0:00:00 > 0:00:06Stprictly come dancing is back. I am to -- Strictly Come Dancing is
0:00:06 > 0:00:14back. I am to take to the dance floor. We love Strictly. It makes
0:00:14 > 0:00:22you want to get up and dance. You know! Shock waves around the
0:00:22 > 0:00:30country. The nation has once again become Strictlyfied!
0:00:30 > 0:00:37I think she'll surprise people - Fern. From Sheffield to... Strictly
0:00:37 > 0:00:44is back. I cannot wait. What are you doing this weekend?
0:00:44 > 0:00:53Strictly is back on, isn't it!? love James. I love James. Oh, you
0:00:53 > 0:00:59haven't paid me! It can only be Victoria and Brendan. Why? She is
0:00:59 > 0:01:09an Olympic champion. Loved Johnny Ball when I was
0:01:09 > 0:01:09
0:01:09 > 0:01:57Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
0:01:57 > 0:02:07Live from Television Centre... Please welcome your host, Sir Bruce
0:02:07 > 0:02:14
0:02:14 > 0:02:21Forsyth and Tess Daly. I was there!
0:02:21 > 0:02:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You got carried away!
0:02:26 > 0:02:31That's what it was. Thank you. Good evening, ladies, gentlemen and
0:02:31 > 0:02:35children, welcome to Strictly Come Dancing. It's nice to see you, to
0:02:35 > 0:02:40see you... Nice! It is very nice to see you, Brucie.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Have you been doing anything the last few weeks? I took a little
0:02:43 > 0:02:48break in France and everybody treated me like royalty! That must
0:02:48 > 0:02:58have been nice. No, it wasn't, they kept on taking photographs of me...
0:02:58 > 0:03:00
0:03:00 > 0:03:07Topless! What are you looking at? Come on,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11it's show time.... No, it isn't! is. Our 14 stars have spent the
0:03:11 > 0:03:15past weeks preparing for this - their dance debut, live in front of
0:03:16 > 0:03:19the nation. I think we're about to witness an explosion of stress and
0:03:19 > 0:03:23sequins tonight. I think you are right. Tonight, six couples will
0:03:23 > 0:03:27perform for the first time in front of our judges. They will dance
0:03:27 > 0:03:31either the waltz or the cha-cha-cha. Tomorrow the remaining eight will
0:03:31 > 0:03:36show us what they can do on this dance floor. As it is the first
0:03:36 > 0:03:46time, they are bound to be very nervous. Let's put them out of
0:03:46 > 0:03:47
0:03:47 > 0:03:56their misery and meet the stars of From Girls Aloud, Kimberley Walsh
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and her partner. Nicky Byrne and her partner. TV presenter Fern
0:03:59 > 0:04:04Britton and Artem Chigvintsev. Cricket legend Michael Vaughan and
0:04:04 > 0:04:12his partner Natalie Lowe. Soap star Lisa Riley and her
0:04:12 > 0:04:15partner Robin Windsor. Olympic gymnast Louis Smith and
0:04:15 > 0:04:21Flavia Cacace. Tracy Beaker star, Dani Harmer and her partner Vincent
0:04:21 > 0:04:28Simone. East ender's star Sid Owen and his partner Ola Jordan.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Presenter and performer Denise van Outen and her partner James Jordan.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Richard Arnold and his partner, Erin Boag. Victoria Pendleton and
0:04:38 > 0:04:41her partner Brendan Cole. Film and TV star Colin Salmon and Kristina
0:04:41 > 0:04:47Rihanoff. Supermodel and actress, Jerry Hall
0:04:47 > 0:04:57and her partner, Anton du Beke. And finally, TV brainbox Johnny Ball
0:04:57 > 0:05:03
0:05:03 > 0:05:11CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What a line-up!
0:05:11 > 0:05:18You all look beautiful! Well done and very good luck to you
0:05:18 > 0:05:22all. There they all are. I know everyone is thinking the same thing
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- am think year's Russell Grant? The good news is they will not leaf
0:05:26 > 0:05:31this weekend as there is no public -- leave this weekend as there is
0:05:31 > 0:05:35no public vote. The judges will still score their performance.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39will be carried forward to next week when our couples will dance
0:05:39 > 0:05:44again. You can then vote for your favourites, as you always do. The
0:05:44 > 0:05:49two couples with the lowest combined scores and votes will have
0:05:49 > 0:05:56to dance again for their survival. Yes! That is why I am getting so
0:05:56 > 0:06:00excited - the dance-off is back. The dreaded dance-off.
0:06:00 > 0:06:07Be afraid! It is back and it all adds to the pressure we are piling
0:06:07 > 0:06:12on the celebs this year. Don't forget, press your magic red button
0:06:12 > 0:06:17for commentary. We have Karen Hardy and joining her tonight is last
0:06:17 > 0:06:25year's champion, Harry. They are up there.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Hello, guys. Harry, how could I forget you! Hi, Bruce. Our last
0:06:29 > 0:06:35year's champion. If you want to hear what they have to say, digital
0:06:35 > 0:06:39viewers can press red now and you are all set. It is time we got
0:06:39 > 0:06:48started. Our first couple in Strictly Come Dancing, 2012 is Fern
0:06:48 > 0:06:56Britton. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:06:56 > 0:07:03And her partner, Artem Chigvintsev. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:03 > 0:07:10Lovely. Now then, Fern has told me she's looking forward to - so much
0:07:10 > 0:07:17to wearing some skimpy outfits and doing some very lively dances. It
0:07:17 > 0:07:23looks as if we will see parts of Britain.
