:00:12. > :00:19.$:/STARTFEED. Hello, it's the Friday before the big one. Coming
:00:19. > :00:27.up on tonight's show, Mr Anton Du Beke is bringing us all the gossip.
:00:27. > :00:34.And last weekend, this man bowled a maiden over, with Natalie. And what
:00:34. > :00:44.a clever Dick, with the Charleston. Richard and Erin are here. And the
:00:44. > :00:46.
:00:46. > :00:52.Friday panel are the Pointless Quiz Masters, Richard and Alexander, and
:00:52. > :01:00.Christopher Biggins is here. Just a minute. Pudsey, you should be next
:01:00. > :01:10.door. Are you a fan of the show. Would you want to do it? Show us
:01:10. > :01:47.
:01:47. > :01:54.some moves. A nice swivel. This is Hello and welcome to Friday's It
:01:54. > :01:58.Takes Two. The Wembley Weekend starts right here. In 24 hours, 58
:01:58. > :02:04.minutes and 33 seconds our dancers will be performing live, in front
:02:04. > :02:10.of over 6,000 people in the arena, plus all of you at home. Over the
:02:10. > :02:17.last few days our couples and the crew have been getting ready for
:02:17. > :02:27.the spectacle. We sent our roving reporter, Mr Anton Du Beke to catch
:02:27. > :02:27.
:02:27. > :02:33.up on all the backstage gossip. Shshh. It's Nancy. She's having a
:02:33. > :02:37.bit of a sleep. Don't wake her. We're here backstage in the props
:02:37. > :02:42.hear. All these things here, the skittles and the booths and
:02:42. > :02:48.everything. This is all going to be for a massive group dance with the
:02:48. > :02:58.pros and the remaining celebrities. But I wonder who is using the car
:02:58. > :03:00.
:03:00. > :03:05.wash? The car wash! Who is using..... Ah. That's what I love.
:03:05. > :03:10.Timing! How are you? Are you all right? I
:03:10. > :03:16.need an eye wash. I've got an infection today. That's nice, with
:03:16. > :03:21.his dodgy tummy the other day. How are you feeling? Much better, thank
:03:21. > :03:25.you. Did you have the dreaded Strictly virus? We're not sure
:03:25. > :03:30.because there were lots of other things involved. It could have been
:03:30. > :03:38.food poisoning. Let's not go there. And are you all right? It feels
:03:38. > :03:43.like I'm crying all the time, but hopefully it will be all right.
:03:43. > :03:48.your dance...Car Wash. We're doing the samba, which is very exciting.
:03:48. > :03:57.They say it is the most difficult of the Latin dances, how is she
:03:57. > :04:03.doing? Like a duck to water. bound to. Come on, Anton. If ever I
:04:03. > :04:10.was built for a number. Yes, the bouncy one. Any surprises? We have
:04:10. > :04:18.a couple of props that move. they are stunning. Also Lisa had a
:04:18. > :04:26.little play with Artem this week, due to my illness. Oh, you. I
:04:26. > :04:32.understand you would have rather I came in. But you were busy.
:04:32. > :04:42.Artem all right? He did, but nothing like you. Did he have any
:04:42. > :04:43.
:04:44. > :04:49.clothes on? He did, but then I had to work harder. No wonder your eyes
:04:49. > :04:58.are sore! I can't wait to see your number. Thank you. I can't wait to
:04:58. > :05:01.see yours. I love you, Anton Du Beke. Our mythic animals are on
:05:01. > :05:11.overdrive. This week, Wiggle the pig has decided she wants to give
:05:11. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:46.So Wiggle the pig thinks that Victoria and Brendan are going to
:05:46. > :05:53.be top of the leader board this weekend. Let's hope she is not
:05:53. > :06:01.telling porkies. Last week, Michael and Natalie dance a wonderful salsa
:06:01. > :06:05.to I Want You Back. And I want them here. Let's go back first of all,
:06:05. > :06:09.you've had some memorable moments in your Latin dancing, Michael, how
:06:09. > :06:14.was the salsa? It was OK. I got it a little bit wrong in the middle.
