Week 1, Show 1 Strictly Come Dancing

You can do this, this is what you've been waiting for. I can't believe

we're dancing life. This weekend. You've got all the support you need.

You are going to be all right. Just remember everything you've learned

in the training room. All those steps that you've gone over and

over. Just remember Tabriz, to smile, and to laugh. It's important

to stay cool under pressure. If you make a mistake, don't panic. And

even if you do, just carry on regardless. When you put your mind

to it all you've got to do is face your fears. Head on. Fully believe

in yourself. You can do amazing things. Looking totally fabulous. At

the same time. This is Strictly Come Dancing.

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

hosts, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hello, and welcome to the first live

show of Strictly Come Dancing 2016. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

We are looking forward to seeing our celebrities take to the floor with

their partners for the very first time, so one question, are you?

CHEERING Complete silence from the

celebrities backstage. We are looking forward to it, they are

quite frankly terrified. Yes, this weekend it the dancing double bill,

six couples will remain dance tonight and the remaining nine

tomorrow. They've been working hard on by routine but have they worked

hard enough to impress the judges? Speaking of which, ladies and

gentlemen, here they are. Please welcome...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE And Goodman. -- Len Goodman. Darcey

Bussell. Craig Revel Horwood. Bruno Tonioli.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The judges, everyone. Look at them

all, ready to shower our celebrities with sprays. We'll find out soon --

soon enough, it's time to meet our Strictly stars. TV presenter Louise

Redman and her partner Kevin Clifton. Star Ross Robert Rinder and

his partner Oxana Corso Anton du Beke. TV presenter and radio DJ

Melvin Odoom and his partner Jenna Murray. Claudia Fragapane and

partner AJ Pritchard. BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba and his partner

Joanne Clifton. Daisy Lowe and heard partner Aljaz Scorjanec is. Will

Young and... INAUDIBLE

Natasha Kovalevich. World champion long jump Greg Rutherford and his

partner Natalie. Ian Dennis -- EastEnders start. Former Shadow

Chancellor Ed Balls and his partner Katya Jones. TV put host Laura

Whitmore. Acta Danny Mac and his partner Oti Mabuse. And finally

singer Anastasia and her partner Brendan Cole.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE There they are. Our fabulous 15. It

looks like the first day of the world's most glamorous and sparkly

school. So who will be top of the class? There's going to be no public

vote this weekend but the judges will still be scoring. And their

scores will be carried over into next week, when you'll have the

chance to vote for your favourite. So let's get started and the task of

opening the series goes to TV host Laura Whitmore and her partner

Giovanni Pernice. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

For her first routine, Laura is performing a cha-cha to the classic

song Venus, and she's hoping the judges go Bananaramas for it.

Laura Whitmore has interviewed some of the biggest names in showbiz, but

how will she cope on that Strictly dance for us Mark I'm excited, also

extremely nervous. Thankfully I have a partner who will hopefully guide

me. Giovanni. Giovanni is an Italian stallion and feisty, so I'm sure

there'll be some fights. We'll be fine. I studied journalism but I

also studied drama as well, so I think I need to find an alter ego to

help me get into character. Dresses, make-up and the hair, that really

helps, Laura out on that dance floor will be petrified. It is day one and

I'm harder than I thought. I kind of feel like I'm in Fame. One. We need

to what confident because she is sometimes thinking she can do some

steps, but she's a good dancer. I need to get my head around this and

get the confidence. I'm trying as hard as I can. The dance is going

really well. But it's not good enough. What's wrong? What do I need

to work on? Arms, you know. I'm not a dancer. My only experience in

dances Irish dance. Can you show me Irish dance? I can try and teach

you. Welcome to my classroom. Hold this behind your back, keep your

arms straight. We having fun teaching him few one, two, threes.

