Week 1 - Show 2 Strictly Come Dancing

Last night, downright dazzling displays. You were wonderful.

Tonight, the remaining nine celebrities will blast into the

ballroom with their first dance. Expect a electrifying performances.

And thunderous moves. Who will be the shooting Star? And two will feel

to light up the sky? This is Strictly Come Dancing 2014. I want

to go home. MUSIC: "Rhythm Of The Night" by

Bastille. APPLAUSE

Live from the BBC, this is Strictly Come Dancing. Please welcome your

thoughts, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. Good evening and welcome

to Strictly Come Dancing. What an incredible routine from our

professional dancers. Who knew we had that many professionals? That is

the standard we are looking for. Last night, six other couples

performed. There were flashes of madness and brilliance, even a

little flash of Anton's Lancs. Is anyone else ready for a little bit

of dancing? CHEERING

That is excellent news. Can you imagine if they had said no. The

wait is almost over for our nine couples who will take to the floor

tonight. Yet ready for some time goes, cha-chas and some dances we

cannot put our fingers on. After weeks of intense training, it is

judgement day, but you cannot have judgement without our judges. Craig

Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman.

The judges, everyone. The band are set and we have some very nervous

celebrities waiting backstage. Let's get them out here, because it is

time to meet the stars of Peugeot. -- stars of our show.

EastEnders star Jake Wood and his partner, Janette Manrara.

Pop princess Pixie Lott and her partner, Trent Whiddon.

Wildlife expert Steve Backshall and his partner, Ola Jordan.

Tennis coach Judy Murray and her partner, Anton du Beke.

TV presenter and radio DJ Mark Wright and his partner, Karen Hauer.

This Morning reporter Alison Hammond and her partner, Aljaz Skorjanec.

Star of MasterChef Gregg Wallace and his partner, Aliona Vilani.

From The Saturdays, popstar Frankie Bridge

and her partner, Kevin Clifton. Bargain Hunt?s antiques expert

Tim Wonnacott and his partner, Natalie Lowe.

TV presenter Caroline Flack and her partner, Pasha Kovalev.

From Blue, popstar Simon Webbe and his partner, Kristina Rihanoff.

Star of Mrs Brown?s Boys Jennifer Gibney

and her partner, Tristan MacManus. Radio One DJ Scott Mills

and his partner, Joanne Clifton. Star of Casualty Sunetra Sarker

and her partner, Brendan Cole. Rugby star and model Thom Evans

and his partner, Iveta Lukosiute. APPLAUSE

Just look at them, already for the battle about to go ahead. Just like

last night, there is no public vote and none of couples will be leaving

the competition this weekend. But the judges will be scoring their

fancy footwork. Be warned, they are not afraid to put the boot in. There

are scores will be carried over to next week. That is when you will get

to cast your vote makes. The two couples with the lowest public vote

will face each other in the dance off. No voting tonight, but plenty

of dancing. It is time for stars to show us what they have got. First

up, it is TV presenter Mark Wright and his partner, Karen Hauer. Before

the series started, Mark's friends called him Markey No Moves. After

three weeks of solid training, has Karen turned him into Markey Some

Moves? Let's find out. TV presenter and Essex lad Mark Wright wants to

set the record straight. Essex boys have I came this image that they are

too cool to dance. That is not the case. We love to lead our hair

down. You always see us on the dance floor. It is Karen. There were a few

of the other boys who really wanted Karen and I got. Sorry, Lance. I am

over the moon about dancing with Mark. He is extremely nice. I want

to have someone I can have fun with. I see lots of potential, so I will

make him work. This could go terribly wrong or terribly right.

All I need to do is hit my mark on the night. That is so bad. We will

start off with the cha-cha-cha. Is that a fast one? Two, three, and

one. The dance is based around New York City. Mark is trying to

challenge his New Yorker. New York and Essex are 1 million miles apart.

