0:00:00 > 0:00:04Strictly's back! Strictly's back!
0:00:04 > 0:00:0814 celebrities have signed up to Strictly cause. There is a lot
0:00:08 > 0:00:14pressure. Bring on Strictly. 14 stars are stepping off the
0:00:14 > 0:00:18carpet and onto the red hot ballroom floor. The people - the line-up is
0:00:18 > 0:00:25really good. Can't wait to see them dancing. The press. On
0:00:25 > 0:00:31looks like the best series yet. And the politicians. Looking forward to
0:00:31 > 0:00:36the Hokey Cokey. Partnerships been formed. Some look harmonious.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41I am so happy. Others, more marriages of convenience. More
0:00:41 > 0:00:48explosive than nitroglycerin. One thing is sure, it's time to bring
0:00:48 > 0:00:53home the ballroom bacon. Who will sizzle? Taxi! Who will get burnt?
0:00:53 > 0:00:58And who will end up with egg on their face? Let's get cracking.
0:00:58 > 0:01:08This is a ballroom buffet. Welcome to Strictly Come Dancing 2011.
0:01:08 > 0:01:39
0:01:39 > 0:01:43in! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE .
0:01:43 > 0:01:53Live, from Television Centre, please Live, from Television Centre, please
0:01:53 > 0:01:57
0:01:57 > 0:02:05welcome your hosts, Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Yes! I got you. Don't worry, you are Yes! I got you. Don't worry, you are
0:02:08 > 0:02:15all right with me. Hang on to Thank you. Thank you so much.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Please, please, sit down. You are Please, please, sit down. You are
0:02:19 > 0:02:24not in church. Good evening, and gentlemen, and children, welcome
0:02:24 > 0:02:31to Strictly Come Dancing, it's to see you, to see you - AUDIENCE:
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Nice!! Yes, and it's nice to see you, Brucie, as ever. What
0:02:34 > 0:02:39line-up this year. Yes, the ever. There's someone for everyone,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43even a couple of women my age. LAUGHTER.
0:02:43 > 0:02:51Hang on a minute, Bruce, hang on, which couple of women are your age?
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Well, if you add them Anita Dobson and Lulu. LAUGHTER
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Oh, they like that one, they like Oh, they like that one, they like
0:03:00 > 0:03:06it. Well, I didn't expect a laugh there, I really - LAUGHTER -
0:03:06 > 0:03:09up! 14 stars have spent three weeks building up to their ballroom debut
0:03:09 > 0:03:13live in front of the nation and that can only mean one thing: fear,
0:03:13 > 0:03:18lots of it. Yes, tonight seven couples will perform for the first
0:03:18 > 0:03:21time and dance either a waltz or a cha-cha-cha. Tomorrow night the
0:03:21 > 0:03:31remaining seven couples will the floor. Never mind tomorrow
0:03:31 > 0:03:33
0:03:33 > 0:03:37night, it's time to meet the stars of our show. Wo-ho!
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Astrologer to the stars, Russell Astrologer to the stars, Russell
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Grant and his partner Flavia Cacace. Grant and his partner Flavia Cacace.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Singing legend Lulu and her partner Singing legend Lulu and her partner
0:03:47 > 0:03:49impressionist Rory Bremner and his impressionist Rory Bremner and his
0:03:49 > 0:03:56Astrologer to the partner Erin Boag; Waterloo Road's
0:03:56 > 0:04:06Chelsee Healey and her partner Pasha Kovalev;
0:04:06 > 0:04:06
0:04:06 > 0:04:52Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:04:52 > 0:04:57There they are, don't they look There they are, don't they look
0:04:57 > 0:05:02fantastic? Look at them up together. Oh, wonderful.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06they all are. A few weeks ago Bruno described you as a pick 'n' mix, you
0:05:06 > 0:05:16know, like a bag of sweets. he is right. We've got Robbie
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Savage, a hard centre; Russell Grant, a soft centre. LAUGHTER . And
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Edwina and Nancy, a couple of nut clusters. The good news is that none
0:05:24 > 0:05:30of our stars are leaving this weekend but the bad news is the
0:05:31 > 0:05:32judges will still be scoring. But there's no time to rest their
0:05:32 > 0:05:38laurels because scores will be carried forward to next week and
0:05:38 > 0:05:44somebody - that means one of you will be the first to leave.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48AUDIENCE: : ah! This year we have live commentary
0:05:48 > 0:05:56from Karen Hardy and joining her this weekend is Katy Brand. Hi guys,
0:05:56 > 0:06:01there they are. Hello. If you want to hear their witty critique,
0:06:01 > 0:06:06press the red button on your handset now. It's only when they are
0:06:06 > 0:06:11dancing, isn't it? Yes. I don't want any witty critique going on
0:06:11 > 0:06:14when I'm doing my jokes. Shall we kick off the series? I think we
0:06:14 > 0:06:17should. First up is someone I'm particularly looking forward to
0:06:17 > 0:06:25seeing dance, she is such a beautiful girl,
0:06:25 > 0:06:30her partner Artem Chigvintsev. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Good luck. Lovely. Hollie said to Good luck. Lovely. Hollie said to
0:06:34 > 0:06:42me: why do I have to be first? I said: it was done fairly, I drew the