0:07:23 > 0:07:33-- parts of Britton we have never, ever seen before! Here they are in
0:07:33 > 0:07:34
0:07:34 > 0:07:42training. Good luck to you! Fern Britton got on famously with
0:07:42 > 0:07:48Phil Lille on This Morning. I am best known for Ready Steady Cook,
0:07:48 > 0:07:55where I met my husband, Phil. I fell in love with him. We are
0:07:55 > 0:07:59happily married and have been for 12 years. I do love dancing, but
0:07:59 > 0:08:06only that kind of freestyle grove. Of course you dance tremendously
0:08:06 > 0:08:10when you are like that, until the children say, "Stop that, you look
0:08:10 > 0:08:14ridiculous." Your partner is Artem Chigvintsev. What?
0:08:14 > 0:08:19I couldn't believe it when I thought of all the other girls he
0:08:19 > 0:08:23could have been partnered with and he got me. Poor boy!
0:08:23 > 0:08:29I am a task-master because I do like to achieve things. He did say
0:08:29 > 0:08:34to me, "You do what I ask you." promised me she'll work day and
0:08:34 > 0:08:37night. It's great. The cha-cha-cha, well it is harder than I thought it
0:08:37 > 0:08:45would be. It's difficult.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51It's becoming this. It's difficult! I'm furious I cannot do it straight
0:08:51 > 0:08:55away. It needs to be faster. I can not be harsh because she's such a
0:08:55 > 0:09:01sweet person. Keep the distance with your arms. Better! She wants
0:09:01 > 0:09:11to be able to try it. He's treating me very gently. I am hoping that on
0:09:11 > 0:09:11
0:09:11 > 0:11:02Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Fern Britton and Artem Chigvintsev, You have the first one over with.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13Oh, the relief on your face. While you get your breath back, as
0:11:13 > 0:11:20always it is our chance to welcome our fabulous singers, Dave Arch and
0:11:20 > 0:11:25his wonderful, wonderful orchestra. As always!
0:11:25 > 0:11:32And of course, where would we be without our wonderful judges? A lot
0:11:32 > 0:11:33happier, but nevertheless, please welcome Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey
0:11:34 > 0:11:41Bussell, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.
0:11:41 > 0:11:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That's enough!
0:11:47 > 0:11:55That's enough! And a very warm welcome to our new judge, Darcey
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Bussell. She was a prima ball ler rin that and has trained at the --
0:11:59 > 0:12:04ballerina and trained at the Royal Ballet. It will be so nice to have
0:12:04 > 0:12:09a judge who really knows what they are talking about. About time! Good
0:12:09 > 0:12:12luck. Hope you have a lovely night. What did you think? The first one
0:12:12 > 0:12:16out sets the standard for the evening. To be honest, there was
0:12:16 > 0:12:20more good than there was bad about it. I liked your confidence. You
0:12:20 > 0:12:28came out with that and your foot placements were good throughout.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33You messed up on one, the Cuban break, first off it went funky.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38The other thing, you wafted your skirt a lot. There was a lot of
0:12:38 > 0:12:42skirt wafting, which is an advantage for the girls because the
0:12:43 > 0:12:51boys cannot waft anything much. A little bit less wafting, but
0:12:51 > 0:12:56overall, well done, Fern. APPLAUSE A good start. OK, now
0:12:56 > 0:13:01moving along... I like a bit of wafting! I always have done. I am
0:13:01 > 0:13:06with you. I didn't mind the wafting. All flirty and you were going for
0:13:06 > 0:13:12it. It is a good attitude. The cha- cha-cha is a cheeky dance, but you
0:13:13 > 0:13:20need much more impetus... Yes, you have to get the hips going. You'll
0:13:20 > 0:13:25be a bit sharper, sharper, sharper, because the cha-cha-cha needs
0:13:25 > 0:13:31energy. You messed it up a little bit. First up, not bad. You must
0:13:31 > 0:13:35realise that - first up. Now then, Craig? First you need to straighten
0:13:35 > 0:13:44your knees and your legs to achieve any sort of hip action in this
0:13:44 > 0:13:52dance. IT WAS HIDEOUSLY LABOURED AND
0:13:52 > 0:13:56LACKED ANY... YOU HAVE GOOD RHYTHM. THROUGH THE CUBAN BREAK IT WAS A
0:13:56 > 0:14:03DISASTER. You did manage to redeem yourself on the second lot of them.
0:14:03 > 0:14:13It needs a lot more attack, a lot more power and punch. One nice
0:14:13 > 0:14:17
0:14:17 > 0:14:22thing, darling - beautiful hands. I For a first go, absolutely fine.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Yes, Fern, it was an absolutely confident performance even though
0:14:26 > 0:14:30the nerves got you. I could see that. That's why a couple of things
0:14:30 > 0:14:34went wrong of what was wonderful is what he said - you were cheeky all
0:14:34 > 0:14:37the way through it, and the cha- cha-cha has to be cheeky. He's
0:14:37 > 0:14:41absolutely right, and that lovely little grin - I love that. Keep
0:14:41 > 0:14:47that up. What was amazing, though, was that last extension - that leg
0:14:47 > 0:14:52went so high. Yes. The line, the foot... I borrowed someone else's.
