Episode 11 Strictly - It Takes Two

Happy Monday to you and welcome to It Takes Two. What a glorious

weekend Hollywood was. I loved it. On the show tonight if there was an

award for the most glamorous exit and sad exit it would go to this

lovely lady and her partner, Jerry Hall and Anton Du Beke. If there

was an award for getting your shoe out of your dress in the most

stylish man ter would go to Victoria and Brendan. Every

Hollywood drama needs a villain. He is here, Craig Revel Horwood. Let's

Live from Television Centre, this is Strictly - It Takes Two. Please

welcome Zoe Ball. APPLAUSE Hello and welcome to

Monday's It Takes Two. Hollywood week did not disappoint and in case

you missed it, here are the headlines. Thank you.

Good evening and here is the news. Nicky and Karen proved it was third

time lucky and could not mask their delight at the judges' comments on

their quickstep. Last week there was no life, this week it's full of

life. Love that energy, love that attack.

You're starting to win me over, actually. Back in the game! Michael

and Natalie's cha-cha-cha almost ended in disaster when he nearly

He is such an adorable doofus. Looks like he nearly got caught out

there, and it's taken nearly ten years but we have done it, we have

found the one female who is immune to Vincent's charms. Can we keep

him? Not a friend of yours, Vincent! Just jealous. For those

eagle-eyed viewers who thought Betty looked familiar we can

exclusively reveal that last Saturday was not her television

It's only Pauline Fowler's four- legged friend, Betty from

EastEnders. Those are the headlines. For more gossip look at our

exclusive footage from behind the scenes.

It's movie week. That means one thing - lights... Camera... Action!

Hollywood week. Very exciting. I have seen some of the numbers and

they they look really good. Dam! There's going to be drama. It's

going to be wonderful. Get in your box. All right! Know

your place. We have a trick at the end, but my face is like this.

Let's hope that doesn't happen on the night. On that note, ta-ra.

movie is Wizard of Oz, we have a real dog. Fingers crossed it goes

to plan. Never work with children and animals and this is a live show

T could be interesting. # They called it puppy love...

I want to have a dog in my routine. She treats me like a dog. You are

heavy. What have you been eating? The problem is Vincent and Dani are

very small but next to them it rook -- looks like a Great Dane.

suggested using a hamster. Betty is a professional. She's going to

steal the show. We look very similar, yeah. You have attitude.

I am ready for my close-up! What I love about Hollywood week it gives

the celebrities a chance to get into character and give us razzle-

dazzle. Nicky's coloured his face. Anything to put them off watching

the dance. You take your life into your own hands in Strictly when you

ask for a couple of cups. Five If Strictly was a movie it would be

the biggest dramatic, scary movie. I am hoping for Hollywood boulevard

but I might get the boulevard of broken dreams. Tonight I have three

big big lifts. There's no room for error. I have her in my arms. I

have got to deliver. It's show- Hollywood night I thought was fab-

u-lous, darling! I loved every minute. Jerry and Anton should have

gone because it was the weakest dance and she made errors in the

dance-off and unfortunately that pushed her over the cliff.

They failed to graduate from quickstep and ended up on the

cutting room floor. Please welcome Jerry and Anton! APPLAUSE Shocked

and saddened. I hate Mondays on the losers' sofa. I know. Disaster!

Soeufs sad so -- I was so sad to leave but my kids are celebrating

because they were fed up with the fridge being empty. There's a good

side to everything. Were you surprised to be in the bottom two

after Saturday night? Yes. A bit surprised. A little bit. I thought

it was a lot better. I was mostly disappointed because I think that

Jerry has improved from the first week, every week she improved a

little bit. Her marks remained the same. As far as the judges were

concerned, she showed no improvement at all. Did that make

you cross? Yes, very cross. I thought it was inconsistent. They

marked other couples as though they had improved and hadn't done the

same to Jerry. I was disappointed about that. I was sad that my

swoony-beau and I didn't get to do line dancing. You would have

excelled at that. The cowboy boots and the hat. Can we do that in a

Christmas special? Sounds amazing. What was the reaction to the others

when you went on Saturday? We saw Dani was crying. Everybody was so

sweet. It was such a lovely group of people. I loved the whole

experience. It was so great. I didn't know dancing could make you

so fit. You look amazing. You look amazing already. The dancing is

amazing. I am going to take both my daughters for ballroom dancing

lessons. Any ideas on who? It's been great for my career. I have a

beauty campaign. There were lots of pluses to it. A lot of good things.

