:00:00. > :00:09.Last week on Strictly: The celebrities entered the cauldron of
:00:10. > :00:15.judgment for our Hallowe'en extravaganza. I have to admit, I was
:00:16. > :00:21.slightly distracted. The judges were spellbound. This was magic! Others
:00:22. > :00:26.failed to enchant. Houston, we have a problem. For Rachel, it was her
:00:27. > :00:30.final countdown and the dreaded dance-off revealed that no-one is
:00:31. > :00:35.safe. Our couples are feeling the pressure. Why are you shouting at me
:00:36. > :00:41.all day today? The competition is fierce. I can't do it! I'm doing my
:00:42. > :00:45.best. They all want to keep dancing. I want to go to Blackpool. The game
:00:46. > :01:48.is on! Blackpool! Live from the strick -- Strictly
:01:49. > :01:56.Ballroom, this is Strictly Come Dancing. Please welcome your hosts,
:01:57. > :02:01.Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. That was nice. We will be dancing
:02:02. > :02:07.next series! Good evening and welcome to Strictly Come Dancing. A
:02:08. > :02:09.very special welcome to our guests from Headley Court Defence Military
:02:10. > :02:14.Rehabilitation Centre. Lovely to have you with us tonight. Thank you
:02:15. > :02:18.for joining us. Now, the girls are running the show tonight. We are
:02:19. > :02:23.putting on the glitz because for our stars, it is all to dance for. Last
:02:24. > :02:27.weekend's Results Show saw Rachel and Abbey go head-to-head in the
:02:28. > :02:33.dance-off and, sadly, we had to say goodbye to Rachel and Pasha. That's
:02:34. > :02:39.right. Tonight, all of our couples are desperate to make it to the
:02:40. > :02:45.world-famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom next week. You and I will
:02:46. > :02:48.be slightly livid if they don't pull out all the stops. Ladies and
:02:49. > :02:55.gentlemen, are you ready? AUDIENCE: Yes! That was a yes. Shall
:02:56. > :03:03.we do it? Let's. Let's meet... Come on, let me snuggle in. The stars of
:03:04. > :03:07.our show! Pop princess Sophie Ellis-Bextor and her partner,
:03:08. > :03:12.Brendan Cole. Star of stage and screen, Mark Benton, and his
:03:13. > :03:16.partner, Iveta Lukosiute. BBC Breakfast presenter, Susanna Reid,
:03:17. > :03:21.and her partner, Kevin Clifton. England rugby hero, Ben Cohen, and
:03:22. > :03:27.his partner, Kristina Rihanoff. Model and TV presenter, Abbey Clancy
:03:28. > :03:32.and her partner, Aljaz Skornajec. From Hollyoaks, Ashley Taylor Dawson
:03:33. > :03:37.and his partner, Ola Jordan. Casualty star, Patrick Robinson, and
:03:38. > :03:42.his partner, Anya Garnis. TV chef and Hairy Biker, Dave Myers, and his
:03:43. > :03:46.partner, Karen Hauer. And finally Bond girl and author, Fiona
:03:47. > :04:01.Fullerton, and her partner, Anton Du Beke. Yes! Come on! Gorgeous. There
:04:02. > :04:06.they are. As you have seen, we are missing a couple tonight. Sadly,
:04:07. > :04:10.Natalie was taken ill during today's dress rehearsal and won't be dancing
:04:11. > :04:14.on tonight's show. We will give you an update on that later on. All of
:04:15. > :04:20.our couples are desperate to dance their way through to next week. The
:04:21. > :04:27.Tower Ballroom's Wurlitzer organ is calling us. Can you hear it? I love,
:04:28. > :04:31.however, the person who said, "Yes!" There are only enough seats on the
:04:32. > :04:34.bus for nine of our couples. This week, that means your votes are more
:04:35. > :04:41.important than ever. They will be added to our judges' scores. I
:04:42. > :04:55.cannot bear it. Let us begin. Let's. Our first couple is Big Ben and his
:04:56. > :04:59.partner, Kristina. APPLAUSE Last week, Ben stripped off his
:05:00. > :05:08.shirt for a passionate rumba. This week, he is dressed as a sailor.
:05:09. > :05:17.Stay calm! Stay calm, Bruno. Here is what happened to them this week.
:05:18. > :05:21.Last weekend, the paso, I enjoyed it. It was something that I could
:05:22. > :05:26.get involved in. I really enjoyed it. It was a bit strange to get your
:05:27. > :05:30.top off. It suited the dance. I was hoping for fireworks, but there were
:05:31. > :05:38.no fireworks. Len said there were no fireworks and I thought... Then he
:05:39. > :05:42.said... It was an explosion! I think the atmosphere every week has been
:05:43. > :05:46.absolutely incredible. It's really strange. You can't explain it. It is
:05:47. > :05:52.something that you can feel in the air. It is a pleasure to be
:05:53. > :05:56.involved. This jive is incredibly quick. Quicker! Quicker feet. It is
:05:57. > :06:02.the fastest dance of the Latin dances. We are really struggling. I
:06:03. > :06:07.need a sit down. This jive is kind of our little bridge to the
:06:08. > :06:15.Blackpool week. He needs to go back to his rugby roots. I haven't done
:06:16. > :06:21.this for years! Just like in jive. You are so light and quick on your
:06:22. > :06:26.feet. Incredible! That's it. Rugby was helpful. I'm planning a big
:06:27. > :06:33.trick for this weekend and I need a bit of help. Thanks ever so much.
:06:34. > :06:40.Ben has asked me to help him do a back flick. Lift your arms up and
:06:41. > :06:44.grab your legs. He has been a great help. I have a lot more confidence.
:06:45. > :06:49.I'm loving the Strictly experience. It is a once in a lifetime
:06:50. > :06:56.opportunity. I hope this will be enough to get me to Blackpool.
:06:57. > :07:03.Dancing the jive, Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff.
:07:04. > :09:01.Oh yes! Wow, wow, wow! Big Ben is back! They are on their feet. Look
:09:02. > :09:04.at that. Hello, sailor! Hello, gorgeous. What a way to start the
:09:05. > :09:10.show. It wouldn't be a show without them. Let's say hello to Judge
:09:11. > :09:21.Bruno, Judge Len, Judge Darcey and Judge Dredd! LAUGHTER Len, what did
:09:22. > :09:25.you make of Big Ben? Anchors away! Mostly, smooth sailing. I love your
:09:26. > :09:28.commitment. And you are a very competent dancer. You are turning
:09:29. > :09:33.out really good. You need to just work a bit more on your feet. It was
:09:34. > :09:39.a bit like a trifle, fruity up top and a bit of sponge down the bottom.
