:00:13. > :00:18.Hello and welcome to Monday's It Takes Two. It is our last week,
:00:18. > :00:24.everybody. But what an amazing semifinal it was. The curtain came
:00:24. > :00:31.down on our West End duo. Please use your jazz hands for Lisa and
:00:31. > :00:37.Robin. APPLAUSE It is hip, hip hooray as the judges put them
:00:37. > :00:42.through to the final. Denise and James are here. APPLAUSE And a
:00:43. > :00:49.question - is it Strictly True or Strictly Baloney? We are joined by
:00:49. > :00:59.Bruno Tonioli tonight. APPLAUSE This is Strictly: It Takes Two. May
:00:59. > :01:26.
:01:26. > :01:36.Live from Television Centre. This is Strictly: It Takes Two. Please
:01:36. > :01:36.
:01:36. > :01:41.welcome your host, Zoe Ball. APPLAUSE Hello. Welcome to It Takes
:01:41. > :01:47.Two. So the semis are over and we have our Strictly Come Dancing
:01:47. > :01:57.Finalists. Yes, let's give them a cheer. Here are the Strictly
:01:57. > :02:01.headlines: Thank you. This is him! Come and
:02:01. > :02:04.say hello! APPLAUSE Give him a round of applause. The last time!
:02:05. > :02:09.Thank you. This weekend, Lisa and Robin crashed out of the
:02:09. > :02:19.competition but they went out with a bang and for the first time in
:02:19. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:27.nine years, they left Craig I don't know what the devil Craig
:02:27. > :02:37.is going to say. He is laughing. That is a good sign, I think.
:02:37. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:43.floor spin did it for me, darling! LAUGHTER I tried! Kimberley Walsh
:02:43. > :02:50.is back in the top ten and she scores another perfect hit with the
:02:50. > :03:00.Charleston. You weren't flying economy, you were flying first-
:03:00. > :03:04.
:03:04. > :03:08.class! It's the F-word darling, fab-u-lous! And after 11 weeks of
:03:08. > :03:14.intense training in which we have seen sprained ankles, broken bones
:03:14. > :03:18.and bruised egos, our finalists have been chosen. Here are the
:03:18. > :03:27.fantastic four. Ladies and gentlemen, our Strictly Come
:03:27. > :03:33.Dancing Finalists. Kimberley and Pasha. Louis and Flavia. Dani and
:03:33. > :03:38.Vincent. Denise and James. We will see all of you next week in the
:03:38. > :03:42.Grand Final. And finally, Louis Smith had a lot of spare time
:03:42. > :03:52.backstage and he was being a naughty boy and started to spread
:03:52. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:01.rumours about his competition. girls have head lice - that is why
:04:01. > :04:05.she has to wear that net so people don't catch it from her. I hope
:04:05. > :04:09.when the head lice are gone, she can fit back in. It is not nice. I
:04:09. > :04:19.don't think she wants to bring it up. I would prefer not to talk
:04:19. > :04:23.about it. See! I told you. Those were the Strictly head lice - sorry,
:04:24. > :04:30.headlines. That is the Strictly news. Kimberley Walsh does not have
:04:30. > :04:40.nits! Now even more backstage gossip. Here is all the action from
:04:40. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:46.behind-the-scenes this weekend. It is actually here, the semifinal.
:04:46. > :04:54.Argh! Last man standing. Looks like it is me and the girlies. It is all
:04:54. > :04:59.the girls left now. We are Louis' chicks. It would be unbelievable to
:04:59. > :05:05.get to the final. To fall short would be devastating. I would love
:05:05. > :05:15.the chance to go for the gold and get into the final. Right then, got
:05:15. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:23.our shoes? Ready. Let's rehearse! One will walk on, one will walk off.
:05:23. > :05:31.Some things only happen to you when you are on Strictly - like today!
:05:31. > :05:41.My name is in lights! I'm sitting on his shoulder and whoosh! It took
:05:41. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:52.me a while to trust, to drop back. Get up! He has two bossy women
:05:52. > :05:58.around him! Can't handle it! Apparently, he is quite good at
:05:58. > :06:04.this! Does it feel weird watching Vincent do it with someone else?
