, carried in

shoulder high with four hunky men in loincloths, we are pleased for

you, Denise, but it's been a week now. Can we have them back? I

thought that would go better than that, never mind! What a waste of

five lines! Tonight our couples are hoping to score highly with the

judges but now they're going to need your votes more than ever to

stay in the competition. Those votes will then be combined with

the judges' scores and the bottom two couples will be in the dreaded

dance-off and one of them will leave the ballroom. AUDIENCE: Ah!

Remember to prez -- press your red button for live commentary and

joining her is Sara Cox. There they are F you fancy -- if you fancy

hearing what they have to say, phres red now -- press red now.

first couple is Dani Harmer and her partner, Vincent Simone. APPLAUSE

AND CHEERING There they are. Well done. Dani is looking forward to

when the series finishes so she can have a break. She's planning to go

on one of them 18-30 holidays. I said, I once went on an 18-30

holiday. She said, when was that? I just told you, 1830. Shut up! That

wasn't funny! It was 1830. That's when the plane took off. 6.30 at

night. They didn't know any of my sing-song numbers. I felt so alone.

I am rambling. Here they are. Good, that's gone. Here they are in

training. Performing at Wembley last Saturday

was definitely the biggest thing I have ever done in my life. It was

just absolutely amazing. You were fabulous. I didn't just get two 9s,

I got four. I just performed at Wembley. We did. I forgot about

you! I felt like one of the Spice Girls. This week we are going to be

doing the samba. We are doing it to All The Single Ladies by Beyonce.

So many things to remember. As a single lady I can connect with the

song. I don't have time for the dating scene. Vincent is the only

man in my life. The samba is all about performance and the energy.

Welcome to Strictly speed dating. Let's start dating. Do I know you

from somewhere? Hi, sweet cheeks. Time is up. Do you come here often?

Innit. Hello, Bella, what is the matter?

It looks like you have seen a ghost. Bella, Bella! You just fall asleep.

I had the weirdest dream. I went speed dating and all my dates were

you. That's not a weird dream. Dancing the samba, Dani Harmer and

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APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Wonderful. Wasn't that wonderful?

Dani, you have done it. And you are smiling. I am. That's wonderful.

Great routine. To start the show off, that was wonderful. Now let's

welcome our judges. Craig, Darcey and Len and Bruno. APPLAUSE AND

CHEERING I don't know how to tell you but

shock news, ladies and gentlemen, Craig said in the newspapers that

he is thinking of taking a year off Strictly Come Dancing. CHEERING

Please, is there anything I or anyone else can do to persuade to

you change your mind? Make it longer! No need for any more of

that, Brendan! I don't like hecklers, I deal with them in a

nasty way. Len, what did you think? This was a party dance and I have

to say, you got this party started. You came out and it was bubbly. I

thought you were brave the way you started up there on your own. I

loved the routine. Lots of basic stuff going on. Yet you kept that

going. It was fabulous. Well done. It was lovely. I agree. Bruno?

oh-! You won't be single for long. I will put a ring on it. It's

charming and bubbly like babiesham. I was watching your feet, your heel

so well placed. Amazing placement. The hip action, the bounce, I loved

it. You could see the feet in the shadows then? I could. Nice to know.

Craig? You are one hot little dancer, loved the bounce action.

Fantastic arm placement. All those body ripples were done to

perfection. I love all the quotations of Beyonce in there. A

very, very tidy samba, darling. APPLAUSE I love the quotations. I

didn't hear them say a thick! -- a thing! Darcey? The boys are right,

Dani, extraordinary. Such a clean samba. Saw every move, the detail

and everything, so clean. Loved it. Your attitude and confidence at

this point in the competition is brilliant. I would only say in your

running promenades, all these, I would finish off the Armstronger

and cleaner -- armstronger and cleaner but I loved it. Thank you

for a wonderful start and keep smiling!

Come on! Our tiny, tidy dancers. What a way to kick off the show.