0:14:52 > 0:14:58She borrowed someone else's - we all do. I want to see more of those.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02It was a lovely extension, all right? Thank you. And not so much
0:15:02 > 0:15:12wafting, and you'll be fine. Lovely. Good luck, my darling. Thank you,
0:15:12 > 0:15:19
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Artem. Away they go. friends up here. First of the
0:15:24 > 0:15:29series, and you absolutely signed, sealed and delivered. Thank you.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34How was it for you, my love? It was a bit fast and furious. I agree
0:15:34 > 0:15:43with everything the judges said. I'm sorry I messed up in the middle.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Please. For the 99,000th time. But it was great, and I enjoyed it.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Thanks. Uh-huh! LAUGHTER
0:15:49 > 0:15:53How are you getting along with Artem as your teacher? I have never
0:15:53 > 0:15:59seen him so yielding. Yielding? Very gently. There was one day he
0:15:59 > 0:16:09left the room, and he went, "I am the Terminator"! So true of form.
0:16:09 > 0:16:27
0:16:27 > 0:16:31That's the first dance done. It's out of the way. Now, remember,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34nobody else - no-one is leaving tonight, but the judge's scores do
0:16:34 > 0:16:37carry over until next week, then you can vote, and we can find out
0:16:37 > 0:16:45which of our couples will be dancing for survival. There is a
0:16:45 > 0:16:49lot of tension in the air tonight - Still, five more couples to go
0:16:49 > 0:16:53tonight, eight tomorrow. You can't beat a weekend in the ballroom.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Right. Not very generous tonight - anyway, next for our next couple
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Nicky Byrne and his partner Karen Hauer. Yeah!
0:16:59 > 0:17:07Yes. APPLAUSE
0:17:07 > 0:17:15Yes. Now, when - now, when Nicky was in Westlife, their manager was
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Louis Walsh, and the man who owned their record label was Simon Cowell.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell - I wonder what happened to them.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26LAUGHTER I must check up on my iPad. I
0:17:26 > 0:17:36really must. I mean, you never hear about them, do you? Anyway, here
0:17:36 > 0:17:37
0:17:37 > 0:17:43successful and longest running boy bands in history with 14 number
0:17:43 > 0:17:47ones under his belt... We are number one! Westlife's Nicky Byrne
0:17:47 > 0:17:51decided it was time to move on... 14 years was a great run, so we
0:17:51 > 0:17:56wrapped it all up with a huge farewell tour. It was pretty
0:17:56 > 0:18:00special, starting to miss it now. I have twin boys, Rocco and Jay.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04It's pretty special having them. They were born a few weeks
0:18:04 > 0:18:12premature, but thankfully, they're healthy and happy now. Yeah,
0:18:12 > 0:18:16they're the apple of my eye. On a Saturday, I give them a giggle.
0:18:16 > 0:18:23name is Karen Hauer. Asked what her favourite Westlife song was. Coming
0:18:23 > 0:18:29from Venezuela, then New York, I never heard of them. Then she went,
0:18:30 > 0:18:35"I have heard of the Backstreet Boys". Great! When you're alone,
0:18:35 > 0:18:41you have a really nice frame. When I am included, it goes to the
0:18:41 > 0:18:45garbage. Maybe I'll dance on my own. Did you see the third... The what?
0:18:45 > 0:18:49The turd? The third! You're in Ireland now. She's over from
0:18:49 > 0:18:53America. She's never been to Ireland. What's wrong with my
0:18:53 > 0:18:59fashion? The whole shorts with the ballroom shoes - it's a just not -
0:18:59 > 0:19:05shorts and ballroom shoes are a big no-no. I look fantastic! It just
0:19:05 > 0:19:15doesn't work. When I looked at him, I was like woo! I have to learn to
0:19:15 > 0:19:21dress more like dancing. The problem is the colour of my
0:19:21 > 0:19:31milk bottle legs - can we change the lights for tomorrow? Dancing
0:19:31 > 0:19:31
0:19:31 > 0:21:13Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
0:21:13 > 0:21:17the Walsh, Nicky Byrne and Karen Oh, Nicky, what about it? Nicky,
0:21:17 > 0:21:22well done, my son, really, got good presence, hasn't he? He does.