You have had so many messages, even messages put through my door at

home. Pa Trisha said: So sad to see Jerry go.

Another says her seven-year-old daughter is Anton's biggest fan.

She was so upset last night she cried herself to sleep. Oh! Bless

her. He is amazing. He delivers rain or shine, like the postman.

The whole package. Have you been compared to a postman before?

get up early in the mornings, say no more. Who are you going to miss

most? You made great friends on this. Well, I am going to be

rooting for Kimberley. I think she's improved so much. I love Sid

Owen. I think he is fantastic. loved him on Saturday. We are going

to miss your Texan ways combined with the magic of du Beke. Here are

your best bits. You will be strutting your stuff with Anton Du

Beke! Anton's very charismatic. He is a

world. I get to dance with Jerry Hall. I can't think of a better way

to spend my day. It's my favourite step, ever! Oh, Jerry, you are a

glamazon! You have the assets, use them. I used all kinds of assets! I

just don't want to be too good in the beginning because I want to

give the other ones a chance. The last time I saw posture like

that was this summer in my garden on a praying mantis. I like the mix

of steps, your problem is you are too vertical stphaoeu don't think

that's --. I don't think that's fair. We didn't make mistakes.

at all. Come on! Action! This is my kind of dancing. I am going to get

the posture right and walk along. I liked it a lot and it was so much

better. The whole thing would have been better behind the screen,

frankly. It's decision time. The couple with

the most votes will stay in Strictly Come Dancing. Michael and

Natalie. Michael and Natalie. and Anton. Michael and Natalie.

have loved dancing with you, Anton and you are a wonderful teacher. It

was great. Thank you. You are just so wonderful. I have loved every

minute of spending time with you. I just - I love you. You are my

friend for life. Whether you want to be or not.

Anton, what have you learned about Jerry that you think the public

haven't had a chance to see yet? Well, she is funny. Oh, made me

laugh every day. That's one of the things that makes me so sad is that

we could have had more of that and the longer we stayed in more of

that we would have got and she's so funny and fabulous all at the same

time. Was there one dance you were really looking forward to doing

with Jerry that you won't have a chance to now? Line dancing isn't

part of ballroom dancing. That's a shame really because that would

have been fabulous. It would have been good. Your paso doble, maybe

you will do that for us later? I do feel that our lives have been

forever enriched by meeting you, Jerry Hall. You are amazing and you

are a wonderful man. It's been a great experience. Anton and Jerry!

APPLAUSE Mr Bless them. In a -- bless them N a moment Craig Revel

Horwood will be here. First, time to test your Strictly knowledge

Hello you Strictly experts. I am here to test your Strictly

knowledge. In his youth Len worked as a welder

in the London docks. Is it Strictly true or Strictly baloney?

Oh, you are such a tease! He may have been dressed as the Tin Man on

Saturday night but we all think he has plenty of heart. Please welcome

Craig Revel Horwood! APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Show me your

moves. And big finish. Hello, Craig. Is it me or would the -- were the

scores getting lower on Saturday night? Have they been going down

week on week and if so, why? Mine haven't actually. I am being myself,

normal, honest, you know. I don't know if you are being yourself. You

are giving higher marks than I think you have ever given this

early on. I think the dancing is better. I am certainly not going to

be lying. Or trying to raise the score just because I fancy it, you

know. I have to value what I think the dance is worth and score it

appropriately. The rest of the panel, however, you can say that to.

We might have to have a discussion later on about some of Len's

scoring on Saturday which was interesting. Don't start on that

one, darling. The second couple to say bye, do you think people choose

the right people? I think so. Both dancers were pretty poor, you know

and they both have have their strengths and weaknesses. When you

see - when you have to do the dance-off it will possibly go wrong

and it did. If Jerry hadn't made those errors, then I would have put

her through. It could have been a different story. I love her, I love

her back stage, her character, personality, everything. I can't

judge on potential, either. I think that's what's difficult about the

dance-off. The decision has to be based on what happens in front of

you that particular moment in time. Let's discuss Michael and Natalie.