0:06:42 > 0:06:50name out of the hat and it took me 27 goes at it, but - LAUGHTER -
0:06:50 > 0:07:00did it eventually. Anyway, here they are in training.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02
0:07:02 > 0:07:03She is a pop temptress but it was She is a pop temptress but it was
0:07:03 > 0:07:03She is a pop temptress but it was Neighbours which gave her a big
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Neighbours which gave her a big Neighbours which gave her a big
0:07:07 > 0:07:12She is a break. I reallied a single just
0:07:12 > 0:07:16before I left Neighbours so I went into a serious baptism of fire into
0:07:16 > 0:07:24the music industry. I think people assume that I can dance, but when
0:07:24 > 0:07:27you are just in music videos, you just have to look funky, and you
0:07:27 > 0:07:31have ten dancers behind you. You have a crew making you look
0:07:31 > 0:07:39This is just me and Artem, and he last year's winner which means
0:07:39 > 0:07:44we've got a lot to live up to as well. That boggles my marbles.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Last year, I won the glitterball and Last year, I won the glitterball and
0:07:47 > 0:07:54I also got myself a girlfriend. It would be amazing to win twice in a
0:07:54 > 0:08:00row. I'm struggling with the cha cha. Artem doesn't
0:08:00 > 0:08:07out willy-nilly. Oh my goodness, what was that? Don't get me wrong, I
0:08:07 > 0:08:10don't hate it. You really have to be good, to get down. Is that another
0:08:10 > 0:08:13of your compliments? He is hard to please, and even though no one is
0:08:13 > 0:08:22kicked off this week, hopefully I will impress the judges with
0:08:22 > 0:08:32Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Holly Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Holly
0:08:32 > 0:08:32
0:08:32 > 0:10:04Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:10:04 > 0:10:07come here, the pair of you. Thank come here, the pair of you. Thank
0:10:07 > 0:10:12Dancing the cha-cha-cha, you for a lovely start. That was
0:10:12 > 0:10:16beautiful. Thank you. I reckon will be great, I really do. Do you
0:10:16 > 0:10:21feel glad that one is over? Definitely. Whilst you two get
0:10:21 > 0:10:25breath back it's a good time to welcome our fabulous
0:10:25 > 0:10:31welcome our fabulous singers, Dave Arch and his wonderful, wonderful
0:10:31 > 0:10:35orchestra. APPLAUSE. And, of course, we have our judges,
0:10:35 > 0:10:44who I've missed terribly over summer. Alesha, I've missed you
0:10:44 > 0:10:48saying those little words of wisdom. I've missed Craig, I've missed you
0:10:48 > 0:10:55saying daarhling, daarhling. LAUGHTER. I really missed that. And
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Len, I've missed you saying severrrn! And Bruno, I've missed
0:10:59 > 0:11:05saying - to be honest, I never know what you are saying. I will speak
0:11:05 > 0:11:10very, very slowly. Yes, and little softer. Maybe. Anyway, Len,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14let's get stuck in here. What did you think as a first offering? Well,
0:11:14 > 0:11:24it's not the best first dance I've ever seen -
0:11:24 > 0:11:25
0:11:25 > 0:11:31AUDIENCE: Oh oh! But I tell you what, it was close. It could have
0:11:31 > 0:11:34been a bit crisper in the action. You need to get the natural hip
0:11:34 > 0:11:38action but I don't know who is coming but they need to be blooming
0:11:38 > 0:11:48good to beat that. Well done. APPLAUSE.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50
0:11:50 > 0:11:55Thank you. OK, Alesha, my darling. Holly, you are a very, very good
0:11:55 > 0:11:57dancer, I was very surprised by the standard, your technique is actually
0:11:57 > 0:12:02at a high standard for the beginning of the show and I think you could
0:12:02 > 0:12:12push it even more. Oh, she will. It's those early stages with
0:12:12 > 0:12:20nerve bus I think you are going to be sensational. Bruno, and don't
0:12:20 > 0:12:26Holly, you can give plenty of very Holly, you can give plenty of very
0:12:26 > 0:12:30tasty eye candy, flowingly sensuous, the footwork was good, the extension
0:12:30 > 0:12:33excellent, but with all that it needs more bite. Len was right, you
0:12:33 > 0:12:37need to go for it with more strength. Go for it because you've
0:12:37 > 0:12:47got it. Thank you. That's wonderful. Absolutely wonderful.
0:12:47 > 0:12:47
0:12:47 > 0:12:52Lovely. Very good, Bruno. The lina. Is working then?
0:12:52 > 0:12:52Craig? You need to finish crisply, Craig? You need to finish crisply,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Craig? You need to finish crisply, he had flexed knees throughout,
0:12:54 > 0:12:55he had flexed knees throughout, he had flexed knees throughout,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Craig? You there was hardly any straight leg in
0:12:58 > 0:13:02there which lacked hip action unfortunately, I didn't like your
0:13:02 > 0:13:05walks, they are a bit clumsy but I know you can improve those, I
0:13:05 > 0:13:09thought you had fantastic flexibility and I absolutely loved
0:13:09 > 0:13:13the layout. However, the first layout, when you did your extension,
0:13:13 > 0:13:18unfortunately that didn't quite make it. You never quite got there,
0:13:18 > 0:13:28darling, but a lot to work on lot of good actually. Thank you.