I threw it back at her and said, come on, give me some Essex? She is

trying. That is what I am talking about. The best teacher in the

world, officially, guaranteed. I am trying to be New York, Karen is

trying to be Essex. I hope we are speaking the same language when we

hit the dance floor. Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Mark Wright and Karen

Hauer. APPLAUSE

What about that? What an opener. Thank you. Look at

this, as standing ovation for your first dance. My biggest fear was on

those steps, I did not think I could do it. I was petrified. He told me

that I could not dance. Let's well, our amazing singers, Hayley, Lance,

Andrea, Chris, and Dave Arch and his wonderful orchestra. Len, did Mark

make all the right moves? It started off very encouraging, then you got

overexcited and you started to go a little bit quickly. You wanted to

get it over with. It is the truth. You started to go a bit quickly. I

thought, I will let you get away with that. Then you start in the

silly handstand. We love that, didn't we? I thought, that was a bit

daft. Ignore that, carry on. Then you did the free Willy. I thought,

what is going on here? You have got fantastic potential, as you said.

You have just got to come down, keep on time and take out the free Willy

and you will be fantastic. Thank you. Bruno. Mark, what you have got,

what I like, you have attitude. You go out there with cocky confidence.

You covered up the mistakes with great energy. I like to see that.

You tried extremely hard. Obviously, your energy overrode the finesse of

the steps. Control the energy, because it is good, and you will be

so much better. Maybe Craig has something nice to say. I thought it

was stilted. Your hands were very flat. Your shoulders were over the

top. You need to camp that down. Your arm placement was decidedly

dodgy all the way through. The handstand donkey cake has to go,

darling. But I did love the caterpillar, going up stage, I

thought that worked well. -- kick. Darcey. For me, I love the show

man. You have to watch the cheeky shoulders. They bounce up and down

every time you do your moves. Generally, I think you definitely

have a future in this competition. You will go fire. Not bad for a

first bands. You have definitely got some moves. Off you go, Mark and

Karen. You are so cute. How relieved I read

you? That was petrifying. The biggest thing for me was getting

through it, and I did it. Do you feel emotional? I do, I want to stop

talking. It has been hard. I got through the dance and I managed to

complete it. You are the cutest. She will cuddle you. You did

brilliantly. I am so proud of him. I knows he was petrified. Very well

done. Before we find out your scores, let's find out how the

leaderboard stood at the end of last night's performances.

It's time to find out how Mark's done - he'll either be top, bottom,

or somewhere in the middle. The judges scores are in.

we were terrified. We are off and there is lots more to come. Jennifer

is getting happy and Gregg will be cooking up a fruity number. I'll be

stays in for a few weeks because have quite a few cooking pans.

The next couple is Alison Hammond and her partner.

When you?re being taught how to dance it?s important to listen to

Not a problem for Alison - when Aljaz is talking she hangs onto

TV presenter Alison Hammond is used to brightening up our day. And the

roving reporter, I do everything, from celebrities to travelling the

world. I'd just love my job. I have got no fears. I'm just going to take

hold of this bubble, absorb it, jump around in it. I was already the

dance. When Tess announced it was Aljaz Skorjanec, I was over the

moon. I was so excited, I had to pick him up. I'm very fortunate to

be the reigning champion of Strictly, and with an incredible

partner with Alison, I'm going to do my best to hold onto the trophy.

Yes, Aljaz! Action! The chat chat is all about the combination between

the male and female. -- cha cha cha. I think it is the best way to start

the competition. I'm so not getting bored. I think the fact that he is

so gorgeous, I do not want to disappoint him. He is the sort of

teacher you want to marry! I just love him, I am loving every minute

of this. Today, I realise that this is based on the Bodyguard. I am in

Whitney Houston. And now that you are the security guy, looking after

me. I love it. You need to focus on your personality, be funny and

cheeky. We're going to have so much fun. I know that nobody is going

this week but I'm still really nervous. I want Aljaz to be proud of

me. I hope years. -- he is. Dancing the cha cha cha, Alison Hammond and

Aljaz Skorjanec. MUSIC: "I'm Every Woman"

by Chaka Khan. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING. My goodness,

it is a standing ovation! Well done! The joy on your face!

Ecstatic. I think we all enjoyed it as much as you did. Len was grinning

from ear to ear! Bruno, did you enjoy it? V the diva! -- of Ivar.

