Week 1 - Show 1 Strictly Come Dancing

Stprictly come dancing is back. I am to -- Strictly Come Dancing is

back. I am to take to the dance floor. We love Strictly. It makes

you want to get up and dance. You know! Shock waves around the

country. The nation has once again become Strictlyfied!

I think she'll surprise people - Fern. From Sheffield to... Strictly

is back. I cannot wait. What are you doing this weekend?

Strictly is back on, isn't it!? love James. I love James. Oh, you

haven't paid me! It can only be Victoria and Brendan. Why? She is

an Olympic champion. Loved Johnny Ball when I was

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Live from Television Centre... Please welcome your host, Sir Bruce

Forsyth and Tess Daly. I was there!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You got carried away!

That's what it was. Thank you. Good evening, ladies, gentlemen and

children, welcome to Strictly Come Dancing. It's nice to see you, to

see you... Nice! It is very nice to see you, Brucie.

Have you been doing anything the last few weeks? I took a little

break in France and everybody treated me like royalty! That must

have been nice. No, it wasn't, they kept on taking photographs of me...

Topless! What are you looking at? Come on,

it's show time.... No, it isn't! is. Our 14 stars have spent the

past weeks preparing for this - their dance debut, live in front of

the nation. I think we're about to witness an explosion of stress and

sequins tonight. I think you are right. Tonight, six couples will

perform for the first time in front of our judges. They will dance

either the waltz or the cha-cha-cha. Tomorrow the remaining eight will

show us what they can do on this dance floor. As it is the first

time, they are bound to be very nervous. Let's put them out of

their misery and meet the stars of From Girls Aloud, Kimberley Walsh

and her partner. Nicky Byrne and her partner. TV presenter Fern

Britton and Artem Chigvintsev. Cricket legend Michael Vaughan and

his partner Natalie Lowe. Soap star Lisa Riley and her

partner Robin Windsor. Olympic gymnast Louis Smith and

Flavia Cacace. Tracy Beaker star, Dani Harmer and her partner Vincent

Simone. East ender's star Sid Owen and his partner Ola Jordan.

Presenter and performer Denise van Outen and her partner James Jordan.

Richard Arnold and his partner, Erin Boag. Victoria Pendleton and

her partner Brendan Cole. Film and TV star Colin Salmon and Kristina

Rihanoff. Supermodel and actress, Jerry Hall

and her partner, Anton du Beke. And finally, TV brainbox Johnny Ball

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What a line-up!

You all look beautiful! Well done and very good luck to you

all. There they all are. I know everyone is thinking the same thing

- am think year's Russell Grant? The good news is they will not leaf

this weekend as there is no public -- leave this weekend as there is

no public vote. The judges will still score their performance.

will be carried forward to next week when our couples will dance

again. You can then vote for your favourites, as you always do. The

two couples with the lowest combined scores and votes will have

to dance again for their survival. Yes! That is why I am getting so

excited - the dance-off is back. The dreaded dance-off.

Be afraid! It is back and it all adds to the pressure we are piling

on the celebs this year. Don't forget, press your magic red button

for commentary. We have Karen Hardy and joining her tonight is last

year's champion, Harry. They are up there.

Hello, guys. Harry, how could I forget you! Hi, Bruce. Our last

year's champion. If you want to hear what they have to say, digital

viewers can press red now and you are all set. It is time we got

started. Our first couple in Strictly Come Dancing, 2012 is Fern

Britton. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

And her partner, Artem Chigvintsev. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Lovely. Now then, Fern has told me she's looking forward to - so much

to wearing some skimpy outfits and doing some very lively dances. It

looks as if we will see parts of Britain.

-- parts of Britton we have never, ever seen before! Here they are in

training. Good luck to you! Fern Britton got on famously with

Phil Lille on This Morning. I am best known for Ready Steady Cook,

where I met my husband, Phil. I fell in love with him. We are

happily married and have been for 12 years. I do love dancing, but

only that kind of freestyle grove. Of course you dance tremendously

when you are like that, until the children say, "Stop that, you look

ridiculous." Your partner is Artem Chigvintsev. What?

I couldn't believe it when I thought of all the other girls he

could have been partnered with and he got me. Poor boy!

I am a task-master because I do like to achieve things. He did say

to me, "You do what I ask you." promised me she'll work day and

night. It's great. The cha-cha-cha, well it is harder than I thought it

would be. It's difficult.