0:13:28 > 0:13:38Be proud of that. A very good Off you go. Be good to her. Off you
0:13:38 > 0:13:39
0:13:39 > 0:13:45Come on, my darling, first dance of Come on, my darling, first dance of
0:13:45 > 0:13:50the pressure, no pressure, and what a dance. Good fun. You've just
0:13:50 > 0:13:54kicked off Strictly 2011 with the reigning champion of 2010. Does
0:13:54 > 0:13:58get any better? I hope so. The judges think you have more to give.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Would you agree? I definitely agree. It was excellent and
0:14:00 > 0:14:04constructive criticism and I am going to really work on it this
0:14:04 > 0:14:14week. Artem, do you feel pressure to hold onto the title? I don't
0:14:14 > 0:14:24want to think about it, let's take it week by-week. The scores are in.
0:14:24 > 0:14:34
0:14:34 > 0:14:40All right, a strong start, and the All right, a strong start, and the
0:14:40 > 0:14:44first severrrn of the series. Has Holly set the standard? Nobody is
0:14:44 > 0:14:49leaving tonight and the carry over to next week. Anybody
0:14:49 > 0:14:53else nervous? I'm nervous for them. Six more couples tonight, seven
0:14:53 > 0:14:58tomorrow. You can't beat in the ballroom, right, Bruce?
0:14:58 > 0:15:07right. Now for our next couple, Lobb and his partner Katya
0:15:07 > 0:15:12Virshilas. A very popular man. Now, Dan hasn't been sure how to describe
0:15:12 > 0:15:19himself on the show. You know, TV presenter, breakfast star, he
0:15:19 > 0:15:23to me "Bruce, how would you describe someone who presents breakfast every
0:15:23 > 0:15:27day?", I said "A waiter, get me a day?", I said "A waiter, get me
0:15:27 > 0:15:35cup of coffee", and he did. I think I've got myself a butler. Anyway,
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Daybreak's Dan is swapping his early Daybreak's Dan is swapping his early
0:15:39 > 0:15:43morning sofa for the Strictly floor and he is doing it for the
0:15:43 > 0:15:47boys. I am trying to champion that man who spends his social
0:15:47 > 0:15:53around the dance floor, people watching, as opposed to being
0:15:54 > 0:15:57involved. I am fearful of the dancing element of Strictly Come
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Dancing. If it was Extremely Come Standing, Extremely Come
0:16:01 > 0:16:06the Pub with Your Mates, I would all right about the process, I
0:16:06 > 0:16:11think. Isn't she gorgeous? Yes, absolutely.
0:16:11 > 0:16:18Blokings, I know you aren't going to believe me because Katya is quite
0:16:18 > 0:16:19attractive - but I'm all about dancing.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23I'm so looking forward to getting I'm so looking forward to getting
0:16:23 > 0:16:28back into the training room. I'm little bit tough but if I am going
0:16:28 > 0:16:32to spend ten hours a day in a with someone, I want him to make
0:16:32 > 0:16:36laugh. Dan and I are very creatures
0:16:36 > 0:16:41going to be a bit of a battle. Listen to what I say. Always
0:16:41 > 0:16:45listening. The relationship is complex. You play good cop, bad cop,
0:16:45 > 0:16:50don't you? As long as there's more good than bad - we will have our
0:16:50 > 0:16:54clashes. I'm not here to be your Mummy. Shut up, just say yes or
0:16:54 > 0:16:59no. I think it will be a successful partnership. I like it when you
0:16:59 > 0:17:09happy because I know I've something good.
0:17:09 > 0:17:09
0:17:09 > 0:18:41Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:18:41 > 0:18:41Dancing the waltz, Dan Lobb and All right? Very elegant. Oh, very
0:18:41 > 0:18:42All right? Very elegant. Oh, very All right? Very elegant. Oh, very
0:18:42 > 0:18:45elegant indeed. That was beautiful. elegant indeed. That was beautiful.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49Dancing the waltz, Isn't she wonderful? Yes, she's
0:18:49 > 0:18:54getting there. Thank you. couple of weeks, we will have her
0:18:54 > 0:18:59dancing. OK, good. I'm glad. can I say? Len? It was a bit wooden
0:18:59 > 0:19:07and you lacked rise and - and you lacked rise an.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11AUDIENCE: Oh oh! Don't get like that already. It
0:19:11 > 0:19:16lacked musicality but let me tell you, the hold was good, the footwork
0:19:16 > 0:19:20was good, this isn't an easy and for a tall man you did very
0:19:20 > 0:19:24well. You are right. The posture was good. You are right. Alesha
0:19:24 > 0:19:28darling, what did you think? Very, very elegant, Dan. I know you
0:19:28 > 0:19:31so nervous but you had nothing worry about, you looked very
0:19:31 > 0:19:37competent, you looked very relaxed, you looked like you were leading
0:19:37 > 0:19:46Katya as well and you should proud of yourself. There you are.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Now then, Bruno? Mr Lob, I have to tell you something, it was quite
0:19:51 > 0:19:57accomplished for a first go but at times you had such a gloomy look,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00you looked like Adrian Chiles on the sofa. It's the Look of Love, you
0:20:00 > 0:20:03look at her, lovely smile, beautiful, and then you turn
0:20:04 > 0:20:08and you are like that. You have to conduct a performance that is
0:20:08 > 0:20:13actually believable all the way through. It takes time, you've got
0:20:13 > 0:20:23time to get there. Yes, you were bit nervous, that's why. And you
0:20:23 > 0:20:23
0:20:23 > 0:20:32have a lovely smile, so use it. Thanks, Bruce, so have you. He is
0:20:32 > 0:20:37bit lippy. Craig? I thought it was a very tentative lead, unlike
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Alesha. You have to be careful you work in parallel. Top line I thought
0:20:41 > 0:20:45was hideously rigid which means have no swing or sway or any of
0:20:45 > 0:20:52that. Rise and fall unfortunately was all in the knees rather than
0:20:52 > 0:20:58going through the heel, and transitions I thought were a bit
0:20:58 > 0:21:04crumbly. You need your head more to the left, darling, and
0:21:04 > 0:21:10smile! But it was his first time! Exactly, thank you, Alesha. CHEERING
0:21:10 > 0:21:20Don't you listen to him. Away you Don't you listen to him. Away you
0:21:20 > 0:21:22
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Dan the man. You were great. You Dan the man. You were great. You
0:21:26 > 0:21:29were wonderful. Alesha loved it. Yes, her Mum is my biggest fan
0:21:29 > 0:21:38apparently so as long as I keep the Dixon family happy I will be
0:21:38 > 0:21:44right. Sorted. Your first taste of Strictly, hungry for more? Erm,
0:21:44 > 0:21:54yeah. Yes. Were those three weeks the longest of your life? No, we
0:21:54 > 0:21:56
0:21:56 > 0:22:06started to enjoy it really and to find a rhythm.