Why do you think he deserved another chance and do you think he

is progressing? I thought he had some slight improvement. The reason

I say that is because he didn't go off time as much. Yes, it was

littered with mistakes, but dance- off I thought he was a little bit

better and he was completely focused. His New Yorks looked all

right. Everything was that little bit better than Jerry's. That's the

reason I put him through. OK. Let's talk about Denise and James and the

foxtrot. You said great posture and control and beautifully acted. How

can Denise get those scores up to nine and ten and do you think she's

been too good too soon? I don't think so. She's at a level that's

dangerous because getting a 9, you have to be almost perfect. The only

people that get 10s are people that have really, really studied and

absolutely made no mistakes whatsoever. For her to get a 9 she

needs to, I guess, tighten up and tidy up her footwork, make sure

it's perfect. And not have any gapping that we saw just then. It's

tiny little things like that. getting there? Len will be looking

for, coming from that sort of world. OK. Let's talk about Sid and Ola. I

thought he was ace on Saturday which shows how much I know. He was

upset. What was wrong with it. doesn't come from any of the

gimmicks and his entry steps. Even if we don't like the concept I mark

as soon as they get into hold and that really wasn't good enough. It

was very - it wasn't sharp enough. He looked terrified, rather than

carrying that character through into the dance. What happened was

he was full of characterisation, it was all going well until he got

into hold and suddenly stone face, didn't know what he was doing and

it was really quite rancid. Lisa and Robin. Everyone gets

excited when she gets on the floor. You can almost be confident when

you watch her. Why is she so good? She has a natural talent and

ability. Obviously, she needs to work on technique, as Len said. I

couldn't agree more with Len. But she fills me with joy. I smile when

she takes to the floor. I really want it to go well. It's exciting.

Particularly on Saturday night when she sort of, you know, shrunk down

the stairs like a pan they are and -- panther and went into it.

will discuss more of our couples later. A double double dose of

Craig on a Monday. Give him a round of applause! APPLAUSE In a moment I

will be chatting to Victoria and Brendan, first a quick recap of

their romantic rumba. I am beginning to see an actress

emerging, which is fantastic. You do look like you have come off

that movie set. You look beautiful in that. Just when you were

starting to sizzle, you nearly boiled over. Then you got yourself

into a mangle and lost concentration. It kind of fizzled

out. Keep your eyes on the road The The comments were positive, on

the whole. Rehearsals went well today and it's sad when it doesn't

quite come together. Let me do it again!

Please welcome Victoria and her officer - is he a gentleman?

Sometimes. Congratulations. Before we discuss the dance, were you sad

to see Jerry go? Definitely. She's been so much fun to have around and

she's so funny in terms of wit and one-liners. Nobody can beat her for

that. She kept morale up, like a mother hen? She does and sometimes

she says the nicest most sincere things and you just go - like she's

only talking to you and it means something. Just when you need it

most. Are you relieved obviously not to be in the bottom two and you

got through it? Yes, so relieved. So relieved! How was it out there,

did you enjoy it? I enjoyed it until my heel got stuck and Brendan

flashed my bum. Such a lovely bottom, though. I did it for the

boys. And us girls, we loved it, too. And nearly strangling myself

with chiffon. We are going to call that chiffon-gate. It's not going

through a performance. You slipped down one place. Is that annoying,

Brendan, or a consequence? Don't even think about where you are on

the leaderboard from last week to week. Everyone performs differently

and changes week to week. I was pleased with the dance, even with

the fumbles here and there because actually as a week, as a concept,

Victoria grew and became more of an actor and - she's had a

disadvantage with the acting thing. We are getting it out slowly and I

was thoroughly thrilled with what we did manage. Last week you were

worried about serious face, rumba, romantic face. Was it easier than

you thought on the night? It was. We practised a lot me trying to

look into Brendan's eyes and looking really in love and the

first two days I was giggling like a schoolgirl. Embarrassed. We got

there in the end until obviously the chiffon-gate and I started

laughing thinking please, let this be over now. A few bum comments

from the judges because of this We have to re-enact it. I am sorry.

But this week what are you going to be dancing to? This is exciting.

Don't tell me the music. I am not allowed to know. Sorry. We are

doing a tango. It's one of the easier ballroom dances to get into

the character, you attack it. You give it - you can look at Craig's

face and enjoy the moment of going... Oh, it's disgusting!

are a charmer. He is a lovely boy. I love Craig. He is my favourite of

all of them, I mean that genuinely. You are saying that because he is

here. See, you have been taking a lot of stick tonight. I like it

when he gets mad! Come on, Craig! APPLAUSE That showed you. It's more

serious face, more drama. How is the acting coming along? Um...

Tomorrow's going to be really helpful for getting that together.