Irish dance, forgot about this. Now the fun is out of the way it's time

to focus on the cha-cha-cha for our first show.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Laura

Whitmore and Giovanni Pernice. She's definitely got it. You've got

it all right, girl! What a superb start to the show, congratulations,

Laura. And Giovanni, thank you. Get your breath back. Let's welcome our

fabulous live singers, Hayley, Lance, Andrea and Tommy and of

course Dave Arch. It must be so nerve wracking, being the first

couple on the dance floor. Petrifying. Did you enjoy it? I saw

Craig face and thought to smile and I thought, I can't. No smiling. Did

you enjoy yourself? I really enjoyed it. Let's see if the judges enjoyed

it as well. Len? What a lovely way to start off the show. So much fun,

lovely amount of cha-cha content, which I appreciate. A nice lot of

rhythm going. Unfortunately, near the end, you lost time on one little

bit, which was... I know. It was only a little molecule of lost time.

You've got to work on straightening your legs. Your legs are too flexed

during it. But first day out, first class, well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE That's firing your Friday night,

Bruno? Laura, carry on like this and I'll need a fire extinguisher! Well,

the love goddess toying with the boy, you little tease. You can toy

with me any time. This girl is a kicker, because you have wonderful

musicality, you work the stage beautifully. You have a really

sparkling presence, be careful on the foot placement because that will

give you better hip action. And when you do your arms, you have this

beautiful extensions, at the moment you through it a bit away. You can

give it a little bit more in tension. It will be more effective,

gorgeous. That's it. He likes it! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Did you live it? The whole thing sadly was danced on flexed knees,

which is not right. I'm only agreeing with Len here. Your

shoulders were raising slightly every time you made a gesture

forward. I thought the whole thing was a little bit unstable. I wasn't

feeling confident throughout. Picky, picky, picky. I thought your turns

were clean and efficient, darling. You looked good, darling.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Ending on a positive. Darcey? Laura,

you were sweet and sassy from the beginning to the end. Only at the

end did you lose character a little bit but suddenly, you go, oh my god,

I'm on the dance floor, finally I'm here. For me, I enjoyed the upper

body, you worked it really well. I have no problems with that. I am

agreeing with the boys, the lower part of your body didn't work as

well. You had bent knees all the way through but generally for your first

dance, very good. Very good. A strong start. Constructive

criticism. Well done, Laura. Go and relax. Laura and Giovanni, ladies

and gentlemen. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

You were so nervous, you looked so nervous. I couldn't even feel my

legs, I didn't know what they were doing! You they did great. It's

terrifying going first but now you can spend two dace just sitting and

pointing. Do you know what I love, your face. During the judges'

comments you are like a keen schoolgirl, fine, even when Craig

was like, you were like, I work on it. What how did she do? For a first

dance she did really well. OK, the scores are in. Ladies and gentlemen,

the judges have their scores. Craig Revel Horwood. Five. Darcey Bussell.

Six. Len Goodman. Seven. And Bruno Tonioli. Seven.

They are very happy. I wanted lend to say seven. That is the highest

score of any couple so far this series. -- Len. Still to come, Judge

Rinder does the cha-cha. Our next couple as BBC breakfast

presenter Naga Munchetty and her partner, Pasha Kovalev. This won't

be the first time Naga has been on our screens today commit she was

presenting Breakfast nearly 15 hours ago. She is about to dance waltz to

the song, Run To You. . Naga Munchetty's first Strictly

experience. I did not feel anywhere but on planet Strictly. When Pasha's

name was announced, I did not know what to do. He went down on one

knee, shove me on there, and I thought, we really going to work.

She is so focused. She wants to do so well. Perfect for the lack of

what I like. My only advice would be, listen to me. I usually dressed

in jeans, trainers, a sloppy top. I have embraced the glitter and

sequins. I never thought I would look so ladylike. I am loving it.