:06:14. > :06:19.But I was proud of the lifts. My timing was a little better than the
:06:19. > :06:24.cha-cha-cha. So that's an improvement. But I enjoyed it. It
:06:24. > :06:30.was fun and a great song. We had a bit of fun. Just one mistake in
:06:30. > :06:36.that first part. It's OK. We don't need to be reminded of that. No,
:06:36. > :06:42.it's good. He showed a lot of leadership. That's what we want!
:06:42. > :06:48.And you did have to dance all of that in front of the salsa king,
:06:48. > :06:58.Mark Ramprakash. Did that add pressure or has he given you tips?
:06:58. > :07:00.
:07:00. > :07:05.He hasn't give me any tips. But my other mates have done a lot. But I
:07:05. > :07:09.walked on on Saturday and saw Mark Ramprakash, and thought, "Thanks a
:07:09. > :07:14.lot for that." You got a lot of praise for the lifts, when did you
:07:14. > :07:19.realise Michael was going to be so good at them? Well, you have to do
:07:19. > :07:26.them in the salsa so I threw myself in there and I realised once I was
:07:26. > :07:32.up there I felt really safe so I could do risky lifts, so we have
:07:32. > :07:39.more this week. He's going to be the lift king. And Darcey was
:07:39. > :07:49.saying it shows strength, strengths in the thighs. But we've spotted
:07:49. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :08:00.some other superpowers, oh, yes. SUPERMAN MUSIC
:08:00. > :08:06.Michael is incredibly strong. A very strong upper body. You don't
:08:06. > :08:16.realise his strength. Miss muscles are so worked. I want
:08:16. > :08:16.
:08:16. > :08:21.all your power. It threw me for about three seconds.
:08:21. > :08:28.And I'm down. There are moments when I just think, "That's
:08:28. > :08:36.amazing." Let's get him some little pants
:08:36. > :08:41.over the top of his trousers. let Richard wear those! Are you
:08:41. > :08:48.loving Wembley? We've been and had a look and it's massive. The
:08:48. > :08:53.rehearsals have gone nicely. It's such a big arena. Oh, look at that.
:08:53. > :08:58.That's round the back. It is going to be an amazing show. We're
:08:58. > :09:03.looking forward to it, but I've just got to get the three lifts
:09:03. > :09:07.right. And tell me about the lifts? We had a run through this morning.
:09:07. > :09:12.It was perfect. The atmosphere is great and there's not even a crowd
:09:12. > :09:17.in there yet. When you played cricket you played at Old Trafford,
:09:17. > :09:24.25,000, how are you going to be with the massive crowds at Wembley?
:09:24. > :09:31.Will you cope with it well and will they drive you on? I don't think
:09:31. > :09:35.any of us know how we'll react when we're on the stairs. But 6,000
:09:35. > :09:41.cheering people, you've just got to go for it. It could be your last
:09:41. > :09:48.dance, so you have to nail it and go for it. And has Nicky taken you
:09:48. > :09:52.to see his hands? Yes, West satisfy life hands are on the floor just
:09:52. > :09:57.outside the entrance. He's next to Kylie. He's doing all right. Who is
:09:57. > :10:04.looking good from your fellow contestants? I think they all look
:10:04. > :10:11.good. Everyone is really good. The competition is strong. And girls
:10:11. > :10:16.Aloud are really good as well. you meet them? We're like that.
:10:16. > :10:22.Enjoy your American Smooth and good luck.
:10:22. > :10:26.I'm so overexcited I may need to be restrained. Back to Anton and his
:10:26. > :10:33.backstage antics and it looks like he might have caught up with
:10:33. > :10:41.somebody we haven't seen in a while. This is the real corridor of power.