It's becoming this. It's difficult! I'm furious I cannot do it straight

away. It needs to be faster. I can not be harsh because she's such a

sweet person. Keep the distance with your arms. Better! She wants

to be able to try it. He's treating me very gently. I am hoping that on

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Fern Britton and Artem Chigvintsev, You have the first one over with.

Oh, the relief on your face. While you get your breath back, as

always it is our chance to welcome our fabulous singers, Dave Arch and

his wonderful, wonderful orchestra. As always!

And of course, where would we be without our wonderful judges? A lot

happier, but nevertheless, please welcome Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey

Bussell, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That's enough!

That's enough! And a very warm welcome to our new judge, Darcey

Bussell. She was a prima ball ler rin that and has trained at the --

ballerina and trained at the Royal Ballet. It will be so nice to have

a judge who really knows what they are talking about. About time! Good

luck. Hope you have a lovely night. What did you think? The first one

out sets the standard for the evening. To be honest, there was

more good than there was bad about it. I liked your confidence. You

came out with that and your foot placements were good throughout.

You messed up on one, the Cuban break, first off it went funky.

The other thing, you wafted your skirt a lot. There was a lot of

skirt wafting, which is an advantage for the girls because the

boys cannot waft anything much. A little bit less wafting, but

overall, well done, Fern. APPLAUSE A good start. OK, now

moving along... I like a bit of wafting! I always have done. I am

with you. I didn't mind the wafting. All flirty and you were going for

it. It is a good attitude. The cha- cha-cha is a cheeky dance, but you

need much more impetus... Yes, you have to get the hips going. You'll

be a bit sharper, sharper, sharper, because the cha-cha-cha needs

energy. You messed it up a little bit. First up, not bad. You must

realise that - first up. Now then, Craig? First you need to straighten

your knees and your legs to achieve any sort of hip action in this

dance. IT WAS HIDEOUSLY LABOURED AND

LACKED ANY... YOU HAVE GOOD RHYTHM. THROUGH THE CUBAN BREAK IT WAS A

DISASTER. You did manage to redeem yourself on the second lot of them.

It needs a lot more attack, a lot more power and punch. One nice

thing, darling - beautiful hands. I For a first go, absolutely fine.

Yes, Fern, it was an absolutely confident performance even though

the nerves got you. I could see that. That's why a couple of things

went wrong of what was wonderful is what he said - you were cheeky all

the way through it, and the cha- cha-cha has to be cheeky. He's

absolutely right, and that lovely little grin - I love that. Keep

that up. What was amazing, though, was that last extension - that leg

went so high. Yes. The line, the foot... I borrowed someone else's.

She borrowed someone else's - we all do. I want to see more of those.

It was a lovely extension, all right? Thank you. And not so much

wafting, and you'll be fine. Lovely. Good luck, my darling. Thank you,

Artem. Away they go. friends up here. First of the

series, and you absolutely signed, sealed and delivered. Thank you.

How was it for you, my love? It was a bit fast and furious. I agree

with everything the judges said. I'm sorry I messed up in the middle.

Please. For the 99,000th time. But it was great, and I enjoyed it.

Thanks. Uh-huh! LAUGHTER

How are you getting along with Artem as your teacher? I have never

seen him so yielding. Yielding? Very gently. There was one day he

left the room, and he went, "I am the Terminator"! So true of form.

That's the first dance done. It's out of the way. Now, remember,

nobody else - no-one is leaving tonight, but the judge's scores do

carry over until next week, then you can vote, and we can find out

which of our couples will be dancing for survival. There is a

lot of tension in the air tonight - Still, five more couples to go

tonight, eight tomorrow. You can't beat a weekend in the ballroom.

Right. Not very generous tonight - anyway, next for our next couple

Nicky Byrne and his partner Karen Hauer. Yeah!

Yes. APPLAUSE

Yes. Now, when - now, when Nicky was in Westlife, their manager was

Louis Walsh, and the man who owned their record label was Simon Cowell.

Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell - I wonder what happened to them.

LAUGHTER I must check up on my iPad. I

really must. I mean, you never hear about them, do you? Anyway, here

successful and longest running boy bands in history with 14 number

ones under his belt... We are number one! Westlife's Nicky Byrne

decided it was time to move on... 14 years was a great run, so we

wrapped it all up with a huge farewell tour. It was pretty

special, starting to miss it now. I have twin boys, Rocco and Jay.