First morning, really excited. I just hope Pasha is ready for what he

has to deal with. The first dance we will be dancing is the waltz. This

is the dance I was dreading. That's me being elegant. You will love the

waltz. You will see there is nothing to be afraid. Pasha a very patient

teacher. Be like a swan. For nag, it is a little challenging. I think I

was right to be worried about being elegant -- Naga. I'm trying not to

tread on Pasha's toes. I am getting more ladylike. There is less tomboy.

Hopefully we will deliver the goods on the night.

Dancing the waltz, Naga Munchetty and Pasha Kovalev.

How about that! Well done, lovely lady! Breakfast this morning,

ballroom this evening. I know you were nervous, a little bit, about

doing the waltz. How do you feel now it is done? Relieved. I loved it.

Amazing. The waltz is amazing. You weren't bad yourself! Bruno, she was

worried about the elegance. I tell you, no worries there. You started

off cereal, lyrical, elegant. You are such a beautiful girl. You have

a natural poise for ballroom. Something went horribly wrong in the

middle. You went on the wrong foot. What happened? You got it together.

You got it together by the end. On the last Dragon, be very careful. If

you drag, drag well. -- drag. I can give you a few tips. Nothing to

worry about. You are a beautiful, elegant lady. He is right. Craig...

Thank you for that vote of confidence. I thought your jawline

could be slightly higher. I am talking millimetres. It did lack

throw. That was largely due to your rise and fall which was bumpy and

that incident halfway through did not lend itself to anything

beautiful, I am afraid. You do have a wonderful, wonderful potential I

think in this competition and that is great to see. Naga has never

danced before, how did she do? The quality was serene. That is so hard.

I know you are shaking like this from beginning to end. I am aware of

that. You have such a beautiful neck, I cannot tell you. One of the

best attributes you have in your top lines. You have got to use it. You

showed it off. It is just the shoulders come up. If you can drag

them down, it will be so perfect for all your ballroom dancers. You will

look stunning. Don't worry. Don't worry about the transitions. You are

doing really well. The waltz requires great control. Any little

mistake is magnified. In the cha-cha-cha, you can give a wink and

shake your bum and no one notices anything. You did a step called the

wing and you did one step too many, which messed you a bit. Then the

double reverse turn which was a bit of a fumble. What I loved was the

potential and the elegance. Well done to you. You pulled off the

elegance. Glowing comments, all things considered. Off you go. Well

done! Run to Claudia. Naga and Pasha.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You dig great! Your parents are in

the audience. I wish you had seen their faces. Very, very well done.

Let's see your schools. The scores are in. The judges schools are in.

Craig Revel Horwood. Darcey Bussell. Len Goodman. Bruno Tonioli. Good

schools. A very good start. Beautiful, elegant, wonderful

potential. You are getting on brilliantly. Excellent. If you

enjoyed that waltz, don't go to your phones yet.

Our next couple it's Judge Windsor -- is Judge render and his partner,

Oksana Platero. They are going to do the cha-cha live in front of the

nation. Judge Rinder is dedicated to

bringing justice to the court room. What can we expect him on the

Strictly dance floor? 150%. When people say 150%, it is utterly

absurd. 100%. I feel nervous but quietly confident. I have the most

beautiful and brilliant teacher in Astana -- Oksana. I am Ukrainian

champion as well as American champion. She would be an absolute

taskmaster and I'm thrilled. Robert needs to be careful what he wishes

for. Oh, boy, just wait! Not being in charge is an entirely new

experience for me. This is my space. Oksana has most things under

control. Are there any words in Russian you think I should

definitely know straightaway? What does that mean? Again, again, and

many more times a game. How do you handle things in the court room? I

taught Oksana Basic way of telling another person to be quiet. And she

is doing it all the time. I have actually created a monster. It is

exhausting. Put some order in your foot. He has a really good hip

action. His problem is he is over thinking. Now you are overthinking

it. I have to trust my body and a bay Oksana's command and then

everything will be fine. -- dancing the cha-cha-cha, Judge

Rinder and Oksana Platero. Order in the ballroom.