Len said you got the party started. The samba is one of the more

testing dances but you made it look easy. It's really hard. I thought

it would be easy to begin with but there's a lot of technique.

made it look easy. Can we have a bit of that again. Oh-oh! Look at

that. She made it look really good. Brilliant. Full house of nines last

week, are you pulling out the stops for a ten this week? We would love

to. We wouldn't complain. Come on There we go. All the nines again.

Great score. So happy. Great start. And you getting sexy on the dance

floor. Trying. There's two ways to call and vote for your favourite

couple. If you like them, you Don't call until lines open f you

do your vote won't count and you might be charged. That's one down

and seven to go. Oh-oh! I like it. Plenty more glitz in store,

including Lisa and Robin and Michael is getting serious in the

Argentina tango. Who is next, Bruce? Sorry! Next up - I am in a

funny mood tonight. I hope it lasts. Right. Next up is Kimberley Walsh

and her partner, Pasha Kovalev. APPLAUSE

Now Kimberley, I hope you are watching, as it was your birthday

on Tuesday, all the dancers in the show have clubbed together to buy

That's enough! No, that's all I am doing. They only gave me a fiver.

Here they are - that was hard work! Saturday night at Wembley was

absolutely incredible. I was so, so nervous before our performance. But

as soon as I started I just thoroughly enjoyed every second of

it. You can certainly shake that tush. I hope there are people out

there voting for you. When we heard we made it through... Kimberley and

Pasha, you are through. I was very relieved as you could probably see.

It was a good feeling. You are going, who are you to call me?

really love the tango. It's a very passionate dance and quite fiery.

It's about jealousy. It's about anger. You cannot just be nice and

sweet. You really need to bring that part of the dance out in order

for tango to be a tango. It was so good, why you start laughing? In

real life she's very, very sweet girl. Here I am asking her to be

that angry, jealous woman. It's quite hard to be angry at Pasha. If

I can't get that character right on Saturday night, it could all fall

apart and I can't let that happen. Dancing the tango, Kimberley Walsh

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Kimberley and Pasha, look, look at that. I always like our dancers to

look when they have a standing ovation. It's a wonderful moment.

Some people take it the other way. A couple of weeks ago Tess

introduced the singers by name which I thought was a very nice

thing to do. So, let's welcome Hayley, Tommy, Andrea and Chris,

there they are. Thank you. APPLAUSE Always your singing is so lovely.

Not forgetting Dave Arch and Neal, Frank, Trevor, John, Paul, Simon

and Andy. I can't do that every week! And his wonderful, wonderful

orchestra! Come on! APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Bruno, you

start us. Kim we arely -- Kimberley, the ultra vixen with a killer

attitude. I haven't seen a mean pout since Joan Collins in Dynasty!

Don't touch what you can't afford! Apart from the at - the attitude

was great but the dance was brilliant as well. You were going

for it. You are getting better and better. It was a fabulous standard.

Did I see a slight wobble in the middle? Maybe I haven't. But I am

telling you, it was great. Thank you. It was absolutely great.

Well done both of you. Lovely. OK, Craig? Yes, you did see a slight

wobble. Your feet sort of crashed into one another it seems,

something happened. But I absolutely loved the drama at the

top. You set the story of the dance up brilliantly. You told that story

all the way through, which was fantastic. I love your hand shaping

on Pasha's back there, the thumb was nicely placed into the crack of

his... Armpit. It was lovely. think you better stop. You are

getting yourself into a... Fabulous. Well done. APPLAUSE Darcey, bring

us back to earth. It's true, the story-telling was wonderful. I

loved your moody, pouting lady. Brilliant. You kept it all the way

through. You didn't die there and the top line. The attack, brilliant.

I loved it. Well done. What does Len think? I have to agree partly,

because I loved the mood of it, Kimberley and Pasha and passion.

Your hold goes in and out. It's a little bit loose sometimes.