0:21:22 > 0:21:29was all lovely, but I couldn't believe shorts - with your ballroom
0:21:29 > 0:21:31shoes at rehearsal - a beautiful woman - turn up in shorts! You
0:21:32 > 0:21:38what? It was a nice day, sunny. LAUGHTER
0:21:38 > 0:21:43What, did you want to dance on the grass did, you, have a picnic? I
0:21:43 > 0:21:43have never heard anything like it in my life. Look at the weather
0:21:43 > 0:21:48forecast! LAUGHTER
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Nicky, you can certainly work your boyish good looks. Where is the
0:21:52 > 0:21:55light? You never miss the light once - never. But at times, apart
0:21:55 > 0:21:59from your terrible posture, you have to work on your posture, Nicky.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03You really have. You were like that all the time. It looks like you're
0:22:03 > 0:22:09dancing with a cardboard cut-out. You want intimacy. You want
0:22:09 > 0:22:12connection. You want - yes, you do. I have to feel something -
0:22:12 > 0:22:15storytelling. Something has to happen with your partner. You have
0:22:15 > 0:22:19to express yourself through the dance. I know you're looking good.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23But you have to look good together - together! I see. Now, I know you
0:22:23 > 0:22:26want intimacy, but I don't think Len did. Right. Now, then -
0:22:26 > 0:22:30LAUGHTER Craig, yes? I am not particularly
0:22:30 > 0:22:34happy, actually, Karen. I know you're new and everything, but
0:22:34 > 0:22:41there are certain rules in Strictly Come Dancing that one must abide by,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45and you broke one of them, and that, my darling, is a lift in this waltz.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50There are no lifts in the waltz. One foot should remain on the floor
0:22:50 > 0:22:57at all times, as you know, so why - you come out, and you just openly -
0:22:57 > 0:23:00BOOING The female version of Brendan Cole,
0:23:00 > 0:23:07it seems, sadly, and I have to say, you will be marked severely down
0:23:07 > 0:23:12for that. Oh, my goodness. You'll have your opportunity, darling, in
0:23:12 > 0:23:16American smooth, to do as many lifts as you like, but when it's a
0:23:16 > 0:23:20waltz, I really wish you would stick by the rules and at least
0:23:20 > 0:23:25give Nicky a chance. Aside from all of that, the rise and fall was
0:23:25 > 0:23:30forced and looked really mechanical. You keep dropping your right elbow
0:23:30 > 0:23:36and particularly before that back- bend, which was ghastly, flat-
0:23:36 > 0:23:39footed on that terrible standing spin which was all paddlistic.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43BOOING There was no sway, and I could go
0:23:43 > 0:23:48on. I don't want to interrupt. LAUGHTER
0:23:48 > 0:23:56But if you've got anything more nasty to say, don't. Right!
0:23:56 > 0:24:00APPLAUSE Darcey? Well, Nicky, your strength
0:24:00 > 0:24:05is obviously your musicality, so you can use that to your ability,
0:24:05 > 0:24:12yeah? Breathe with the moves, yes, so feel the music. Make it help you,
0:24:12 > 0:24:20yeah, because that's your strength, and to help with the posture, if I
0:24:20 > 0:24:24could use you... Use me. What you need to do is get somebody to get
0:24:24 > 0:24:29ahold of your shoulder blades and feel somebody pulling them down and
0:24:29 > 0:24:32it will be so much easier because they're up, like this. Do you feel
0:24:32 > 0:24:37that? I feel it, yes. APPLAUSE
0:24:37 > 0:24:42But I think that - I think you have lots of potential, so just keep
0:24:42 > 0:24:46working hard. You've just got to be more intimate with one another.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48much closer do you want us to be? Well, I can show you but -
0:24:48 > 0:24:51LAUGHTER Anyway, it was a good first start.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56Don't listen too much to the fella on the end. I don't know what he's
0:24:56 > 0:25:06doing there, but anyway, off you go, and good luck, and a good start.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Off you go. Come up here for a little bit of
0:25:13 > 0:25:17TLC. Heaven knows, they need it. You're both new to Strictly. This
0:25:17 > 0:25:23is a first experience for both of you. Nicky, you little rule-breaker,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26you! How is it feeling - before the onslaught? Yeah, it's strange to
0:25:26 > 0:25:29stand there and be criticised like that, but you've got to try to take
0:25:29 > 0:25:38the positives from it. There was - I think it was more of a swoosh
0:25:38 > 0:25:42than a lift, I think, but... swoosh. Do we agree? Was it a
0:25:42 > 0:25:46swoosh? Lift-gate! Are you going to be our female Brendan causing
0:25:46 > 0:25:56controversy all over the place? Whatever it takes to win. She's
0:25:56 > 0:26:15
0:26:15 > 0:26:20fierce! The scores are in. I am a Come back next week, and you've got
0:26:20 > 0:26:25the cha-cha-cha. You can show them what you've got. Nicky has Nicky's
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Byrne'd, but our next couple are ready to strut their stuff. Who is
0:26:28 > 0:26:38next, Brucie? Next up is Micheal Vaughan and his partner Natalie
0:26:38 > 0:26:41
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Now, Natalie came up to me today and was very excited. She says, "I
0:26:45 > 0:26:51am going to be spending the next three months in the cricketer's
0:26:51 > 0:26:55arms." I said, "All right, then, but don't get drunk." Oh, no, no,
0:26:56 > 0:27:05no. It started, then it went, so I'm not going to beg - not tonight,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09
0:27:09 > 0:27:13most victorious Test match captain England has ever seen, but can he
0:27:13 > 0:27:18be Strictly Come Dancing's man of the match? In 2005 for the first
0:27:18 > 0:27:21time in years we won the Ashes, and the country seemed to go cricket
0:27:21 > 0:27:26mad. It hit home that we'd done something quite special. The
0:27:26 > 0:27:30winning - we loved that, but it was the fact that kids and grannies
0:27:30 > 0:27:34were talking about cricket! I am really excited about learning a new
0:27:34 > 0:27:37skill. I have never danced in my life. One, two, three, four is not
0:27:37 > 0:27:47in cricket. It's just either one forward or one back, so I am going
0:27:47 > 0:27:49
0:27:50 > 0:27:55to get confused. I'm so excited. I've got Michael!