Talking. Watson says schlock choreography! Sheer perfection. How

are you feeling about being judged? -- what sensational choreography!

Guess who is first? Craig. What a thrill! Hello, Craig. It certainly

was frenetic. And that they shall expressions. It looked like you had

had excessive collagen procedures done. The open mouth at trout pout.

You really need to look at that. The good thing is, it used to have read

them. I looking forward to seeing that once again. -- you do have read

them. Thank you for replicating the turns. I thought you did that with

reckless abandon. What is your verdict? It was extraordinary. That

was the wildest surprise I think I have ever had. The amount of detail

you are able to add as well. It was outstanding. As Craig said, I can't

get out of my mind how you look like Craig when you did that. We do look

a little alike. I can smile. You put the boy in flamboyant. You really

do. A bit wild in places. If entertainment is a crime, you are

guilty. It is your turn to judge. I think the jury is hung. A face like

this requires serious scrutiny. I love the extraordinary flamboyant

style. Those looks could sink a thousand ships. It was done with

great gusto and personality. You get my vote. Outstanding abandon. You

got all of our boats. We loved it. Off you go. A debrief from Claudia.

-- votes. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Very, very well done. I have to tell you, your fellow dancers, Tameka

might be your biggest fan! Here here. You did great. Darcey said it

was a world of surprise, because we didn't know you are going to do

that. I didn't, I just listened to her. Congratulations, your first

Strictly, magnificent. It always helps when there is a moderate

degree of threat will stop yes, doesn't it just. The scores are in.

All the judges please reveal their scores. Craig Revel Horwood. Six.

Darcey Bussell. A wild seven. Len Goodman. Six. And Bruno Tonioli.

Six. You are top of the Leader Board, you'll take that. For sure.

That's the highest score Craig has given this evening. Very nice. If

you'd like to vote for Judge Rinder and Oksana, you can when the lines

open next week. Very well done. Tess.

Damn thing next this actress Lesley Joseph and her partner, Anton du

Beke. -- dancing next. Like all of our contestants, Leslie is a bit

nervous about dancing live in front of millions of people. Last year's

finalist Anton is a partner, who's to say this bird of a feather won't

get off to a flying start? Birds of a feather flock together but actors

Lesley Joseph will be hoping to find her own wings in the ballroom. I've

been into Strictly where everything is Majid Khan sparkles and glitter,

the whole experience is a bit surreal. I keep having to pinch my

self and say yes, you are in Strictly. I wanted Anton because I

love him. He's a Strictly legend. Lesley Joseph, Merry Christmas to

me. Got the one I wanted! He'll have to have the patience of a saint.

He'll have to help me a lot. All I want from Leslie is her enthusiasm

and personality and the rest, we will create. I'm thinking with my

training that I'm the age I am so I can only do within my limitations.

If you see my hand doing this you know I'm a bit nervous. Hello. I'm

here! Day one of waltz training and Anton is about to reveal the

surprise song they'll dance to. It's called What'll I do? It's the theme

from birds of a feather. I've never heard of it in my life. It's like

marrying two programmes together, it will give me courage. I thought the

waltz was easy, it isn't. I've got little legs and Anton is taller than

me so I have to stride out quite a lot to keep up with him. Look right

when he tells me. Keep leaning to the left. But my head over there.

We're getting there. I'm exhausted, look at me, I'm dripping. I'm loving

it. It's not been easy and I hope on the night I can do this wonderful

song and my rather wonderful dance partner Anton Justice. Fingers

crossed. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Dancing the waltz, Lesley Joseph and Anton du Beke.

Lovely! Lovely. Waltzing in the arms of Anton du Beke. Is that a dream

come true? It is slightly. Nerves. That's what I do when I'm nervous.

That's true. You can do it now. Let's go to the judges. Darcey.