It's pretty special having them. They were born a few weeks

premature, but thankfully, they're healthy and happy now. Yeah,

they're the apple of my eye. On a Saturday, I give them a giggle.

name is Karen Hauer. Asked what her favourite Westlife song was. Coming

from Venezuela, then New York, I never heard of them. Then she went,

"I have heard of the Backstreet Boys". Great! When you're alone,

you have a really nice frame. When I am included, it goes to the

garbage. Maybe I'll dance on my own. Did you see the third... The what?

The turd? The third! You're in Ireland now. She's over from

America. She's never been to Ireland. What's wrong with my

fashion? The whole shorts with the ballroom shoes - it's a just not -

shorts and ballroom shoes are a big no-no. I look fantastic! It just

doesn't work. When I looked at him, I was like woo! I have to learn to

dress more like dancing. The problem is the colour of my

milk bottle legs - can we change the lights for tomorrow? Dancing

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the Walsh, Nicky Byrne and Karen Oh, Nicky, what about it? Nicky,

well done, my son, really, got good presence, hasn't he? He does.

was all lovely, but I couldn't believe shorts - with your ballroom

shoes at rehearsal - a beautiful woman - turn up in shorts! You

what? It was a nice day, sunny. LAUGHTER

What, did you want to dance on the grass did, you, have a picnic? I

have never heard anything like it in my life. Look at the weather

forecast! LAUGHTER

Nicky, you can certainly work your boyish good looks. Where is the

light? You never miss the light once - never. But at times, apart

from your terrible posture, you have to work on your posture, Nicky.

You really have. You were like that all the time. It looks like you're

dancing with a cardboard cut-out. You want intimacy. You want

connection. You want - yes, you do. I have to feel something -

storytelling. Something has to happen with your partner. You have

to express yourself through the dance. I know you're looking good.

But you have to look good together - together! I see. Now, I know you

want intimacy, but I don't think Len did. Right. Now, then -

LAUGHTER Craig, yes? I am not particularly

happy, actually, Karen. I know you're new and everything, but

there are certain rules in Strictly Come Dancing that one must abide by,

and you broke one of them, and that, my darling, is a lift in this waltz.

There are no lifts in the waltz. One foot should remain on the floor

at all times, as you know, so why - you come out, and you just openly -

BOOING The female version of Brendan Cole,

it seems, sadly, and I have to say, you will be marked severely down

for that. Oh, my goodness. You'll have your opportunity, darling, in

American smooth, to do as many lifts as you like, but when it's a

waltz, I really wish you would stick by the rules and at least

give Nicky a chance. Aside from all of that, the rise and fall was

forced and looked really mechanical. You keep dropping your right elbow

and particularly before that back- bend, which was ghastly, flat-

footed on that terrible standing spin which was all paddlistic.

BOOING There was no sway, and I could go

on. I don't want to interrupt. LAUGHTER

But if you've got anything more nasty to say, don't. Right!

APPLAUSE Darcey? Well, Nicky, your strength

is obviously your musicality, so you can use that to your ability,

yeah? Breathe with the moves, yes, so feel the music. Make it help you,

yeah, because that's your strength, and to help with the posture, if I

could use you... Use me. What you need to do is get somebody to get

ahold of your shoulder blades and feel somebody pulling them down and

it will be so much easier because they're up, like this. Do you feel

that? I feel it, yes. APPLAUSE

But I think that - I think you have lots of potential, so just keep

working hard. You've just got to be more intimate with one another.

much closer do you want us to be? Well, I can show you but -

LAUGHTER Anyway, it was a good first start.

Don't listen too much to the fella on the end. I don't know what he's

doing there, but anyway, off you go, and good luck, and a good start.

Off you go. Come up here for a little bit of

TLC. Heaven knows, they need it. You're both new to Strictly. This

is a first experience for both of you. Nicky, you little rule-breaker,

you! How is it feeling - before the onslaught? Yeah, it's strange to

stand there and be criticised like that, but you've got to try to take

the positives from it. There was - I think it was more of a swoosh

than a lift, I think, but... swoosh. Do we agree? Was it a

swoosh? Lift-gate! Are you going to be our female Brendan causing

controversy all over the place? Whatever it takes to win. She's

fierce! The scores are in. I am a Come back next week, and you've got

the cha-cha-cha. You can show them what you've got. Nicky has Nicky's

Byrne'd, but our next couple are ready to strut their stuff. Who is

next, Brucie? Next up is Micheal Vaughan and his partner Natalie

Now, Natalie came up to me today and was very excited. She says, "I

am going to be spending the next three months in the cricketer's

arms." I said, "All right, then, but don't get drunk." Oh, no, no,

no. It started, then it went, so I'm not going to beg - not tonight,

most victorious Test match captain England has ever seen, but can he

be Strictly Come Dancing's man of the match? In 2005 for the first

time in years we won the Ashes, and the country seemed to go cricket

mad. It hit home that we'd done something quite special. The

winning - we loved that, but it was the fact that kids and grannies

were talking about cricket! I am really excited about learning a new

skill. I have never danced in my life. One, two, three, four is not

in cricket. It's just either one forward or one back, so I am going

to get confused. I'm so excited. I've got Michael!