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Being from Australia we have to be a team. That's never happened
0:27:58 > 0:28:01before. Michael has never seen eye to eye with Aussies. I think this
0:28:01 > 0:28:05time I might be able to turn him around.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Have you got insurance? Natalie is doing everything she can to make
0:28:10 > 0:28:13sure my postier improves. challenge is to close your eyes and
0:28:13 > 0:28:17try to stay balanced. LAUGHTER
0:28:17 > 0:28:22Everything's got to be shoulders back, spread your wings - longer
0:28:22 > 0:28:25neck, longer arms - I don't know how you got them. She should have
0:28:25 > 0:28:32gone with ET. I am moulding constantly. He's not natural. He
0:28:32 > 0:28:37doesn't get it straight away. You tired? Yeah. Really?
0:28:37 > 0:28:43Let's go again. He made he come in on a Sunday. Week one, I think
0:28:43 > 0:28:52we'll all be petrified, but what's the worst thing that could happen?
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Has anyone got a 0 to fall into the band? I could spin and wind up in
0:28:56 > 0:29:06the trumpets. Dancing the waltz, Micheal Vaughan
0:29:06 > 0:29:06
0:29:06 > 0:30:48Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
0:30:48 > 0:30:54I think she's pleased with you! Are you pleased with him? Where did
0:30:54 > 0:31:01that come from? I've got a right sweat on! I bet all the cricketing
0:31:01 > 0:31:05lads will be thrilled with that. Craig, start us off. Some timing
0:31:05 > 0:31:11issues. Not many, just some. Posture is your biggest problem.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16You need to sort that out. More grace, more style and it might
0:31:16 > 0:31:26resemble a bit more of a waltz. That's very good for the mood he's
0:31:26 > 0:31:28
0:31:28 > 0:31:33in tonight! OK, Darcey. You took too much
0:31:33 > 0:31:39strain on the fine. The nerves really showed. One thing that might
0:31:39 > 0:31:44help you - think about what you do best. When you throw a ball you
0:31:44 > 0:31:49lose your whole body to create the speed. It is the same in dance -
0:31:49 > 0:31:59you have to use your hole body. Don't get stiff. Use your body,
0:31:59 > 0:32:03
0:32:03 > 0:32:09Very good advice - and Len? It is not cricket, you know! You don't
0:32:09 > 0:32:15stroll out from the pavilion, take your time before you take up guard.
0:32:15 > 0:32:21You're mincing along. Get on with it! For me, once you got into hold,
0:32:21 > 0:32:26it was pretty good. I'm telling you. You had wide elbows. OK - you were
0:32:26 > 0:32:29a little bit stiff and starchy, but everyone is nervous. Of course, you
0:32:29 > 0:32:34just want to get through the routine and you got through the
0:32:34 > 0:32:37routine. Your bum sticks out. So, because of that your top comes over
0:32:37 > 0:32:44a bit. But as for your back - flat and nice. Well done!
0:32:44 > 0:32:54APPLAUSE Michael, did you feel as though you
0:32:54 > 0:33:00were mincing? LAUGHTER I think I was mincing.
0:33:00 > 0:33:06least he's admitted it. Michael, a promising beginning, but your
0:33:06 > 0:33:14bottom stuck out like a hanging basket and you got so up tight. You
0:33:14 > 0:33:23looked like waugwaug with the make- over.
0:33:23 > 0:33:29-- Waugh with the makeover. You have to ease yourself into it -
0:33:29 > 0:33:35breathe. That is the best one of the night!
0:33:35 > 0:33:45It was very good and you worked very hard. You had a good start.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50
0:33:50 > 0:33:55Off you go. I thought that was absolutely
0:33:55 > 0:34:01incredible. Thank you for that. just won a massive bet. A lot of my
0:34:01 > 0:34:10mates said if I have stayed on two feet I have won. They thought I was
0:34:10 > 0:34:15going to be on the deck. Shane Waugh you owe me a few quid.
0:34:15 > 0:34:21Hanging basket - I'm not seeing that. The mincing - fabulous. An
0:34:21 > 0:34:31all rounder on the cricket pitch, can you be on the ballroom? Until a
0:34:31 > 0:34:57
0:34:57 > 0:35:01few weeks ago the only floors I was It's OK!
0:35:01 > 0:35:09Room for improvement. The way things have been going - it's a
0:35:09 > 0:35:16great score. Be very happy. That is three down, three to go. Ready for
0:35:16 > 0:35:21more? Are you ready for more, ladies and gents? Who is next Bruce.