0:22:06 > 0:22:18
0:22:18 > 0:22:2124 from the judges. Mr Lobb, as 24 from the judges. Mr Lobb, as
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Bruno says. Coming up later we are serving knockout entertainment
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Audley Harrison, Robbie Savage Anita Dobson, plus Russell Grant.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Who can predict what's going to happen? Not even Russell can
0:22:30 > 0:22:40tonight. Back to you, Bruce. Thank you, Tess. Next up, it's
0:22:40 > 0:22:40
0:22:40 > 0:22:45her partner Brendan Cole. CHEERING. What a couple. What a pair. Now, you
0:22:45 > 0:22:50remember three weeks ago when Lulu and Brendan were paired together,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Brendan picked her up and threw her over his shoulder, poor thing.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56That's typical Brendan, the competition hasn't even started
0:22:56 > 0:23:01he has already done an illegal lift. LAUGHTER.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Will he never learn? By the way, lot of people thought Lulu was
0:23:05 > 0:23:13disappointed when she got Brendan. She wasn't disappointed; she was
0:23:13 > 0:23:21devastated. LAUGHTER Here they are in training.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Entertainment legend, Lulu. Now, Entertainment legend, Lulu. Now,
0:23:25 > 0:23:28what is it she does again? I'm a singer, I'm a song writer, I'm an
0:23:28 > 0:23:32actress, I'm a mother, I'm a grandmother, I'm a businessman,
0:23:32 > 0:23:38sometimes model. I never talking. Used to have a television
0:23:38 > 0:23:46series and I used to get a few dance directions but I've watched them. I
0:23:46 > 0:23:51am pretty sad. Brendan Cole! When I was told I had Brendan, I went: oh!
0:23:51 > 0:23:56First of all he has a bad boy reputation, secondly he is so tall.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Actually I was thrilled he picked me up and I didn't have to say
0:23:59 > 0:24:07more. That was the end of that. think I am a very nice person. Most
0:24:07 > 0:24:09people I work with I do get along with. Most. Watch this space.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Lulu is a little ball of energy. Lulu is a little ball of energy.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18want to dance, I want to dance. But I didn't expect to struggle quite so
0:24:18 > 0:24:22much this early on. That's wrong. That's wrong too.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26It's kind of unknown territory. doesn't make any sense.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28doesn't make any s sense and that scary.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31It's our last rehearsal and she It's our last rehearsal and she
0:24:31 > 0:24:32finally gets it. finally gets it.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's our last rehearsal I feel like it's only just come
0:24:35 > 0:24:41together but who knows what will happen when we go and do it
0:24:41 > 0:24:51real. I don't know if I'm ready but let's go.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53
0:24:53 > 0:25:03her partner Brendan Cole. MUSIC: "I've Got The Music In Me"
0:25:03 > 0:25:18
0:25:18 > 0:25:28. CLAPPING IN TIME
0:25:28 > 0:25:28
0:25:28 > 0:26:39Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:26:39 > 0:26:42You've done it again. Are you all You've done it again. Are you all
0:26:42 > 0:26:46CHEERING right, my darling? Do you want the
0:26:46 > 0:26:53paramedics? They are round the corner. Yes. OK, I can send for
0:26:53 > 0:26:57them any time you like. No, I'm OK. Well done indeed. You are such a
0:26:57 > 0:27:00wonderful sport. Lulu, I just want to thank you for getting the party
0:27:00 > 0:27:04started. How about that. ball of energy and you are
0:27:05 > 0:27:08and I honestly believe you have of potential. I know it went
0:27:08 > 0:27:14wrong but do you know what, my love, it doesn't matter, you've got
0:27:14 > 0:27:24first one out the way and you will be back next week. Exactly. Now,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26
0:27:26 > 0:27:33what's that muppet doing there? Lulu, I got to do this: well, well,
0:27:33 > 0:27:38well, well! What are you doing? It was singing with Lulu at Wembley
0:27:38 > 0:27:44arena, forget all the steps, nobody cares. The energy - I tell you, you
0:27:44 > 0:27:50are a great performer. The energy was great. She is. The. The steps
0:27:50 > 0:27:57went down the toilet. That's exactly how I choreographed it.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59are you talking about? It's my best work. Now then, Craig.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05Bite your lip before you say Bite your lip before you say
0:28:05 > 0:28:08anything. Oh no, I don't have to hear it really. Complete dance
0:28:08 > 0:28:18disaster. Darling, you made it up almost from beginning to end.