:10:41. > :10:47.This is Lady Tess's dressing room. And my dad, Sir Bruce. Oh, one of
:10:47. > :10:57.the guests. Dressing room five, Kylie! And really, the most
:10:57. > :11:02.important room in the house.... Look who I've found. It's only
:11:02. > :11:07.Aliona. Hi. How are you? Good, how are you? How are the pins? Getting
:11:07. > :11:14.there. Recovering fast. Are you still having a little bit of physio.
:11:14. > :11:19.Yes, almost every other day. It's lovely to see you again. Are you
:11:19. > :11:24.excited about being at Wembley. You picked a good one to come back on.
:11:24. > :11:32.I'm extremely excited. It's going to be a massive, massive show.
:11:32. > :11:36.you doing a group dance with us? With you, yes. Have you missed us.
:11:36. > :11:42.Ahhhh....What Do you mean? course I've missed you guys and the
:11:42. > :11:48.whole Strictly. Who did you miss the most? Come on. Everyone apart
:11:48. > :11:53.from you! That's nice. Come on. Come on! Zoe,
:11:53. > :11:57.back to you. Thank you very much. Each week, our
:11:57. > :12:01.couples have danced their socks off to win a place in the next live
:12:01. > :12:11.show. For many of them, they never excepted to make it through the
:12:11. > :12:11.
:12:11. > :12:16.first week, let alone this far. -- expected.
:12:16. > :12:19.It's flown by. I don't know where the weeks have gone, but I'm so
:12:19. > :12:27.happy I'm still here. Now that I'm half way I really want to try and
:12:27. > :12:31.go as far as I can. I never expected to make half way, so to
:12:31. > :12:36.make it this far is fantastic. I'm just going to make the most of
:12:36. > :12:43.every dance. At the beginning I would have said week two, tops. And
:12:43. > :12:47.now I'm dance number seven. I'm a really, really happy girl. I've
:12:47. > :12:52.felt the greatest sense of achievement than I've felt in a
:12:52. > :12:57.very long time. It's amazing. I'm very privileged and I'm chuffed to
:12:57. > :13:04.bits that our efforts have paid off. I'm delighted to be here, half way
:13:04. > :13:10.and proud. I'm just pausing. I'm genuinely buzzing.
:13:10. > :13:20.I'm very honoured to be sat here half way through it.
:13:20. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:26.It's been emotional. We've had to say goodbye to a lot of people.
:13:26. > :13:31.To think that I'm still in the biggest show on television, dancing
:13:31. > :13:39.away on a Saturday night. I have to say I've worked hard but I couldn't
:13:39. > :13:43.have done it without my partner. feel I've achieved such a lot. I've
:13:43. > :13:48.jived and tangoed with the king himself. And now to dance at
:13:48. > :13:53.Wembley. To dance in front of 6,000 people. There's nothing better than
:13:53. > :14:01.that. I cannot white. Jay it's extraordinary. It's wild. I'm very
:14:01. > :14:06.excited. It's going to be a fantastic crowd. Amazing. A dream
:14:06. > :14:11.come true. I'm sure we'll put on a good show. Performing at Wembley?
:14:11. > :14:16.Life doesn't get any better than that. It's owe motionial stuff.
:14:16. > :14:24.This week, for my Friday panel, I asked for three big men. It just
:14:24. > :14:27.goes to show that dreams can come true. Please welcome Alexander
:14:27. > :14:33.Armstrong, Richard Osman and Christopher Biggins. Welcome!
:14:33. > :14:39.Welcome! Moves from Biggins. Alexander, I
:14:39. > :14:46.thought you were going to do some nice dad dancing on your way in.
