:00:05. > :00:12.Hello and welcome to a brand new series of It Takes Two. A new
:00:12. > :00:19.series, new celebrity, new green room. Come with me as I meet our
:00:19. > :00:25.first guests to talk us through their waltz, Rachel and Pasha are
:00:25. > :00:32.here. Will I fall in love with him too? Dave and Karen are here.
:00:32. > :00:37.In your face! Yes! And to talk and sift through the weekend's delights
:00:37. > :00:43.and disasters Craig Revel Horwood is back. You love it! This is Strictly
:00:43. > :01:25.It Takes Two. Boom! That's for you, Dave!
:01:25. > :01:32.Live from London, this is Strictly, It Takes Two. Please welcome your
:01:32. > :01:44.host Zoe Ball. Hello, and welcome to It Takes Two.
:01:44. > :01:50.Yes, we are back! It is time once again dance lovers to immerse
:01:50. > :01:54.ourselves inthe world of glamour as we guide you through the next 12
:01:54. > :02:00.weeks of Strictly action. What a weekend it was! 15 new celebrities
:02:00. > :02:07.make their debuts. In case you missed any of it, these are the
:02:07. > :02:11.Strictly headlines: Ment evening, here is the news! It
:02:11. > :02:15.was a weekend of surprises, but with the memories of Nancy Dell'Olio and
:02:15. > :02:20.Anne Widdecome still fresh in the mind, perhaps the biggest shock came
:02:20. > :02:29.from Fiona Fullerton. Might Anton, for once, actually have a partner
:02:29. > :02:33.who can dance! ? It is lovely to see Anton actually dancing this series.
:02:33. > :02:44.The content in that was amazing! There was so much going on.
:02:44. > :02:49.Go, Fifi! Has caig met his match. While Vanessa's post-verbal workout
:02:49. > :02:56.left him speechless. It is a shame you don't dance as
:02:56. > :03:00.well as you speak. There was too much acting and not enough dancing.
:03:00. > :03:06.Let me tell you what it is like from this side. Side. I am squeezed into
:03:06. > :03:11.a girdle. I am having a hot flush, like you wouldn't believe and I have
:03:11. > :03:26.to pretend to not be impressed when James Jordan takes his chest out!
:03:26. > :03:34.Closing Saturday's show abbey and Aljaz had some lovely footwork.
:03:35. > :03:45.Dreamily, deeply-felt. Romantic. You did an incredible debut on Strictly.
:03:45. > :03:59.And finally, an it takes two - a pre-dance -- It Takes Two - a
:03:59. > :04:04.pre-dance warm-up. And one, and two and... I want a go! You can do me! I
:04:04. > :04:17.reckon you are too heavy. It is OK - Mr Macdonald was later
:04:17. > :04:22.restrained! Those are the Strictly headlines. I thank you! Well, we'll
:04:22. > :04:29.have more behind the scenes action later. What do our judges make of
:04:29. > :04:37.the class of 2013? First it is the boys. Strictly, 2013... Bring it on!
:04:37. > :04:44.This year will be a fob louse year! What a cast! What a treat for the
:04:44. > :04:54.eye! Ash the smash! He is good looking. He has great fizz eke.
:04:54. > :04:59.Do you know what I call him - Big Ben, ding-dong! He has the full
:04:59. > :05:05.package. They don't come more packaged than him. Lovely Patrick of
:05:05. > :05:10.Casualty. Let's hope he's not a casualty on the dance floor.
:05:10. > :05:17.Temperatures will be rising. We'll have Saturday Night Fever! I think
:05:17. > :05:21.he'll have it. Lovely posture. Stands straight, lovely smile, just
:05:21. > :05:24.like me! With Julien I will pay particular attention to the detail
:05:24. > :06:03.in his dancing and the technique. Let's hope he doesn't get
:06:03. > :06:20.He may have a great sense of when food may be ready, but does he have
:06:20. > :06:25.a sense of where a heel should be placed? After many years of an
:06:25. > :06:30.on-screen double act, my first guest has ruthlessly traded his partner in
:06:31. > :06:37.for a more attractive and... Sorry, Si - it is Dave Myers and his dance
:06:37. > :06:43.partner. I am so excited to see you. Can I
:06:43. > :06:47.say hashtag telly joy. You look like you were having the time of your
:06:47. > :06:52.life on Saturday! I had such a good time. We worked really hard at the
:06:52. > :06:56.dance. We did train for three weeks. Once that train left the station
:06:56. > :07:02.there was no stopping it. Everything was right until the last
:07:02. > :07:08.air-punches. By then the audience were with me! You looked like you
:07:08. > :07:12.were loving it. It was infectious! Might I say... That is the reaction
:07:12. > :07:17.everyone else has when they watch it back! They are loving you online.