0:28:18 > 0:28:18
0:28:18 > 0:28:25Almost. Almost. Almost. OK, well, Craig - Len? What do you think?
0:28:25 > 0:28:30There was plenty of boom bang abang but nothing to shout about really.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34It's a shame because I've got great expectations for you. I know, no
0:28:34 > 0:28:38pressure. I want you to do good but you cannot go wrong.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43first rule of this thing and once you do your marks are going to
0:28:43 > 0:28:50tumble so just try and work on nailing the choreography, that's the
0:28:50 > 0:28:55first job, but it was fun and entertaining so well done.
0:28:55 > 0:29:05You are my favourite. LAUGHTER. You are my favourite. LAUGHTER.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Go on, pick her up, off you go. CHEERING.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16Come on up here for a little bit of Come on up here for a little bit of
0:29:16 > 0:29:22TLC. The audience don't mind that you forgot a few steps, right guys?
0:29:22 > 0:29:26AUDIENCE: No! So are you going to dust yourself off for next week's
0:29:26 > 0:29:36foxtrot? I really hope so. The dress rehearsal was much better, I
0:29:36 > 0:29:36
0:29:36 > 0:29:46promise you. You nailed it. .
0:29:46 > 0:29:53
0:29:53 > 0:29:5617. Tough scores there. You got the 17. Tough scores there. You got the
0:29:56 > 0:30:00first one out of the way. Onwards and upwards. I thought it was
0:30:00 > 0:30:03great. Three couples down, we've got four to go. We are expecting
0:30:03 > 0:30:10things. It's not like they are under pressure or anything, is it? Back
0:30:10 > 0:30:17you, Bruce. Thank you, Tess. Our next couple is Audley Harrison and
0:30:17 > 0:30:21his partner Natalie Lowe. APPLAUSE. Now, Audley told me he is a bit
0:30:21 > 0:30:27worried about what dancing might to his image because boxing is such
0:30:27 > 0:30:34a manly sport. I said: what? Manly sport? You must be joking. Boxing
0:30:34 > 0:30:39isn't a manly sport; you spend all day skipping, you wear all those
0:30:39 > 0:30:45funny sparkly shorts and then they fight each other over a
0:30:45 > 0:30:55LAUGHTER. APPLAUSE.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57
0:30:57 > 0:31:07Not even a handbag! A handbag! I made myself laugh then. Stop it.
0:31:07 > 0:31:07
0:31:07 > 0:31:12Here they are in training. Harrison is hoping to perform as
0:31:12 > 0:31:15well on the dance floor as he in the ring. Standing on the
0:31:15 > 0:31:20podium, winning the gold medal was an amazing feeling that you can't
0:31:20 > 0:31:25describe. The following year it got even more surreal and I got the MBE.
0:31:25 > 0:31:32I believe I'm the biggest celebrity that you've had on Strictly before.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Believe me now? Every picture tells a story. Look
0:31:37 > 0:31:44at these beauties, size 17 feet. My partner will be the boss. Actually
0:31:44 > 0:31:48my wife is the lady boss but she can be temporary. Be gentle with me.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53Go for gold, you know. I would absolutely love to hold that
0:31:53 > 0:31:59glitterball up. Due to work commitments, Audley starts his
0:31:59 > 0:32:05training back home in LA. This not easy. I have finally stepped
0:32:05 > 0:32:13foot in the studio with Audley Harrison. I'm now back in London,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16finally dancing with Natalie. have three days of rehearsal
0:32:16 > 0:32:21compared to everybody else's three weeks. It's now 7.40 and I'm
0:32:21 > 0:32:30getting started. Audley would until 3.00am if we could get
0:32:30 > 0:32:40studio. We have a long night ahead. Time to get serious, time to rumble.
0:32:40 > 0:32:51
0:32:51 > 0:33:01and his partner Natalie Lowe. MUSIC: "Angel".
0:33:01 > 0:33:01
0:33:01 > 0:34:29Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:34:29 > 0:34:32May I say, Audley, that was very May I say, Audley, that was very
0:34:32 > 0:34:37CHEERING elegant. Thank you, Bruce. Was she
0:34:37 > 0:34:43good in the clinches? Anyway, Bruno? Oddly, surprisingly, you are so
0:34:43 > 0:34:47light and grateful for someone the size of Everest. Yes. That's an
0:34:47 > 0:34:56achievement. Watch your eyes and refine the footwork, but well done.
0:34:56 > 0:35:05Exactly, I couldn't agree more. Craig? Hands, hands, hands,
0:35:05 > 0:35:13spatulaistic. The standing spin was flat-footed and it was not for
0:35:13 > 0:35:23am afraid. I think there is a charm about a great
0:35:23 > 0:35:24
0:35:24 > 0:35:27be something. Do me a favour, as you walk by, punch Craig, will you?
0:35:27 > 0:35:35Think that's funny, do you? Anyway, Think that's funny, do you? Anyway,
0:35:35 > 0:35:43I thought it was very elegant. Off you go.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Come on, you big lad. You survived Come on, you big lad. You survived
0:35:47 > 0:35:52the first round, ding ding. You stepped into the ring with people
0:35:52 > 0:35:57who want to knock your block off. Right. How did that compare?