:09:40. > :09:43.Jive's a hard dance, especially for big guys. You came out and worked
:09:44. > :09:51.it. This audience know what they are looking at, a standing ovation, well
:09:52. > :09:57.done! APPLAUSE Did our sailor float your boat, Bruno? I don't know why,
:09:58. > :10:09.but I have this irresistible urge to join the Navy. Quite a few w girls
:10:10. > :10:14.have -- a few girls have signed up already! It was a bit wobbly at the
:10:15. > :10:18.bottom. The jive is all about the sharpness of the kicks and the
:10:19. > :10:23.flicks. Especially side to side, it is very evident. You really have to
:10:24. > :10:28.hit the beat at the same time as your partner. You have to be on your
:10:29. > :10:35.toes, yeah? If you do another jive, stay on your toes and sharpen up
:10:36. > :10:42.your feet. Otherwise, as always impressive. Craig? The best part of
:10:43. > :10:46.it was the back somersault! I thought you did that beautifully
:10:47. > :10:52.cleanly. It was a bit too leaden, a bit too laboured, as I expected. You
:10:53. > :10:58.are carrying some very heavy equipment. You expected that and so
:10:59. > :11:04.you got it in your mind so you were going to get it! APPLAUSE That is so
:11:05. > :11:08.untrue. I know you are carrying heavy muscles there. That is
:11:09. > :11:14.difficult... Nothing wrong with that. It is difficult to keep up the
:11:15. > :11:21.pace of this dance and the last kick section was completely out of time.
:11:22. > :11:34.I think, my darling, despite your best seaman efforts, that is a
:11:35. > :11:41.failure. I disagree. APPLAUSE Don't worry, darling. It wasn't that bad.
:11:42. > :11:46.Darcey? I did believe you were going to have a hard time with this style.
:11:47. > :11:51.You proved us wrong. Because it is a neat and light and the energy for a
:11:52. > :11:54.big boy, I would have presumed it was going to be hard. You kept it
:11:55. > :11:59.contained. You gave it great attack. There was great energy all the way
:12:00. > :12:12.through. You enjoyed it. I enjoyed it. Thank you. APPLAUSE Thank you.
:12:13. > :12:18.Off you go. Ben and Kristina! APPLAUSE
:12:19. > :12:29.You did great. Craig was grumpy. You did a massive triple backflip. Be
:12:30. > :12:33.proud of him. I am. It was a tough week. There were lots of things and
:12:34. > :12:38.injuries. He did so well. I'm very proud of you. It's been a
:12:39. > :12:42.frustrating week. That is a tough dance. You have muscle and you have
:12:43. > :12:46.all of that business. He is a big boy. When you started - I don't want
:12:47. > :12:53.to rain on your parade - you couldn't move and now you can!
:12:54. > :12:55.Thanks ever so much(!) That was meant to come out differently. The
:12:56. > :13:24.scores are in. What's your reaction - 4? What is
:13:25. > :13:27.that about? You can only control the controllable. We have worked
:13:28. > :13:34.incredibly hard. We kicked off the show and hopefully it will carry on
:13:35. > :13:37.being great. Absolutely. Brilliant. The numbers you need to keep Ben
:13:38. > :13:59.dancing are: Please get permission from whoever
:14:00. > :14:03.pays the bill. The vote won't open until all our couples have danced so
:14:04. > :14:10.please don't vote now. If you do, your vote won't count, you may be
:14:11. > :14:14.charged - it is lose, lose! Ben and Kristina have kicked off the show.
:14:15. > :14:22.Back to you, Tess. Next up we have Fiona and Anton. There they are.
:14:23. > :14:26.Last week, Fiona and Anton went all cutesy with the Charleston and
:14:27. > :14:29.divided the judges. Tonight, they are doing the rock 'n' roll paso
:14:30. > :14:35.doble and it's a dance they are determined to grab by the horns.
:14:36. > :14:44.Last week we danced the Charleston and I loved it. The judges did
:14:45. > :14:49.mention my timing. You have to be aware of timing. That was a bit
:14:50. > :14:53.disappointing. The whole dance was too light and well behaved. It
:14:54. > :15:00.probably was a bit polite. That is the way I was brought up. If I get
:15:01. > :15:10.through this week, Blackpool beckons. I will be the first one on
:15:11. > :15:14.that coach! The paso doble is a re-enactment of the bullfight. That
:15:15. > :15:24.is the whole premise. I am trying to find a new character, you know, some
:15:25. > :15:27.very fiery woman who is going to give Anton hell! I have been
:15:28. > :15:31.practising, but I don't seem to have got it yet. For Fiona to get into
:15:32. > :15:37.character, I thought I would surprise her. Come with me. I wanted
:15:38. > :15:45.to give you the essence of the bullfight. Yeah? And here it is!
:15:46. > :15:59.Voila! First thing you have to do is square up to your opponent. Grrr! Be
:16:00. > :16:05.more fearsome! Go on, be fearsome! Argh! I'm hoping that the character
:16:06. > :16:07.that I discovered on the back of that bull, I can really bring to the
:16:08. > :16:12.dance on Saturday night. Dancing the paso doble, Fiona
:16:13. > :18:06.Fullerton and Anton Du Beke. What about that, then? Paso doble to
:18:07. > :18:11.one of the greatest songs ever, quite possibly. Anton, you are full
:18:12. > :18:16.of surprises. I'm a big surprise to her. I forgot a bit at the end! She
:18:17. > :18:21.was getting on marvellously! He said, "You don't know what you are
:18:22. > :18:28.doing?" At this moment in time, I didn't! What a routine. Get your
:18:29. > :18:34.breath back. Let's welcome the best live band on television, Dave Arch
:18:35. > :18:40.and his orchestra and our sensational singers. Yes! APPLAUSE
:18:41. > :18:45.That was fierce. You were positively fierce. You do so well when you have
:18:46. > :18:51.a character to play? Thank you. Was that passionate for you, Bruno? Good
:18:52. > :18:59.job I have to score her and not YOU! I like your dark side. When you go
:19:00. > :19:06.dark and aggressive and a bit cranky with a skirt. I like it. I don't. I
:19:07. > :19:11.like it. I don't. You went for it. Seriously, your timing was better
:19:12. > :19:16.than his. It was. You kept it going. You kept it going when something
:19:17. > :19:20.went wrong and it takes a lot, you know. Your lines were better, your
:19:21. > :19:25.timing was better. Be careful, sometimes you arch your shoulders.
:19:26. > :19:35.By doing so, you lose the lovely Spanish line and it was very
:19:36. > :19:40.comfortable. I would like to see some Flamenco influences. Well done.
:19:41. > :19:47.Well done for carrying on. Craig? I thought you had a good use of your
:19:48. > :19:51.skirt, darling. Your timing was precise. You did, however, lose your
:19:52. > :19:56.neck as Bruno was suggesting so you do need to pull the shoulders back.