:07:17. > :07:22.Deborah from Leicester says dancing is all about fun and involvement,
:07:22. > :07:27.Dave, you tick all the boxes. Karen, were you proud of your partner? I
:07:27. > :07:31.was so proud! Really, he made me giggle all the way through. I was
:07:31. > :07:35.having such a great time and working so hard. Really we are so focussed
:07:35. > :07:40.on this. We want to stay in this competition for as long as possible.
:07:40. > :07:44.We are working really hard. That is the attitude. Karen has some
:07:44. > :07:52.fantastic ideas. We hope we have a chance to execute those ideas.
:07:52. > :07:57.Fingers crossed. Sorry to put a dampener on it, Craig found it
:07:57. > :08:04.terrifying. What did you make of his comments? Well, you see Darcy - I
:08:04. > :08:10.was over the moon! Even Bruno was nice, looking forward to next week.
:08:10. > :08:18.I mean, Craig, he looked like he had a mouthful of vinegar. Maybe that is
:08:18. > :08:23.what it was. I am meant to count in my head, not verbally. That is hard.
:08:23. > :08:26.That will come with experience. The others did enjoy it. Darcy said,
:08:26. > :08:42.literally crying with happiness. Did you expect them to enjoy it so
:08:42. > :08:48.much? I thought I'd got them then - one, two, three, four... And I went
:08:48. > :08:51.away with a flourish then! You know, like I had so much
:08:51. > :08:55.information to absorb, and the thing is, it is times when you have to
:08:55. > :08:58.stop and people say, do whatever you do, don't stop moving. So, I kept
:08:58. > :09:02.stop and people say, do whatever you moving, you know! And don't stop
:09:02. > :09:07.smiling thanked was easy once I started -- smiling and that was easy
:09:07. > :09:12.once I started. It was a very strong dance. The other thing is, you were
:09:12. > :09:17.doing your rock star moves in the training room. You might have
:09:17. > :09:19.possibly taken it a little bit far! Let's have a look.
:09:19. > :09:53.Hit it! # Wild thing
:09:53. > :09:57.# I think I love you # Come on hold me tight
:09:57. > :10:10.Oh, goodness me! I didn't know they were filming!
:10:10. > :10:14.That! Bru Bruno says he looks forward to your American smooth
:10:14. > :10:18.next. How is it going? Challenging, it is beautiful. Should have more
:10:18. > :10:23.discipline - perhaps! There will be. And there'll be some
:10:23. > :10:29.big surprises. Yes, I have heard you are working on -- I have heard that
:10:29. > :10:36.you working on a building site has come in! Easy. Not that you are like
:10:37. > :10:45.a sack of comment. Never! So, she is... He's very strong. And
:10:45. > :10:49.well rooted, but it is getting the roots up!
:10:50. > :11:01.Good luck this weekend. You are a joy to watch. Good luck! Dave and
:11:01. > :11:05.Karen... Now, soon Craig will be pirouetting in his pumps. First,
:11:05. > :11:13.behind the scenes action from the weekend. It is the first live show!
:11:13. > :11:18.Hello! Here we go! I have the feeling we are going to have a
:11:18. > :11:23.megaday. We have just abandoned the lip gloss
:11:23. > :11:28.because I am doing the jive and there's so much twisting it will
:11:28. > :11:37.go... And I will get stuck like that!
:11:37. > :11:41.We are just about to run through the group pro-dance. It will be very
:11:42. > :11:47.exciting. I am the professional dancers doing their stuff. A very
:11:47. > :11:52.ressive dance they have tonight. I am flying down on a silk. The things
:11:52. > :11:56.you do for Strictly Come Dancing - I tell you that!
:11:56. > :12:02.We have been to rehearsals and I have messed it up. I messed it up
:12:02. > :12:10.before. I am a bit breathless. I must hold
:12:10. > :12:13.my breath unconsciously. Such a different atmosphere from where we
:12:13. > :12:18.have been rehearsing I is nice to get in -- it is nice to get in here
:12:18. > :12:23.and have the lights. I am very nervous, openening the show. It is a
:12:23. > :12:27.lovely honour, but... My mum has been texting me all day. She's
:12:27. > :12:35.coming tonight. She has been giving me last-minute tips.
:12:35. > :12:42.10 minutes, people! It is Strictly, 2013... Let's go: And get ready to
:12:42. > :12:52.rumba! Live from the BBC... Last night -
:12:52. > :12:57.fabulous! Oh, what's in store today? Can't wait to do it! Just can't
:12:57. > :13:02.wait! Morning!