Being from Australia we have to be a team. That's never happened

before. Michael has never seen eye to eye with Aussies. I think this

time I might be able to turn him around.

Have you got insurance? Natalie is doing everything she can to make

sure my postier improves. challenge is to close your eyes and

try to stay balanced. LAUGHTER

Everything's got to be shoulders back, spread your wings - longer

neck, longer arms - I don't know how you got them. She should have

gone with ET. I am moulding constantly. He's not natural. He

doesn't get it straight away. You tired? Yeah. Really?

Let's go again. He made he come in on a Sunday. Week one, I think

we'll all be petrified, but what's the worst thing that could happen?

Has anyone got a 0 to fall into the band? I could spin and wind up in

the trumpets. Dancing the waltz, Micheal Vaughan

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I think she's pleased with you! Are you pleased with him? Where did

that come from? I've got a right sweat on! I bet all the cricketing

lads will be thrilled with that. Craig, start us off. Some timing

issues. Not many, just some. Posture is your biggest problem.

You need to sort that out. More grace, more style and it might

resemble a bit more of a waltz. That's very good for the mood he's

in tonight! OK, Darcey. You took too much

strain on the fine. The nerves really showed. One thing that might

help you - think about what you do best. When you throw a ball you

lose your whole body to create the speed. It is the same in dance -

you have to use your hole body. Don't get stiff. Use your body,

Very good advice - and Len? It is not cricket, you know! You don't

stroll out from the pavilion, take your time before you take up guard.

You're mincing along. Get on with it! For me, once you got into hold,

it was pretty good. I'm telling you. You had wide elbows. OK - you were

a little bit stiff and starchy, but everyone is nervous. Of course, you

just want to get through the routine and you got through the

routine. Your bum sticks out. So, because of that your top comes over

a bit. But as for your back - flat and nice. Well done!

APPLAUSE Michael, did you feel as though you

were mincing? LAUGHTER I think I was mincing.

least he's admitted it. Michael, a promising beginning, but your

bottom stuck out like a hanging basket and you got so up tight. You

looked like waugwaug with the make- over.

-- Waugh with the makeover. You have to ease yourself into it -

breathe. That is the best one of the night!

It was very good and you worked very hard. You had a good start.

Off you go. I thought that was absolutely

incredible. Thank you for that. just won a massive bet. A lot of my

mates said if I have stayed on two feet I have won. They thought I was

going to be on the deck. Shane Waugh you owe me a few quid.

Hanging basket - I'm not seeing that. The mincing - fabulous. An

all rounder on the cricket pitch, can you be on the ballroom? Until a

few weeks ago the only floors I was It's OK!

Room for improvement. The way things have been going - it's a

great score. Be very happy. That is three down, three to go. Ready for

more? Are you ready for more, ladies and gents? Who is next Bruce.

I think we should give the judges some of my pink pills. Our next

couple is gold medalist cyclist, Victoria Pendleton, with her

partner. What a wonderful thing she did for us all and her partner,

Brendan Cole. Victoria asked me if I could give her any tips. I said,

of course I can, my dear. Look, if the BBC security men ask you to get

off your bike and come in through the side gate, whatever you do,

don't call him a "pleb." APPLAUSE I come here on roller-skates. I'm

so petrified! Here they are in Golden girl cyclist, Victoria

Pendleton, is no stranger to tight Lycra outfits and performing in

front of an enthusiastic audience. It was amazing in front of a home

audience. I feel very blessed. My dad was a keen cyclist. I started

to race at nine years old. I was lucky to be talent-spotted at 16.

After university I joined the team full time. You have said goodbye to

your bicycle, is that right? I have. I have retired from cycling to move

on to new challenges. Four weeks ago I watched her taking the gold

with a tear in my eye and now she's my partner and we'll be working

together. I think I'm the luckiest guy in Great Britain right now.