0:35:57 > 0:36:02that was pretty tough but I enjoyed it. Craig is a tough guy, isn't he?
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Are you going to take it on the chin from Craig? I might have to see
0:36:06 > 0:36:16later on in the back room. Scores are in.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19
0:36:19 > 0:36:28. BOOING
0:36:28 > 0:36:3220. Pretty good. You've had a 20. Pretty good. You've had a
0:36:32 > 0:36:40lookout, Craig, he is coming to get you. You can knock him out next week
0:36:40 > 0:36:45with the salsa, ain't that Audley? Yes. Our fifth couple
0:36:45 > 0:36:50Robbie Savage and his partner Ola Jordan. CHEERING.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55Now, I've heard that Robbie is very, very nervous tonight, and that's
0:36:55 > 0:36:58quite understandable. I said: don't worry, after you have been on this
0:36:58 > 0:37:01show a couple of weeks love you and I bet by the end of
0:37:01 > 0:37:07week you will be offered a Would you like to be a villain? He
0:37:07 > 0:37:14said: no, Goldilocks. Think about it, for goodness sake. Right,
0:37:14 > 0:37:18With over 100 yellow cards and a With over 100 yellow cards and a
0:37:18 > 0:37:22reputation as the dirtiest player in the Premiership, it's former
0:37:22 > 0:37:28footballing bad boy - savage is trouble here again, it's a red card.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29I started in the famous youth team I started in the famous youth team
0:37:29 > 0:37:29I started in the famous youth team at Manchester United. My last game
0:37:30 > 0:37:32at Manchester United. My last game at Manchester United. My last game
0:37:32 > 0:37:38I started in was in May and I finished in my
0:37:38 > 0:37:43underpants. COMMENTATOR: Robbie Savage is down to his Y fronts.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48Stripping down doesn't come I'm not a stripper. The highlight
0:37:48 > 0:37:53for me would be getting to Wembley. I didn't get there as often
0:37:53 > 0:37:58would like. On the football field, if you forget you have ten other
0:37:58 > 0:38:03team mates screaming at you to get into position. In Strictly, who will
0:38:03 > 0:38:07tell you? Nobody. My partner is probably thinking: oh, she is sweet.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10But he is in for a shock. I'm coming for him.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Straight, straight. You know are not straight. I'm trying me
0:38:14 > 0:38:19best. Robbie needs to stop thinking like a footballer. Stand up, you
0:38:19 > 0:38:22are a dancer now. Every thing you do, she orders back.
0:38:22 > 0:38:31Straight. Arms out. Stand up. Then I do that right, something else
0:38:31 > 0:38:35is wrong. When you pick me up, don't go urgh! I scored
0:38:35 > 0:38:40there. He likes when I say he is good. When it's down to
0:38:40 > 0:38:44show, it's actually going to happen, isn't it?
0:38:44 > 0:38:54Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Robbie Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Robbie
0:38:54 > 0:38:54
0:38:54 > 0:40:24Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:40:24 > 0:40:24Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Robbie Well done, Robbie. The pair of you,
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Well done, Robbie. The pair of you, Well done, Robbie. The pair of you,
0:40:28 > 0:40:35Dancing the cha-cha-cha, that was really lovely. I couldn't
0:40:35 > 0:40:42help noticing, you didn't do these yourself, did you? No. I did. You
0:40:42 > 0:40:51haven't time for that. What is that? Camera number 1. See, my arms, I
0:40:51 > 0:40:58only get number 4. Craig, off. It was all very Abercrombi and
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Fitch, I am afraid, all about the look and no dancing. Just Ola
0:41:02 > 0:41:08dancing around you isn't would call a cha-cha-cha. It
0:41:09 > 0:41:12what you would call a cha-cha-cha? No, it isn't. Len? Well, the hair
0:41:12 > 0:41:17looked nice I thought. There was a tendency for you to be
0:41:17 > 0:41:23there while Ola flew about like a wasp in a picnic but there was a lot
0:41:23 > 0:41:25of dancing in there. You came out with good intent, plenty of attack
0:41:25 > 0:41:28and there have been three footballers on so far on Strictly
0:41:28 > 0:41:34and you are the best, so well done. CHEERING.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Well done, number 8. OK, Alesha, what did you think? Robbie,
0:41:37 > 0:41:41definitely have to give you an A for effort. You did come out and really
0:41:41 > 0:41:44try and it's never easy for to do a cha-cha-cha,
0:41:45 > 0:41:49they are a footballer and you do look great together and
0:41:49 > 0:41:58a lot of room for growth for you, so be proud of
0:41:58 > 0:42:04yourself tonight. Thank you. Good words. Let that sink in. Now, Bruno?
0:42:04 > 0:42:10Robbie, you savage. You were Robbie, you savage. You were
0:42:10 > 0:42:14completely ravaged. You went at it like a wrestler. There is
0:42:14 > 0:42:20certainly requirement, like a lap of glory, hardly any dancing. You've
0:42:20 > 0:42:24got to put the dancing in. Don't attack it all the time when it's not
0:42:24 > 0:42:28necessary. A bit of finesse will do sometimes. Nice cleavage by the way.
0:42:28 > 0:42:37Get off quick, get off quick. Thank you. All right, lovely. Come
0:42:38 > 0:42:41on, well done. CHEERING.