Yes, I really like that. There was a wholesome, uplifting radiance that

you exude. The whole audience was there, lapping it up. It is

wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. For the future, try to rule on the ball

of your feet a bit more, but what a treat. What did you make of it? That

is one of the most confident first-time performances I have ever

seen. You were out there, really strutting your stuff. Bruno was

right, it was a little flat-footed because you were wearing low heels.

You have an extinct of gift for music and rhythm and dance. I

thought it was exuberant and joyous. Goodness me! That is a lot coming

from him. Darcey? It is true, Alison, you are infectious. You have

such a wonderful, natural, moving style. I will never get bored of

watching you. The boys are right, you need to polish the food work,

but it was lovely. Thank you. -- footwork. You're my type of girl,

big, bold and bouncy. That is what you want in the cha cha cha. You

were good in the mornings, but you are fantastic at night. It is

unanimous from the judges! Thank you very much. Take your bodyguard up

the stairs. Alison and Aljaz! Your fellow dancers are screaming

for you. What you think, the judges were nice? Craig said he had never

seen such a confidence two confident first dance. I feel like I am in a

dream, it is amazing! But it is real, isn't it! All we can hear day

and night, is your laugh, walking down the corridors. You are having

the time of your life? It has been the best experience. Really, it is

partly because of you, you have been a great trainer and I have loved

every minute. Only partly! Turnround, the scores are in.

I would have been happy if I have got five! Very well done.

They danced to Every Woman and we'd

like to see if every woman, man and child at home is dancing too.

No matter what your age or dance ability, if you move to

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Still to come, Kristina and Simon's Jive, Frankie and

Our next couple is Steve Backshall and his partner Ola Jordan.

In the past Steve has come face to face with some of the most deadly

creatures on the planet. Spiders, crocodiles, snakes. But now he has

to face something far more terrifying ? Craig.

Steve Backshall has been dancing with danger for a very long time.

Since I was knee-high, I have gone after snakes and spiders and that is

who I am in. I've summer in the Arctic and they did not change my

clothes once. Now I have people putting make-up on me and doing my

here. It is just beyond weird. When found out I had Ola as a dance

partner, my fear factor went through the roof. He is dancing with me, of

course he's going to be scared. But what a privilege. I'm quite an

honest and strict person. I hope that Stephen is straight. I'm such

after that we have the tangle for the first dance. Like the idea of

sliding across the floor. That is more like a monkey. Bend your knees.

This is so hard. It is so much information to take in. I'd don't

want a spatula hand. My mind is screaming, saying it, I cannot

handle it! Strictly is outside of my comfort zone but it is all about

having the right gear. It is like a big expedition. Bandages and

plasters. All you need to survive Strictly is this. This is

ridiculous! I think you are ready now. Let's go and train. Now I feel

that I can't tackle the tangle like a tiger. A glittery tiger.

MUSIC: "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING. Steve and Ola, easy Tiger! Anton's

legs last night, Steve Backshall's shoulders tonight, what is a lady to

do?! Spoiled for choice. Was he born to be wild? The muscles were a

slight distraction for me. And then you did that wonderful cartwheel. It

was lovely, except you did not point your feet or straight in your legs.

Come on! You have got to make it pretty. You have got to make it

pretty. He tends elbow, which is fine but you lost your frame very

slightly. But have to say, it was a very, very strong performance.

APPLAUSE. Darcey Hume act -- Darcey? The focus all the way through, you

did not die. It is definitely your dance. You are a strong man. I had

the same problem, I could not take my eyes off your arms. When they are

that overdeveloped, you have to make sure that you stretch them. Because

they look bent. When you come out of a hold, make sure you stretch your

arms. But I'm looking for reducing the cheeky side next week. Well

done. APPLAUSE. Len? Not quite a triumph, but definitely not a

notepad. This competition is all about expectation. I thought, is

usually comes, he has been in the jungle, but now come up it was very,

very well done. It was clean and crisp and precise. You got a bit

over a bit overaggressive at one stage, and then you lost your frame,

but Steve, it was to reflect. Well done. -- to reflect. Natural enough

for you, Bruno? -- chill. Somewhere between Popeye and Marlon Brando.

You have to max I'd is, a smooth side, which you retained, during the

lead, it is so difficult to read when you have never done it before.