:19:57. > :20:03.For me, it was a bit indifferent. It was average. It was a little bit
:20:04. > :20:20.indifferent. I have to say, forgettable! I don't know if I agree
:20:21. > :20:24.with that fully. Darcey? Fiona, you are a dramatic diva. You have to
:20:25. > :20:28.tell the story. All the way through it - the arms, you created nice
:20:29. > :20:31.shapes with the arms. Bruno is right. I would have liked to have
:20:32. > :20:37.seen it come from the back. If Anton, if you could get hold of her
:20:38. > :20:42.shoulder blades, that would create that shape. It is really important.
:20:43. > :20:55.Generally, I loved what you did with it. You created energy and attack.
:20:56. > :21:02.Very nice. Lots of attack. Len? Please talk. My turn. I must say
:21:03. > :21:09.there was plenty of wafting going on. I did see an element of
:21:10. > :21:13.Flamenco. Funnily enough, I'm a bit out of step with my colleagues. I
:21:14. > :21:18.thought you could have given it a bit more of a fire, a little bit
:21:19. > :21:21.more aggression and a bit more of a wow. What you did, you did very
:21:22. > :21:47.We loved it. We were going nuts. I well. I would have just liked you to
:21:48. > :21:56.We loved it. We were going nuts. I don't know what they were watching.
:21:57. > :22:04.For your knee slide, that was worth a 11. In my head, you are having a
:22:05. > :22:10.crumpet at home, are you throwing on Blur Song 2? Now and again. It is my
:22:11. > :22:15.ringtone. What I loved most is it's taken you all week to get over the
:22:16. > :22:25.shock of making it in last week? Yes. Did you love that? I loved it.
:22:26. > :22:31.I like the bit when he went wrong! We all did. I thought I would add a
:22:32. > :22:33.bit of emotion to the dance to see the fire. No more words. The scores
:22:34. > :22:58.are in. Happy with that? Yes. If you enjoyed
:22:59. > :23:12.seeing Anton dancing to Song 2 by Blur, call:
:23:13. > :23:19.Still, lots more to come tonight, including Dave wearing tartan and
:23:20. > :23:24.Mark will be holding a cat. I'm being serious. Back to you, Tess.
:23:25. > :23:33.Can't wait. Our third couple tonight is Abbey and her partner, Aljaz.
:23:34. > :23:36.Last week, despite scoring 34, they ended nup the dance-off. This week,
:23:37. > :23:39.she is back with a tricky Charleston, but has she been able to
:23:40. > :23:50.turn that frown upside-down? Last Saturday, I felt like it went
:23:51. > :23:55.well and I did my best. Craig said one word. Impressive. I always like
:23:56. > :24:00.to impress Craig. I was so happy with the score of 34. What happened
:24:01. > :24:04.next to be in the bottom two... Abbey and Aljaz. Being in the
:24:05. > :24:07.dance-off was the most terrifying thing. It is heartbreaking. It could
:24:08. > :24:12.have been the last time I was ever going to dance. It is the most
:24:13. > :24:17.amazing experience. It has made me quite scared now. I don't want it to
:24:18. > :24:21.end. I was really down after being in the bottom two last week. This
:24:22. > :24:25.week, I'm dancing the Charleston so I have to cheer up, keep smiling and
:24:26. > :24:30.get on the dancefloor. The Charleston is such a happy dance. If
:24:31. > :24:35.you get the steps perfect, without the smile, the story is not
:24:36. > :24:39.complete. Smile. In order to make me smile more, Aljaz has had a few
:24:40. > :24:48.tricks up his sleeves. One, sell taping my mouth into a smile. Two,
:24:49. > :24:52.drawing a smile on with lipstick. That is how big the smile needs to
:24:53. > :24:56.be. The best trick was to put a picture of my gorgeous baby up.
:24:57. > :25:01.That's guaranteed a smile from me. You need to have her in your head
:25:02. > :25:05.for the Charleston. She is in there. Aljaz has given me some homework. I
:25:06. > :25:09.have to practise my facial expression. I would love to get to
:25:10. > :25:13.Blackpool and I never saw myself dancing full stop, never mind in
:25:14. > :25:17.Blackpool. I have realised just how precious my time on Strictly is. It
:25:18. > :25:24.is the best experience I have ever had in my life. I'm determined to
:25:25. > :25:27.come back this week with a bang! Dancing the Charleston, Abbey Clancy
:25:28. > :27:17.and Aljaz Skornajec. She is back with a bang! Back with a
:27:18. > :27:27.bang! They are on their feet. Look. Well done. Yes. Team Abbjaz! Craig,
:27:28. > :27:35.has she done enough to get to Blackpool? I think she has. I loved
:27:36. > :27:40.the stylisation, the enormous attention to detail was incredible
:27:41. > :27:47.in that dance routine. I loved the hop, pull-backslides that you did.
:27:48. > :27:51.That fantastic step at the end. You did not Charleston quietly. It was
:27:52. > :27:59.loud, my darling, and it was proud! Well done. APPLAUSE You enjoyed
:28:00. > :28:03.that, didn't you? Yes. Darcey? I love the gorgeously mad side of
:28:04. > :28:12.Abbey. This is brilliant. I loved it. So unusual with what you did to
:28:13. > :28:16.that prop. To have a hat and do all those things, that was brilliant. It
:28:17. > :28:22.was the leg action, it was fast and furious. That monkey step at the
:28:23. > :28:29.end, it was great. I enjoyed that. Well done, Aljaz, you have made a
:28:30. > :28:34.true dancer out of Abbey. Has she come back fighting? It was a
:28:35. > :28:43.Charleston. It was going back to the '20s, and that is AA - you don't
:28:44. > :28:48.need the AA - that didn't breakdown at all! That was a beautiful journey
:28:49. > :28:56.and stay in that car, get up the M1, I will see you next week in
:28:57. > :29:02.Blackpool! APPLAUSE Bruno? I couldn't agree more. It is Abbey the
:29:03. > :29:16.IT-girl with a huge hit in her hands. You combined the roles. It
:29:17. > :29:20.was a Charleston, but you had the Bob Fosse influence. You had some
:29:21. > :29:24.nice touches which I found exciting and you really deserve to come to
:29:25. > :29:27.Blackpool. This was wonderful. Thank you. Thank you, judges. You nailed
:29:28. > :29:47.it! Off you go to Claudia. APPLAUSE Are you so happy? Yes, I'm half dead
:29:48. > :29:53.after that! It looked very - you can turn round. You were so sad to be in
:29:54. > :29:57.the dance-off. Then I know you tried really hard. Was your little girl in
:29:58. > :30:01.your head? She was. The whole experience has been amazing. I was
:30:02. > :30:05.trying to do my best so I can stay in. What is the monkey step? I don't
:30:06. > :30:26.know what that is! Never mind. The scores are in.
:30:27. > :30:32.Are you happy? Made up. Now, remember every couple tonight needs
:30:33. > :30:48.your votes. Please call: Here's the thing - life isn't a
:30:49. > :30:53.cabaret. Unless you are dancing on this show! Let's hand back to Tess.