0:42:41 > 0:42:41Come on, Robbie, back of the net, Come on, Robbie, back of the net,
0:42:41 > 0:42:42Come on, Robbie, back of the net, brilliant first effort. Did you wax
0:42:42 > 0:42:44brilliant first effort. Did you wax brilliant first effort. Did you wax
0:42:44 > 0:42:50Come on, Robbie, especially for us, by the way? No,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53it's Ola's birthday and I've let her down. Is it? Happy birthday, Ola.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56You are out of your comfort a big way, you were very nervous
0:42:56 > 0:43:05tonight, weren't you? Yes. Very nervous.
0:43:06 > 0:43:15. BOOING
0:43:16 > 0:43:18
0:43:18 > 0:43:2119. Never mind, you gave 110%, 19. Never mind, you gave 110%,
0:43:21 > 0:43:27Robbie. I think I speak for everybody here that we can't wait to
0:43:27 > 0:43:33see you back on the dance floor for more next week. At least she looks
0:43:33 > 0:43:38Hello, hello, now for our next couple, Anita Dobson and her partner
0:43:38 > 0:43:39couple, Anita Dobson and her partner couple, Anita Dobson and her partner
0:43:39 > 0:43:45Hello, hello, now Robin Windsor. Anita, a lovely lady.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49CHEERING. Now, I said to Anita, I've
0:43:49 > 0:43:52definitely seen you somewhere before but can't remember where. She said
0:43:52 > 0:43:57"I was in EastEnders for a while", said it's not that, I
0:43:57 > 0:44:01soap operas. "I also starred in Hamlet", I said it's not that, I'm
0:44:01 > 0:44:09not a fan of Shakespeare. She said "I took my clothes off in the stage
0:44:09 > 0:44:19version of Calendar Girls", and said "That's it! I never forget a
0:44:19 > 0:44:23face". Come on. Oh blimey, here are in training anyway.
0:44:23 > 0:44:28These days she is an Olivier These days she is an Olivier
0:44:28 > 0:44:35nominated theatre star but it was as landlady Angie Watts that she shot
0:44:35 > 0:44:43to fame. EastEnders changed everything. I did make a record of
0:44:43 > 0:44:46# Anyone can fall in love # Just # Anyone can fall in love # Just
0:44:46 > 0:44:53after we had recorded it, we were living in a block of flats and all
0:44:53 > 0:44:56you could hear was the theme. The hair was iconic, that 80s poodle
0:44:56 > 0:45:01look and of course I met Brian his hair was like that naturally,
0:45:01 > 0:45:04which was a bit annoying, but I must admit, in the photographs we did
0:45:04 > 0:45:10look a bit like brother and sister. The thing I want from Strictly
0:45:10 > 0:45:13want to learn to dance, more than anything.
0:45:13 > 0:45:18I'm the tough looking guy with the I'm the tough looking guy with the
0:45:18 > 0:45:26soft centre. I've got my goal set to hold that glitterball trophy. This
0:45:26 > 0:45:30is something you don't see me doing every day. Stop it! Oh Mama. We
0:45:30 > 0:45:35have a learner in the house. I'm novice at the beginning of this
0:45:35 > 0:45:39journey. We are doing that first. I thought we were, sorry.
0:45:39 > 0:45:44hope eventually I will look like are ballroom dancing but I
0:45:44 > 0:45:54look like that until it's absolutely drummed into my head. Keep the L
0:45:54 > 0:45:58
0:45:58 > 0:46:08plates on for a while. her partner Robin Windsor.
0:46:08 > 0:46:18
0:46:18 > 0:46:28MUSIC: "Three Times A Lady" CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:46:28 > 0:46:33
0:46:33 > 0:46:43CHEERING .
0:46:43 > 0:46:43
0:46:43 > 0:47:24Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:47:24 > 0:47:25What about it, hey? What about that? What about it, hey? What about that?
0:47:25 > 0:47:30CHEERING Anita, that was so - thank you
0:47:30 > 0:47:34doing the show, and that was so - I'm so happy to be here. You
0:47:34 > 0:47:39happy on there, and I was in tears when he left you at the end. I will
0:47:39 > 0:47:43be all right in a minute. Right, Alesha? Anita, you are beautiful
0:47:43 > 0:47:48watch as a dancer and for me was the most sincere dance of the
0:47:48 > 0:47:51night, honestly. Really lovely. Bruno? Elegant, poised, beautifully
0:47:51 > 0:47:56acted. Watch the top line though, watch the top line. All right.
0:47:56 > 0:48:06Craig? You do need to sort out head placement but I thought that
0:48:06 > 0:48:07
0:48:07 > 0:48:10whole routine was gorgeous. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
0:48:10 > 0:48:15Watch your headline. Watch your head placement, don't take your head
0:48:15 > 0:48:25the shoulders but it's the placement, all right? Wonderful,
0:48:25 > 0:48:28wonderful. CHEERING
0:48:28 > 0:48:36Anita, can she throw away those L Anita, can she throw away those L
0:48:36 > 0:48:42plates, has she passed? We will have an F1 racing driver soon.
0:48:42 > 0:48:49you tell me how much you are enjoying your dancing? I'm having
0:48:49 > 0:48:59the time of my life, it's the best present anyone has ever given me.
0:48:59 > 0:49:09
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Fab. Great start. Well done, Anita. Fab. Great start. Well done, Anita.