And then you went a bit Popeye, I thought you were going to split her

in two, but you have great qualities. Qualities that you need

to work on, and try to release the bulk little bit more. But again,

wonderful. Well done. Our action man did not

let us down tonight. Off you go, Steve and Ola.

Well done. You must have been happy with those comments. Yes,

constructive criticism is what we want. That was fantastic. They were

really impressed. Ola is a brilliant teacher. Apart from anything else,

everyone is staring at her dress. They are not looking at my feet. We

were not looking at your feet, love. The scores are in. The judges score

start Mac -- the judges' scores are in. Are you pleased? Yes. Next time,

our animal expert could be dancing to something by Arctic monkeys, the

Beatles, def Leopard, I have got loads of these, or the Eagles. So

many, apologies. Up next, it is the star of Mrs

Brown's boys, Jennifer Gibney, and her partner, new boy Tristan

MacManus. For the last three weeks, they have been getting on

brilliantly. What will Irish eyes be smiling when it comes to facing the

judges? Let's find out. Actress Jennifer Gibney is looking forward

to her Strictly debut. As long as she can get over her stage fright. I

am really excited, fill of terror. Do not let me fault, please. The

character I play is not renowned for her dancing skills. I would not say

I have a dancing style, that would be a stretch. Tristan is Irish and

so am I. I hope we have the luck of the Irish. She is great, she has a

super personality. No one else can understand a word that we are

seeing, but we can understand each other. It is like dancing with my

little brother. If she likes her brother, I am all right. Let's start

again. Let's do it again. Jennifer gets very frustrated. It is good. It

shows you that her heart is there. You get some steps right and then

you forget, there are more that, after that. I am so annoyed with

myself. I am still struggling. I have decided to talk to somebody how

this feels, Nicky Byrne, you will already him from Strictly. How are

you getting on? It is exhausting. If I can give you any advice, that last

moment when the voice-over says, dancing the jive, take a deep breath

and go for it. Remember, we are proud of you. Do it for Ireland.

Have fun. I hope we can make the judges happy on the big night.

Dancing the jive, Jennifer Gibney and Tristan MacManus. MUSIC: "Happy"

by Pharrell Williams. APPLAUSE

Jennifer and Tristan. Come over here, you too. That was such a

physical routine. That looked exhausting. I managed without

falling. She is happy with that. Darcey, the song is called Happy,

are you? I was happily exhausted watching you. It is such a difficult

bands, the jive. You really went for that. Tristan, I have to say, you

did not hold back on the dance content. You gave her so much to

think about. It is difficult, you have got to watch that the shoulders

do not lift. That is what I was seeing a lot. If you think about

that, but I know it is a difficult bands. -- dance. You look like you

were enjoying it. Len? There was a touch of Riverdance in there. The

problem was, as you did the jive, your feet were still in the river.

The cakes and flakes could have been sharper. As Darcey said, the energy

was up there. -- kicks and flicks. Overall, I was happy, because you

got through it. Bruno? I am totally with you, trying to keep up with the

Lord of the dance. He gave you lots of steps, and you did it. Next time

you have to do it with more energy, sharper on the rhythm, and a little

more presentation, but that is it. Encouraging. Craig? I thought your

arms were all over the place. You have to be aware of what is

happening with your arm, just because you have been let go off

does not mean it can flail about. A little hunched of bag as well. You

are leaning forward and over. It does not look good. When you did

your Riverdance moment, I thought that was very lame. If you're going

to put yourself on a pedestal, darling, you had better do something

spectacular. When you broke called towards the end, you were flagging.

This stance need stamina. You need to build your stamina. -- this

dance. Go easy on her, it is weak one. I think she did well, didn't

she, ladies and gents? APPLAUSE

Jennifer and Tristan. Well done to both of you. Did you

enjoy that? Was that a good experience? I loved every second of

that. We thought you did as well. What about the cable and the

ponies? That must have been terrifying? I loved every second off

it. The scores are in. The scores are

-- scores are in. We will take around. The jive is very hard, and

next week you will do the waltz. Yes, we will take that. If this is

not enough to satisfy your Strictly cravings, do not worry, you are only

human. Join us online for all the gossip. You can also register to

vote online. Who is next? Next is rugby star and model Thom

Evans, and his partner, Iveta Lukosiute. If there is one thing and

international rugby player is going to do, it is try, try and try again.