:14:46. > :14:51.were you? Alexander. Yes, hello. You and Richard obviouslyably
:14:51. > :14:55.present Pointless. Yes. And I believe you have a Strictly version
:14:55. > :15:00.coming out. Yes, I believe it is next Saturday. How driven and
:15:00. > :15:04.competitive were the professional dancers off the dance floor? Let me
:15:05. > :15:11.tell you, Brendan and James were at each other so much, the quiz was
:15:11. > :15:18.very much second or third on their priorities. Did they take their
:15:18. > :15:24.tops off? And the rest. If only just the tops. And Ola did to.
:15:24. > :15:34.wish! Are you a huge fan? I'm very excited to be here. Are you going
:15:34. > :15:40.to give us some incredible facts about Botofogos? That is the second
:15:40. > :15:47.largest city in...That's Why you are here. Christopher, what do you
:15:47. > :15:52.think of 2012 this year? It's an incredibly high standard. And I've
:15:52. > :15:57.done Pointless, by the way. We were out the first round.. Very
:15:57. > :16:01.embarrassing. Do you get a clock? No, nothing. Not even a smile from
:16:01. > :16:05.these two! Let's got on. This weekend, our dancers have all gone
:16:06. > :16:11.to Wembley and there is a theme, which is dance through the decades.
:16:11. > :16:21.Let's discuss at length, gentlemen. Kicking off, Victoria and Brendan
:16:21. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:26.who are doss a pass dough dob lay this weekend, to -- paso doble, to
:16:26. > :16:33.Queen's Bicycle Race. Victoria has had a lot of action in
:16:33. > :16:43.the velodrome this year. You're not kidding. How do you think she will
:16:43. > :16:49.do at Wembley? I'm amazed it has taken this long to bring bicycles
:16:49. > :16:55.into the music. Maybe this week will be big for her. What do you
:16:55. > :17:00.think? Will she cope with the bull and the cape? If she can cope with
:17:00. > :17:08.a bicycle I think she can cope with most things. It's a difficult prop.
:17:08. > :17:13.Yes, because....I Can't say anything, but it is very exciting.
:17:13. > :17:18.But I think she will ecope. If she doesn't dismount there could be a
:17:18. > :17:23.problem. I think the bicycle is the least of her problems, surely?
:17:23. > :17:32.the way this one runs. Watch tomorrow night. How do you know so
:17:32. > :17:36.much? Oh, I really keep my eye on this show! Lisa and Robin are doing
:17:36. > :17:44.the samba to Car Wash. Let's observe her, Richard. Is Lisa
:17:44. > :17:52.showing the skills you need for a samba? Well she's wonderful. And
:17:52. > :17:57.I'm glad he's back. Yes, Bobby both ends. He's back and well and
:17:57. > :18:03.they're at Wembley. Samba-style- wise, what do you think, Alexander?
:18:03. > :18:09.I think she's got it. She has such rhythm and such groove it's a
:18:09. > :18:16.pleasure to watch. And she's lost so much weight. It's hearing you
:18:16. > :18:21.say" groove." Oh, shows' got groove. I'm looking forward to the bit on
:18:21. > :18:29.the bicycle. Louis and Flavia are doing the American Smooth to Ray
:18:29. > :18:34.Charles. Let's listen. # I've got a woman. # Do you think he can crack
:18:34. > :18:38.the tens this weekend? The thing about Louis is he's a professional
:18:38. > :18:43.athlete so he'll time himself perfectly and the tens will come
:18:43. > :18:48.when they need to, with him. But he's brilliant. And that's not
:18:48. > :18:54.scary for him, being at Wembley. And Flavia always gets such a lot
:18:54. > :19:01.out of her dancers? She does. But I think it's tough for her partner
:19:01. > :19:07.this year. He's not making it easy for her. You heard this? Yes.
:19:07. > :19:13.do you know more than me? I did Day break with Richard this morning!
:19:13. > :19:18.And a bit of Elvis for Nicky. He seems to divide the judges a bit.
