:00:15. > :00:19.Oh, well hello to you me old chums. The eagled amongst you will know I
:00:19. > :00:24.am not Zoe Ball. I have become a little bit obsessed with Strictly
:00:24. > :00:28.Come Dancing so I have pulled a few strings with Aunty Beeb and I have
:00:28. > :00:36.taken over It Takes Two. Tonight you get to have me on the couch. Oh
:00:36. > :00:39.as it very much were! LAUGHTER
:00:39. > :00:42.Listen, Zoe doesn't know anything so say nothing. Hush, please to you,
:00:43. > :00:48.please. So let's crack on. Tonight, a thrill as American smoothies
:00:48. > :00:55.Denise and James will be here. What else? Mm, oh yes, we will be let
:00:55. > :00:58.loose in the Strictly studio as we gate-crash rehearsals. And Alfie
:00:58. > :01:05.Boe and June Whitfield join me for the Friday panel.
:01:05. > :01:12.Security. Security. Excuse me, it happened again. Sorry.
:01:12. > :01:22.Who is that? Just calm down and we will get on with the show. Who is
:01:22. > :01:52.
:01:52. > :01:59.This is It Takes Two. Please welcome your host, Zoe Ball.
:01:59. > :02:05.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Hello. Welcome to It Takes Two.
:02:05. > :02:10.Sorry for the dus tishance earlier. I love Miranda. It is just 24 hours
:02:10. > :02:14.and 17 minutes and 55 seconds until our next Strictly fix. Denise and
:02:14. > :02:24.James will be tackling a salsa. A reminder of their beautiful
:02:24. > :02:27.
:02:27. > :02:31.You are a pleasure to watch and you know, those difficult lifts.
:02:31. > :02:37.It is extraordinary how effortless you make them.
:02:37. > :02:46.I thought it was wonderful. The smooth and weightless quality
:02:46. > :02:49.of the finest silk. For me, it was perfection.
:02:49. > :02:51.APPLAUSE James, you were perfect.
:02:51. > :03:01.Another triumph. Nine.
:03:01. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:12.Nine. MP Ten. The the lift went well and I didn't fall on my head.
:03:12. > :03:14.
:03:14. > :03:16.I really enjoyed it. Oh, we love them, Denise and James.
:03:16. > :03:21.APPLAUSE They are popular. They are popular.
:03:21. > :03:25.Congratulations. It took my breathe away, your American smooth. It was
:03:25. > :03:29.a triumph, how was it for you out there? I really enjoyed it. I was
:03:29. > :03:34.stressing all day about that end lift, but when it worked, it was
:03:34. > :03:38.such relief. He did sort of drop you in training
:03:38. > :03:45.last week. I didn't actually touch her, she just launched herself on
:03:45. > :03:50.to the floor! Now, you did, you went away from me,
:03:50. > :03:53.you wimp! He just turned his back on me and
:03:53. > :03:57.let me hit the deck. On Saturday night, were you
:03:57. > :04:02.nervous? I was so nervous. All day everybody else on the show was
:04:02. > :04:07.going to me, "Are you all right? Are you all right?" I thought how
:04:07. > :04:12.embarrassing if I hit the dog shelf! It would have been awkward.
:04:12. > :04:15.But it was stunning. Another ten from Bruno. Your second in two
:04:15. > :04:20.weeks. You are getting a nice little collection now.
:04:20. > :04:24.I want to move in with him now! you getting used to that, getting
:04:24. > :04:29.the ten as soon as. No, we really weren't expecting it, so it was a
:04:29. > :04:39.surprise. Hayley, sung that song beautifully.
:04:39. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:46.She is amazing. Hap. Hayley and the ban, it is the right song, the
:04:46. > :04:53.right dance and right dress. My mum said she cried and then she
:04:53. > :04:56.followed it up by, "I wasn't feeling very well.". Ah, so funny.
:04:56. > :05:01.James, we loved Craig taking the mickey out of you.