What do you say? Definitely. It's early days but we got through the

choreography today. Tomorrow it's acting school. We like to call you

Little Miss giggles. This is why. Oh, I sound like a chimp when I am

laughing. I wish coy stop laughing -- I wish

I could stop laughing but I can't. Sorry, it's not funny, it's serious.

LAUGHTER Ha-ha! We have gone into delirious

mode. LAUGHTER

It could be worse, I could be crying.

APPLAUSE It's true. We did make you something special. Look, no expense

spared here. These are in case you have another

little moment this week. Yes, I love those! They're tango colours

and everything. Good luck with your tango this week. Thank you. Brendan,

you are adorable. Brendan and Victoria! Earlier we teased you

with a fact about Len. Was it true or baloney? I hope he was a welder.

Was he? I am not sure. I asked you in his youth, Len worked as a

welder in the London docks. I bet that got you thinking. It's

Strictly true. He worked for the company that built the Titanic.

Join me next time for another Strictly true or Strictly baloney!

I love that! Len was a welder on the Titanic. No, same company. It's

time to talk about the rest of the dancers. Please welcome back Craig

Revel Horwood. Do you feel they're giving you a hard time at the

moment, those dancers? Yes. You can take it. Dani and Vincent did the

foxtrot. You loved this routine. It was beautiful. Talk me through it.

What's special about it? She's very clean spins. When she does the

turns, the only thing she does do, however, is look at the floor which

I pointed out. It will help her if she looks out. Will that come with

confidence? I hope so. It's more to do with retraining your body to

actually look at a place and go to it. Then that will get higher marks.

I think she's fabulous. She's gorgeous. Colin and Kristina and

their Argentine tango. I loved this. They didn't have much time. What

impressed you the most? Kristina's choreography. They couldn't do a

million steps, plus the theme was restricting, because she had to

tell the Bond story. The lifts were The Wisest thing to do -- the

wisest thing to do and because he is so tall and she is so small,

that's why I loved it. In Len's camp he would like to see more

tango, a lot more footwork on the floor, of course. But it was

Hollywood. You have to make allowances for entertainment.

bit at the end with the gun. The timing was impeccable. Richard and

Erin's quickstep, you even gave him a compliment this week. We thought

you had a knock to the head. He's taking it a little bit more

seriously which I really appreciated and I really loved. It

shows in his movement. He's really doing this actually rather well.

It's not brilliant, obviously. always have to take it back. Give a

compliment, take it back! I am starting to enjoy his performances

more. I love his face, as well. too. He gets into it. It's not

obvious, you know, which is great. Louis and Flavia and their salsa.

Quite a climax to Hollywood night. You said it was contained,

simmering, understated. Yeah, I like the fact he underdanced it,

rather than what you expect from a salsa, which is throwing yourself

around like a lunatic and normally it's always connected with a lot of

arm-ography and turns and stuff like that. It should be smooth and

on one level. I love the fact it was sticking to a story, telling a

story. Also, he had really nice hip action. Good hip action.

wouldn't want to see that, darling? Careful where you go with that.

Nicky and Karen's quickstep. Good to see Nicky back in the game. He

had two tricky weeks and he pulled it out of the bag. Energy-wise and

focus it was good. He was bbent- kneed all the way through which was

driving me nuts. You need to go up on to the rise and he wasn't doing

that. It looked like he pooped himself all the way through. Not in

yellow trousers. There were more tango legs. Yeah, that is the

biggest problem. Does this give encouragement? I am tphourpbged --

encouraged because he feels, I think e he's done better and he is

improving. If you do get that and a bit of confidence your dance will

improve and you will get higher marks. Good, good. Victoria and

Brendan and their rumba. You said great straight legs. Good hip

action. What does she need to work on? She was doing so well. I was

thinking, oh, you know, this is great. Then she turned the wrong

way and was wearing the scarf as a shawl. A shame really. I mean, that

really shouldn't happen! Is that the thing with costumes and props?

She's doing a tango this week. your heel's going to get caught you

have to learn thousand get out of it. It's live. All dancers have to

learn. I do it in drag in a panto. You have had years of practice.

have to be prepared for a costume malfunction! Get it unattached and

it will be fine. Will you come back next week? Love to. It's Hallowe'en,

I hope you are dressing up. That's all we have time for. A huge thank

you to all my guests. Tomorrow I will be joined by the ones who got

away, Michael and Natalie and Colin and Kristina will be here and Karen