Thom Evans is determined to tackle Strictly with his very best try yet.

Being an ex-professional sportsmen, it is safety say the result was

going to be that competitive side to me. I have been known to take my top

off. So winning this costume does not feel that I'm comfortable. It is

Iveta. I was ecstatic to get her as my partner. I think all the girls

wanted to dance with Thom. I am so sorry we have put you with someone

so physically repellent. It did seem like she was blushing a little bit.

She has a lovely sense of humour. We are going to work so hard we are

going to go straight to the final. Social media has been going mad

about Thom, how handsome he is. Some people think he could be the

world's most handsome man. I was told never to trust a man with brown

eyes. Why is that? I do not know. Thom has been showing me some of his

own moves. Quite interesting. The waltz is strange because it requires

you to look away from your partner. I guess I will have to get used to

it. I cannot wait to step out in front of all those people and give

it my all. I feel like I was born for this. I am just checking out the

sparkles. Dancing the waltz, Thom Evans and Iveta Lukosiute.

MUSIC: "You Raise Me Up" by Susann Taylor.

classy and elegant. Born to it, he said.

You raised us all up with that routine!

Len ? first waltz of the evening, what did you think

I thought it was a little bit careful in places but I understand

that. We want to get it neat and dainty. I thought your frame was

good, there was a little mistake going on over there. He got off on

the wrong foot for a little while but you are tempted to do the food

work correctly, which I appreciate. A sweet, salsa. There is no

inhibitions. I want you to get out there and shake your bum and really

knocked my socks off. And Bruno's! Are you ready for that? Thank you so

much! Listen, I have to say, it was so kind, so caring, you were just

treating her like she was made of glass, like a child. You tried so

hard to get everything right and they found that almost moving. I'm

really appreciate that. You put a lot of work into it. You messed it

up a little bit on the corner, more impetus, more drive next time. Come

on, let's be more sexy! He is incorrigible. I think that you let

Iveta down slightly when you did the turner. It is the man's job to keep

the lady on balance. I felt that she had to escape a little earlier and

catch up. Shaping of the hand, I was not impressed with your thumbs. Your

right hand was too low. My usual things. The rise and fall is not

through the knees, but through the feet. And Iveta did get away from

you quite remarkably, almost by Anita will stop I do not know how he

got back together but I did love it. And he loved it, after all of that!

Darcey? I was expecting you to leave delete that lead to the ballroom

dance, and because you were tall and elegant and strong with a good

physique, you were playing it safe. That is understandable because it is

your first time and are now but that is like. What I expect is for you to

open your shoulders and stick out those packs. Be proud. And then you

will look like you mean business. -- pecs. Thank you, Bruno. I'm sorry,

Darcey! Are you going to take that on board? Yes. Off you go, have a

team huddle. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING. Well done.

You did great. They were talking about your thumbs and pecs, did he

let you down? Now. For next week, when you end like that, I nearly

wanted you to case. Is that too much? Just consider it! You have to

have some build-up. Week four, just go in. Don't dilly-dally. Do it now.

Don't do it now, keep us waiting! I'm so excited. Time to get the

scores from the judges. I do happy with that? The judges

were right, I'm messed up that one particular step, and will take their

instructions on board and try to work that. We thought you were

really brilliant. You did great. And well done, Iveta.

If Thom and Iveta have blown your minds - good.

Keep dancing! Keep dancing? That is easy.

You made a mistake? What?! Shall we do the whole dance like this? Suite.

Why are you laughing? Go away! Cha cha one... That's good.

It's Casualty Star Sunetra Sarker and her partner Brendan Cole.

So does that mean you're going to wear a chef's hat when Gregg dances?

I think that would be too much but this is perfect. In the meantime,

let's see how Sunetra has been getting on. Sunetra Sarker is most

at home in the emergency department but can she hope the pressure of the

Strictly ballroom? I did not realise how comfortable I felt in a hospital

in the liking and stabbed on the dance floor. Adding to need a few

doctors standing by for my first dance goes my heart is already in my

mouth. I was so convinced that would not get Brendan, the legend, he is

tall... Looked across an Sunetra was mine. This is the right match. The

pressure of being Brendan Cole's partner is another thing entirely. I

need somebody to whip me into shape. I am really upset. As long as we

have the right energy, the fitness will come. I'm just keen to start

working and see what she has got. Does not know what he has got

himself in for because I laugh a lot and talk a lot but outside of that,

I am a good student. For our first dance, we are doing the tango.