0:35:21 > 0:35:31I think we should give the judges some of my pink pills. Our next
0:35:31 > 0:35:31
0:35:31 > 0:35:38couple is gold medalist cyclist, Victoria Pendleton, with her
0:35:38 > 0:35:43partner. What a wonderful thing she did for us all and her partner,
0:35:43 > 0:35:48Brendan Cole. Victoria asked me if I could give her any tips. I said,
0:35:48 > 0:35:54of course I can, my dear. Look, if the BBC security men ask you to get
0:35:54 > 0:36:04off your bike and come in through the side gate, whatever you do,
0:36:04 > 0:36:05
0:36:05 > 0:36:13don't call him a "pleb." APPLAUSE I come here on roller-skates. I'm
0:36:13 > 0:36:19so petrified! Here they are in Golden girl cyclist, Victoria
0:36:19 > 0:36:26Pendleton, is no stranger to tight Lycra outfits and performing in
0:36:26 > 0:36:31front of an enthusiastic audience. It was amazing in front of a home
0:36:31 > 0:36:36audience. I feel very blessed. My dad was a keen cyclist. I started
0:36:36 > 0:36:40to race at nine years old. I was lucky to be talent-spotted at 16.
0:36:40 > 0:36:46After university I joined the team full time. You have said goodbye to
0:36:46 > 0:36:50your bicycle, is that right? I have. I have retired from cycling to move
0:36:50 > 0:36:54on to new challenges. Four weeks ago I watched her taking the gold
0:36:54 > 0:37:00with a tear in my eye and now she's my partner and we'll be working
0:37:00 > 0:37:06together. I think I'm the luckiest guy in Great Britain right now.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11My brain feels like it can't remember anything! Sorry - what is
0:37:11 > 0:37:17this bit? One minute she has it and the next it is gone. What is this
0:37:17 > 0:37:22bit? The hip-twist. I don't get it. Sorry, I am useless today, aren't
0:37:22 > 0:37:25I? No, you're not. When you have been the best in the world at
0:37:25 > 0:37:35something and you start from scratch it can get frustrating
0:37:35 > 0:37:35
0:37:35 > 0:37:40because you expect a lot from For sports people in Strictly
0:37:40 > 0:37:43there's a massive expectation. I hate the fact there's such an
0:37:43 > 0:37:48expectation, because this is something she's never done before
0:37:48 > 0:37:55and will never do again. It is a big ask.
0:37:55 > 0:38:05I can't do it any more. Olympian!
0:38:05 > 0:38:05
0:38:05 > 0:39:40Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
0:39:40 > 0:39:46Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Victoria Come here, Victoria, the first one
0:39:46 > 0:39:52is over. It was lovely. Pretty about the trousers - I've got a
0:39:52 > 0:40:00suing machine in my room. I'll fix it for you -- a sewing machine in
0:40:00 > 0:40:05my room. I'll fix it for you later. Impressive and considering the
0:40:05 > 0:40:08nerves took over and everything, I felt for you. I really did.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13Impressive. Very impressive. Don't worry.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18You did so well. One thing that would really help you, try a lower
0:40:18 > 0:40:23heel, because I can see you are having trouble balancing with such
0:40:23 > 0:40:28low heals and then you will be able to feel the ground more, yes? There
0:40:28 > 0:40:36is so much potential there. You can do it.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41APPLAUSE Right - we'll have none of that!
0:40:41 > 0:40:45is probably like the first time you rode a bike without stabiliser - a
0:40:45 > 0:40:50bit wobbly. You had a little incident, didn't you? Then your
0:40:50 > 0:40:52nerves took over. Victoria, you have great potential. Forget this,
0:40:52 > 0:41:02move on! You have.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Bless you, you know you messed it up so much. You have - I am sorry.
0:41:06 > 0:41:12There's no point beating around the bush. You have a champion. You have
0:41:12 > 0:41:17fallen off the bike before. Get back on it because you have, as
0:41:17 > 0:41:22they all say, a really exciting package. It's a new experience for
0:41:22 > 0:41:29you. Apply the discipline you have in your sport and blow us off the
0:41:29 > 0:41:37screen because you can do it. Tonight it went wrong.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41That will pull you through and with this man you can't go wrong. Can we
0:41:41 > 0:41:51go upstairs... Craig is not talking! He's not in this. We are
0:41:51 > 0:41:59
0:41:59 > 0:42:04Come on, Victoria. Now, don't tell me that Strictly is more emotional
0:42:04 > 0:42:09than the Olympics. I know and there was no way I thought I was going to
0:42:09 > 0:42:14cry, but I blue it so much. little bit at the end. It doesn't
0:42:14 > 0:42:22matter. There was so much expectation tonight. He is not
0:42:22 > 0:42:25saying you blue it. I think -- blew it. The studio audience loved it.
0:42:25 > 0:42:35You'll get back on that dancing bike and show them all, right?
0:42:35 > 0:42:52
0:42:52 > 0:43:00And we didn't have to hear Craig speak because we were out of time.
0:43:01 > 0:43:08Well, Victoria is set to spin. Will Denise show us that The Only Way Is
0:43:08 > 0:43:15Essex. Right oh! Our fifth couple is Colin Salmon and his partner,
0:43:15 > 0:43:25Kristina Rihanoff. Another pair - what about it!
0:43:25 > 0:43:26
0:43:26 > 0:43:29I was asking Colin about his role in the James Bond films. He said,
0:43:29 > 0:43:33"I work alongside M". I said, "Oh?" He said, "No, O works with Q." I
0:43:33 > 0:43:37said, "Eh?" He said, "Yes, A works with M as well." I said, "Aaah." He
0:43:37 > 0:43:41said, "No, R defected to the Russians." I said, "Why?" He said,
0:43:41 > 0:43:51"No, Y stayed here." I said, "I see." He said, "No, I works on his
0:43:51 > 0:43:57
0:43:57 > 0:44:07own, and C is with MI5." I wish I Any way, if they are in training....