:30:54. > :31:01.Thank you very much. For our next couple, it is Mark and his partner,
:31:02. > :31:04.Iveta. Tonight, Mark is taking on the role of a James Bond villain.
:31:05. > :31:08.Before he hatches a cunning plan to take over the world, first he's got
:31:09. > :31:16.to master the romantic rumba. Here is what Mark and his henchwoman
:31:17. > :31:20.Iveta got up to this week. When it gets to Saturday, everybody knows
:31:21. > :31:27.the dance. It is being able to do the dances with those four judges
:31:28. > :31:32.staring at you. I have never experienced nerves like it. I
:31:33. > :31:36.thought it was heavy, stompy. It was long on performance, and short on
:31:37. > :31:45.technique. Every week I try and do my best. All the things they have
:31:46. > :31:49.said this week, hopefully I can work on it the best I can and it won't be
:31:50. > :31:54.stompy and short on technique and I will get higher marks next week. I
:31:55. > :31:57.know the rumba is one of Iveta's favourite dances. I will do my best
:31:58. > :32:04.to get it right. # I'm sexy and I know it. #
:32:05. > :32:08.It has hip action and the relationship between the man and the
:32:09. > :32:15.woman. We have a relationship that is a proper friendship.
:32:16. > :32:21.# Just the two of us. # He makes me laugh every day. OK. I'm
:32:22. > :32:29.in England. I don't have any family here. Mark is my family. I'm on to
:32:30. > :32:33.you! Although I do have fun, our number one priority is to dance. Get
:32:34. > :32:40.the footwork, hip action. You have to work to make an improvement.
:32:41. > :32:43.Yeah. I will. I never want anyone to think I'm not taking the dancing
:32:44. > :32:47.seriously. That is the reason I'm here. Everybody is raising their
:32:48. > :32:52.game. We have to as well. Especially because it is my birthday next
:32:53. > :32:58.Saturday. I would love to spend it in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
:32:59. > :33:02.Dancing the rumba, Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute.
:33:03. > :34:53.Our crowd-pleasers have done it again! I have been expecting you.
:34:54. > :34:59.Fabulous costumes. I will have to borrow that later on. Darcey? Did
:35:00. > :35:04.that leave you shaken and stirred? Well, the rumba is a dance of love.
:35:05. > :35:08.It should be sensual, earthy, with seamless moves. If only you had
:35:09. > :35:13.stroked the floor with your foot like you stroked your wite pussy
:35:14. > :35:23.cat, it would have been a stronger rumba. I don't know. You did create
:35:24. > :35:29.some nice lines, but it was a bit too bitty for me. Bruno, stop it!
:35:30. > :35:35.You always set the scene and you always create an interesting story.
:35:36. > :35:45.Not bad. Creates a story. A crowd-pleaser, you two. Len? Well,
:35:46. > :35:51.you have got gold in your finger and lead in your bum! The rumba is a
:35:52. > :35:55.very, very difficult dance for men. You either become all too soft and
:35:56. > :36:00.floppy, or you become too stiff and starchy. To get that balance right
:36:01. > :36:06.is tricky. The other thing - what I love - you are an actor and every
:36:07. > :36:20.dance you play a part. You come out with the character and you come out
:36:21. > :36:26.and work hard. Well done. Bruno? You tried Goldfinger, it ended up a
:36:27. > :36:31.Fish-finger, darling! Slightly off. I agree with Len. I always enjoy
:36:32. > :36:36.what you do. Your characterisations are always spot on. The problem is
:36:37. > :36:40.that the rumba is a dance of perpetual motion. It never ever
:36:41. > :36:44.stops. There was a lot of attitude and posturing, but the movement
:36:45. > :36:50.didn't flow. And in the rumba it has to flow. It is hard for men and
:36:51. > :36:57.there wasn't much movement there. Dr Evil was present - ha ha ha! Scary.
:36:58. > :37:03.He wants to spend his birthday in Blackpool. Will he? I hope he does.
:37:04. > :37:09.It is largely due to the audience at home, but my point is your arms, my
:37:10. > :37:15.dear fellow. On the end of your arms are hands. It is your hands that
:37:16. > :37:19.need shaping. It is all very well to have beautiful arms, which you
:37:20. > :37:24.achieved gorgeously. Unfortunately, there is no shaping, they are just
:37:25. > :37:28.sort of like wet spatulas at the moment! You need to sort that out
:37:29. > :37:37.and Bruno is right. The transitions need to be smoother. I think it is
:37:38. > :37:43.the concept that saved this dance. We loved the entertainment value.
:37:44. > :37:56.Give it up for Mark and Iveta. APPLAUSE Thank you, guys.
:37:57. > :38:11.Come on! Mark, I love you. Awesome. Twins! Huge admirer. Are you
:38:12. > :38:18.disappointed by that? You worked so incredibly hard. They said your arms
:38:19. > :38:26.were beautiful. If I could get the forms right, -- the arms right and
:38:27. > :38:34.the feet - but getting them right together. Can I say thank you to
:38:35. > :38:39.Brian in make-up for this? Tell me you wear that to the supermarket?
:38:40. > :38:59.You should see what I wear when I go out. The scores are in.
:39:00. > :39:09.To help save Mark and Iveta, please call:
:39:10. > :39:26.Or use your gold finger to click on our website. They have their
:39:27. > :39:32.Goldeneye on getting to Blackpool. Tess. Our next couple dancing for
:39:33. > :39:39.their place in Blackpool is Susanna and her partner, Kevin. We are now
:39:40. > :39:42.at the halfway point and we all know that the competition is getting
:39:43. > :39:45.tougher. When the dancing gets tough, the tough get a visit from a
:39:46. > :39:55.former Strictly champion. I'm so excited. Can you imagine
:39:56. > :40:01.doing the Charleston with Kevin dressed as a Weirwolf? Plenty of
:40:02. > :40:07.tricks 'n' treats. To get great comments and to get a nine - I love
:40:08. > :40:11.you Len. I get a bit overwhelmed sometimes when the comments are
:40:12. > :40:20.positive. I love dancing and if that shows, that makes me love it even
:40:21. > :40:28.more. This week, we are dancing the waltz. Follow me. Kevin and I have
:40:29. > :40:32.become really good friends. That means that when we approach
:40:33. > :40:37.something romantic and intimate, it is a little harder for me! Be
:40:38. > :40:44.emotional You will get emotion in a minute. We expected it to be me and
:40:45. > :40:49.Kevin. Around the corner comes the incredible Strictly champion Chris
:40:50. > :40:55.Hollins. There is a lot of talking. He's been a friend of mine for a
:40:56. > :41:00.long time. How are you getting on? What are your tips for a lovely,
:41:01. > :41:05.romantic waltz? You have the facials. It was lovely to sit with
:41:06. > :41:08.Chris and have a good chat with him. Try and get to Blackpool. That is
:41:09. > :41:14.the most incredible place. Don't tell anybody. That is still up there
:41:15. > :41:19.doing a foxtrot, I still get goosebumps. Just go out and enjoy
:41:20. > :41:22.it. It could be the last second. You never know when you are going out.