0:49:12 > 0:49:1728 out of 40. Now, if you want more Strictly in your lives, and
0:49:17 > 0:49:24who wouldn't, then go to the website where you can get all the latest
0:49:24 > 0:49:27gossip on our couples and a lot more backstage ballroom. I would hug her
0:49:27 > 0:49:36too. Back to you, Bruce. Next tonight
0:49:36 > 0:49:43Now, Russell, being an astrologer, Now, Russell, being an astrologer,
0:49:43 > 0:49:52told me earlier that he loves gazing at heavenly stars. Russell, you can
0:49:52 > 0:49:54gaze as much as you like, I'm here every Saturday. CHEERING
0:49:54 > 0:50:00oh, here they are in training, I oh, here they are in training, I
0:50:00 > 0:50:01oh, here they are in training, I He was the larger than life darling
0:50:01 > 0:50:02He was the larger than life darling He was the larger than life darling
0:50:02 > 0:50:11oh, here they are in of breakfast television. Good
0:50:11 > 0:50:18morning, my little cherry blossoms. And official royal astrologer. It's
0:50:18 > 0:50:23super-star man. I am the high priest of camp and this is me
0:50:23 > 0:50:27worshipping. Natural talent oozing out. Do you know, I've not danced
0:50:27 > 0:50:31for years. Too fat. But I think if Strictly Come Dancing was
0:50:31 > 0:50:41I could eat, I would swallow it whole.Ium,ium.
0:50:41 > 0:50:41
0:50:41 > 0:50:45whole. Yum, yum. It's this fabulous Byzantine energy of the arts all
0:50:45 > 0:50:50working creatively together. That was a fabulous line. I will
0:50:50 > 0:50:53The biggest thing that my partner is The biggest thing that my partner is
0:50:53 > 0:51:00going to have to get used to is we get one chance and one
0:51:00 > 0:51:03only. Where is she? Russell real big diva. We like fabulous.
0:51:03 > 0:51:09Never says no, never complains, very nuke. We don't know what we are
0:51:09 > 0:51:15Strictly Come Dancing is like a new Strictly Come Dancing is like a new
0:51:15 > 0:51:18lease of life. It's me as a ballerina, a fairy elephant. I was
0:51:18 > 0:51:25so born to do this, and no what happens, I'm going to love
0:51:25 > 0:51:29I hope you do too. CHEERING
0:51:29 > 0:51:39Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Russell Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Russell
0:51:39 > 0:51:39
0:51:39 > 0:53:23Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:53:23 > 0:53:25Dancing the cha-cha-cha, Russell RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE. Look at that,
0:53:25 > 0:53:28RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE. Look at that, RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE. Look at that,
0:53:28 > 0:53:32Dancing the cha-cha-cha, did you see that? You are
0:53:32 > 0:53:40marvellous, absolutely marvellous. Bruno, what do you think? It's
0:53:40 > 0:53:47uncanny, it's like watching Frankie Howard doing Bananarama, it couldn't
0:53:47 > 0:53:57be camper if you tried. Craig, please smile. It was definitely the
0:53:57 > 0:54:07birth of something, darling, and it certainly wasn't Venus. BOOING.
0:54:07 > 0:54:07
0:54:07 > 0:54:15Len? As the shell opened, I didn't know what to expect but I tell you
0:54:15 > 0:54:18what, don't worry about Audley, this is macho. Alesha? First standing
0:54:18 > 0:54:22ovation, Russell and I tell you what, let's go clubbing together
0:54:22 > 0:54:29because I think he is the man to get the party going. In what direction,
0:54:29 > 0:54:39I don't know. But it's going to be fab. Off you go. You are having fun.
0:54:39 > 0:54:52
0:54:52 > 0:54:53You have come out of your shell, You have come out of your shell,
0:54:53 > 0:54:58We loved it! Russell. I did. Standing
0:54:58 > 0:55:03and in fact you've already made Strictly history because that
0:55:03 > 0:55:07without doubt the campest cha cha Strictly has ever seen. Fab,
0:55:07 > 0:55:10set our marker. And we've seen a few. How would you rate
0:55:10 > 0:55:16experience so far? It's just the most wonderful thing in the
0:55:16 > 0:55:19I'm just so happy here, I've got the most fabulous friends. CHEERING. The
0:55:19 > 0:55:24most wonderful audience, I'm so happy. You were born to do this,
0:55:24 > 0:55:30weren't you? I was and this girl just fabulous. You have
0:55:30 > 0:55:40in Flavia. The scores are in. .
0:55:40 > 0:55:41
0:55:41 > 0:55:49BOOING CHEERING.
0:55:49 > 0:55:5121 out of 40. Yeah baby, you've got 21 out of 40. Yeah baby, you've got
0:55:51 > 0:55:56You've got it! it. Salsa next week. I know.
0:55:56 > 0:56:06That's it, we've officially got ballroom glitterball rolling.
0:56:06 > 0:56:16
0:56:16 > 0:56:19Now then, I'm not rubbing it in, Now then, I'm not rubbing it in,
0:56:19 > 0:56:22Brendan, those scores will be to next week but for now let's recap
0:56:23 > 0:56:32all of tonight's wonderful performances.
0:56:33 > 0:56:33
0:56:33 > 0:58:21Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
0:58:21 > 0:58:25. Strictly Come Dancing 2011 is on.
0:58:25 > 0:58:30Seven down and seven to go. We've only just started. You are going to
0:58:30 > 0:58:34get three months of ballroom and banter. We are the banter. Oh good.
0:58:34 > 0:58:41Join us tomorrow to see how the nerves are holding up for the rest