Quick, sharp, and on point. Pretty full on. It said it, it should look

smooth. -- a visit. I just cannot compose myself on the pivot. If I

cannot by the end of my training session, what will happen? I will

symbol five things as I think is necessary but you will get the

pivots, I promise you. I do not want you make -- to make me Sybil Fayette

because of me. To pivot or not to pivot, that is the question. Dancing

the tango, Sunetra Sarker and Brendan Cole.

Sunetra and Brendan! A cracking tango. Lots of drama. Setting the

Hearts racing. I think left my heart on the dance floor. Brendan is

happy. Let's find out what the judges thought. Carry on, Doctor,

please! That was a firecracker of a tango. Wasn't it?! Beautiful. It was

very funny because you have a wonderful bent back, but somehow

when you are on hold, you go a bit wobbly. I think it is that question

of experience, controlling your assets, please! Do you understand

what I mean? Brendan was trying to put you in your place and you were

kind of going a bit wobbly. I'm telling you again, the first week,

great promise. Good girl. Craig? You have a great sense of rhythm which

is a good beginning. You acted very well, but we expect that from you,

darling. But frame is what it is all about and you did not have that

night. Sadly. She could learn the frame, the stance? You no more than

me, Brendan. I like the attack and the story and you did some beautiful

things. The neck, the feeling. But it is true, when you get into a

hold, it has got to be strong. But you can to the energy from the

beginning until the end. Well done. -- kept the energy. I thought of the

war is far more right than wrong about that dance. -- there was far

more right. The biggest problem is your left arm, she has it here and

then it goes up and back. Once you get your arm going, you are OK.

However, let me say... You write there? The operations over some of

the patient is still alive. You will be back next week and I'll look

forward to seeing you. Thank you. Sunetra and Brendan, ladies and

gentlemen! Well done. What you right? -- are you all right. A

firecracker of a tango, you must be happy! That was like stepping up to

take a penalty. How can you say such a thing? I can only apologise. You

love Strictly and you absolutely love Brendan. Is it like working

with a Jedi master? I am constantly bossing him about, and he lets me do

it. That is true. Week one, you let them try,... Good luck with that.

The scores are in. Are you happy? Yes. Your baby is

watching, and he is nine. I'm sorry did not get nine, but hollow, Noah,

I hope you are going to bed soon. Ask for whatever you want, get on a

trampoline, have chocolate! There are three more

couples left to dance. The wait is almost over for

Gregg Wallace, First up is

Masterchef Star Gregg Wallace Blend a top chef with

a brilliant professional dancer, drizzle on gallons of fake tan,

sprinkle with hundreds and thousands of sequins and finish with a Lycra

dressing and what have you got? Hopefully,

it?s the recipe for success. He is a master in the kitchen mop

but does Gregg Wallace have what it takes to whip up a storm on the

dance floor? Everybody watches Masterchef and assumed that I chefs

at Miami Green grocer. It is a rough, tough, Manly occupation. I am

actually going to be filming the next series of Masterchef whilst

Ripley is on. Taste, 1,123. But but it will all work out. It is Aliona!

I was delighted when I was partnered with Aliona because she is an

amazing cancer and her reputation is that she is a very good teacher.

Great loves to tell jokes all the time. She is very stern and I am

very smiley and jockey. All the time. I have to convince her that I

can put in the hard graft. I think she thinks she might be coupled with

a client. You should never eat clowns, they taste funny. What is

this? If I'd tell a joke, I forget my steps. Less jokes, better

dancing. Next time, I will be concentrating like orange juice.

That is not a sidestep. What is a sidestep? I am determined to get

this right. Can I feel your feet doing it so why can practice at home

two as promised, I am practising. Cha cha, one, two, three. Ken I say

to camera, that is my first lovely in three days. Gregg is putting a

lot of hard work into this, so I am hoping that on the night, it will go

well. All Aliona needs to bring out the best of me is just a little bit

of patience and some sticky toffee pudding.