My brain feels like it can't remember anything! Sorry - what is

this bit? One minute she has it and the next it is gone. What is this

bit? The hip-twist. I don't get it. Sorry, I am useless today, aren't

I? No, you're not. When you have been the best in the world at

something and you start from scratch it can get frustrating

because you expect a lot from For sports people in Strictly

there's a massive expectation. I hate the fact there's such an

expectation, because this is something she's never done before

and will never do again. It is a big ask.

I can't do it any more. Olympian!

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Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Victoria Come here, Victoria, the first one

is over. It was lovely. Pretty about the trousers - I've got a

suing machine in my room. I'll fix it for you -- a sewing machine in

my room. I'll fix it for you later. Impressive and considering the

nerves took over and everything, I felt for you. I really did.

Impressive. Very impressive. Don't worry.

You did so well. One thing that would really help you, try a lower

heel, because I can see you are having trouble balancing with such

low heals and then you will be able to feel the ground more, yes? There

is so much potential there. You can do it.

APPLAUSE Right - we'll have none of that!

is probably like the first time you rode a bike without stabiliser - a

bit wobbly. You had a little incident, didn't you? Then your

nerves took over. Victoria, you have great potential. Forget this,

move on! You have.

Bless you, you know you messed it up so much. You have - I am sorry.

There's no point beating around the bush. You have a champion. You have

fallen off the bike before. Get back on it because you have, as

they all say, a really exciting package. It's a new experience for

you. Apply the discipline you have in your sport and blow us off the

screen because you can do it. Tonight it went wrong.

That will pull you through and with this man you can't go wrong. Can we

go upstairs... Craig is not talking! He's not in this. We are

Come on, Victoria. Now, don't tell me that Strictly is more emotional

than the Olympics. I know and there was no way I thought I was going to

cry, but I blue it so much. little bit at the end. It doesn't

matter. There was so much expectation tonight. He is not

saying you blue it. I think -- blew it. The studio audience loved it.

You'll get back on that dancing bike and show them all, right?

And we didn't have to hear Craig speak because we were out of time.

Well, Victoria is set to spin. Will Denise show us that The Only Way Is

Essex. Right oh! Our fifth couple is Colin Salmon and his partner,

Kristina Rihanoff. Another pair - what about it!

I was asking Colin about his role in the James Bond films. He said,

"I work alongside M". I said, "Oh?" He said, "No, O works with Q." I

said, "Eh?" He said, "Yes, A works with M as well." I said, "Aaah." He

said, "No, R defected to the Russians." I said, "Why?" He said,

"No, Y stayed here." I said, "I see." He said, "No, I works on his

own, and C is with MI5." I wish I Any way, if they are in training....

Any way here they are in training! have to say, for a little boy from

Luton, it has been an exciting journey. I always wanted to be a

Bond girl, so I think I got quite close to that role. I wanted to do

Strictly because I love dancing. I am looking forward to changing my

body, getting fit and working with Kristina, who is incredibly intense.

I am determined to do well this year. I have a fantastic partner,

and I hope we're going to go all the way. I am going to be in bits!

LAUGHTER Sorry. It's a little too far.

I am a big old boy, so size makes an impact. I won't do that I won't

kick you in the heel. At this point, everything goes in a different

direction. I feel like a baby - oh, a ball! The first week I was here I

was a bit prenatal. I am just about making it now. I am going to whip

him into shape. When he misbehave, he goes into the corner. That's his

punishment. Back to my corner, yes. I am known for being strict. I

crack my whip just a little bit with him. Will I pass? Let's hope

it's an A, not a fail! Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Colin Salmon and his

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feet - first week! Well, I don't think that's happened before. Colin,

Colin - oh, look at them. That was for you. And Colin, welcome to

Strictly Come Dancing. Thank you, after 9.00pm. I thought I'd have a

dry martini. APPLAUSE

Cheers. What about me? What about me? Oh. Thank you, dear. Thank you.

And it's gone 9.00pm, so time for my cocoa. Cheers. Cheers, Brucie.

Thank you, my love. Oh, lovely. Nice and thick - thick chocolate.

That was marvellous. Now, you fancy a pint of biters? I'm all right,

thank you. I was going to say, there is a pub across... Let me

just tell you this - the best cha- cha-cha of the night. Well done.

Well done, Kristina - you work well together - well together. Craig?

There were some moments in there we could have done without, quite

frankly, but a good first effort. Well, there are some judges we

could do without as well. APPLAUSE

You know, to be fair, to be fair - anymore to say? No. Oh, good. Good.