:41:23. > :41:27.Let me see the hold. She loves the show. She loves being part of it.
:41:28. > :41:31.Good luck. Enjoy it. Seeing Chris and having him visit the training
:41:32. > :41:38.room has given me a confidence boost for Saturday night. Dancing the
:41:39. > :41:42.waltz, Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton.
:41:43. > :43:36.What a beautiful waltz. Absolutely gorgeous! Come over, Susanna. Have a
:43:37. > :43:45.look around you. Everyone is on their feet. Gorgeous. You two are
:43:46. > :43:49.adorable. Joyful watching you dance. A traditional waltz, that should
:43:50. > :43:54.please you? It did. I was listening to Jeremy Paxman on the Steve Wright
:43:55. > :44:00.Radio Show saying he doesn't understand why newsreaders go on
:44:01. > :44:10.Strictly. Well, Paco, this is why. You get the most fantastic dance.
:44:11. > :44:17.You lit up this ballroom. Fabulous! Bruno? It had such a wonderful sense
:44:18. > :44:22.of timeless elegance. Deeply romantic. Those spins were heavenly.
:44:23. > :44:31.You spun everybody into heaven with you this one, my darling. It was
:44:32. > :44:37.beautiful. It was. Craig? I could not agree more. You brought that
:44:38. > :44:46.frock to life. It was absolutely fantastic. The hesitation moments
:44:47. > :44:51.were beautifully held, a full circle of pivots. I loved it. All good so
:44:52. > :44:56.far. Will she be waltzing into next week, Darcey? She sure will. The
:44:57. > :45:01.boys are right. The precision in your tumble turns at the beginning,
:45:02. > :45:07.those pivots, that is so hard to hold your frame. Beautifully done.
:45:08. > :45:11.The only thing - because I'm getting fussy - I know you have it all. I
:45:12. > :45:17.would love you to stretch even further, don't look comfortable any
:45:18. > :45:23.time. Stretch further the length of your leg. A beautiful, romantic
:45:24. > :45:29.waltz. Loved it. They loved it. We all loved it. Well done. Go on up to
:45:30. > :45:33.Claudia. Susanna and Kev Kev, ladies and gentlemen! -- and Kevin, ladies
:45:34. > :45:46.and gentlemen! Congratulations. You over the moon?
:45:47. > :45:49.So grateful to Kevin because his choreography was a dream to dance.
:45:50. > :45:54.He's a wonderful dream to dance with. Thank you. You are the best
:45:55. > :45:59.partner. When the judges are nice, you said it makes you emotional. I
:46:00. > :46:03.do feel emotional. You want to go to Blackpool. You are dance royalty! If
:46:04. > :46:10.we go to Blackpool with you, can you get us whatever we want? Absolutely.
:46:11. > :46:12.We want green rock! I hope you make it there. That was beautiful. The
:46:13. > :46:39.scores are in. Are you happy? Really happy. That's
:46:40. > :46:45.the highest we've got. I'm so grateful. Thank you so much. If you
:46:46. > :46:57.want these adorable humans to avoid the dance-off, call:
:46:58. > :47:05.It is surreal. I can't work out what is going on. This isn't real. It is
:47:06. > :47:10.all the pivots! This is a home video. Tess? Thank you very much.
:47:11. > :47:18.Next tonight is Dave and his partner, Karen. Dave and Karen are
:47:19. > :47:23.desperate to get to Blackpool. This week, he ended up in Scotland. Yet
:47:24. > :47:30.again, he's gone a tad too far! This is what they did to get in the
:47:31. > :47:34.Scottish frame of mind. Last Saturday night was epic. Obviously,
:47:35. > :47:39.the dancing was nerve-racking but I enjoyed the jive. It was kind of
:47:40. > :47:47.funny but the jive really was non-existent. I know I wasn'tel viz,
:47:48. > :47:52.but it was -- wasn't Elvis, but it was a jive. To get to Blackpool has
:47:53. > :48:00.always been my goal. I used to go to blam pool Blackpool Tower Ballroom
:48:01. > :48:07.with my mum. This week, it is the tango and it is to the Proclaimers
:48:08. > :48:11.500 Miles. It means a lot to me because of its Scottish roots. I
:48:12. > :48:15.lived there for 15 years. I love Scotland. I have deep roots and
:48:16. > :48:19.friends there. I love Scotland so much, I even got married in a kilt.
:48:20. > :48:25.The Scots are a passionate race of people. I'd love to bring that
:48:26. > :48:34.passion into the dance. Wow! The first thing you need is some
:48:35. > :48:41.Highland wear. You can't go into battle without having a rousing set
:48:42. > :48:51.of pipes. Nothing is coming out! Dave, stop. You will need to save
:48:52. > :48:55.all your breath. There is nothing symbolises Scottish food more than
:48:56. > :49:05.the haggis. It is made from lungs, heart, liver and you boil it in a
:49:06. > :49:07.sheep's stomach. Here we go. Mmm... You are never going to take away my
:49:08. > :49:12.dancing shoes! Dancing the tango, Dave Myers and
:49:13. > :51:07.Karen Hauer. What about that! That was special.
:51:08. > :51:17.Come on over, Dave and Karen. I loved it. Alright, you might need a
:51:18. > :51:26.brave heart for this. Judges? Bruno? Dave, oh my God, too much haggis and
:51:27. > :51:31.not enough Argentina! It wasn't an Argentinian tango. It wasn't any
:51:32. > :51:35.tango at all! Listen, you were stomping around like a bees of
:51:36. > :51:41.burden! You were dragging that poor girl. It was like John Sergeant all
:51:42. > :51:49.over again. It was passion. What passion? It was in my eyes! I
:51:50. > :52:01.couldn't feel any. It wasn't so much danced, it was walked. You have to
:52:02. > :52:07.go - it just is - it is very funny. But as a tango... It was a tango. It
:52:08. > :52:12.is not funny either. Dave is trying his hardest and training very hard.
:52:13. > :52:18.Craig? I think you could possibly now write a book on how to survive a
:52:19. > :52:23.grizzly bear attack! I really do. It was a little rough around the edges.
:52:24. > :52:28.Your hands were hideously splayed at times as well. It was very stompy.
:52:29. > :52:32.You obviously have been learning tango and there were a lot of tango
:52:33. > :52:41.steps in there. So well done, really. All credit where it's due.
:52:42. > :52:47.Darcey? There was so much more dance content than in any other dance.