Sometimes it's very good. Then it all goes loose and comes back. That

wasn't so good. You never did one heel lead so your feet were a

little bit flat throughout. But the feel of the dance, the mood of the

dance and the intensity of the dance was spot on. Absolutely

marvellous. APPLAUSE Good criticism there. Thank you Kimberley Walsh

and Pasha Bolangese! Well done, Kimberley. A standing

ovation. I get a little hug every week. She's such a darling. It's

lovely when they do that because they enjoyed it. They were on their

feet. Such character and a real feisty tango from you and they're

loving that moody pout. How did you get into character. I kept laughing

all the time. We know, we are used to the smile. It's back! You look

very good with the moody pout. Now a busy week for you with Girls

Aloud. So busy, yeah. Have hu time for your usual training? I have

been bringing Pasha wherever we go. Poor Pasha with all the girls in

girls allowed! -- in Girls Allowed! He will be in the next video. The

Joint highest score, is that right? It's our favourite, yeah. Good, if

Kimberley's tango ticked the boxes for you, don't just sit back and

think that's nice, pick up the phone and vote.

All I ask is that you wait until everyone as danced before you call.

Who is ready to wow us, Bruce? Our next couple is Victoria

Pendleton and her partner, Brendan Cole. APPLAUSE Popular couple.

Now, Victoria is struggling to cope with the fame she's been getting

since she's been on this show. She was in a hurry and she cycled home

last week and did the paparazzi didn't stop. On every street

paparazzi photo after photo. I said, I don't think they were paparazzi,

they were speed cameras. APPLAUSE Skap p -- she doesn't half belt

along. Here they are in training. Wembley was a fantastic experience,

flying in is a first for me, think for Wembley, as well. It's Wembley,

it's time to do things differently. I wouldn't normally throw a bicycle

into a paso doble. It was incredible. Your shoulders start

creeping up, you have to keep those down. It was lovely of that person

to stand up at that moment. I was very flattered by that. All right?

This week we are dancing the salsa to Candy by Robbie Williams. My

track record for Latin dances is pretty atrocious. But I have really

enjoyed learning the salsa so far. Oh! Doesn't necessarily translate

to what the judges see. What do we have to do to get you pumped and

excited, what do you want? A puppy. The salsa is nothing without a

little bit of of confidence. It's a show-boating dance. Overall, you

have to sell it. I am not a sexy Latino dancer?! How does one answer

this? I haven't had the best results in my Latin dances and I

know my performances have been weak. However, I am going to put that

behind me and see what happens and hope it's enough on the night.

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Dancing the salsa, Victoria . APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Well, I tell you, that was reallying so! -- really something!

The salsa Queen, Victoria. Will you hold that just a moment. You were

dancing to a song called Candy, so before we meet the judges and hear

their comments I thought we would try to sweeten them up a bit. Bruno,

we have got you a lollipop. Thank you. Len, a humbug. LAUGHTER

Nothing personal. I understand. Darcey, we have got you some

lovehearts. You got the lovehearts! Get out! Craig, we got you a

gobstoper. Thank you. APPLAUSE It's the thought behind it. You liked

that. Craig, we start with you. Speaking of sweets, the prop Candy

sticks had more fluidity. Is that it? Oh, that's it. It's working,

the gobstoper. Darcey. I was amazed you achieved all that armography. I

like that word. What was brilliant is how you got together for all

those lifts. You have the most amazing core. APPLAUSE

. That might be because your core is so strong and you can see those

muscles. That might distract from the hip action. That's the only

thing that will make it difficult. But it was good. Very strong lady.

APPLAUSE Len? It was a bit light. I am going

to call you a light Victoria sponge. It needed more go in it, that was

the main thing. I have to agree, the lifts were very good, very

clean. You came out and worked it. A bit more oomph, that's all.

about Bruno? You look very fetching in pink Bren... Sorry! And you look

gorgeous when you stand still, you are fabulous. The thing is you have

so much to offer and you still don't deliver. It's all in the hips,

the rhythm. It wasn't there. You have got to get - listen to this

music. Get into it. Let yourself go. Feel it. It just doesn't happen. I

don't understand why. I mean, look at you. You look amazing. Use it.