:06:04. > :06:09.It's fine. I'm used to it. someone did my pommel horse routine,
:06:09. > :06:19.I would be like, "What are you doing?" Amazing. How do I do it? I
:06:19. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :06:36.don't know nothing! You can never have enough tan! Five minutes. Oh!
:06:36. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:45.Stress of Strictly is unbelievable! Good luck, mate. You too. We are
:06:45. > :06:50.all this close so it's scary! because the celebrities and pros
:06:50. > :07:00.are doing two dances, I will not be taking it easy on them. People want
:07:00. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:16.to go through to the final. Just about to go live. Taxi! Live from
:07:16. > :07:21.Television Centre, this is the Strictly Come Dancing semifinal!
:07:21. > :07:25.This week has been the best semifinal ever. I think everybody
:07:25. > :07:30.deserved to be in the final. Unfortunately, someone had to go.
:07:30. > :07:34.That was Lisa and Robin. Any time you leave Strictly Come Dancing, it
:07:34. > :07:40.is disappointing. To leave in the semifinal, so close to the final,
:07:40. > :07:47.is devastating. I'm going to miss her so much. I love Lisa and she
:07:47. > :07:52.has been just a beautiful, beautiful person on this show.
:07:52. > :08:01.was the semifinal to beat all semifinals! I'm telling you - if
:08:01. > :08:06.you don't watch next week's final, you have got a screw loose!
:08:06. > :08:11.sure I saw her flying. Last time they entertained us for the last
:08:11. > :08:16.time. Please welcome Lisa and Robin. APPLAUSE Was that you? I know!
:08:16. > :08:21.have to say, Lisa and Robin, so many people hugely disappointed
:08:21. > :08:25.that you didn't make the final. Congratulations on coming so far,
:08:25. > :08:29.close but no cigar. How are you feeling? We are so proud. To get as
:08:29. > :08:34.far as we got when I thought after one ballroom I would be back to
:08:34. > :08:38.Manchester and here we are and it's been phenomenal. It is thanks to
:08:38. > :08:42.the public. The public have been on side the entire time. We are so
:08:42. > :08:47.grateful. They love you. What a couple of performances to go out on.
:08:47. > :08:51.Did you love it? Yeah, completely. It is when Robin said and we were
:08:51. > :08:56.choosing to do that camp salsa, which was great. Then we got to do
:08:56. > :09:01.musical theatre, which is my dream. Musical theatre on national
:09:01. > :09:09.television. With Lisa in the background, which you have sold to
:09:09. > :09:16.an insurance company! The judges have been full of praise for Lisa's
:09:16. > :09:19.performances. How proud are you? wouldn't know where to start. Lisa
:09:20. > :09:25.is the biggest personality in the competition. It showed on TV. It
:09:25. > :09:30.was something none of the other contenders had. It is what people
:09:30. > :09:34.found infectious. The glitter box is there. I'm all right. I'm OK.
:09:34. > :09:40.How did you feel when you knew you were going in the dance-off against
:09:40. > :09:45.Denise? I said on Thursday morning, "If I'm in the bottom two, there is
:09:45. > :09:50.nobody I can beat." At the end of this routine, because I did make a
:09:50. > :09:55.mistake, I said, "Thank you." I knew that it was going to be our
:09:55. > :09:59.final dance. What a phenomenal dance to go out on. We have loved
:09:59. > :10:07.you. You have brought so much joy to this show. We really have loved
:10:07. > :10:11.you. Here are your best bits. dancer you will be enjoying life
:10:11. > :10:19.with Riley is Robin Windsor! I knew from day one we were going to have
:10:19. > :10:27.fun all the time. I love my life. Hey! He is brilliant. Fabulous!
:10:27. > :10:35.There's some underlying talent so watch this space. That was grand,
:10:35. > :10:44.big, beautiful, exuberant entertainment! Yes! I have to be a
:10:44. > :10:54.princess. I will try to be. You have grace. I'm more of a fast-
:10:54. > :10:59.boppy girl! It is a challenge. I love a challenge. You gave a
:10:59. > :11:04.beautiful ending. If your thought our cha-cha was fast, wait till you
:11:04. > :11:12.see the jive. This needs more speed! She needs to be herself.