:05:01. > :05:06.Everyone takes the mickey out of me. Was your mum pleased? My mum was in
:05:06. > :05:11.the audience, I mean she is in the awed yen every week with my dad and
:05:11. > :05:15.she said, "Are you going to be nice this year?" I made her a promise I
:05:15. > :05:19.would be well behaved. . I think it is paying off. Lyyne
:05:20. > :05:24.did -- Len did pick up on a couple of mistakes. We can't see where
:05:24. > :05:31.they are. I can tell you, but it wasn't Denise's fault. It happens
:05:31. > :05:35.to to pros and every now and again your feet will hit each other, I
:05:35. > :05:40.had a moment, I trod on her foot and continued. It was in the
:05:40. > :05:46.standing spin. We had one one tiny moment. A foot collision.
:05:46. > :05:50.But Len doesn't miss anything. He doesn't. He doesn't. Salsa this
:05:50. > :05:54.week, are you liking the salsa? I'm struggling with it a little bit
:05:54. > :05:59.because you have to be free and loose and after dancing last week,
:05:59. > :06:05.I have to get myself out of the thought process. It is so different.
:06:05. > :06:12.Yeah, we're going to enjoy it. It is fast swm.
:06:12. > :06:17.-- as well? You are not the biggest fan of the salsa, James? People at
:06:17. > :06:20.home don't get the salsa. If you look at the past few weeks, four
:06:20. > :06:23.people have been out on salsa, I don't think the people at home
:06:23. > :06:29.truly get the salsa because it is not as structured as all the other
:06:29. > :06:33.dances. It is a mishmash. It is not a Latin dance? It is more
:06:33. > :06:43.of a social dance. If you go clubbing, you pick up a couple of
:06:43. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :06:48.birds and have a little dance. A couple? How many do you need? In
:06:49. > :06:51.LAUGHTER I mean the thing is, one thing we
:06:51. > :06:53.have really enjoyed from watching your training this week is Denise
:06:53. > :06:55.has been loving some of your moves in the salsa? Yes.
:06:55. > :06:58.Take a look at this. I have never shimmied before.
:06:58. > :07:08.Show me again. It is really good. No, that's good.
:07:08. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:17.Show me how you shimmy. This week, I've renamed as Shimmy
:07:17. > :07:23.Similary James Jordan. To watch James shimmy is the funniest thing
:07:23. > :07:28.ever! I don't like shimming. Blokes
:07:28. > :07:30.shouldn't be shimming. When you arrive at the BBC, get out
:07:30. > :07:36.of the car. LAUGHTER
:07:36. > :07:42.You love it. I have even seen you do it on the high street.
:07:42. > :07:47.What does Shimmy Jimi Jordan think? We will be all right because your
:07:47. > :07:51.shimies will save us. Pasha could shimmy until the cows
:07:51. > :07:59.come home and I wouldn't laugh. He is so not happy, but we think
:07:59. > :08:09.that you have earned it. We think we know what is coming. It is your
:08:09. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:17.cushion. Oh, look at your face! It is a party dance, I know you
:08:17. > :08:22.love a party, young lady and you do too. How are you going to bring the
:08:22. > :08:31.party spirit to the dantion floor? He is -- dance floor? He is going
:08:31. > :08:34.to shimmy! LAUGHTER
:08:34. > :08:37.Denise has done so well, and both of you have done so well, how are
:08:37. > :08:40.you going to stay at the top, James? It is not about staying at
:08:40. > :08:43.the top. We couldn't have trained any harder. You said you have been
:08:43. > :08:45.struggling with this dance so we have put in extra rehearsal time so
:08:45. > :08:48.we have done everything we can, so whatever happens on Saturday night,
:08:48. > :08:53.we will take it, whether it is good or bad because potentially, it
:08:53. > :08:59.could be a very, very good dance. But at the moment, it is a bit like
:08:59. > :09:04.a box of chom lats, -- chocolates, isn't it? Oh no, when you get that
:09:04. > :09:08.hard one and it gets stuck in your teeth. The film is only in three --
:09:08. > :09:12.the final is only in three weeks, how much do you want to be there?
:09:12. > :09:17.It would be nice to be in the final. I am not thinking that far ahead, I
:09:17. > :09:22.want to get through your shimmy on on Saturday night.
:09:22. > :09:32.Give us a shimmy. That could be my most favourite move. Good luck this
:09:32. > :09:38.
:09:38. > :09:39.weekend.. Thank you. Denise and James.