Use all of those - all this that you have in the dance floor. I

don't know, I am lost for words because it really defies belief.

all loved it. The faces of people out there. Off you go, Victoria and

Brendan. That's it, go, there you APPLAUSE Come here. Ready for a hug

with me. Oh, dear dear. Amazing lifts, brave lifts. Did you enjoy

yourself a little bit before they started. It was good. I don't know

whether to laugh or cry. Tissue at the ready, just in case. No more

tears, come on. It's tragic. I know it's tragic. And Craig says that,

let's forget that. The judges were not bowled over. But you have got

100% public support behind stphaou we have had it so far, it's been

very nice. We are at the stage where everybody is really, really

good. So good. We try our best. We had a nice week in training. We

will keep going with a little bit of Candy, am I doing the wrong

dance? You were having a blast until the judges started. It's been

fun, I have enjoyed trying to shuffle around to the salsa. That's

all I can do. Try my best. She's All-time low? No, that cha-cha was

rubbish, what are you talking about! Let's not go back to that,

Brendan. You are going to need the public support. If you thought the

salsa was sweet like Candy call: Lines open once all our couples

have danced. If you call too soon the vote won't count and you may

still be charged. Who is up next? Our next couple is Louis Smith and

his partner Flavia Cacace. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Yes, I knew you were looking forward to them. I am sure I don't

need to remind you that Louis was a silver medallist in the Olympics

and he is so good... APPLAUSE He is so good on the pommel horse. Mind

you, I did see him make a mistake once. He slipped when he went to

straddle it and he damaged his personal best. LAUGHTER That's an

athletic term. Your personal best. I bet you haven't got one. Right,

how dare you! Here they are in training.

Last Saturday before I went on to dance I actually felt physically

sick. I was so nervous about not being able to get to the end. We

had a bad rehearsal, so on the live show it was as scary as the Olympic

Games. I was disappointed because I know you can do it so well. It

wasn't bad, but you can do better. The main thing is that the public

kept us in and we have another chance this week. So let's make the

most of it. This week we are dancing the paso

doble. It's a very masculine dance. You mess around with a cape. We are

dancing to Dirty Diana, Michael Jackson. Louis really likes this

song and he is a big fan of Michael Jackson. And he can do a lot of the

moves. Unfortunately, we can't really use those for the paso doble.

It doesn't exist in any dance! is a heel lead back. We are not

doing the moonwalk. Louis, we are doing the paso doble. Not the

Michael Michael -- Jackson dance. Saturday night when that song comes

on, I am really going to enjoy myself.

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Dancing the paso doble, Louis Smith . APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Come on, that is for you. I am not doing that for the audience. I am

doing it for those dancers. You deserve to look at that when you

have worked so hard. It's a wonderful moment. Darcey, start us

off. Louis, you have it all to give but I lost the story-telling in

that. It's true. The man has to be arrogant, forceful, passionate.

the attitude wasn't there for me. And that was disappointing. I mean,

you are clean and it's exact and precise, so overall, your shaping

is good, I just missed the story. I wanted you to perform. I thought

you were going to have fun with this. I really wanted you to have

fun. Well, there we are. Len, what did you think? Well, it's not

cupcakes and ice-cream. It's thunder and lightning, you have to

come out and attack and perform. You got great lines, you have

presence. You come out and you have great presence. This was - there

was nothing going on. There was no fire in the blooming thing! Len is

right. I agree. Of course, you have the lines, you can produce

beautiful shapes. But it's what's behind it, we should be left

breathless. It's all about blood, it's about killing, revenge. All

strong passions and you have to - it's a paso doble, it's based on

the Matador, it's a fight to the death. That's what you have to

produce. Please, come back and do it. What were you going to say?

much talk about blood, I wondered what time the show was going out.