Sophisticated, romantic, elegant. And Anton, your dream, I have to

say, great control throughout. Just watch you don't get lost in Anton's

chest, yes? I understand! I think with the nerves and everything, the

shoulders are very high. Don't worry, when you get this dance out

of the way, tick the box, come back, relax, put the shoulders down,

you'll be gorgeous. CHEERING

Learn, you are traditional kind of guy, did you enjoy it? -- Len? I

did, I like to see elegant and sophisticated ladies, as I got with

Leslie. Very clean, precise footwork. Darcey is right, your

posture is a little bit high but I tell you, you're a lovely lady and I

saw you danced that beautifully. Well done.

CHEERING Bruno. That was lovely, my darling.

Actually I found it very touching and almost moving. It was so well

felt, you really acted it very nicely. Yes, of course, shoulder and

neck line, maybe press your pelvis against this, you can lean back,

don't get stuck in the rug, darling, keep well away. It was lovely, it

was lovely. Thank you, Bruno. Craig? I thought your posture is your

biggest concern and it really let you down. You lost your footing

towards the end as well. Anton was actually dragging you were around

for a moment, but I thought you did dance it with ease and some sort of

delicious flow, so there is an up point.

APPLAUSE Can you work on your posture? I can.

It's only weak one, after all. Off you go, Lesley and Anton.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well done. Do you know what, I was

looking at you and I thought, this must be quite emotional. I know

Linda is here. Linda is here, it is quite emotional. I've lived with

that song for 25 years. It's part of my life. Bringing it to life in a

very different weight has been absolutely glorious. And you are

with the king. I'm with the King, the legend. Off my chest, love. The

scores are in. The scores are in, Craig Revel Horwood. Five. Darcey

Bussell. Six. Len Goodman. Six. Bruno Tonioli. Six. 23. That's OK.

We'll take that. Remember all the schools from this weekend will be

carried over to next week's show, when you can vote for your

favourite. Somebody just went, what? Those are the rules. If you love

these two then do it then. Still to come, Greg Rutherford starts his

routine with a jump. We're just hoping he doesn't end up in the car

park. Tess. Our next couple is BBC sports

presenter Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton. They are about to

perform the first tango of the series. So will Len, would you

remind is what you should be looking for? Flexed knees, sharp and crisp

movement, drama, a bit of passion. Not exactly the last Tango in Paris,

but it's definitely the first tango in Elstree. I'm looking forward to

it. Come on. So am I, we all. Thank you, Len, let's see how they got on

in training. TV presenter Ore Oduba usually cuts are cool, calm and

collected figure in front of the camera. Until Strictly came along.

Oh, my goodness me. I've been dreaming of this moment since as

long as I can remember. Until you have your partner the Strictly

journey doesn't really start and then finally Tess says, Joanne

Clifton. Boom! I was so excited, I looked at him, we started doing this

robot. I was like yes, this is a perfect partner for me. I'm going to

throw myself into this and I want to be the best dancer I possibly can

be. It might be a really bad dancer, but I'm so looking forward to

finding out. Well, Ore, wait no longer, you've got a date with the

tango. I've got a really good feeling about this. I think it's

gone quite well. What can I do to push you even more? If there is one

person who knows me even better than myself it's my wife, it could be

her. Meet my wife. I've got so many questions. I'll tell you everything.

Who inspires him? There's only one man, David Beckham. He is obsessed.

What could I do to him if he keeps getting his steps wrong? He's got a

phobia of birds. You go Ore, I'm going to bring a bird into training.

Has training been going well? Can I see a little bit? Of course you can.

I thought it was important for my dance partner to meet my wife. It

was so lovely meeting Joanne, she's amazing. Whoever said three of the

crowd got it completely wrong. Together, we are fantastic team.