:09:39. > :09:42.APPLAUSE Last week, our new lemur friend was
:09:42. > :09:52.spot on that Denise and James would be top of the leaderboard. We have
:09:52. > :09:59.
:09:59. > :10:09.given the lemurs the chance to make # Gangnam style
:10:09. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:31.I was distrackeded there because June Whitfield was going gangnam
:10:31. > :10:37.style. Please welcome and perhaps be
:10:37. > :10:47.upstanding for tonight's superstar line-up, Miranda Hart, June
:10:47. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:54.Whitfield and Alfie Boe. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:10:54. > :10:58.Oh. June, you have left a little bit of space for Alfie at the end!
:10:58. > :11:03.You have been training him. June... I am all right.
:11:03. > :11:08.June, impressive gangnam skills over there. June, are you enjoying
:11:08. > :11:11.the crop of celebrities? Of course, I am. I always enjoy it. I think it
:11:11. > :11:17.is wonderful. How They do it, I don't know.
:11:17. > :11:21.Do you have any favourites, June? They are all favourites, really.
:11:21. > :11:24.Very diplomatic! I will ask you again later!
:11:24. > :11:28.Alfie, welcome to the show. You are singing on the results show
:11:28. > :11:33.tomorrow night? I am. Yes, I am really looking forward to it.
:11:33. > :11:41.Sunday night. What are you going to be singing? Bridge Over Troubled
:11:41. > :11:48.Water which is off my new album. Can I say that ever since I told
:11:48. > :11:55.everybody that you would be on the Friday panel, every minute we say
:11:55. > :11:59.Alfie Boe they go go... # Bring him home #
:11:59. > :12:03.I am trying to find out why I am on a panel for a dance show.
:12:03. > :12:07.It will become clear in a moment. Miranda, welcome to the show.
:12:07. > :12:10.Miranda Hart. Stop it. I know you are a massive fan of the
:12:10. > :12:15.show. Half the couples have gone, do you think the right people are
:12:15. > :12:19.left in the competition? I think probably, yes, but I miss Richard.
:12:19. > :12:24.I wish Richard had turned into Russell Grant. Not literally, that
:12:24. > :12:29.would be weird, but as being in the sort of... Yes.
:12:29. > :12:33.You know what I mean. He was so much fun and very, very
:12:33. > :12:38.funny as well. Of course, he wasn't brilliant.
:12:38. > :12:44.That's why we loved him. We know you are a massive fan of Strickly.
:12:44. > :12:52.We are fans of Miranda, when is the new series starring? Christmas time.
:12:52. > :12:58.The first episode is at Christmas. How is Tom Ellis? He is fine.
:12:58. > :13:06.Is it going to be that whole thing like moonlighting? I couldn't tell
:13:06. > :13:09.you. But there is some loving in the series. It might not be you
:13:09. > :13:12.involved. Let's talk about the couples. We're going to kick off
:13:12. > :13:16.with Michael and Natalie. This week they are doing the samba. Here they
:13:16. > :13:20.are in training. Now June, Michael, last week, was in the bottom two
:13:20. > :13:22.after his tango. Looking at his samba, June, do you think he can
:13:22. > :13:32.stay in the competition after this weekend?
:13:32. > :13:37.Well, I haven't seen his feet yet! That's a good point, June may I
:13:37. > :13:42.say? Oh, definitely. You are amazing just on that tiny clip you
:13:42. > :13:52.can tell! Such skill. This is the music they are dancing
:13:52. > :13:53.
:13:53. > :14:00.Ta At the keel la. Alfie, this is where you come in, this is a
:14:00. > :14:09.classic. It is a great tune. Lots of rit rit of rhythm.
:14:09. > :14:14.Do you get nervous when you watch Michael doing a Latin dance? I get
:14:14. > :14:22.nervous watching any man do a samba. You know, with love and respect for
:14:22. > :14:28.him, very, very concerned. It can be dad dancing, sambaing?
:14:28. > :14:33.you don't have the natural hips. Natalie is an amazing teacher, it
:14:33. > :14:38.could be brilliant. Nicky and Karen are doing the
:14:38. > :14:43.Argentine tango. Were you glad and relieved to see him back on the
:14:43. > :14:47.right side of the judges? I really liked Nicky and he came alive. The
:14:47. > :14:53.pop star dancing works for the Charleston. I am not sure that move
:14:53. > :14:57.would. What's wrong with it? It is Michael
:14:57. > :15:07.Jacksonish. OK. That makes me nervous, apart from that he looks
:15:07. > :15:07.