With kids watching. I was wondering the same thing. When is it going

out?! Craig, you finish. We might be live, darling. In order for to

you actually move up the judges' leaderboard, you have to learn to

act these dances. You can go no further with us unless you give

yourself up. Well, the audience are taking it for the lovely dance that

it was, but you have something to work on. Take it all in. Off you go.

APPLAUSE Come on, Louis, we got a standing

ovation. They all absolutely loved it. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

I mean, the judges, blood aside, they say you have got it, can you

give yourself up to it? They want to you give yourself up to it.

That's the most vicious you have seen you all week. I am a nice

person, you know. I thought I at least got into it a little bit.

is not vicious at all. You are also not a a performer by trade. This is

all new to you. Can you give the judges what for, Louis? I will try!

27. Interesting. Yeah, interesting. Was it well deserved? Do you agree

with the judges? If the paso set Let's see how much he has got to

give us next week. I reckon he has a lot more. Don't call until lines

open. It's been a night of incredible performances tonight and

it's not over yet. Back to you, Bruce.

Now our next couple, Lisa Riley and her partner, Robin Windsor.

APPLAUSE I don't know about you, but I love

their disco routine last week. After the show, I told Lisa there

was only one disco song that summed up my last ten years. She said,

Saturday Night Fever? I said, no, Staying Alive. Shut up! Don't be

like that! APPLAUSE Here they are in training. The performance level

is great. You make everyone feel fabulous. It was big, it was bold.

It was beautiful. If it was possible I could bottle the emotion

that I felt on Saturday, I would sell it to everybody. Enjoy this,

look at this! It's the best feeling I have ever had in my life. This is

all for you and Robin. To say I was overcome is such an understatement.

The tears came. That was pure, pure emotion. This week we are dancing

the rumba, to the song As If We Never Said Goodbye. I love working

with Lisa because she works so hard. She would work 24-7 if she could.

Do you not think we should work... You have got it. See you. Now, what

about my hip twists? I will see you Robin, one more thing... All right,

if you are going to be like that. Dancing the rumba, Lisa Riley and

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Lovely, lovely. That was beautiful. I love the pointed toe at the end.

I could have watched that for hours. Len? I liked some of the detail,

the forward walks that you did at the start. I liked the - the

feeling of the dance for me wasn't there. It wasn't exciting so I

can't get excited about it, unfortunately. That's a shame.

Bruno? Yeah, I mean, it was nice. It was stylised and surprisingly

understated from you. I think we were expecting something more fiery,

Norman -- Norma Desmond. Nice, but not overwhelming. You just played

it down a bit. Craig? It was tempestuous and it lost its

sensuality. That's what I really thought. I don't think it's a dance

that suits you. But what you did do was, I thought, you danced it well.

But it doesn't suit you. And coming from him, that was good. Darcey?

is so true, it's so hard to sustain those slow moves, the stroking of

the floor, the caressing and that's hard for you because sour brilliant

in the hrat -- because you are so brilliant in the Latin. This isn't

your dance, sadly. Every dance doesn't suit every person. No.

will be back with all that. Thank you.

APPLAUSE Why are you shaking your head?

Because they said it was beautiful. Seriously, they were all cheering

up here. I really enjoyed it and I did try and find my inner actress

and everything and they didn't see that. But not to worry. You really

are like best mates. That's your relationship. Did you struggle to

find the romance? No, who wouldn't love that every day? But we have a

laugh and we love the giddy side of stuff. But I wanted to bring that

emotion tonight and it's a shame they didn't see it. But we tried.