:19:18. > :19:23.This is a big surprise. I think week after week he's doing
:19:23. > :19:27.fantastic stuff. I agree. Look at that. Assured and such poise and
:19:27. > :19:33.yet he's not getting the recognition. I think they're
:19:33. > :19:38.jealous of him. And he's no stranger to Wembley. He's played
:19:38. > :19:43.there 27 times. He's going to love the crowd. But I think there are so
:19:43. > :19:53.many good people in this year he has been overshadowed a little bit.
:19:53. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :19:57.But on Saturday he might shine. Denise and James are doing the
:19:57. > :20:02.Charleston to Walk Like An Egyptian. I love Denise. I think she's
:20:02. > :20:07.fantastic and got an awful lot of stick at the beginning about being
:20:07. > :20:16.a professional. It doesn't matter. What she does each week is
:20:16. > :20:24.brilliant, brilliant. She's a great dancer. And she is being carried on
:20:24. > :20:30.by adonises this week. Is that the prurl of Adonis? Do you think she
:20:30. > :20:36.can get high scores this week? Are you a fan? She is brilliant. And
:20:36. > :20:42.people do have a go because she is semi professional. But she is not a
:20:42. > :20:51.dancer. She is just brilliant. James is so competitive it's lovely
:20:51. > :20:56.to see him struggle. Dani and ven cent are doing a quickstep to the
:20:56. > :21:00.Supremes, You Can't Hurry Love. Here she is practising in her Ruby
:21:00. > :21:06.slippers. She has never got to the top of the leader board, could this
:21:07. > :21:11.be her week? I am not a fan, I have to say. Oh, you are not! I find
:21:11. > :21:16.that she is - I don't know, there is something missing somewhere
:21:16. > :21:26.along the line. If I'm totally honest and that's why I'm here. I'm
:21:26. > :21:26.
:21:26. > :21:33.sure she is a lovely girl. she's a brilliant dancer? Yes. But
:21:33. > :21:38.not quite Lisa. Lirks look at her foot work, it's fantastic.
:21:38. > :21:44.Kimberly and Pasha are doing the samba. She is wearing the biggest
:21:45. > :21:49.dress you have ever seen. It takes up half the floor. The music is
:21:49. > :21:54.Ricky Martin. It's a big week for Kimberly, which was a shocker. But
:21:54. > :22:00.that's not going to happen again. That was surely because people
:22:00. > :22:07.assumed she was safe at the top. Wasn't it? People this week will
:22:07. > :22:17.have to vote for her. I think it was people thinking, "Oh, they're
:22:17. > :22:22.bound to get through. So we won't vote." I need a name? Louis. Lisa.
:22:23. > :22:32.Lisa. Thank you so, so much for joining me, Alexander, Richard and
:22:33. > :22:34.
:22:34. > :22:42.Christopher. Tomorrow night the Wembley show
:22:42. > :22:48.will be the biggest extravaganza Strictly has ever seen. Will you be
:22:48. > :22:54.watching? ALL: Yes. Do you want to come round? It would be lovely.
:22:54. > :22:58.now we go a little bit deeper behind the scenes. I've never been
:22:58. > :23:07.more excited about a little piece of information I got only earlier
:23:07. > :23:13.today. Apparently in your number - do you want to tell them? You tell
:23:13. > :23:20.them. I'm embarrassed. There's a bicycle. It's going to fly through
:23:20. > :23:26.the air. A flying bicycle. It could be fun. I don't know what it has to
:23:26. > :23:33.do with the paso doble, but it could be fun. Do you have the cape.
:23:33. > :23:38.Yes, that's mandatory. And the mandatory bicycle. It's amusing.
:23:38. > :23:43.The difficulty has been - this is exclusive - Anton, if she doesn't
:23:43. > :23:51.get out of her harness in time, it's a long time to stand filling
:23:51. > :23:58.in front of 6,000 people. Do an Artem. I haven't got the top.
:23:58. > :24:04.You've been working out! Zoe, exclusive! Back to you.