:11:12. > :11:20.is fast, fun and furious. Let's hope it's not fatal! There was
:11:20. > :11:24.plenty of hanky-panky and you are a goer! LAUGHTER I would be nothing
:11:24. > :11:34.without Robin Windsor. He has flipped my world upside-down by his
:11:34. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:39.brilliance. He makes me laugh so much. You were going at it like a
:11:39. > :11:45.spinning banshee! We are concentrating on
:11:45. > :11:50.choreography this week. Just pure dancing.
:11:50. > :11:57.It is nice to see you doing something serious. The routine was
:11:57. > :12:04.amazing! Footwork all the way this week. That gets me one step closer
:12:04. > :12:13.to Wembley. I would give anything to go to Wembley. Impeccable timing,
:12:13. > :12:18.ferocious footwork, darling. Performing at Wembley? Life doesn't
:12:19. > :12:24.get much better than that. You make everyone feel fabulous. Look at
:12:24. > :12:29.this. Enjoy this! It is the best feeling I have ever had in my life.
:12:29. > :12:38.Immensely proud. She has worked so hard from the very beginning. She
:12:38. > :12:44.will never stop dancing. If Eric and Ernie are looking down, they
:12:44. > :12:48.are cheering you on! I know at this point, I am probably the weakest
:12:48. > :12:56.dancer. Always a fabulous performance. You always give your
:12:56. > :13:00.all. Dancing again next week Lisa and Robin! Oh, Robin! Lisa and I
:13:00. > :13:04.did not expect to get this far. You don't want to go home. When it
:13:04. > :13:10.comes to entertainment, you are in a league of your own. It is
:13:10. > :13:16.fabulous. I love it. I love, love, love watching you dance! You are
:13:16. > :13:21.the people's champion. I'm having the time of my life. I don't want
:13:21. > :13:25.it to stop. Now it is time to find out who has the last place in the
:13:25. > :13:29.Strictly Come Dancing Final. Denise and James. Denise and James. Denise
:13:29. > :13:33.and James. This whole experience has been the most amazing, you are
:13:33. > :13:38.one of the loveliest people I have ever met. You have a heart of gold.
:13:38. > :13:43.Every single second of this has been magical. I love you. I can't
:13:43. > :13:48.thank you for what you have done for me. You have made me the
:13:48. > :13:53.people's champion. I will forever be indebted for you for that. I
:13:53. > :14:03.know I have a friend for life. You are right there! You are a gem!
:14:03. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:10.Thank you. APPLAUSE Bless you both. I need one! On the show last night,
:14:10. > :14:14.Darcey was in pieces. Everybody was. The gallery were in pieces. How
:14:14. > :14:21.much will you miss each other? won't. We will be in touch all the
:14:21. > :14:25.time. We have made friends for life! It's going to go on and on.
:14:25. > :14:30.Of course. What was your favourite performance? The foxtrot to Natalie
:14:31. > :14:39.Cole. Everyone talks about our cha- cha. It was wow! For me, personally,
:14:39. > :14:44.that week, we worked so hard and the whole hat and cane thing. I
:14:44. > :14:52.loved it. And you have been ordained the people's champion by
:14:52. > :14:57.Sir Len Goodman. Somebody told me that you were mobbed today. Today I
:14:57. > :15:02.couldn't walk four paces. Everyone is like, "Give us a twirl, Riley!"
:15:02. > :15:06.It was lovely. To have all the public on side, what they have seen
:15:06. > :15:10.is that every week I have gone out there and I have enjoyed myself. I
:15:10. > :15:17.love performing and to do it with Robin, it has been mega. How has
:15:17. > :15:22.this show changed your life? It's flipped joup side down everything.
:15:22. > :15:26.Everything -- flipped upside-down everything. We have won. Everything
:15:26. > :15:30.has been so positive. There's not one negative thing about us doing
:15:30. > :15:36.the show. It is brilliant. I thank everybody, everyone backstage, the
:15:36. > :15:39.team that work on it are amazing. And I want all my friends to do
:15:39. > :15:43.Strictly because it's the best experience ever. Give us your
:15:43. > :15:48.address pwhoobg! Who would you like to see go -- book! Who would you
:15:48. > :15:55.like to see go on and win the show? Denise and I want everybody to
:15:55. > :16:04.realise she is not a trained dancer and she deserves this. Brilliant.