We tried. Eight weeks in now, Lisa. What is the reaction like from

people on the street? It's crazy. We go for a coffee and it's like,

we love you, Lisa and Robin. It's lovely. We are so grateful for

everyone supporting us. The scores Could be worse. The judges have

been harsh with their scores. If Lisa's dance has pushed your

buttons and you want to show your appreciation call:

Don't do anything until I tell you. If you want exclusive gossip, we

have photos and you can check us out on Facebook and Twitter. Who is

next, Bruce? Our next couple is Michael Vaughan

and his partner, Natalie Lowe. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Yes, Michael has been teaching Natalie some cricketing terms. She

wanted to show me what she learned. She said, on my left, that's the

leg-side. On my right, that's the off-side. I said what's behind you?

She said, my backside. I didn't explain the fine leg, I wasn't

going there. Here they are in training.

Saturday night at Wembley was the most unbelievable night. When I

finished New York New York, I could see everyone was starting to stand

up. I never thought in a million years that I would get a standing

ovation at Wembley for dancing. was the most incredible feeling.

It's one of my highlights in my life. Who would believe that six

weeks ago you nearly left this competition? Look at you now!

A fitting finale for a fantastic night. This week we are doing the

Argentine tango. This is all about you being really intimate. It's so

much sensuality. I want to you be more Latin lover. What about that?

No. Not sexy? Dreadful. It's there, I just have to bring it out in him.

The Sheffield lad has to produce sexiness this week. Ole, Natalie!

That's more like it. I am going to take you to Buenos Aires. Lovely

dish. A chip? Saturday night I have to forget Sheffield. I have to get

into Argentina. Come on. Hello! It's got to be hot.

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Dancing the Argentine tango, . APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Right. OK, Bruno, straight in with you? Michael, the look of painful

concentration on your face. That wasn't sexy, looked like you were

passing a kidney stone. It wasn't sexy. It wasn't sensual. It was

like a series of steps. It was sexy if you watch a broomstick. There

was no relationship at all. You were concentrating so much in

trying to get through the routine that it lost any sense of sexuality

and fluidity. It was a series of steps. You tried hard but it didn't

come to an Argentina tango, for me. There you go. OK. Craig? For me

basically I think it lacked any sort of resistance and lead. It's

the man's job to lead the dance and indicate to the woman how to

respond to it. I didn't feel that was happening and that happens in

It didn't look like an Argentine tango. Darcey, can you add to that?

Michael, you are such an attentive partner. You concentrate on Nat,

it's brilliant. The concentration and then obviously how hard you

have worked, but again I also missed that domineering man that

the - you have to be hungry and passionate for her. You were

concentrating so much on the move. Beautiful ease into the lifts.

Marvellous. And you create some lovely lines and everything. I

think the concentration on her, but you have to be more arrogant.

ar tkpwabt -- or tkpwapbt. Work on the -- more or tkpwapbt. Work on

the arrogant. There's two parts to every routine. Part one you learn

the dance. Part two, you come out and perform it. OK. Maybe the

performance was lacking a little bit. But it was a full routine. The

lifts were good. That drag across. The spin on the tphror. There was

so -- on the floor. There was so much good going on. Sometimes these

people - maybe I am the same as well, you get overwhelmed by one

thing. Craig talks about you have to lead the dance. The man leads

every dance. Why don't you talk about everyone leading the dance?

It's actually not about that, I was talking about this particular dance.

The woman reacts... Virtually none of the men lead any of the pro

girls because they don't know how to. For your information...

APPLAUSE Hold on. I think it's the car park afterwards. Every man for

himself. We finished on Len, that was good. Thank you, Len. That gave

you heart. Off you go. APPLAUSE

Here he is, the Latin love God. The judges have been tough tonight.

They're expecting so much. amazing, we did come out of a turn

early so we were trying to hold the rest of the routine back. You are

amazing. I can't believe we have created an argument between Len and

Craig. That's an achievement. you were in the dance-off in week

three you have come so far. How does it feel when you go out there

and dance? It's great. I did make a couple of mistakes tonight but the

competition is that good now that you know if you make mistakes it

could be your last week. I will try my best each week. Spending a week

dancing like that, it's not the hardest thing to do. And those

lifts spectacular. Signature lifts. It's not the highest score but it

isn't your lowest. Don't let this Lines open later. I will tell you

when. What is in store next, Bruce? Next is couple number seven, I

think. If you are counting. Nicky Byrne and his partner, Karen Hauer.