Well, it was - we all loved it, and to get a standing ovation on the

first week, that's something to live up to. I appreciate it.

careful. Off you go. Well done. Thank you! Colin and Kristina. Oh,

- best cha-cha of the night - how was it for you? I can't tell you

how much fun that was. It was a dream come true. I have thank

Kristina. Were you in 00 heaven? I think so.

We were too. It was fabulous. The judges loved it. We only heard from

It's two nights of Strictly back to back. If that's not enough for you,

get yourself over to our website for loads of juicy back-stage

gossip you'll not find anywhere else. How good was that? Back to

you, Bruce. Now for our final couple, Denise

Van Outen and her partner James Jordan. Yes. They should be a good

couple. Now, Denise, when Denise was younger, she started a version

of the wonderful French show Les Mis. Translated, that means "the

miserable ones." We have had a similar show here for years. It's

called EastEnders. LAUGHTER

to the original Essex girl, Denise Van Outen. I'm proud of my Essex

roots - not these roots because I have had them done. I am so excited

to be dancing on Strictly. It's proper razzmatazz. I can't wait. I

just want to get on there, and I want to get on there and do it. I

have used to being critiqueed because when I have done theatre

work I have been reviewed. This misconception that I have been

trained professionally - which I never had - I went to theatre

school when I was a kid. I am 38. That was a long time ago - a long

time ago! I find her hilarious. He's really mischievous, and so am

I. We've both got a really naughty streak inside of us, and it's going

to come out. I know it is. It's going to be fun. Watch out, Craig.

That's all I can say. The waltz is about posture, poise and elegance.

Denise does have moments in the waltz where her posture reminds me

of Kasi Moto. Posture. This is where you're going to struggle.

I hear from him is posture, poise, be graceful. Look at your shoulders

already. I'm not sure it's very me. Here we go. She has the attention

span of a fly. When you do the step as well, babe, not this way - stand

up. He's a right nag. He's driving me mad. Why you putting your chin

like that? I turn around and she's doing the funky chicken.

No, Denise, no. As long as I can make this waltz a little bit better

than Essex, I should be all right. Dance degree waltz, Denise Van

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ovations - that's beautiful. And for the first week, wonderful,

really wonderful, absolutely. And I'd just like to announce, that

wasn't Tess and me singing. Bruno, we're going to start with you.

the need is so expressive. I could feel Every nuance of a blossoming

romance. Your turns were good. Your frame could be better. Sometimes

you really hit it. Sometimes it comes down. Work on that. Work on

your extensions, but I really enjoyed it. Beautiful. Beautiful.

OK. Craig? Saved the best until last, I say.

Oh. Oh. A man of few words - for a change - tonight. OK. And Len?

I must say, you know, you've got style with a smie. My expectations

are really high because I was expecting everything. Your footwork

- I saw you do a double reverse spin - well done. Your footwork

overall is - no heel leads, not one heel lead. Listen! It's just one

little part of the whole thing. The whole package is great. Footwork

needs to be worked on. Work on it, darling, but it was wonderful, and

they loved it. You know that off you go. Thank you. Well done indeed.

Come here, you gorgeous twosome - another standing ovation. Thank you.

Craig's best dance of the night - congratulations. There's a surprise.

Indeed. Do you think you have made that transition from Essex ladette

to lady? I don't know. Have I? Got to work on my heels. We didn't

speak about that much, did we? two are a naughty pair together?

dance nicely together! Scores are APPLAUSE

Seven - well done. All right. Here's the last dance of the night,

and our final scores are in, so let's take a look at the leader

board. Up at the top - we have just seen them dance - Denise and James

Remember, there is no public vote this week, and tomorrow the leader

board is going to change even more when our eight remaining stars

shake their groove thing for the live in front of millions. I don't

think I've ever been more terrified. I have done my fair few hours of

live television over the year, but nothing like this. Saturday night

for me is going to be terrifying. The worst part of it all is the few

minutes coming up to that very moment. The thing I fear most is

that - the unknown. I just want to make sure I go out there and just

smash it. It's quite scary. Not all fillies give a smooth ride the

first time out. You're either going to blossom, or you're going to

wither. I am so nervous. I think I has started in great style, with

six dancers down and eight to go. It's already like a weekend of

Strictly at its best. That's right. Six of our couples have a well-

deserved rest now, but join us next week to see how the other stars

cope under pressure. They're all nervously shaking in the sequence.

They're all there. We're back tomorrow at 6.30pm. Remember, that