Dancing the tango, Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Oh my goodness! Come on over. Come

on. A very confident start Ore. That looked like a walk in the park for

you. It was anything but that. Really? I had to apologise to the

gentleman in the front row, I got in the eyes with the sunglasses. Sorry

about that. Dancing casualty. Let's talk to Len. He wanted drama and

casualty, did you get what you are looking for? The drama was I never

thought it was going to started. BREWING. It's the tango, they are

larking about on a beach, lovey-dovey, the tango is thunder

and lightning. It's not lollipops and Roses, so I didn't get that side

of it. Once you got cracking it was to rethink -- terrific. I forgive

poor dances for larking about because you've got to fill it up.

You're a good dancer. I want to see a full routine.

APPLAUSE He means well. Bruno question mark I

liked it a lot, I like a tango with a cheeky spin. It was original,

fresh, effective, it allowed you to act two different roles, the nerd

and the controller. You did it very well. You're a good dancer. I loved

seeing something I haven't seen before. So thank you for that.

APPLAUSE Made Bruno happy. Have you made

Craig happy? I loved the story telling, at the beginning, it set up

the tango. It was strong, dramatic, punctuated, well done.

The most positive Craig has been all night. That is an achievement. I was

not expecting that. The attack, the strength. You kept your focus from

beginning to end. You have so much potential. I cannot wait to see

more. He made it look easy. Good job!

Oh, my goodness me! Can I just confirmed that three weeks ago you

could not hear the theme chain without crying. Hiding underneath

the sofa and then you go and do that. She is the most incredible

coach. I did not know what the tango was. They put in bikes, a bench,

high kicks, cartwheels. Bruno said original and fresh. That is down to

the great choreography. The judges have their scores. Craig Revel

Horwood. Seven. Darcey Bussell. Seven. Len Goodman. Six. And Bruno

Tonioli. Seven. Are you proud? I am so proud of him. He did so well. The

bit at the beginning, that was my fault. Nothing to do with you. I

loved geek chic. I am loving it! Lollipops and Roses, that is his

tango. If you do not want them to leave the competition, vote for them

next week. It is two nights of Strictly back-to-back. You can fill

your days with Facebook, Twitter, or you can visit the website for all

the best backstage gossip. Like how you do not like birds. If you ever

want him to do something, you just get this. OK. Thank you for that.

Our final couple dancing tonight is Greg Rutherford and his partner,

Natalie Lowe. In the launch show, Greg said the dance he was most

looking forward to was the drive. It is his first dance. He did not have

to wait berry long. -- the jove. Olympic gold medallist Greg

Rutherford has long jump his way round sandpits of the world. I was

so nervous on launch night that I forgot to invite anybody. You are

nervous, aren't you? Really bad. It is Natalie. I have not had a new

coach for a long while. I'm excited. I am really happy. If I could do a

black that is a backflip, I would. I want to learn. I want to dance. If

Greg thinks training for the Olympics is hard, he has not

experienced anything yet. This is easy. With jive training well under

way, Natalie is hardly jumping for joy. Everything I am getting great

to do is unnatural. He is used to having the steps and the turning in

the opposite direction. I am trying to retrain your feet. What I feel

might help is if you can watch me do what I do. If you come along to the

competition rate you can see it first hand. I am about to see great

jump for the first time and I feel like a proud mother. It is

ridiculous. Natalie has decided to show me where my feet should be as

opposed to what I have been doing in the long jump. This feels horrible.

It is a massive bonus and benefits for Natalie to see what I do. As

long as I remember to point my toes, it should be all right the night.

Greg Rutherford and Natalie Lowe, dancing the jive.