APPLAUSE Now last week before Nicky's

Jailhouse Rock number, he said I don't want you doing any stupid

catchphrases before I dance. I am taking on a very serious role. I

said, don't worry, I won't. What role are you taking on? He said I

am a prisoner and I am serving hraoeufp. I said, oh, life, is the

name of the game and I wanna play the game with you! APPLAUSE I don't

know why I did that. I know, Len, you didn't have to make a face.

Here they are in training. To be a part of Strictly Come

Dancing at Wembley was up there with the highlights of my career so

far. I genuinely loved going back. It was one of the best nights of my

life. Everybody loves a rebel! danced as best I could and all of a

sudden I found myself in the bottom two. It was like absolutely gutting.

But I dug as deep as I could and went for it. I had never seen this

side of Nicky, the side that is really fighting to be part of

Strictly. I am going to save Nicky and Karen. It just switched

something in me right now because I was that close to going home. I

need to nail this this week. The charl London seems like a --

Charleston seems like a fun dance. Might be the dance I need. This

week is going to be never-ending because we are going to live in the

dance studio. Today I brought in the harshest critics of all, I have

my kids and nieces and nephews, they're playing the role of Len,

Craig, Darcey and Bruno. What did you think? I thought it was

brilliant. What did you think? He seemed to morph into Craig.

was a disaster, darling! It's amazing to get the kids' feedback.

It makes me feel even more up for the challenge. I have done the hard

work and I am going to give it some now on Saturday night.

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Dancing the Charleston, Nicky Byrne You have done it! They are standing

for you two. Look at them. So you can see what the audience are doing.

I don't know what the judges think, but that was the quickest

Charleston I ever hard, the quickest. Craig, start us off.

wasn't a disaster, darling, you will be pleased to know. That

suited you down to the ground. That is your best yet.

APPLAUSE Well done, Nicky. With a little help. Darcey? It was magic!

I loved it. You look like you just come off that movie, The Artist.

Fabulous. It was quirky, fun. Loved it. It was. Len? I like the set-up,

the damsel in distress. There was no distress, you were the no-stress

distress. Bottom two last week. You are going to be top two this week.

How about that! Keep it going, Bruno. It was character-driven,

funny, energising and some of the steps were brilliant. Some you went

a bit hip hop. But never lost the Charleston. Imaginative, fresh,

brilliant. Be pleased with yourself. Lovely choreography. Go on, off you

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Yes, Nicky! A standing ovation.

never knew what that was like before. It's good, isn't it?!

judges said they loved it. You wanted to nail it this week. He has

been practising all night. He hasn't stopped practising up here

with Karen. You wanted to come back strong. I needed to. It's not nice

being down there. This week was tough, it was busy. To have the

kids in was great and I think, Jay was Bruno. They got me going.

They're gorgeous! Craig said your best dance yet. Let's hope he gives

you more than a six. The scores are APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Yes! Get in,

says Nicky. Your highest score by a mile. Joint top of the leaderboard,

how does that feel? Is this rehearsals? This is real! Nicky was

in the dance-off next week, he does not want to be back there. If his

footwork impressed you u call -- impressed you, call and give him

your vote. There's only one more couple to go.

How exciting was that Charleston? It was brilliant. Who is next,

Bruce. Well done, Nicky. Our next couple

is Denise van Outen and her partner, James Jordan.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING What about last week with those

two? A great dance last week. Last week they scored an almost perfect

39. I thought I would ask Craig some questions. I said to him, what

do you play at a bowling alley? He said, nine pin bowling. I said,

what did Moses bring down from the mountain? He said, the nine

commandments. I said, where does the Prime Minister live? He said,

number nine Downing Street. I knew it. He doesn't know what a ten is!