:52:48. > :52:52.There was intent, attack and a fire of passion. We saw the passion! I
:52:53. > :52:57.felt the passion. It is true, it just gets a bit broken and stompy in
:52:58. > :53:02.places. But this is one of your better dances. One of your best
:53:03. > :53:08.dances. Thank you. Thanks, Darcey. Len? A bit of leg and a flash of
:53:09. > :53:16.knicker turns me on a bit. Not so sure on this one! I know why you are
:53:17. > :53:24.called the Hairy Biker! You needed a bit more Irn-Bru. You are
:53:25. > :53:32.unmissable. Well done. Thank you, Len. I would have walked 500 miles
:53:33. > :53:45.to watch that. You rock! Thanks, Tess. Go up to Claudia. Dave and
:53:46. > :53:49.Karen! APPLAUSE Come on. Yes! Unmissable, said Len. You happy? I
:53:50. > :53:54.enjoyed that. I don't know about anybody else. Magnificent. The whole
:53:55. > :54:00.audience were on their feet, they were screaming, hanging off the
:54:01. > :54:09.ceiling. I wanted to go for it! You did. They loved it. Especially when
:54:10. > :54:24.you were... Like mules. The scores are in.
:54:25. > :54:36.You alright? I am with that. We are in the 20s. Dreamy. The only way is
:54:37. > :54:45.up. Quite. Dave and Karen want your votes. Call:
:54:46. > :54:53.Dave would walk 500 miles and 500 more - but it would be easier for
:54:54. > :54:59.him to get on the bus to Blackpool. Your votes can get him a seat! Still
:55:00. > :55:02.to come: Sophie and Brendan dancing the first Argentine tango of the
:55:03. > :55:06.series and Patrick is doing something wonderful. Tess? Thank
:55:07. > :55:11.you. As we said earlier on, Natalie and Artem will not be dancing this
:55:12. > :55:21.evening. Natalie had been rehearsing all week for a jive but she was
:55:22. > :55:25.taken ill earlier today. On Saturday night, you are feeling this churning
:55:26. > :55:36.nerves but I know I'm experiencing the best opportunity of my life.
:55:37. > :55:42.Fab-u-lous. You never disappoint. To receive a comment like that is a
:55:43. > :55:48.huge compliment. What's wrong with me? 10! We were blown away. You have
:55:49. > :55:55.to treat every dance as if it is your last and enjoy it as if it is
:55:56. > :56:02.your last. This week, we are dancing the jive and we are dancing to Tina
:56:03. > :56:06.Turner so it will be wild. It is fast and furious, this jive. There
:56:07. > :56:14.is no let-up. At the moment, I kind of fade out about two-thirds of the
:56:15. > :56:17.way through. Earlier today, in studio rehearsals... We were dancing
:56:18. > :56:22.the routine. It was good and she was smiling. Then the next second she
:56:23. > :56:28.stopped and started walking off. Next thing I see Natalie fainted. I
:56:29. > :56:34.was radioed to come to the dancefloor. When I got there, it was
:56:35. > :56:39.quite apparent she had fainted. She collapsed. The medic was there. We
:56:40. > :56:46.couldn't pick her up. She was shaking a lot. And crying. We moved
:56:47. > :56:49.her to her dressing room. I have advised her to continue to eat and
:56:50. > :56:55.drink and hopefully, she will be able to dance tonight. Just worried.
:56:56. > :57:00.Natalie thinks she can perform and b obviously we will have to -- and
:57:01. > :57:06.obviously we will have to wait and see how she feels closer to the
:57:07. > :57:11.time. Natalie continued to feel unwell during dress rehearsals. She
:57:12. > :57:15.has been examined and she will be getting a further check-up later.
:57:16. > :57:20.Under the rules of Strictly, the contestant is granted a bye. This
:57:21. > :57:27.means they will not dance tonight so please don't try to vote for them.
:57:28. > :57:32.If she is past as being medically fit next week, they will perform
:57:33. > :57:37.live in Blackpool. How disappointed are you? I am really upset for
:57:38. > :57:41.Natalie. She was really looking forward to performing this dance. It
:57:42. > :57:51.looked incredible. I am gutted for her. Is she OK? I don't know. She
:57:52. > :57:58.was left at the hospital. She is doing such a great job. Please get
:57:59. > :58:02.better and hopefully, you know, next week. Alright. We send all our love.
:58:03. > :58:07.Please get well soon and we hope to see you next week. Tess? Thank you.
:58:08. > :58:16.Get well soon from all of us. Our next couple is Ashley and Ola. There
:58:17. > :58:20.they go. There they are. Last week, Ashley was praised by the judges but
:58:21. > :58:24.they all picked up on his poor posture. This week, he's been
:58:25. > :58:31.bending over backwards to get it right. Last week, I loved the dance
:58:32. > :58:36.we had. It was a character and I think when I'm in character it takes
:58:37. > :58:41.away a lot of the pressure. Watch that neck. I have this weird habit
:58:42. > :58:45.of going with my neck and my shoulders come in. The technique is
:58:46. > :58:49.all there, but I know you can polish it. That's given me the confidence
:58:50. > :58:57.to go forward and make sure I have polish, I have shine and I have the
:58:58. > :59:01.finer details down. Quickstep this week is the hardest dance I have
:59:02. > :59:04.done so far. I don't like the posture. Sorry. The judges have told
:59:05. > :59:08.me that. My biggest problem has been posture. You need to practise
:59:09. > :59:12.everywhere you go. Sit like that and it will come naturally. We don't
:59:13. > :59:17.have that much time so I have decided to go to Hollyoaks set to
:59:18. > :59:21.get that bit more time with him. Here I am on the Hollyoaks set to
:59:22. > :59:28.see what is happening behind-the-scenes and if Ashley's
:59:29. > :59:32.practising his steps. Action. I went around Hollyoaks... Look what I have
:59:33. > :59:37.found. Danny. I got to dance with one of the boys, a bit of a hunk.
:59:38. > :59:44.Lovely posture. I might have to take you on Saturday rather than Ashley!
:59:45. > :59:48.Yes. I saw him in action. I hope she rots in hell. Just waiting for
:59:49. > :59:56.Ashley to come off the set. Hopefully, I can do a couple of
:59:57. > :00:01.steps with him. Hello. Nice posture. I'm a lad from the North West. It
:00:02. > :00:10.would mean a lot for me to dance on Strictly back at home. Good look,
:00:11. > :00:13.Ash. Get the posture right, kid! Dancing the quickstep, Ashley Taylor
:00:14. > :01:58.Dawson and Ola Jordan. They are on their feet in the
:01:59. > :02:03.studio! Have a look around. Have a look at that then. You absolutely
:02:04. > :02:12.attacked that. Listen to them in the studio. Wow. Are you going to be his
:02:13. > :02:18.griRl after -- girl after that, Darcey? That was amazing. The
:02:19. > :02:22.quickstep, the origins come from the jazz era and it should have no
:02:23. > :02:25.bounce and it should have light, trotting footwork. You gave us so
:02:26. > :02:30.much of that and it was consistent all the way through. You didn't die
:02:31. > :02:35.on us. It is a difficult step. You kept it going all the way through.
:02:36. > :02:42.And the improvement in the angle of your head and your top line...
:02:43. > :02:47.APPLAUSE You kept it. You kept it. It is so easy to get tired. You know
:02:48. > :02:58.that is where it shows first. Well done. Len? You kept your energy up
:02:59. > :03:01.throughout the dance. I know how tiring this dance is. I don't think
:03:02. > :03:06.people realise how difficult it is to do a quickstep. There's so many
:03:07. > :03:11.elements. You have to keep the hold, posture and movement, the top line
:03:12. > :03:15.has got to stay quiet, while down in your feet and legs it is fast and
:03:16. > :03:25.hectic. I tell you, Ashley Taylor Dawson, that was tailormade!
:03:26. > :03:30.APPLAUSE Bruno? You see, Ashley, a bit of spit-and-polish and the
:03:31. > :03:34.sparks are flying! I mean, really the difference. The control all over
:03:35. > :03:40.the dance was right there. You were skimming around like two
:03:41. > :03:44.dragonflies. You had a little twinkle in your eyes. You enjoyed
:03:45. > :03:50.it. Your frame was better. Your footwork was better. Your timing was
:03:51. > :03:56.better. Wonderful. Better all round. Craig? Yes, some really sharp
:03:57. > :04:01.opening moves there. Your frame and posture now is fixed. All you have
:04:02. > :04:07.to do now is fix all the gapping throughout, darling. It is a small
:04:08. > :04:11.thing. I loved the scissor step and getting back into hold and going off
:04:12. > :04:16.on your journey. Fantastic energy. You took a bit of your footwork
:04:17. > :04:24.impact into your upper body, but a small thing. I thought it was
:04:25. > :04:35.amazing. Amazing. Well done, you. Off you go. APPLAUSE Ashley and Ola!
:04:36. > :04:45.Well done. That was a game changer. You did so well. Again, you do - you
:04:46. > :04:49.don't have long to train. A brand-new baby, you are at
:04:50. > :04:55.Hollyoaks. Are you happy? Over the moon. Very happy. Posture, posture,
:04:56. > :05:00.posture. We worked really hard. Are you over the moon? Very happy. And
:05:01. > :05:22.very proud. Well done. Alright. Enough of that. The scores are in.
:05:23. > :05:29.Are you happy? Amazing. Can I go home now? You can't. Well done. If
:05:30. > :05:39.you want Ashley and Ola to dance again, call:
:05:40. > :05:49.For all the sights and sounds of tonight, you can find us on Facebook
:05:50. > :05:54.or Twitter. Love you for nodding. There are still two more couples
:05:55. > :06:01.left to dance. Next up tonight is Sophie and Brendan. There they go.
:06:02. > :06:05.Last week, their jive failed to impress the judges but tonight,
:06:06. > :06:13.Sophie is hoping her Argentine tango will turn a few heads and not just
:06:14. > :06:17.her own! Here they are in training. I really enjoyed Saturday night,
:06:18. > :06:21.seeing everybody in their outfits and make-up was brilliant. My
:06:22. > :06:26.performance is really annoying. I did it wrong. There is so much more
:06:27. > :06:30.in you th could come out on this dancefloor. Get out there and attack
:06:31. > :06:37.it! Every week, I think is this the week when I do it wrong? It happened
:06:38. > :06:44.so I know that feeling. You have to deal with that because it is live.
:06:45. > :06:54.What can you do? This week we are dancing the Argentine tango.
:06:55. > :07:01.Audiences Loch love -- audiences love it. It is challenging. PoR
:07:02. > :07:06.passion, more fire. -- more passion, more fire. I'm not aware of the
:07:07. > :07:10.judges when I'm dancing. This time, I can see them out of the corner of
:07:11. > :07:15.my eye. It is you and me out there, that is it. The good news is I
:07:16. > :07:18.believe in you that you can do this. This is where we start getting into
:07:19. > :07:23.the character of the dance. It is passionate, power. If we can start
:07:24. > :07:28.it now, it will be there in buckets on Saturday. I have finished another
:07:29. > :07:32.session. Brendan keeps saying we need to attack it. So I'm making a
:07:33. > :07:37.promise - I will come in tomorrow and really go for it. I really want
:07:38. > :07:43.to do well this week. That was nice. Good girl. Lovely position. That is
:07:44. > :07:47.fantastic. This week has been a massive learning experience.
:07:48. > :07:53.Hopefully, I will do this dance justice and I will be dancing my way
:07:54. > :07:55.to Blackpool. Dancing the Argentine tango, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and
:07:56. > :09:43.Brendan Cole. Alright! Yes! They are on their feet
:09:44. > :09:49.in the studio, ladies and gentlemen. Back on form! I knew this dance was
:09:50. > :09:56.going to suit you. They are on their feet. Red hot. First Argentine tango
:09:57. > :10:01.of the series. Len? The ballroom tango is far more formal. You get
:10:02. > :10:05.into that hold and you have to stay in it throughout the dance. They say
:10:06. > :10:09.the ballroom tango is like a man dancing with his wife. The Argentine
:10:10. > :10:14.tango is like a man dancing with his mistress! It is a little bit more
:10:15. > :10:17.flirtatious. You can do lifts, you don't have to keep that hold, you
:10:18. > :10:25.can change the hold and the dynamic of the dance. It is far less formal.
:10:26. > :10:34.Brendan, old my gaze! Fantastic choreography. It was so interesting
:10:35. > :10:38.to watch. It was. All the ingredients were there. I loved the
:10:39. > :10:45.story of it, the lifts were great, the steps were great. Again, Sophie,
:10:46. > :10:48.I would like a bit more passion coming out in it and getting a bit
:10:49. > :10:52.more involved in the dance. I know that is awkward to do if you don't
:10:53. > :10:56.fancy doing it. That is what I would like to see a bit. But, I tell you
:10:57. > :11:06.what, it was a cracking routine and well done. Indeed. Bruno? You always
:11:07. > :11:12.have an incredibly stylish eye for wonderful detail. It was like yes,
:11:13. > :11:21.if you can afford it, you can join me. LAUGHTER High class all the way.
:11:22. > :11:27.We will see if we have time for you. The shapes, the choreography, the
:11:28. > :11:32.lines, wonderful. I tend to agree with Len. There is a gutsy feeling
:11:33. > :11:36.in the Argentine tango. It has to come from inside you. Release that
:11:37. > :11:41.fire. Sometimes it is good a bit of dirt, a bit of dirt sometimes
:11:42. > :11:46.doesn't hurt. We have to see that. Because it tends to be the same kind
:11:47. > :11:50.of character. Now we want to see another facet of you. The ability is
:11:51. > :11:57.there and the beauty of the dance is there. It needs a bit more strength
:11:58. > :12:03.and variety in the characterisation. Constructive. Thank you. Craig?