0:44:07 > 0:44:21
0:44:21 > 0:44:25Any way here they are in training! have to say, for a little boy from
0:44:25 > 0:44:31Luton, it has been an exciting journey. I always wanted to be a
0:44:31 > 0:44:36Bond girl, so I think I got quite close to that role. I wanted to do
0:44:36 > 0:44:40Strictly because I love dancing. I am looking forward to changing my
0:44:40 > 0:44:44body, getting fit and working with Kristina, who is incredibly intense.
0:44:44 > 0:44:49I am determined to do well this year. I have a fantastic partner,
0:44:49 > 0:44:53and I hope we're going to go all the way. I am going to be in bits!
0:44:53 > 0:45:00LAUGHTER Sorry. It's a little too far.
0:45:00 > 0:45:06I am a big old boy, so size makes an impact. I won't do that I won't
0:45:06 > 0:45:13kick you in the heel. At this point, everything goes in a different
0:45:13 > 0:45:20direction. I feel like a baby - oh, a ball! The first week I was here I
0:45:20 > 0:45:25was a bit prenatal. I am just about making it now. I am going to whip
0:45:25 > 0:45:30him into shape. When he misbehave, he goes into the corner. That's his
0:45:31 > 0:45:35punishment. Back to my corner, yes. I am known for being strict. I
0:45:35 > 0:45:41crack my whip just a little bit with him. Will I pass? Let's hope
0:45:41 > 0:45:51it's an A, not a fail! Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Colin Salmon and his
0:45:51 > 0:45:51
0:45:51 > 0:47:33Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
0:47:33 > 0:47:39feet - first week! Well, I don't think that's happened before. Colin,
0:47:39 > 0:47:49Colin - oh, look at them. That was for you. And Colin, welcome to
0:47:49 > 0:47:53
0:47:53 > 0:47:55Strictly Come Dancing. Thank you, after 9.00pm. I thought I'd have a
0:47:55 > 0:48:02dry martini. APPLAUSE
0:48:02 > 0:48:08Cheers. What about me? What about me? Oh. Thank you, dear. Thank you.
0:48:08 > 0:48:14And it's gone 9.00pm, so time for my cocoa. Cheers. Cheers, Brucie.
0:48:14 > 0:48:19Thank you, my love. Oh, lovely. Nice and thick - thick chocolate.
0:48:19 > 0:48:22That was marvellous. Now, you fancy a pint of biters? I'm all right,
0:48:22 > 0:48:29thank you. I was going to say, there is a pub across... Let me
0:48:29 > 0:48:34just tell you this - the best cha- cha-cha of the night. Well done.
0:48:34 > 0:48:39Well done, Kristina - you work well together - well together. Craig?
0:48:39 > 0:48:42There were some moments in there we could have done without, quite
0:48:42 > 0:48:46frankly, but a good first effort. Well, there are some judges we
0:48:46 > 0:48:51could do without as well. APPLAUSE
0:48:51 > 0:48:56You know, to be fair, to be fair - anymore to say? No. Oh, good. Good.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59Well, it was - we all loved it, and to get a standing ovation on the
0:48:59 > 0:49:04first week, that's something to live up to. I appreciate it.
0:49:04 > 0:49:14careful. Off you go. Well done. Thank you! Colin and Kristina. Oh,
0:49:14 > 0:49:26
0:49:26 > 0:49:31- best cha-cha of the night - how was it for you? I can't tell you
0:49:31 > 0:49:34how much fun that was. It was a dream come true. I have thank
0:49:34 > 0:49:38Kristina. Were you in 00 heaven? I think so.
0:49:38 > 0:49:48We were too. It was fabulous. The judges loved it. We only heard from
0:49:48 > 0:50:07
0:50:07 > 0:50:12It's two nights of Strictly back to back. If that's not enough for you,
0:50:12 > 0:50:16get yourself over to our website for loads of juicy back-stage
0:50:16 > 0:50:18gossip you'll not find anywhere else. How good was that? Back to
0:50:18 > 0:50:24you, Bruce. Now for our final couple, Denise
0:50:24 > 0:50:32Van Outen and her partner James Jordan. Yes. They should be a good
0:50:32 > 0:50:39couple. Now, Denise, when Denise was younger, she started a version
0:50:39 > 0:50:43of the wonderful French show Les Mis. Translated, that means "the
0:50:43 > 0:50:45miserable ones." We have had a similar show here for years. It's
0:50:45 > 0:50:55called EastEnders. LAUGHTER
0:50:55 > 0:51:03
0:51:03 > 0:51:07to the original Essex girl, Denise Van Outen. I'm proud of my Essex
0:51:07 > 0:51:12roots - not these roots because I have had them done. I am so excited
0:51:12 > 0:51:17to be dancing on Strictly. It's proper razzmatazz. I can't wait. I
0:51:17 > 0:51:20just want to get on there, and I want to get on there and do it. I
0:51:20 > 0:51:23have used to being critiqueed because when I have done theatre
0:51:23 > 0:51:26work I have been reviewed. This misconception that I have been
0:51:26 > 0:51:30trained professionally - which I never had - I went to theatre
0:51:30 > 0:51:38school when I was a kid. I am 38. That was a long time ago - a long
0:51:38 > 0:51:43time ago! I find her hilarious. He's really mischievous, and so am
0:51:43 > 0:51:48I. We've both got a really naughty streak inside of us, and it's going
0:51:48 > 0:51:53to come out. I know it is. It's going to be fun. Watch out, Craig.