:16:04. > :16:08.Lisa? I have my Denise and Dani. My Double-Ds! I'm an upfronted girl!
:16:08. > :16:14.Please leave Denise alone. She is entitled to a place on this show.
:16:14. > :16:24.She is amazing. You have been amazing, too! Lisa and Robin, well
:16:24. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:33.done. APPLAUSE Soon, Bruno joins us to talk about the winning dances
:16:33. > :16:40.from the weekend. Now a chance to work out whose dancing feet are
:16:41. > :16:50.these. We love you. # Christmas time
:16:51. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:16.Special shoes! Now, a very special guest for you. Please welcome Bruno
:17:16. > :17:23.Tonioli! APPLAUSE Give it to me! Wow! And a flash of tummy! Where
:17:23. > :17:29.have you been? I have been busy. I have been busy with America. This
:17:29. > :17:32.is the first time I was available. I'm here for you and for you!
:17:32. > :17:39.have loved your Strictly True or Strictly Baloney. Thank you. What a
:17:39. > :17:43.series it has been. Could it be one of the best finals? Definitely.
:17:43. > :17:48.Superb. The margin between them, you can't call it. There is hardly
:17:48. > :17:52.a point between them. I wish I had a half a point to differentiate.
:17:52. > :17:57.They are all so good in different ways. They have done an amazing job,
:17:57. > :18:01.all of them. Lisa included. Wasn't she fantastic? Everybody loves her.
:18:01. > :18:05.She was a true inspiration. The four remaining ones are incredible.
:18:05. > :18:12.They are so good. The final will be sensational. How will people
:18:12. > :18:18.choose? Let's look back at the dances that have secured their
:18:18. > :18:23.places in the final. Denise and James. Technically, she is the best
:18:23. > :18:27.dancer. How does she find herself in the bottom two? I cannot
:18:27. > :18:32.understand that. Sometimes I feel she is so good she doesn't need our
:18:32. > :18:36.support. I have to emphasise that. You have to vote. Nobody is safe.
:18:36. > :18:41.The margin is so small. And the public vote is so important. If you
:18:41. > :18:45.don't vote, they will go. We were very surprised. What was so
:18:45. > :18:51.brilliant about her tango? tango, it was incredible. There was
:18:51. > :18:57.a sequence towards the end, there were a couple of sharp links. The
:18:57. > :19:03.build-up, not just technically, they build it up beautifully to a
:19:03. > :19:07.climax. It was clean, it was sharp, it was powerful, it was dramatic.
:19:07. > :19:13.Everything a tango should be. If you look, the lines, the posture,
:19:13. > :19:16.the footwork, everything was superb. Perfect. And why did you love her
:19:16. > :19:21.rumba? You were emotional after this? That rumba was special. They
:19:21. > :19:25.did something completely different. They played it - usually, they go
:19:25. > :19:29.for the raunch and the sex. This was played as a romantic love story.
:19:29. > :19:34.Every step had a meaning. Everything was delivered with total
:19:34. > :19:40.conviction. There were some steps that were contemporary in feel. I
:19:40. > :19:45.thought it was so inspiring. We were watching a film. It was beyond
:19:45. > :19:49.dancing. It was one of the most inspired rumbas I have seen. There
:19:49. > :19:55.you go. James Jordan will be very happy! Kimberley and Pasha. You
:19:55. > :20:05.judges loving them at the moment. As are the public. Two tens for her
:20:05. > :20:06.
:20:06. > :20:11.again. An American Smooth? Look at that. Look at that. Rita Hayworth
:20:11. > :20:17.and Hollywood! It is about the extra glitz. Look at that. She is
:20:17. > :20:21.HOT! Again, what happened with her - she has blossomed in the last two
:20:21. > :20:26.weeks. She's always been there near the top but just now we start to
:20:26. > :20:31.see somebody that is at ease with herself. She interprets the music
:20:32. > :20:36.beautifully. She shines. She has done - that was superb. Then she
:20:36. > :20:42.did the Charleston? You see, what happens is the contrast. You go
:20:42. > :20:49.from this kind of super-sexy Hollywood star, into suddenly this
:20:49. > :20:52.kind of hot flapper! Look at this. Incredible energy. Incredible steps.