:13:02. > :13:11.I come here with a blank canvass and she draws a magical face on me. I
:13:11. > :13:20.think when I look in the mirror, oh, who's that! ? A little bit too
:13:20. > :13:25.early. They are fixed to the bar. It is definitely feeling real. It is
:13:25. > :13:32.like, oh, my God, pinch me time! You know you have made it when your name
:13:32. > :13:36.sl in lights. In all honesty, it wasn't very good.
:13:36. > :13:43.Hopefully I can sort of put on some sort of dance with a little bit of
:13:43. > :13:49.rhythm. I am hoping! I feel quite relieved to have done
:13:49. > :13:55.the rehearsals. Fingers crossed for the actual thing. Five minutes,
:13:55. > :14:00.guys. I have glitter, my arms being tanned. My back being waxed! This is
:14:00. > :14:04.more than a few last-minute touchups. This is a proper
:14:04. > :14:11.renovation! I am hoping it will be better than it was last night!
:14:11. > :14:19.Good luck to you! Good luck tonight! Come on! I stop being a Dragon and
:14:19. > :14:28.be a... What am I? A dancer! I am literally quaking!
:14:28. > :14:38.Oh, watching them go on still makes me have clammy palms. Taking to the
:14:39. > :14:42.floor first time was not nervewracking enough, they had to
:14:42. > :14:55.cope with Craig Revel Horwood. Oh, a little move. Oh, shippy and a
:14:55. > :14:57.spin! -- shimmy and a spin!
:14:57. > :15:01.Did you enjoy yourself? I had a -- shimmy and a spin!
:15:01. > :15:05.whale of a time. An interesting fact for you, in the first episode of
:15:05. > :15:10.last year's series, the average score was 22. This year it was 24.
:15:10. > :15:14.Does this mean they are even better at dancing than last year's
:15:14. > :15:18.contestants? No, I think Len is overscoring!
:15:18. > :15:24.Possibly! We have so many to get through. Wed start at the top with
:15:24. > :15:28.abbey and Aljaz. You gave them an eight and said it was gorgeous -
:15:28. > :15:33.what was it about it that you loved so much? Well, they danced together.
:15:33. > :15:34.A lot of the couples, I thought on Saturday, also Friday, were fighting
:15:34. > :15:38.one and others. But, it was just Saturday, also Friday, were fighting
:15:38. > :15:43.absolutely beautiful and the only thing that I thought actually didn't
:15:43. > :15:49.quite work was the fact that they lost a little bit of focus with
:15:49. > :15:55.their putting their bodies together. That is the only thing. It is only
:15:55. > :16:00.week one. She is amazing really. She is amazing. It will really stand out
:16:00. > :16:04.in the Latin. When the ladies are led around the floor it is easier
:16:04. > :16:11.for the celebrity ladies. You said it is easier, it is really tough.
:16:11. > :16:18.When you get your shimmy on it is tough. You gave an eight to Natalie.
:16:18. > :16:22.You said the fringing was holding a multitude of sins on the hips. I
:16:22. > :16:26.hoped she would have more hip action. She has lovely straight
:16:26. > :16:32.legs. If she straightens them more and gets more hip action, that could
:16:32. > :16:34.have been a nine. OK! In due course, possibly a ten. I think she's
:16:34. > :16:38.absolutely fantastic and to come out on the first show, really and do
:16:38. > :16:42.something that spectacular is incredible! OK, to the other end of
:16:42. > :16:45.the leaderboard, gorgeous Dave and incredible! OK, to the other end of
:16:45. > :16:51.Karen, who were just here and the cha-cha-cha. His booty shake - I
:16:51. > :16:56.quote - gave you an overwhelming feeling of revulsion. What was he
:16:56. > :17:01.getting so wrong for you? Well, the majority of the dance really. It is
:17:01. > :17:06.all very, I suppose it is a lot of fun for everyone at home sitting
:17:06. > :17:11.there watching with their wine and having a good laugh with some potato
:17:11. > :17:14.crisps, but when you have to judge something like that, I have to look
:17:14. > :17:21.at it technically. I like his enthusiasm. I like his energy. I
:17:21. > :17:27.like his zest for the show. But, there does have to be some technique
:17:27. > :17:34.in that. The American smooth next weekend. Tony and Aliona. You gave
:17:34. > :17:39.him a two. You used the D-word for the first time. How did he go so
:17:39. > :17:44.wrong? I was surprised when I saw him come out. I thought he had some
:17:44. > :17:48.rhythm. There was a rise and fall. Then he went wrong about six times.