Yes! How about that? Goodness me. There on their feet. That was a

speedy jive. Not bad for a total novice. I is starting to feel a bit

like a dancer now? More of a prompt said. We loved your sexy jive face,

by the way. Get ready and hear your comments. Go, Bruno! By the way it

looks, Greg could go all the way, my darling. That is what I mean by

giving it well you. You went for it. I loved it. It was not exactly the

paragon of precision but I am telling you you have talent and you

can dance. You are an amazing presence. I really love watching

you. Well done! He has been focusing on his footwork. It was very

flat-footed and Stompie. You are pigeon toed, which is not help. Your

feet and arm placement needs sorting out. It need to do something with

it. I enjoyed it enormously. I really did. Thank you. Did you enjoy

it? I certainly did. You are built to jive, without fail. You are like

a blue frog jumping up. How did you get that high? But, the rhythm. Your

energy. Your light on your feet. For a big guy, that is brilliant. You

will go far. Thank you. That's amazing. Final dance of the night,

was it a show stopper? It was as good as we have seen tonight, at

100%. You are the dynamic duo. For a bloke who spends his time laughing

about jumping in a sandpit, you came out there. You gave it for alarm,

great attack. Those kicks at the beginning were fabulous. It got a

bit loose at the end. Craig is right. You're free arm is awkward.

You are a really good dancer and I'm looking forward to seeing you.

Jumping for joy after that. Off you go, the Claudia. Well done. Greg and

Natalie. Thank you. Thank you. I love

Natalie. She went, that just happened. You have never danced

before in your life. All the time, you have said, I would just stand.

You loved it. That was out of this world. As soon as the music starts

going, get over the nerves. Go down the stairs and incredible. I have

the most incredible teacher. We fitted so much into that routine. I

really loved it. Well done, Natalie. The scores are in. Ladies and

gentlemen, the judges scores are in. Craig Revel Horwood. Six. Darcey

Bussell. Seven. Len Goodman. Seven. Bruno Tonioli. Seven. You are joint

top of the leaderboard. Joint top. Well done! And very good spray tan

by the way from welcome to strip the come dancing. -- Strictly Come

Dancing. If you would like to vote for them, wait until the lines open

next week. The race to lift the glitter ball has begun. Talk to me.

Let's have a look at how things stand on the leaderboard. At the

top, an early hit with the judges. Arienne JoAnn and Greg and Natalie.

-- Ore and Joanne. The leaderboard will change tomorrow when the

remaining nine stars braved the dance floor for the first time I

know they are nervous. A good question. Let's see your hands.

Louise, you have the jive tomorrow. Greg just did a brilliant one. Does

that make it worse? Yes. I am so sorry I brought it up. Tameka, give

us a flavour of your Paso. That is my girl. You are dancing to Elvis.

How is your tummy feeling? Are you confident you will smash it? They

were so brilliant tonight. It is a real challenge for us. We will give

it a try. They have been working so hard on their routines. Tomorrow

night, our remaining nine couples will put their training to the test.

Kevin likes to start off in fifth gear. No one again he says, let's

get to sixth gear. I had never seen anyone so energetic. I feel weird. I

always knew ballroom dancing would be a challenge. My brain is not

working. I really panicked. It is so hard. I'm worried I might be pushing

it too far. I did not know this much fun could hurt so much. I am full of

excitement now. It is all dramatic. It is really exciting. I showed him

a few flips and stuff to do. Just truck that in! -- just chuck that

in. Definitely a lot of mind work and foot work. It is the first

dance, people. I'm still optimistic that I will get it. I am a

perfectionist. I had to let that go. I will not get it in five minutes.

The clock is ticking. A less than 24-hour scrap our remaining nine

couples will take to the floor. Will any of them be good enough to knock

the leaders of the leaderboard? Tameka, Louise, Melvin, Danny.

Daisy, Claudia, Anastacia, and Will. You are not allowed to have second

thoughts. We know where you live. We will be back tomorrow night with one

of the most ambitious and spectacular group dances ever. One

of our celibate is will attempt a backflip in high heels. Good luck!

That is at 6:30 p.m.. We will see you then. Until then, keep dancing!

Got some of the real legends of Strictly here.

Welcome to this Strictly edition of Pointless Celebrities.

Got some of the real legends of Strictly here.

We've also Anton du Beke. LAUGHTER

What's it going to take for you to win? It's not me.