APPLAUSE Here they are in training. To be at Wembley and it was such a

brilliant buzz in the arena and the crowd were going crazy. That's the

dance of the series. The best Charleston I have ever seen on

Strictly. It was just like living in auto dream. It was amazing --

living in a dream. It was amazing. The highest score on the series.

The danger is when you get high scores you do feel there is a lot

more pressure on you and as the weeks go on I do find myself

getting more nervous. Our next dance is the American

smooth. It's a more showy dance. You are allowed to do three lifts.

Ouch! My arm was about to hit James' face, so he ducked to get

out of the way. I did panic and thought I I really hurt myself but

actually I am all right and hopefully it's knocked some sense

into me. The scary thing is that lift isn't actually that dangerous,

it's the one at the end that's dangerous. You haven't got me!

your arms forward. He has had this lift go wrong before where he got a

broken nose. Keep turning. It's a really difficult lift. Bearing in

mind I have been doing it with Ola for years, I am asking and

expecting Denise to do that lift in four days. It could go really

horribly wrong. Dancing the American smooth, Denise

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APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Beautiful. Come on. What about it?

There you are, Denise and James, look. Look at the audience. You

have won them over beautifully. Two weeks running. I saw that bump on

the head. I know. I had never seen that before. That was terrifying.

You are very gutsy, I must say. Darcey? Denise, that was graceful,

musical. You are a pleasure to watch. In those difficult lifts

it's extraordinary how effortless you make them, I know James is part

of that, but you make it seamless and you could create beautiful

lines in all those lifts and sailed around that floor. Beautiful.

are so right. Len, did you agree? did. It was like the sea, there was

wave after wave of effortless motion. I thought it was wonderful.

A couple of foot things happened during the course of it, but the

look of it was class. You are really so good. Bruno? The smooth

and weightless quality of the finest silk, seamless flow of

movement. Emotional connection. For me, it was perfection. Thank you!

So glad that's your last one! Craig? James, your thumb was up on

occasion, your bottom was sticking out. You lacked any rise and fall.

Denise, you were perfect. You got him there! Another triumph. He was

expecting a taxi. My mum told me to be nice this year, so I am going to

stay quiet. Yes, that is better that you stay quiet. Such praise

was wonderful and you really are a great couple of dancers. Off you go.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Beautiful routine. Another standing

ovation. Bruno said it was perfection. I know, that's amazing.

I am just glad I didn't fall on my head. The lifts were so brave, I

was nervous watching you. I was nervous, as well. Four days to do a

lift that you have been doing for years, that takes skill. It does, I

am very good! Just kidding. Amazing score last week, three tens. Does

that add to the pressure to maintain that? Yeah, it does. I

don't know if we can top that. I don't think we will this week.

Shall we have a look? The scores Got one at the end there! Well done.

Incredible score. So happy. Len was right, you know, when we were doing

one of the turns our feet got caught. So the judges know what

they're looking at. We did make a couple of mistakes. A little wobble.

We didn't notice up here. You know, we are happy with that score. It's

fantastic. Really pleased. Imagine Denise getting through next week

because the only way to make sure Get your fingers flexed up ready to

dial because lines are going to be opened in mere moments. What a way

to finish. All our couples have danced, how does the leaderboard

All our stars are going to need your votes. Nobody is safe without

you. What are you waiting for? The phone lines are now open! CHEERING

They're excited about that. The I am giggling because I can hear

Brendan behind me! Here is a reminder of tonight's performances

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Thank you all so much. You have given us such a fantastic show.

Wasn't it great? Our eight remaining stars have done all they

can. Now they need your votes if they're going to stay. Remember,

lines close at 8.30pm tonight -- 8.20pm tonight. Get dialling.

two couples with the lowest scores will face each other in the dreaded

dance-off and then the judges will decide which one of them will leave

the Strictly ballroom. We will also be joined by the hottest band to

come out of Ireland since Westlife, obviously, Nicky, The Script will