:15:07. > :15:11.strong. June, the Argentine tango. A
:15:11. > :15:14.different dance to the Charleston, how do you think Nicky looks?
:15:14. > :15:19.think it is the most difficult dance, isn't it? Yes.
:15:19. > :15:25.I mean all the flicks and not kicking each other must be the
:15:25. > :15:35.first hazard to overcome, mustn't it? Very much so. I look forward to
:15:35. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :15:43.You look beautiful and your glitter. You have got sparkly shoes.
:15:43. > :15:50.Beautiful. Where is your sparkles? I didn't want to up stage the set.
:15:50. > :15:56.Music, of of course, they are dancing to Adele.
:15:56. > :15:59.Alfie is this good for an Argentine tango? It sounds passionate. I
:15:59. > :16:07.think they will feel that in the music.
:16:07. > :16:13.Lisa and Robin, I interrupted Alfie, I am sorry.
:16:13. > :16:19.Oh, you are really letting yourself down.
:16:19. > :16:22.Lisa and Robin and their quickstep. June, did you like Lisa's rumba
:16:22. > :16:26.last week? I like everything she does.
:16:26. > :16:30.What do you think of her quickstep? I think she will do it extremely
:16:31. > :16:36.well because she is very light on her feet. She has a great sense of
:16:36. > :16:42.rhythm and that's what you need. And a wnderful -- wonderful at
:16:42. > :16:46.attitude, doesn't she? It makes us all smile and want to join in.
:16:46. > :16:51.Do you ever quickstep these day as soon as. No, not really. I can't
:16:51. > :16:56.say I do, no. But, of course, in my day at
:16:56. > :16:59.dancing school, the quickstep was very different. You weren't thrown
:16:59. > :17:04.over somebody's head or dragged around.
:17:04. > :17:07.It is all advanced. This is the music.
:17:07. > :17:17.# Bring me sunshine # In your smile
:17:17. > :17:27.
:17:27. > :17:34.# Bring me happiness all the while It pains me that it is not
:17:34. > :17:38.Morecambe and Wise. June, you worked witherric? Once.
:17:38. > :17:42.June, the ladies love a bit of Lewis, what are you thinking of
:17:42. > :17:47.him? I think Lewis is very, very good, indeed. Yes.
:17:47. > :17:54.I think, I mean I know... Oh, look at that.
:17:55. > :18:04.He is an athlete, but and the will letics is not dancing, but to go to
:18:04. > :18:08.that from athletics is brilliant. He has not been on the right side
:18:08. > :18:13.of the judges, what do you make of that, Miranda? There is something
:18:13. > :18:21.reserved and wooden about him, isn't there?
:18:21. > :18:24.As a natural dancer, I can say this. He doesn't sort of feel the dance.
:18:24. > :18:30.LAUGHTER Do you know what I mean, Zoe?
:18:30. > :18:36.Feel it. Why are you not on this show, lady?
:18:36. > :18:41.Would you be tempted to to do the show? If you did the show, which
:18:41. > :18:47.dance would you look forward to doing and which dancer? Obviously
:18:47. > :18:53.with Ian. He is the best. Probably bring on the drive and
:18:53. > :19:00.feel a little bit queasy about the rumba. Let's talk about Kimberley
:19:00. > :19:03.and Pasha and their jive. Are we a fan of Kimberley, June? Yes, of
:19:03. > :19:09.course. She is a wonderful dancer, but she has a little bit of
:19:09. > :19:13.experience, doesn't she, from I suppose Girls Aloud? I mean they
:19:13. > :19:17.move and in time to the music. They do.
:19:18. > :19:23.It helps, doesn't it? Alfie, are you a Girls Aloud fan? And do you
:19:23. > :19:33.have a fab a favourite? I have all their albums.
:19:33. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :19:43.Do you? This is what they are dancing to.
:19:43. > :19:46.This song has rhythm and they will really connect with that. I'm still
:19:47. > :19:54.getting over your dance. That scared me a little bit.
:19:54. > :19:59.It is good to be a little bit scare, Alfie.
:19:59. > :20:04.Dani and Vincen are doing a waltz. Do you think they could get a ten?
:20:04. > :20:09.A ten, I don't know. Look at her lovely red shoes. I mean, she is so
:20:09. > :20:16.sort of precise, isn't she? She trains the least which is, and it
:20:16. > :20:21.is amazing. What is that? Pure laziness. She should train more and
:20:21. > :20:31.then she will soar. You are a poet as well as everything else. They
:20:31. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:34.are dancing to Dean Martin. June is singing. He let's get the
:20:34. > :20:42.sherry out! June, what do you think about this
:20:42. > :20:47.tune? I think it has been around for a long time slam. It has.
:20:47. > :20:54.I think it has something about it that... Fluidity. That's a good
:20:54. > :20:59.word and makes you want to swing along with it.
:20:59. > :21:02.It is a night, gentle. Denise and James, they have topped
:21:02. > :21:06.the leaderboard for the last couple of weeks. Can they make it five at
:21:06. > :21:12.the top, Miranda and are you a fan? Yes, I am a big fan, but I'm
:21:12. > :21:21.worried - she looks a bit sort of, like a skittish pony!
:21:21. > :21:27.What sitely out of control? slightly out of control? They were
:21:27. > :21:32.saying saying earlier they weren't keen on the salsa. I want to know
:21:32. > :21:41.does she have a strong enough core? I have no idea. We will find out
:21:41. > :21:46.tomorrow. Lower heels. Can they survive the
:21:46. > :21:50.curse. Curse of the samba? I am sure they will.
:21:50. > :21:56.That's all I need. That's perfect. Three weeks from the final. Miranda,
:21:56. > :22:00.who do you want to see lift the the glitter ball? Le sasmt
:22:00. > :22:04.Lisa. It has to be Lewis.
:22:05. > :22:14.Alfie. Kimberley.
:22:15. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:22.Miranda Hart, June Whitfield and Alfie Boe, thank you.
:22:22. > :22:25.APPLAUSE Well, we know what these guys think,
:22:25. > :22:26.what do our couples make of each other, it is time they sized up the
:22:26. > :22:28.competition. The competition is getting really
:22:28. > :22:30.tough now. Everyone is so good.
:22:30. > :22:32.I think you can tell that everyone has upped their game. Everybody
:22:32. > :22:35.really wants to get as far as they can in the show.
:22:35. > :22:40.You arrive on a Friday and you go in the studios to have a little
:22:40. > :22:42.peak of what does what and you go wow. It shows how hard everyone is
:22:42. > :22:46.working. It is lovely seeing everybody
:22:46. > :22:51.growing so much over the time we have been together.
:22:51. > :22:55.Denise is the perfect dancer. When she did the jive, I thought I
:22:55. > :23:00.was watch ago pro in action. She is that god.
:23:00. > :23:03.You can see from her commitment she works hard and she doesn't take it
:23:03. > :23:07.for granted. Lisa is a joy to watch. Whenever
:23:07. > :23:13.Lisa is dancing, everyone has a smile on their face.
:23:13. > :23:17.Everyone loved the exciting side of Lisa. Underneath of it, Lisa is a
:23:17. > :23:20.really, really good talented dancer. Lewis is a brilliant dancer and he
:23:20. > :23:26.is one of the best boys left in the competition.
:23:26. > :23:31.I did think in his paso doble he might have got more votes had he
:23:31. > :23:34.lost the vest! Kimberley is the most improved. She
:23:34. > :23:41.made steady progress throughout the competition.
:23:41. > :23:45.I love watching Kimberley and Pasha because they are so suited as a
:23:45. > :23:50.couple, I call them Mr and Mrs Kara mel.
:23:50. > :23:53.I love Barney. He loves every second. For me, watching his
:23:53. > :23:56.journey has been the most exciting because he is getting better and
:23:56. > :24:00.better. If I left the show, I would love
:24:00. > :24:07.Nicky to win it. Coming back from the dance off at
:24:07. > :24:13.Wembley to do a Charleston, he has got preal determination.
:24:13. > :24:17.His His Charleston was my favourite, it was brilliant.
:24:17. > :24:22.Dani has just got better weeb after weekment
:24:22. > :24:26.-- better week after week. She is stepping it up every week.
:24:26. > :24:30.The final is in sight. I think if we want to get there, we have to do
:24:30. > :24:34.that little bit extra. We all need to dig deep. The
:24:34. > :24:37.standard is really, really high. It is how much you want it.
:24:37. > :24:41.We have to pull all the stops out to stay in it.
:24:41. > :24:44.We have got to nail every routine and you can't make a mistake.
:24:44. > :24:53.There is only seven of us left so the game is on.
:24:53. > :24:59.Now is the time to bring it. It is Friday which means I get to
:24:59. > :25:05.stretch my legs and come and have a look. There, ladies and gentlemen
:25:05. > :25:11.is a techno crane. Look at the size of it, hang on, sam familiar faces
:25:11. > :25:16.in -- some familiar faces. Aliona and Brendan. Is this where you
:25:17. > :25:21.three normally hang out? Aliona, you are back. Nice to be back in
:25:21. > :25:25.the fold? It is amazing to be back. Have you missed everybody? I missed
:25:25. > :25:30.dancing and I missed the studio. How is the leg? All mended.
:25:30. > :25:34.You guys are practising because you have got something special in the
:25:34. > :25:36.results show on Sunday? We are doing a little pro number. It is a
:25:36. > :25:41.big one. A big one? Yes.
:25:41. > :25:45.I like the sown of that. You are doing the Christmas special. Aliona,
:25:45. > :25:54.who are you dancing with? Fabrice Muamba.
:25:54. > :25:57.Is he a good mover? He is. Ola, who are you dancing with?
:25:57. > :26:01.lovely JB from JLS. Lucky you!
:26:01. > :26:07.They are on the Friday panel next week and you are reunited with an
:26:07. > :26:13.old friend? Yes, lovely Kelly Brook. She was amazing. Probably one of
:26:13. > :26:21.the best dancers I have danced with. Have a great week. Over here, over
:26:21. > :26:24.here, we have Kimberley and Pasha. Right, we talked earlier in the
:26:24. > :26:28.week and you were saying, jive had a few aches and pains and trouble
:26:28. > :26:32.getting through the routine, it is Friday, the big show tomorrow. Can
:26:32. > :26:35.you do the whole thing now, Kimberley? Only just.
:26:35. > :26:42.She is brilliant. We can get through it, but it is hard.
:26:42. > :26:47.It is a tough one, isn't it? Has it translated well from the training
:26:47. > :26:50.room floor to the Strictly studio floor? Yes, it is always daunting
:26:50. > :26:54.to do it in the studio for the first time, but it is OK.
:26:54. > :26:58.And then you feel the energy. He feels the energy, a bouncing
:26:58. > :27:01.bunny here. You don't have the intimacy of the
:27:01. > :27:04.training room and suddenly everyone is watching you. You get nervous,
:27:04. > :27:08.but I guess it is good to experience that now and get get
:27:09. > :27:12.prepared for tomorrow. Exactly. Exactly. At what point do
:27:12. > :27:16.the nerves kick on a Saturday? Usually on a Friday!
:27:16. > :27:19.Really? They stay until Saturday night.
:27:19. > :27:27.Do you sleep all right? I wake up with the routine going over and
:27:27. > :27:32.over in my head. The good news is our lemur
:27:32. > :27:40.predicted that you will be top of the leaderboard tomorrow. He got it
:27:40. > :27:46.right last week. Will you give us a little glimpse of your jive? Yes.
:27:46. > :27:56.You go and prepare yourselves over there. Off they go.
:27:56. > :28:09.
:28:09. > :28:19.# Mashed potato # Alligator
:28:19. > :28:23.
:28:23. > :28:28.# Put your hands on your hips # Let your backbone slip
:28:28. > :28:34.# # Na-na # Na-na
:28:34. > :28:38.# I need somebody to help me say it It it looks brilliant. You can see
:28:38. > :28:40.Kimberley and Pasha do their jive tomorrow and all the other couples
:28:40. > :28:46.tomorrow and all the other couples tomorrow night. Strictly Come
:28:46. > :28:49.Dancing is on at 6.30pm on BBC One. Book your seat.