0:51:53 > 0:51:59That's all I can say. The waltz is about posture, poise and elegance.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02Denise does have moments in the waltz where her posture reminds me
0:52:02 > 0:52:08of Kasi Moto. Posture. This is where you're going to struggle.
0:52:08 > 0:52:14I hear from him is posture, poise, be graceful. Look at your shoulders
0:52:14 > 0:52:19already. I'm not sure it's very me. Here we go. She has the attention
0:52:19 > 0:52:25span of a fly. When you do the step as well, babe, not this way - stand
0:52:25 > 0:52:29up. He's a right nag. He's driving me mad. Why you putting your chin
0:52:29 > 0:52:39like that? I turn around and she's doing the funky chicken.
0:52:39 > 0:52:39
0:52:39 > 0:52:42No, Denise, no. As long as I can make this waltz a little bit better
0:52:42 > 0:52:52than Essex, I should be all right. Dance degree waltz, Denise Van
0:52:52 > 0:52:52
0:52:52 > 0:54:46Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
0:54:46 > 0:54:51ovations - that's beautiful. And for the first week, wonderful,
0:54:51 > 0:54:57really wonderful, absolutely. And I'd just like to announce, that
0:54:57 > 0:55:06wasn't Tess and me singing. Bruno, we're going to start with you.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09the need is so expressive. I could feel Every nuance of a blossoming
0:55:09 > 0:55:14romance. Your turns were good. Your frame could be better. Sometimes
0:55:14 > 0:55:17you really hit it. Sometimes it comes down. Work on that. Work on
0:55:17 > 0:55:21your extensions, but I really enjoyed it. Beautiful. Beautiful.
0:55:21 > 0:55:31OK. Craig? Saved the best until last, I say.
0:55:31 > 0:55:36Oh. Oh. A man of few words - for a change - tonight. OK. And Len?
0:55:36 > 0:55:41I must say, you know, you've got style with a smie. My expectations
0:55:41 > 0:55:46are really high because I was expecting everything. Your footwork
0:55:46 > 0:55:51- I saw you do a double reverse spin - well done. Your footwork
0:55:51 > 0:55:56overall is - no heel leads, not one heel lead. Listen! It's just one
0:55:56 > 0:55:59little part of the whole thing. The whole package is great. Footwork
0:55:59 > 0:56:04needs to be worked on. Work on it, darling, but it was wonderful, and
0:56:04 > 0:56:14they loved it. You know that off you go. Thank you. Well done indeed.
0:56:14 > 0:56:15
0:56:15 > 0:56:19Come here, you gorgeous twosome - another standing ovation. Thank you.
0:56:19 > 0:56:25Craig's best dance of the night - congratulations. There's a surprise.
0:56:25 > 0:56:29Indeed. Do you think you have made that transition from Essex ladette
0:56:29 > 0:56:35to lady? I don't know. Have I? Got to work on my heels. We didn't
0:56:35 > 0:56:45speak about that much, did we? two are a naughty pair together?
0:56:45 > 0:56:55
0:56:55 > 0:57:00dance nicely together! Scores are APPLAUSE
0:57:00 > 0:57:04Seven - well done. All right. Here's the last dance of the night,
0:57:04 > 0:57:09and our final scores are in, so let's take a look at the leader
0:57:09 > 0:57:18board. Up at the top - we have just seen them dance - Denise and James
0:57:18 > 0:57:23Remember, there is no public vote this week, and tomorrow the leader
0:57:23 > 0:57:33board is going to change even more when our eight remaining stars
0:57:33 > 0:57:39
0:57:39 > 0:57:42shake their groove thing for the live in front of millions. I don't
0:57:42 > 0:57:46think I've ever been more terrified. I have done my fair few hours of
0:57:46 > 0:57:51live television over the year, but nothing like this. Saturday night
0:57:52 > 0:57:59for me is going to be terrifying. The worst part of it all is the few
0:57:59 > 0:58:05minutes coming up to that very moment. The thing I fear most is
0:58:05 > 0:58:15that - the unknown. I just want to make sure I go out there and just
0:58:15 > 0:58:21smash it. It's quite scary. Not all fillies give a smooth ride the
0:58:21 > 0:58:31first time out. You're either going to blossom, or you're going to
0:58:31 > 0:58:36
0:58:36 > 0:58:41wither. I am so nervous. I think I has started in great style, with
0:58:41 > 0:58:46six dancers down and eight to go. It's already like a weekend of
0:58:46 > 0:58:52Strictly at its best. That's right. Six of our couples have a well-
0:58:52 > 0:58:58deserved rest now, but join us next week to see how the other stars
0:58:58 > 0:59:02cope under pressure. They're all nervously shaking in the sequence.
0:59:02 > 0:59:06They're all there. We're back tomorrow at 6.30pm. Remember, that