Dancing the Cha Cha Cha, Gregg Wallace and Aliona Vilani.

Well done. You were concentrating so hard. Craig? Sub zero, darling. You

were really nasty about my peppercorns, I recall, one

MasterChef. I am going to be nice and tell you the truth. You were

like a wind-up toy out there. Like a pressure cooker about to explode.

The bounce action you manage to get into the cha-cha-cha, that belongs

in the samba. Alyokhina, you must have seen that in the mirror,

darling. -- Aliona. I can only encourage your enthusiasm and hope

that you get better. Thanks. Darcey? Weirdly, I like that. Your

little bottom sticks out. And your shoulders have a life of their own.

They've is this kind of thing going on. But there is something OK, I

actually like you without your glasses as well. She liked it, that

is good. Len? I would have liked bigger portions. It was all a little

small and Dean T. Far be it for me to tell you not to practice, but

sometimes you practice so much, do this, do that, you forget to get out

and give it some flair. -- small and dainty. Practice, but come out next

week, and go on, my son. Bruno? I do not know how to describe this, but

it brings to mind in spy with a soggy bottom. I do not know what you

were doing. It was enjoyable to watch. I cannot wait for your next

dish, because it will be interesting. That was only a

starter. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. Let's hear it for

them. CHEERING

You did great. Not only that, Darcey has fallen in love with you. That is

great. Did you love it? I loved it, that was great. He did brilliantly?

I messed up a bit. Now, you did not. Ignore that. -- no. Ladies and

gentlemen, the judges have their scores.

Are you happy? All right. I have got this. You can celebrate with that.

That is my boy. Sorry, mum. The next couple with their first bands is The

Saturdays' Frankie Bridge and her partner, Kevin Clifton. As well as

dance training, Frankie has been performing all across the country

with this lovely lot. It is becoming clear that there are not enough days

in the week for this Saturday. Saturday star Frankie Bridge is no

stranger to first night fears. -- Saturdays. I am used to being

nervous, but normally I have other people to hide behind. If this goes

wrong, everyone will see it. It is the dream of every girl could get

dressed up in these costumes. I am loving it. -- to get dressed up. I

have watched Kevin dans, he is amazing. I do not want to let him

down. We are doing the waltz first. The waltz is a slow dans and you

have got to glide across the floor. -- slow dance. You are travelling

around the country, have you finding it? Next week is more mental, it is

all right, we have four shows. I am in Dublin tonight. I am in

Birmingham right now, then I am going to Cardiff. Then we are doing

Wembley. I am making sure that I fit in my training. That is ten.

My partner Kevin is here tonight watching. Give him ice cream. --

give him a scream. We could go all the way to the final. Dancing the

waltz, Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton.

APPLAUSE That was beautiful. That was lovely,

my darling. They are on their feet in the studio. You got a standing

ovation for that waltz. Darcey? Was that a hit for Frankie? It was a

major hit. There was a beautiful feeling throughout the dance, there

really was, and the arms, the quality, it was so lyrical, right

against your fingers. I would say only one thing, you get a little

comfortable in the hold. You could lean me even more, for me. What you

are a joy to watch. Len? I am amazed you could dans so well in this

weather. That without doubt is the best dance of the first week. High

praise from the Baldry master. Bruno? Deliciously romantic. I live

every moment with you. One thing is dancing but another thing is giving

meaning to what you do. The extended lines, once people start giving me

the full extension with the song, you have done it. What a way to

start. Craig? For me, you danced a lot to fit on your toes. I would

like to see I heavier fuel, but lovely arms, graceful, elegant,

romantic, you followed Kevin's lead beautifully. They love it. Will you

be top of the charts, we will find out soon enough? Give it up for

Frankie and Kevin. You did not sleep a wink last night,

you were so nervous? Did you enjoy it? Yes, I think I did. It was

amazing. She did a great job. I did not sleep either. I was listening to

The Saturdays' greatest hits. Was it weird to have your girls there are?