:12:04. > :12:09.There were a few unstable moments, for instance at the beginning you
:12:10. > :12:14.lost your balance a bit. You may not have noticed. I certainly did. You
:12:15. > :12:21.are supposed to be watching me! She was. Her leg got a bit stuck. When
:12:22. > :12:28.you did that wonderful hook spin lift, I loved that. Getting up from
:12:29. > :12:32.that, you looked a bit precarious. Mainly in all your stop moments, you
:12:33. > :12:39.were holding yourself so solid that you were about to fall over. I
:12:40. > :12:47.absolutely loved the routine. It's finished on a positive note. Thank
:12:48. > :12:53.goodness. Darcey? Sophie, each lift you got into you were in magic
:12:54. > :12:57.positions, beautiful lines. Brendan, that lift that went down to the
:12:58. > :13:01.ground smoothly and it was so clean. I have to say that was very
:13:02. > :13:06.difficult to do because every time he got you in there you hit it. I
:13:07. > :13:14.like that still stiffness that was created there. I think the boys are
:13:15. > :13:21.right. If you did what you do with your body and the shapes you create
:13:22. > :13:24.and you did then what you - the character and the face - we would
:13:25. > :13:28.have such a rounded performance. You have so much so I want to be picky
:13:29. > :13:35.with you because I know you have it in you. Keep pushing. I want to see
:13:36. > :13:42.you in Brighton. You will. Brie Brighton? -- Brighton? Let's hear it
:13:43. > :13:53.for Sophie and Brendan. APPLAUSE
:13:54. > :13:59.Well done. Well done. Very well done. I thought it was fiery. They
:14:00. > :14:03.talked a lot about dirt and fire and balance. We were all confused up
:14:04. > :14:08.here. That is quite nice to hear. I did feel - I felt like I was in @
:14:09. > :14:10.right zone. It -- I felt like I was in the right zone. You were
:14:11. > :14:36.brilliant. The scores are in. I'm slightly disappointed with 8. I
:14:37. > :14:43.think this girl is magical. The week I have had in training has been
:14:44. > :14:47.phenomenal. That felt phenomenal. Sweet Dreams are made of votes!
:14:48. > :14:58.Call: Only one more couple left to dance.
:14:59. > :14:59.Tess? That's right. Our final couple
:15:00. > :15:11.tonight is Patrick and Anya. This week, Patrick had two reasons
:15:12. > :15:15.to celebrate. Not only did he do a fantastic routine last Saturday, but
:15:16. > :15:19.on Wednesday he celebrated his 50th birthday. And what better way to
:15:20. > :15:25.celebrate than with a nice high score from the judges? Let's hope
:15:26. > :15:33.they are feeling generous. Yeah, that's you lot! This is his special
:15:34. > :15:37.week. For me, last Saturday was fantastic. The energy and the power
:15:38. > :15:42.and the drive came from having been in the dance-off the previous week.
:15:43. > :15:46.The judges' comments were fantastic. That was a spooky riot of a
:15:47. > :15:52.quickstep. The energy was phenomenal. Great work. Len's
:15:53. > :16:01.comments were very funny. I'm going to pickle my walnuts! Getting two 9s
:16:02. > :16:05.is fantastic. Hopefully, it will go up-and-up. When I think about
:16:06. > :16:08.Blackpool, it is like playing football at Wembley. It would mean
:16:09. > :16:13.everything in terms of doing this competition to get there. I'm
:16:14. > :16:16.pushing Patrick a lot. In the previous weeks, I have had to take
:16:17. > :16:22.the lifts out. Putting them in now, they are tricky, but spectacular.
:16:23. > :16:27.This week is Patrick's birthday. One of my goals was to be in Strictly on
:16:28. > :16:32.my 50th birthday. I'm here. It would be incredible to be the oldest
:16:33. > :16:38.winner of Strictly. He wants to rehearse, but celebration is in
:16:39. > :16:42.order. I'll 'm having a dripb -- I'm having a drink with my colleagues.
:16:43. > :16:44.# Happy birthday # Dear Patrick
:16:45. > :16:57.# Happy birthday # To you. # Anya threw me a surprise
:16:58. > :17:07.party in training. Look at the cake. Make a wish. What did you wish for?
:17:08. > :17:14.If I tell you, it won't come true. I've had an incredible birthday and
:17:15. > :17:18.to top it off would be getting through to Blackpool. Dancing the
:17:19. > :17:23.American Smooth, Patrick Robinson and Anya Garnis.
:17:24. > :19:20.A show stopper! Enjoy that standing ovation! It's a nice present. You
:19:21. > :19:26.smooth mover, you. Wow! That was pure Hollywood! Wasn't it just? All
:19:27. > :19:31.the dazzle of Tinseltown. What was amazing - you kept going through the
:19:32. > :19:37.jazzy sequences into the control and restraint of the foxtrot. It is so
:19:38. > :19:43.hard to do. To go full-out, back in, elegance, stylish. Out again. It was
:19:44. > :19:55.one of the best dances. You just happened at the end, you messed up!
:19:56. > :20:00.Let's not talk about it. Craig? An incredible save at the end. True
:20:01. > :20:05.professional, darling. That was exquisite. It was exciting. You are
:20:06. > :20:10.the best male celebrity in this competition. Oh my goodness! Doesn't
:20:11. > :20:25.get better than that from Craig. Darcey? Sorry. Craig is right. You
:20:26. > :20:32.ooze style. You are my movie star. Perfection. Even you showed no
:20:33. > :20:38.weaknesses in those lifts. Even though there was a fluff at the end,
:20:39. > :20:44.that didn't matter. I will see you in Blackpool. Thank you very much.
:20:45. > :20:50.Len? As Henry VIII would say, take him to the Tower! The Tower Ballroom
:20:51. > :20:54.in Blackpool! A joy. Thank you, judges. Incredible praise. Off you
:20:55. > :21:13.go. Happy birthday to you. APPLAUSE Well done. What a week. Happy
:21:14. > :21:37.birthday. That was so knock-out! Let's go to the scores.
:21:38. > :21:59.Thank you. Well done. Did you like that? You will need these numbers:
:22:00. > :22:06.It was magnificent. That is it. I feel emotionally drained. Let's have
:22:07. > :22:14.a look at where everyone is on the leaderboard. At the top, Patrick and
:22:15. > :22:23.Anya with 9 points. Then there is Abbey and Aljaz and Susanna.
:22:24. > :22:31.At the bottom is Dave and Karen with 3 points. Remember, you have the
:22:32. > :22:35.power to change all of that by picking up the phone. I have news.
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:23:12. > :23:14.#. -- 8.25pm tonight. Here is a reminder of tonight's performances.