:17:48. > :17:54.That is why his score was actually, in my case, so low. If he hadn't of
:17:54. > :17:58.messed it up, I think it could have been possibly a five. First show
:17:58. > :18:08.nerve Duke of Yorks you think? I think -- first show nerves Duke of
:18:08. > :18:13.Yorks you think? -- nerves, do you think? Absolutely. Mark surprised a
:18:13. > :18:16.Yorks you think? -- nerves, do you lot of people on Saturday. You were
:18:16. > :18:22.going on about his right thumb - what is it about you and thumbs?
:18:22. > :18:29.Look at it! Where should it be? Down, darling. That is easily
:18:29. > :18:33.adjustable. It was a little bit stompy, I thought. At least he put
:18:33. > :18:38.some intent and purpose into it. I thought he was very funny, some good
:18:38. > :18:46.steps there. To the jives. We've never had jives first week. A tough
:18:46. > :18:51.dance to do. Susannah from grimsy did a jive. You liked her energy and
:18:51. > :18:55.personality. I liked that section there. She's got a great
:18:55. > :18:59.personality. It is just wonderful to see her shine through the dance. And
:18:59. > :19:05.that, to be honest, the acting is 50% of doing it. You know, the
:19:05. > :19:08.people at home possibly don't know all the technical stuff. So they
:19:08. > :19:14.will vote for that personality. She did a great job. A good partnership.
:19:14. > :19:20.Patrick and Anya did the jive. You gave him a seven. You said you liked
:19:20. > :19:22.his rhythm and energy. Could he be a frontrunner for the boys? I think
:19:22. > :19:28.so. This was a surprise. I didn't think he would come out and nail it
:19:28. > :19:34.as well as he di He was flat footed for me. He is committed. He has that
:19:34. > :19:40.inner grove. He has a natural demeanour for it. And all on bad
:19:40. > :19:45.knees. He's had dodgy knees. Vanessa and James and their cha-cha-cha. You
:19:45. > :19:50.didn't get a chance to say very much on Saturday night, which I thought
:19:50. > :19:54.was funny. What did you want to say about Vanessa's cha-cha-cha? There
:19:54. > :20:00.is not much to say. It would have all be, sadly, negative. She was
:20:00. > :20:04.kicking up every time she went into a New York or something, she would
:20:04. > :20:08.stomp her legs up and down. And it just needs a little bit more focus.
:20:08. > :20:13.I think she just needs to concentrate really on nailing just a
:20:13. > :20:20.basic technique. And then start developing it. Of course, it is day
:20:20. > :20:26.one, isn't it? It i Vanessa could come back and thrill and shock us
:20:26. > :20:31.all. Sophie and bren Dan and the waltz -- Brendan and the waltz, you
:20:31. > :20:34.said it was beautiful but you were not happy with her top line? It is
:20:34. > :20:39.stiff and her right shoulder moves up. She has a tendency to lift it
:20:39. > :20:41.and then she loses this side of her neck. She needs to licht her chin as
:20:41. > :20:46.well -- lift her chin a little bit neck. She needs to licht her chin as
:20:47. > :20:52.as well. Normally we are doing this in week five or six, aren't we? It
:20:52. > :20:59.is all amazing, really. I am really quite gobsmacked. He's a pussy cat
:20:59. > :21:05.really! Ashley and Ola, you called Ashley
:21:05. > :21:12.easy on the eye. You said his footwork was feral. Untamed. That is
:21:12. > :21:18.what I meant. I like that in a man normally. Me too and especially one
:21:18. > :21:25.in hot pink. I like him, I think he's an equal opportunity with
:21:25. > :21:29.Patrick to be up there of the top boy celebrities. I like him. I want
:21:29. > :21:36.him to do really well in it. He shows promise. Good stuff! No news
:21:36. > :21:40.on the baby, by the way. Apart from comparing Ben to breeze blocks, you
:21:40. > :21:44.said there were a host of things to say, but you did haven't the time.
:21:44. > :21:48.Do you have time now? Personality. No real acting through it at all. He
:21:48. > :21:52.looked worried through the whole thing. No hip action at all, really.
:21:52. > :21:58.He was just concentrating on the back of her head for most of it, you
:21:58. > :22:02.know! It is a shame. If he had just thrown caution to the wind and even
:22:03. > :22:05.overdone the hips, you know, he would have been better off and at
:22:05. > :22:10.least smiled through it. You know what it is like with these rugby
:22:10. > :22:23.players, slowly, slowly they come out. Look at Goughy at the end! M
:22:23. > :22:28.You were pleased with Deborah? I was surprised. She was being dragged
:22:28. > :22:33.about a bit, particularly when she does any turn and stuff like that. I
:22:33. > :22:38.felt she was off Robin. She has surprised me. Another shocker,
:22:38. > :22:45.really. I think she'll be really good. I know Gough is a cricketer,
:22:45. > :22:51.not a rugby player. Just testing you!