:24:04. > :24:10.They have raced back from rehearsals at Wembley, please
:24:10. > :24:15.welcome Richard and Erin. I'm so excited. Top Charleston last
:24:15. > :24:20.weekend, it was glorious and up 12 points on the foxtrot, you must
:24:20. > :24:26.have been historical. I was, when I sat and watched this show earlier
:24:26. > :24:33.in the week and Karen Hardy said the foot work was terrible. That's
:24:33. > :24:37.nothing to do with me? I loved it. Madam is in a fringed frock to die
:24:37. > :24:45.for. Where is the bad news? Oh, there it was. I loved every minute
:24:45. > :24:52.of it, and we both did. We did. I thought how ever people chose to
:24:52. > :24:58.vote and we ended up in another dance-off at least it would be on
:24:58. > :25:03.the Charleston. And this week, the salsa. We'll get on to that in a
:25:03. > :25:10.bit, but last week, Craig said it was your best yet and Darcey gave
:25:10. > :25:17.you an eight. And your reaction to getting through was glorious.
:25:17. > :25:26.eight for Darcey. Had she been drinking? Craig loves the
:25:26. > :25:30.Charleston, so to get a compliment from him was great. But the second
:25:30. > :25:35.scream was not necessary! It's so humbling when you get voted for and
:25:35. > :25:42.you are put through by everyone voting. It really genuinely is.
:25:42. > :25:47.They love me, the Oscar speech. It genuinely is and I think I probably
:25:47. > :25:54.underestimated that and when you've put in all the hard work. And
:25:54. > :25:59.especially on the long and winding road that I've put you through. And
:25:59. > :26:03.Michael and I were totally thinking that we were going to be in the
:26:03. > :26:08.dance-off together. So it was extraordinary. How much has he
:26:08. > :26:13.grown as a dancer? Incredibly. We were in the dance-off on the first
:26:13. > :26:18.week and that was a worry and every week he gets better and better.
:26:18. > :26:24.Hits enthusiasm grows. You bring a smile to my face every Monday, and
:26:24. > :26:28.I know they are hard because you're learning a new dance but I smile
:26:28. > :26:36.and he's getting better and hopefully it will keep going.
:26:36. > :26:42.come on. This week, you are doing the salsa I said" we" but I like to
:26:42. > :26:47.be there with you. We feel it. look at that. Those gentlemen
:26:47. > :26:56.behind you, tomorrow night will be in swimming trunks. That is
:26:56. > :27:02.disgusting! No, they're in Speedos. Canary well yellow and they're
:27:02. > :27:07.going to look wet as they've just got out of the sea. This is news to
:27:07. > :27:13.me. Are you teelg me that those budgie smugglers are going to put
:27:13. > :27:20.me off my dancing. And this is what Anton was doing off screen.
:27:20. > :27:24.look at that. And he's got a rubber ring on. He has to get in there
:27:24. > :27:30.somehow. It's because we're on an island and that's the sea, with
:27:30. > :27:40.sharks in it. It is extraordinary. Obviously there are many people on
:27:40. > :27:41.
:27:41. > :27:51.this show who have lots of people to cope with. If I have four people
:27:51. > :27:51.
:27:51. > :27:59.to dinner that's big to deal with, but 6,000 people. You know, Denise
:27:59. > :28:05.walked in and said, "Where is my dressing room?" and Nick was like,
:28:05. > :28:11."It's home." And the rest of us were......we stumbled over all the
:28:11. > :28:18.props. You're getting such a tight- knit family now. Is it hard to say
:28:18. > :28:21.goodbye to some of the contestants? It genuinely has and again, I
:28:21. > :28:25.underestimated that. It's been a spectacular line-up and to be part
:28:26. > :28:34.of that Strictly family is an incredible feeling and the jeopardy
:28:34. > :28:41.of one going each week is terrible. Wembley was a benchmark. # We're on
:28:41. > :28:48.our way to Wembley #. Lots of luck to Richard and Erin.