:20:53. > :20:58.Great fun. People, the house was - people were screaming. I thought
:20:58. > :21:02.they were going to come through the ceiling. Louis and Flavia. Everyone
:21:02. > :21:07.was disappointed in his jive. Not the best scores? The thing is, we
:21:07. > :21:13.are getting towards the final and he has worked very hard. Look at
:21:14. > :21:17.the face and the interpretation. We are going towards the final and
:21:17. > :21:22.there are details - the footwork has to be right. What was wrong?
:21:22. > :21:26.The kicks and flicks were a bit weak. They were not sharp enough.
:21:26. > :21:31.They were not tight enough. Sometimes he was flat-footed. He
:21:31. > :21:36.played it well. The jive has to be tight, sharp, precise, compact and
:21:36. > :21:42.energetic. And all went into the delivering of the character and the
:21:42. > :21:46.technique wasn't quite as good. Louis goes away, Flavia gives him a
:21:46. > :21:50.slap, he comes back... Sports people take the knock and they know
:21:50. > :21:55.that they have to play the next match and it doesn't matter. You
:21:55. > :22:00.have to win the next one. He did it with that amazing foxtrot. Stunning.
:22:00. > :22:03.His highest scores... That was the best ballroom he has ever done. He
:22:03. > :22:08.looks superb. The foxtrot, everybody thinks the foxtrot is a
:22:08. > :22:14.ballroom dance. It is very difficult to do. To do it correctly
:22:14. > :22:20.is so hard. He's done it. Brilliant. Bang! In the final. So over the
:22:20. > :22:27.weekend, you did compare Dani to Ginger Rogers. You said, "She's
:22:27. > :22:32.grown up into the dancing." She has. She's very young. She doesn't have
:22:32. > :22:38.the - it surprises me because she doesn't have much experience. She's
:22:38. > :22:42.all been very good, very clean, very well-placed. You have to
:22:42. > :22:47.embrace different characters. It is like each dance as a role. She is
:22:47. > :22:53.starting to do that. You saw in the little American Smooth, she was
:22:53. > :22:56.doing this lovely '40s details. Again, the foxtrot was very good.
:22:57. > :23:00.She always tried to get the footwork right. She pays a lot of
:23:00. > :23:03.attention to it. Now she is starting to bring the character in
:23:04. > :23:08.as well. She's always been very constant and very clean and very
:23:08. > :23:13.precise. Now we are starting to see a little something hot happening
:23:13. > :23:17.there. With the Argentine tango, she sauced it up! You did give her
:23:17. > :23:22.a ten. Yes. When you start, you see a different side of her. We know
:23:22. > :23:28.that she's going to be clean. She's never went wrong. She never put a
:23:28. > :23:33.foot wrong. Now she plays it like a grown-up. We have a woman now! She
:23:33. > :23:40.has grown up. Amazing. It is the final on Saturday. Can you call it
:23:40. > :23:47.at this point? How can you? I mean, it is unmissable. This final is
:23:47. > :23:51.unmissable television. Hopefully, they won't fall on their bum.
:23:51. > :23:54.don't want that. Anything can happen. They have to do a judges'
:23:54. > :23:58.pick, which is going to be interesting. I can't tell you about
:23:58. > :24:05.it. It will be very interesting. The showdance is always the one
:24:05. > :24:10.that nails it. If they get it wrong, they will lose. Bruno, thank you.
:24:10. > :24:16.My pleasure! It's been well worth the wait. Can you give us a...?
:24:16. > :24:22.Yes! Bruno Tonioli! APPLAUSE Both legs together. Earlier on, we
:24:22. > :24:32.showed you one of our professionals dancing about. Who was
:24:32. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :24:42.moonlighting? How do you do that? Look, it is Karen! APPLAUSE
:24:42. > :24:45.Beautiful girl. Now it is time to welcome Denise and James who are
:24:45. > :24:51.officially in the Strictly Come Dancing Final! APPLAUSE Thank you.
:24:51. > :24:54.Are you all right? Yes. You have been having a little cry? We are
:24:54. > :24:58.quite emotional. With Lisa and Robin, we are sad to see them go.