Yes, I knew they were going to be there. You did beautifully. The

judges' score sarin. -- judges' scores are in. That is the highest

score of the weekend. Did you happy? Yes. You cannot be rubbish

next week. Frankie is not ready to waltz off into the sunset yet. All

couples will be back next week. If you want to follow their every move,

join us on Facebook and Twitter. Also, the website. There is good

stuff on there. We have had eight incredible performances. There is

one to come. Our last couple tonight is Blue pop

star Simon Webbe and his partner, Kristina Rihanoff. When he was

paired with Kristina, Simon could not have been happier. But does he

still have a smile on his face? Dan is a pop star, Simon Webbe is used

to looking good but what do his band mates think of his latest make over?

The other boys were definitely jealous of this. I have been going

to the gym over the last couple of months, but I have been doing boxing

for food work. Should be no problems with the lifts. Kristina is my

partner and I think I'm going to teacher at the shoulder move. He has

to do more than that to impress me and judges. He will have to work

very hard. We will see how he copes. Unions! I am so excited. Not as

excited as I am in. We're going to do the jive. Yes, the kicks. The

jive, the quickest of all the Latin dances. It is going to be crazy

fast. Your legs are going to get tired but we are going to go for it.

Let's try again. There is a lot of things I'm finding difficult. And

that is every single step. But I am looking at Kristina to guide me

through. Because you feel music well, I want you to do a bit of a

solo. Week one, a solo. You must be kidding? You can do whatever you

want. Kristina is letting me do my own choreography. Don't disappoint

me. I trust you. Gangnam Style! I hope she likes the moves that I have

put together for the solo. I like it. She has worked hard on the

routine and they do not want to let her down. -- I do not want to.

Dancing the Jive, Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff.

A standing ovation in the studio! Have a look at that. What a way to

close the show. Is this really their first week? The calibre of dancing

is unbelievable. Plenty of kicks, plenty of Flex.

Like EEC way that you did it. You were not uptight, you just came out

and dance to. Well done. -- danced. You are out of breath, I can C. You

have such a wonderful, springy bounce. You are like a frisky

rabbit. Bouncing on the floor. What you do is great and I like the rock

'n' roll that you put into it. A couple of Michael Jackson steps

there. But just remember, keep pointing your feet. You cannot just

do it like that. You have to point and retreat, point and retreat.

Bodies think, Craig? -- what do you think. It looks like you're pounding

the floor mop and you will see that professional than serviceable accent

on their heads to make it look like they're doing that but they are not

painting the floor. A little bit more action on your kicks will be

great, and point your feet. It could have been perfect. But it is week

one, and I think you are doing a fantastic job. Darcey? I liked it a

lot, especially the choreography, Kristina. You put so many details in

there, and I really like that. It was just getting crisper. You need

to keep it crisp right until the very end. I could see you getting

tired, but you have fully, Simon. You really do. -- you have the

layer. Of Simon! You are amazing. Goodbye.

Did that hurt? Did it feel good? When you turned up, you said you

could only do a shoulder move, but that was not a shoulder move. You

did great. Did you enjoy it? I am a little disappointed in myself. Don't

be ridiculous! I heard what the judges were saying. But for week

one... You did great. The scores are in.

What was so sweet is you said the only thing you did not want to do

was let Kristina Darren. As he let you down? Now. He is amazing and he

worked so hard. I'm so proud of you. I love duo dance when you did that

bit with your head. That is it. We have seen all our couple stands for

the very first time. -- couples dance.

Let's take a look at the leaderboard.

But that's only half the story because it could all

change next week when our celebrities will be back

with 15 brand new dances and you get the chance to cast your vote.

Here's a quick reminder of all the routines we've seen

Strictly Come Dancing 2014 has well and truly started!

And next week you can join in and start voting for your favourites.

Sadly one of our couples will have to leave the competition,

and none of the celebrities want to be the first to go home.

So it's back to the training rooms where, instead of 3 long weeks,

they'll have to learn a brand new dance in just six short days.

But if this weekend's performances are anything to go by,

You can keep up with our couples training and all things

Strictly every day next week with the brilliant Zoe Ball on It Takes

Two starting Monday night at 6:30pm on BBC2.

We'll see you next Saturday at 6.20, that's 6.20pm,

for more ballroom brilliance. But in the meantime, shall we?

MUSIC: Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey