:00:11. > :00:15.Hello and welcome to a fabulous Friday edition of It Takes Two. On
:00:15. > :00:21.the show tonight: Hoping to bowl the judges over with
:00:21. > :00:24.his jive - it's Michael and his partner, Natalie.
:00:24. > :00:28.Also getting a second chance to make a first impression, Victoria
:00:28. > :00:31.and Brendan are here. Plus I'll be chatting to pop hunk,
:00:32. > :00:37.Nicky, and his Uptown Girl, Karen, who will be joining me on the
:00:37. > :00:47.Strictly set for an exclusive peek of their cha-cha-cha.
:00:47. > :01:15.
:01:15. > :01:22.Live from Television Centre, this is Strictly: It Takes Two. Please
:01:22. > :01:28.welcome your host, Zoe Ball. APPLAUSE
:01:28. > :01:37.Hello and welcome to It Takes Two. We're just 24 hours away from the
:01:38. > :01:40.next live performances. This weekend, there are five different
:01:40. > :01:43.styles being performed and if that's not enough pressure, there
:01:43. > :01:45.is also the dreaded first elimination.
:01:45. > :01:49.Victoria and Brendan will be dancing a foxtrot. I'll be chatting
:01:49. > :01:59.to them in a moment, but first here's a quick recap of how they
:01:59. > :01:59.
:01:59. > :02:04.fared with their cha-cha-cha. know you messed it up so much. You
:02:04. > :02:09.are a champion. You have fallen off the bike before. Get back on it!
:02:09. > :02:13.You have a really exciting package. Very impressive. There was so much
:02:13. > :02:19.dance content. You gave her so much. Considering the nerves took over
:02:19. > :02:28.and everything, I felt for you. have got great potential. Forget
:02:28. > :02:33.this. Move on. This girl is so hard on herself. I made about five
:02:33. > :02:40.mistakes! Also, you made 20 not mistakes! You heard them say, "You
:02:40. > :02:47.have loads of potential." They are right. Please welcome Victoria and
:02:47. > :02:52.Brendan. APPLAUSE Hello. Is it difficult to watch that back? Have
:02:52. > :02:58.you watched it back? No, I haven't. LAUGHTER I don't want to see! How
:02:58. > :03:03.was it out there? At what point did you think, "I might be in trouble"?
:03:03. > :03:07.I completely put a foot wrong and I was like, "Why did I do that? Oh no,
:03:07. > :03:12.what is coming next?" It moved so quickly that dance. It took me a
:03:12. > :03:16.couple of seconds to get back into the steps. My head dropped. I was
:03:16. > :03:20.like, "I'm so annoyed." It is so hard. It is so fast, the cha-cha-
:03:20. > :03:26.cha. If one foot is on the wrong foot. I went wrong in the rumba. It
:03:26. > :03:33.was the same thing. I looked at Ian, it was like, "Help me!" Darcey said
:03:33. > :03:35.there was a lot of content. Was there too much? In hindsight, I'm
:03:35. > :03:39.thinking perhaps I should have made it easier. If you can run through
:03:39. > :03:43.it in the training room, you think it can go Wright on the night.
:03:43. > :03:48.Before we went on, we ran through it four times and she did it
:03:48. > :03:57.brilliantly. I -- right on the night. Before we went on, we ran
:03:57. > :04:01.through it four times and she did it brilliantly. It's the first show.
:04:01. > :04:06.We are getting to know each other in terms of the live situation. It
:04:06. > :04:10.happens. It does. I was very happy with the routine. Lots of cha-cha
:04:10. > :04:14.basic content. How do you feel watching that now? It is
:04:14. > :04:21.embarrassing. It's not! You are gorgeous. You looked amazing.
:04:21. > :04:26.you. Bruno and Darcey said you have a lot of potential. See, remember
:04:26. > :04:30.that. Is Victoria a good student? She is an amazing little student.
:04:30. > :04:38.I'm having one of the best Strictlys I have had dancing with
:04:38. > :04:42.this young lady. Ah! Stop it! I'm enjoying going to work every day.
:04:42. > :04:46.She puts in 100%. That is all you can ask of your partner. It makes
:04:46. > :04:49.it worthwhile. I see her wanting to get it. If it doesn't come, it
:04:49. > :04:52.doesn't matter. That is why I want her to stop being so hard on
:04:52. > :04:57.herself. You haven't let anybody down. We are a team. Whatever
:04:57. > :05:03.happens tomorrow night, it happens and we do it together. Yes, let's
:05:03. > :05:07.all jump up! Yes! APPLAUSE Also, our It Takes Two spies are
:05:07. > :05:11.everywhere. You are used to riding your bike. You have taken some of
:05:11. > :05:21.that through to the training room as well. Have a look. Sorry, I need
:05:21. > :05:29.
:05:29. > :05:39.to stop a second. Don't make me do it!
:05:39. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:42.Can I have a sit down, please? Oh! LAUGHTER I know how you feel!
:05:42. > :05:49.It is exhausting. Of all people, you would think your stamina must
:05:49. > :05:53.be up there, surely? It's not so much the stamina, it's the shoes!
:05:53. > :05:58.Wearing - my feet are so soft and they have been carefully contained
:05:58. > :06:03.in perfectly-fitting cycling shoes for so long that prancing around in
:06:03. > :06:08.high heels is really challenging! It is madness. The straps cut
:06:08. > :06:13.across your feet? You are covered in plasters. The balls of your feet
:06:14. > :06:18.feel like they are burning! It is really difficult. Your face! Yeah,
:06:18. > :06:27.you know all about that! There is one department where Victoria puts
:06:27. > :06:31.you to shame. What have we got? Check this out! I say! Look at the
:06:31. > :06:36.abs on that! LAUGHTER I can't concentrate on the abs. I keep
:06:36. > :06:40.looking at your pants. The dancers cannot keep their trousers on! Do
:06:40. > :06:47.you reckon you could get Brendan's abs tighter than that? I was trying
:06:47. > :06:52.so hard. I have never squeezed so hard in my life. LAUGHTER Excellent.
:06:52. > :07:00.Do you reckon you can get him one of those bits that go really deep?
:07:00. > :07:08.We can try. She wipes the floor with me. It is so exciting to be
:07:08. > :07:13.working with an Olympian. She leaves me for dead! I get woozy!
:07:13. > :07:19.did a couple of circuits in the gym and Brendan is like, "Can we get
:07:19. > :07:24.some lunch now, I'm feeling light- headed?" How is the foxtrot going?
:07:24. > :07:29.Do you like it? Really well. I am enjoying it as a dance. There is a
:07:29. > :07:33.bit more time for thinking and remembering steps. I am so proud of
:07:33. > :07:38.her this week. To come into training after a rough weekend, she
:07:38. > :07:41.was very upset. To come in with this attitude of excitement and
:07:41. > :07:46.right, come on, we are going to do this and we have had a brilliant
:07:46. > :07:53.week. I couldn't be more pleased. It will be beautiful. Thanks.
:07:53. > :08:00.hear your music. # Tomorrow's a marvellous night...
:08:00. > :08:07.Like it. What do you remember with foxtrot? Quick, quick, slow...
:08:07. > :08:10.is a beautiful, slow, romantic - I want to be walking in the park
:08:10. > :08:16.together, looking lovingly into each other's eyes... We are buying
:08:16. > :08:20.it. Good look tomorrow. Thank you. Thank you.
:08:20. > :08:23.Now if any of the dances from the weekend inspired you to show off
:08:23. > :08:27.your own fancy footwork, then we want to hear from you. To show you
:08:27. > :08:37.what I mean I asked a few of the It Takes Two team to re-create Lisa
:08:37. > :08:59.
:08:59. > :09:06.and Robin's table-topping cha-cha- APPLAUSE
:09:06. > :09:08.Lee did that in brogues! Amazing. Or perhaps an iconic moment from
:09:08. > :09:18.Strictly history grabbed your attention. We've re-created Russell
:09:18. > :09:29.
:09:29. > :09:35.coming out of that cannon with this That was Cheryl the Hamster!
:09:35. > :09:40.APPLAUSE Send your clips or pictures to
:09:40. > :09:42.ittakestwo@bbc.co.uk. Clips should be no longer than 30 seconds and if
:09:42. > :09:45.you are under 16, then please get your parent or guardian's
:09:45. > :09:55.permission. Full instructions and terms and conditions can we found
:09:55. > :09:57.
:09:57. > :09:59.on our website - bbc.co.uk/strictly. Now cast your minds back to when 14
:09:59. > :10:02.celebrities met their dance partners for the first time. Can't
:10:02. > :10:12.remember? Well, lucky for you, we were there to catch all the
:10:12. > :10:19.
:10:19. > :10:24.backstage gossip behind the scenes I'm excited. I am raring to go! I
:10:24. > :10:28.love a bit of this! Today's a very special day. We are
:10:28. > :10:34.filming the title shoots and the opening sequences for the show.
:10:34. > :10:40.get your hair done, make-up done and you are sitting and get
:10:40. > :10:44.pampered. I love it. Can I have more hair? Can you make it bigger?
:10:44. > :10:51.This is how everybody dresses in Essex when they are going to the
:10:51. > :10:56.supermarket! I'm ready to go to work. This is very important.
:10:56. > :11:02.Whatever we film now is going to be on for the whole series. We need to
:11:02. > :11:09.hit the position that we are happy with. Craig does not like that.
:11:09. > :11:19.Better. They're good. I can't believe I'm in Strictly! What's
:11:19. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:25.that about?! This is where we do all the press shoteds. -- shots. He
:11:25. > :11:30.does Photoshop! Cheeky! I feel like a rock star. Awesome! Erin looks
:11:30. > :11:38.sensational. I wonder if they do that frock in my size? This is the
:11:38. > :11:45.green screen for the title shots. You see people spinning...
:11:45. > :11:50.filmed the couples doing a bit of a move. We can put a different
:11:50. > :11:56.background in there to give that ballroom feel. How does it feel to
:11:56. > :12:02.be in my arms? Amazing. Best thing that has ever happened to me(!)
:12:02. > :12:12.my nose still crooked? She has a boxer's nose now. It was her fault!
:12:12. > :12:13.
:12:13. > :12:18.She was like a tornado. You OK? have touched his bum. There is
:12:18. > :12:24.nothing wrong with that. Cycling? No chance. Dancing is where it's at.
:12:25. > :12:31.I was worried about all the Olympic Champions and glamorous showgirls.
:12:31. > :12:40.Now I have Anton, we are in business! Natalie is great. You can
:12:40. > :12:49.tell she's in control and she is going to work me hard. Hilarious. I
:12:49. > :12:55.have my work cut out. He is very serious. "I'm a choreographer" and
:12:56. > :13:04.I love that. He is so strong and has the body of an adon nisce. I
:13:04. > :13:12.think I have done well! -- Adonis! I think I have done well. Kimberley
:13:12. > :13:22.and a green set? They doing Shrek? I cling on for dear life and hope
:13:22. > :13:31.for the best! He is having a mess- around. He is in the wrong
:13:31. > :13:35.competition. That is my secret weapon. That's a wrap! A wrap!
:13:35. > :13:37.Ah, the moment it all began. It's time for my next guests. England
:13:37. > :13:40.may have beaten Australia in The Ashes, but putting their rivalries
:13:40. > :13:48.aside for the sake of that Glitterball Trophy, please welcome
:13:48. > :13:53.Michael and Natalie. APPLAUSE We have waited a long time for you two
:13:53. > :13:59.to come in. Let's cast our minds back one whole week and your waltz.
:13:59. > :14:05.How do you feel it went? I thought I did OK. The main objective was
:14:05. > :14:12.not to end up in the trumpets - tick. Not to fall over - tick. I
:14:12. > :14:16.would have taken that for week one. Perfect. Then you got to the judges.
:14:16. > :14:24.And they kept banging on about his poor posture. Bruno said your
:14:24. > :14:27.bottom was like a hanging basket - a bit harsh! I call him HB now!
:14:27. > :14:33.problem with that is, I was at home on Monday and these judges have an
:14:33. > :14:42.effect with your kids. I will get the Coco Pops and my eight-year-old
:14:42. > :14:47.goes, "Those judges are right!" no. And the power they have. The
:14:47. > :14:50.thing is, cricketers do have a good reputation on this show. Darren
:14:50. > :14:57.Gough won series three. Mark Ramprakash won series four. Have
:14:57. > :15:02.they given you any tips? Has that given... Why haven't you mentioned
:15:02. > :15:08.Phil Tufnell? Phil was brilliant! We loved him. Are you going to be a
:15:08. > :15:15.Tuffers or a Ramps? I'm swaying very close to Phil. Mark Ramprakash
:15:15. > :15:22.is a natural. He had the hips. Goughie was great. He wasn't that
:15:22. > :15:26.good when he started. Out of all three of them, I have taken more
:15:26. > :15:32.advice from Phil Tufnell. The other two have given me nothing. Goughie
:15:32. > :15:39.said, "Have some fun on a Friday night!" That is what he always did.
:15:39. > :15:43.You would think in the arms of a cricketer, safe hands, Natalie.
:15:43. > :15:50.Apparently not. Check this out. Catch. You know what that means?
:15:50. > :15:59.Catch? You know what my record is like with catches? Dreadful. Awful!
:15:59. > :16:06.Argh! I might take this bit out. No! I'm the ball. Watch the ball.
:16:06. > :16:11.You have a one in two chance. That is not bad. One, two, three - yeah.
:16:11. > :16:16.See that? I have caught two on the trot. Never did that in my career!
:16:16. > :16:22.LAUGHTER Has he got better? He's more likely to catch humans than
:16:22. > :16:26.balls! That is what you hope! Fingers crossed. Is he a good
:16:26. > :16:30.student? The best. It's really interesting because you don't say a
:16:30. > :16:36.lot when I'm teaching you. He takes it all in. You are always going
:16:36. > :16:42.like this! I do talk a lot. There is so much to work on. I gave her a
:16:42. > :16:46.challenge to be quiet for five minutes. It lasted 30 seconds.
:16:46. > :16:50.Socks! I don't want to leave a stone unturned. He is so good at
:16:50. > :16:56.cricket. I respect him. I look up to him. I want him to do well. I'm
:16:56. > :17:03.doing as much as I can. He are you feeling about the jive tomorrow?
:17:03. > :17:09.The jive - the best thing about it is the song. Shakin' Stevens.
:17:09. > :17:13.is the music. This Old House. Please tell me you are wearing
:17:13. > :17:18.double denim? Everyone's danced to this. Lots - all that kind of
:17:18. > :17:24.movement, a bit of hips. I have tried to get a bit of a snake-hip
:17:24. > :17:31.involved. The calves have been rotten all week. It is good fun.
:17:31. > :17:36.Ian said you have to get on the balls of your feet. Hanging basket
:17:36. > :17:41.again. He chose the music this week. What about your family? You did say
:17:41. > :17:45.your kids, you were worried your daughter would vote for Kimberley
:17:45. > :17:48.and your son for Louis. Will they be voting for you tomorrow? I have
:17:48. > :17:53.solved that problem with the pocket money. They vote for me or that
:17:53. > :18:01.stops! Brilliant. That is - if they want some cash in that money bank,
:18:01. > :18:06.they have to vote for me. Do you feel in full-on competition mode?
:18:06. > :18:11.Is that sportsman coming out? have done as much as we could this
:18:11. > :18:15.week. A great performance. Come on. That is the difficult bit! I have
:18:15. > :18:20.put the hours in. Don't drop her. Good luck tomorrow. Michael and
:18:20. > :18:23.Natalie. APPLAUSE Now, no-one can possibly predict
:18:23. > :18:26.what is going to happen on a Saturday night so, just for fun,
:18:26. > :18:36.we're relying on some animal instinct to find out who will be
:18:36. > :19:12.
:19:12. > :19:19.There you have it. Just for fun, Jimmy thinks Sid and Ola will be
:19:19. > :19:25.top scorers on Saturday night. is a good mate of mine. He's got a
:19:25. > :19:28.couple of lifts and catches. I can't give too much away. Don't.
:19:28. > :19:31.Fortunately, our celebs' fate does not lie in Jimmy's paws but rather
:19:31. > :19:40.in the hands of our judges. Yes, it's the return of the dreaded
:19:40. > :19:45.dance-off. I think it's always going to be hard to pull it out of
:19:45. > :19:49.the bag a second time under pressure. Seeing as you have
:19:49. > :19:52.already danced and you have to do it again, for survival, so it means
:19:52. > :19:58.more than the first time. It might be your last chance to dance. I
:19:58. > :20:01.don't want it to be my last dance. It is the first weekend when
:20:01. > :20:05.someone's going to go which is heartbreaking. I know for myself
:20:05. > :20:08.being part of this, it is just extraordinary. You want to stay in
:20:08. > :20:13.it. It would be terrible to be in the dance-off. Two people have to
:20:13. > :20:18.be in it. Whoever it is, I will kick their shins before we get
:20:18. > :20:21.ready! And hope I come out best. When something's been taken out of
:20:21. > :20:26.your hands, and it is such a massive decision, you feel so
:20:26. > :20:31.helpless. I hope the judges can make the right decision. It will be
:20:31. > :20:35.so hard going up against another celebrity. First, because they are
:20:35. > :20:41.all better dancers than me! I don't want anyone else to leave either.
:20:41. > :20:45.You would hope you take it as your last-ever dance and giving it a
:20:45. > :20:49.massive performance. Your body and your mind react differently. If you
:20:50. > :20:57.are in that position, and you see the judges, they are going to make
:20:57. > :21:01.the decision, you could freeze. dance-off is a bit unfair. You feel
:21:01. > :21:07.so relieved having got through the routine that to do it again is
:21:07. > :21:11.quite frightening. It does scare me. It means that you could quite well
:21:11. > :21:14.go. People aren't voting for you and you are not doing a good job.
:21:14. > :21:22.No-one wants to be in the bottom two. I have to keep plugging away.
:21:22. > :21:27.If you get through a dance-off, you are elated. And you are bereft
:21:27. > :21:32.because you have lost some friends. The scores carry over from last
:21:32. > :21:36.week. My scores are terrible. So I feel there's pressure there. If you
:21:36. > :21:41.are in that position, you have to find that steely determination to
:21:41. > :21:48.be able to nail it again in the dance-off. Otherwise you go home.
:21:48. > :21:51.It is so scary. You have that one more chance and that's it. It will
:21:51. > :21:55.be crushing to be the first person to leave. You will miss the dance,
:21:55. > :22:00.the practice, your partner, everybody else. You will miss the
:22:00. > :22:06.buzz of a Saturday night. So that's something you don't want to
:22:06. > :22:09.experience, but one of us will. find the judges scary enough anyway
:22:09. > :22:13.when you have danced the first time. To have to wait to hear if they are
:22:13. > :22:18.going to save you to keep you in the show, it would be petrifying. I
:22:18. > :22:23.can't imagine what it must be like to stand there - I hope it doesn't
:22:23. > :22:31.happen. You never know. A quick update on Denise. Yesterday,
:22:31. > :22:36.we told you she had whiplash. She is in quite a lot of pain, she is
:22:36. > :22:39.determined to dance tomorrow night. Get well soon.
:22:39. > :22:43.Next up, I'll be hot-footing it down to the Strictly Come Dancing
:22:43. > :22:46.studio to catch up with Nicky and Karen. But first, let's take a look
:22:46. > :22:56.at how our newest pro dancer has been on the case preparing for the
:22:56. > :23:10.
:23:10. > :23:20.So this was my first case. How to win the Glitterball Trophy. Step
:23:20. > :23:24.
:23:24. > :23:34.one - study last year's winner. Nice moves. That was close. Step
:23:34. > :23:44.two - go for in your face choreography. Just not too in your
:23:44. > :23:46.
:23:46. > :23:56.face! No thrusting! Step three - avoid dangerous props. Good. Going
:23:56. > :24:06.
:24:07. > :24:14.well(!) No! Wear sparkly outfits. So it's Friday, which can mean only
:24:14. > :24:20.one thing. I get my first look into the big studio where in 24 hours -
:24:20. > :24:25.all right? Our 14 couples will have clammy palms. Look who we have
:24:25. > :24:29.found here - Nicky and Karen. Oh, it seems like a long time ago
:24:29. > :24:35.last Friday when you danced for the first time. How was it for you, the
:24:35. > :24:41.judges were so harsh? Horrendous! No, it's such a buzz the whole
:24:41. > :24:44.thing. I loved it. To be honest, I was so delighted I went around and
:24:45. > :24:49.got the song done without any noticeable mistakes. I didn't fall
:24:49. > :24:53.over. Then, I got savaged. It was going over my head until I watched
:24:53. > :24:58.it back. I think we put some stuff right in training this week.
:24:58. > :25:05.Let's talk about it. Craig gave you a two. All the fans said ignore
:25:05. > :25:10.him! Paula said, "Ignore Craig, keep dancing, you were great."
:25:10. > :25:16.Thank you. "Us Westlifeers know that you can move that body of
:25:16. > :25:22.yours." Were you gutted he gave you a two? Yes, two - I spoke to Harry
:25:22. > :25:28.Judd and he said week one is always harsh. He predicted I would come
:25:28. > :25:32.out with 24 or 25. He had seen the dress-run. Then I got a two from
:25:32. > :25:39.Craig. I thought, you get a two for turning up and writing your name!
:25:39. > :25:44.It wasn't to be. We had a lot of work to do. It was lots of hours in
:25:44. > :25:48.training. Do you regret the lift or are we moving on from that? We are
:25:48. > :25:58.moving on from that. We had a great time doing the waltz. It was a
:25:58. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:06.little tiny jump. I didn't know it was going to be this dramatic.
:26:06. > :26:13.compared you to Brendan? I love the name "Brenda". Next time! Is he a
:26:13. > :26:20.good student? He is very good. Very good. It is true that you weren't
:26:20. > :26:24.sure who he was? No, I knew Take That. Have a look at this. This is
:26:24. > :26:30.very funny. You don't know who Westlife is? No. She had no idea
:26:30. > :26:36.who Westlife are. I'm going to do my research. You never heard of
:26:36. > :26:41.Flying Without Wings? No! That's terrible.
:26:41. > :26:49.# We've got a little world of our own... #
:26:49. > :26:59.Head! LAUGHTER My God! I was in a world of my own! What about?
:26:59. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:03.don't know how Westlife rehearses. That was for Uptown Girl. Are you
:27:03. > :27:10.Venezuelan or American? Both. were big in Venezuela. How come I
:27:10. > :27:14.never knew about this group? You guys did some dancing? I'm going to
:27:14. > :27:23.sing a Westlife song to him next time! How is that going? Have you
:27:23. > :27:28.learnt any? No! The cha-cha-cha, is it cha-cha hurrah, or cha-cha no
:27:28. > :27:33.ta? I'm loving it. The waltz was slow and serious. This week is all
:27:33. > :27:39.about personality. You can swivel your hips. I'm like shaking
:27:39. > :27:45.everything! Good. It was your birthday this week. We have spared
:27:45. > :27:51.no expense and got you this cake. 34. A child! Look at the candle.
:27:52. > :27:57.can't light it because of health and safe fi! -- safety! I'm going
:27:57. > :28:03.to eat that whilst you do your cha- cha-cha for us. You sure? Yes.
:28:03. > :28:07.Anyone got a knife? Or shall I bite into it? Especially for you, this
:28:07. > :28:17.is your Friday treat. Here are Nicky and Karen doing their cha-
:28:17. > :28:42.
:28:42. > :28:45.MUSIC: "Dynamite" By Taio Cruz
:28:45. > :28:48.I cannot wait to see that and all the other performances on Saturday.
:28:48. > :28:52.Don't forget, Strictly Come Dancing is on tomorrow night at 6.30pm on