:24:58. > :25:03.Then we were chatting and we were setting each other off. Also, you
:25:03. > :25:09.are all exhausted. You have worked so hard. Yes. Congratulations on
:25:09. > :25:13.getting into the final. Thank you. So well deserved. It's not been the
:25:13. > :25:19.easiest of rides. Are you happy? are thrilled. We wanted to get to
:25:19. > :25:23.the final. At the same time, it is difficult the situation that we
:25:23. > :25:27.were in on Sunday. You all become so close. At this stage, you don't
:25:28. > :25:33.want anybody to go. Yeah, it's - I don't think people at home realise
:25:33. > :25:40.how emotional this show makes you. You live, eat and breathe Strictly.
:25:40. > :25:45.Yes. It just... All five couples should have gone to the final.
:25:45. > :25:51.Let's pretend next week is not happening! To be saved by the
:25:51. > :25:53.judges and see Lisa go, was it bitter-sweet? Yes. The thing is, on
:25:53. > :25:58.Saturday night, we performed probably two of our best dances
:25:58. > :26:03.that we have performed throughout the series. For us, not only to be
:26:03. > :26:06.in the bottom two was - it is sad to know that you have - that people
:26:06. > :26:11.haven't voted for you. But then to see how Lisa was and Robin were
:26:11. > :26:16.when they were in the bottom two as well, literally everybody was
:26:16. > :26:24.crying. I know. It is very sad. good thing is, you are in the final.
:26:24. > :26:30.I know! Listen, we are really happy. Enjoy it. Craig got booed for
:26:30. > :26:34.giving you a nine for the tango. How proud were you of Denise?
:26:34. > :26:42.Unbelievable. I could feel the audience lifting half-way through
:26:42. > :26:47.the routine and they kept lifting and lifting and the routine -
:26:47. > :26:51.because I choreographed it - built and built until the end. I haven't
:26:51. > :26:57.experienced an audience like that before where they erupted. It was
:26:57. > :27:02.such a great feeling. The semifinal was such a brilliant show.
:27:02. > :27:10.Everybody lifted their game. Then James got emotional after the rumba.
:27:10. > :27:18.You said that was... Did I? I don't get emotional! No, just the feeling
:27:18. > :27:21.dancing it because, as Bruno said, I tried to make it more
:27:21. > :27:26.contemporary, not your traditional sexy, raunchy rumba. It is what the
:27:26. > :27:36.music asked for. It was so nice to dance something like that. We got
:27:36. > :27:36.
:27:36. > :27:40.in trouble with Ola, though! Over the last three months, we know that
:27:40. > :27:45.it's not gone unnoticed that you have had a perfect partnership. We
:27:45. > :27:55.think we might have got to the bottom of the key to your success.
:27:55. > :28:03.Really? Honesty with a capital H! Oh no. Have you cleaned your taeth?
:28:03. > :28:07.I want you to stay away from me. Want a mint? You know that picture,
:28:07. > :28:12.that's what you look like! wouldn't pay you a compliment. Your
:28:12. > :28:18.head is big enough already! have aged ten years from this show.
:28:18. > :28:23.That's working with you! You are on your way out, love! Yes, put both
:28:24. > :28:30.chins there. At least I have still got my own hair. At least I have
:28:30. > :28:39.got my own teeth! Brilliant. uses the same jokes every time.
:28:39. > :28:45.used them again so eventually they get shown! Three dances for you.
:28:45. > :28:50.The judges' pick, they have chosen one that you could possibly improve
:28:50. > :28:55.on. A showdance. And your favourite dance. What have you chosen for
:28:55. > :29:00.your favourite dance? Charleston that we danced at
:29:00. > :29:06.Wembley. Craig gave you a nine. What did he want? More explosion?
:29:06. > :29:11.Perhaps if I do it on my own we might get a ten! That is what we
:29:11. > :29:17.said! What have the judges picked for you? Are we allowed to say?
:29:17. > :29:22.We are dancing the jive. That was week two in the competition. We are
:29:22. > :29:30.quite happy about that. Have they given you any tips? Darcey said
:29:30. > :29:37.that my shoulders were too high in what you call the Lindy thing!
:29:37. > :29:44.Congratulations. Good luck this weekend. Give it up for Denise and