:22:51. > :22:57.Thank you very much, Craig Revel Horwood!
:22:57. > :23:00.Sorry, Goughy! Earlier on we heard their thoughts, Craig and his
:23:00. > :23:05.friend's thoughts. Time to find out what they make of this year's dance
:23:05. > :23:10.floor dames. Abbey, of course, is brilliant at
:23:10. > :23:15.looking fantastic. But, can she dance?
:23:15. > :23:21.She can control all those limbs, I think she could go to the final. I
:23:21. > :23:26.cannot wait to see those pins in action. News flash, Susanna Reid,
:23:26. > :23:30.she will definitely be in the last four. If she can show her wild side,
:23:30. > :23:35.I think the audience will just love her. I bet she cannot wait to get
:23:35. > :23:39.out there. She is always sitting down. This is a dance to show her
:23:39. > :23:45.legs. Sophie Ellis-Bextor she will be, actually rather wonderful. She
:23:45. > :23:49.looks like a ballet dancer. Whether she has that confidence is another
:23:49. > :23:53.matter. She can do it great with her voice. We will have to see whether
:23:53. > :23:56.she can do it great with her body. Fiona Fullerton, does she have the
:23:56. > :24:01.she can do it great with her body. license to thrill? Bond girl -
:24:01. > :24:04.thrill to a kill - let's hope she brings that attitude with her. 007!
:24:04. > :24:10.Oh, the dragon - Deborah - it is brings that attitude with her. 007!
:24:10. > :24:21.great to have her. I am sure she's incredibly competitive. I think she
:24:21. > :24:27.will be a live wire. Nat Tataly -- Natalie, young enthusiastic. I think
:24:27. > :24:34.she will be very competitive and tough on herself. Vanessa, I hope
:24:34. > :24:40.she surprises us all. Vanessa Feltz will be the ultimate performer. She
:24:40. > :24:47.is brash - she tells it like it is - I hope she will tell it. Rachel is
:24:48. > :24:51.beautiful. She will be stunning in the ballroom. She can count from one
:24:51. > :24:53.to eight, so she will not have any problem. I know she can count, but
:24:53. > :25:00.to eight, so she will not have any will she be able to do it on time?
:25:00. > :25:08.Strictly, 2013, one to watch, darling!
:25:08. > :25:13.Thank you, darling. What happened when you factor in as many hours of
:25:13. > :25:23.training as you can - the answer is a beautiful first dance, please
:25:23. > :25:26.welcome Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev.
:25:26. > :25:31.If you can incorporate that into your next dance, that would be
:25:31. > :25:34.great! How did the nerves hold out on
:25:34. > :25:38.Saturday for you, Rachel? That is the question! I was fine. I was
:25:39. > :25:43.singing along all day, having a laugh with everybody. Calm, calm,
:25:43. > :25:49.calm and then the music came on and I checked out. I just went. It was
:25:49. > :25:55.over I was looking at Pasha - what just happened? The steps seemed to
:25:55. > :25:56.have come together. I wouldn't have just happened? The steps seemed to
:25:56. > :26:00.noticed. Could you tell Pash that she had gone You could tell for a
:26:00. > :26:16.second. She worked so Ment It is all in there, it is the
:26:16. > :26:20.training. It was called a tad on the careful side. What did you make of
:26:20. > :26:25.that? Because we were a little bit too nervous and somebody went to
:26:25. > :26:31.Florida while I was dancing... Lovely trick! Maybe we didn't put
:26:31. > :26:37.enough energy in it. Maybe that is what they meant by "careful." Can I
:26:37. > :26:41.say my little girl thought you looked like Belle from Sleeping
:26:41. > :26:47.Beauty. You looked stunning. You are elegant there on the floor. You
:26:47. > :26:51.said, Pash, that she is like a giraffe stomping around!
:26:51. > :27:01.There have been a few animals I have been compared to. Is he a good
:27:01. > :27:05.teacher? Do you like his methods? He's a brilliant teacher. He will
:27:05. > :27:08.say 17,000 different ways to explain He's a brilliant teacher. He will
:27:08. > :27:13.it to me. One will kind of stick. Then we have to stick with that.
:27:13. > :27:15.That does help! And the brain doesn't connect with the body and
:27:15. > :27:20.the other way around. That will all doesn't connect with the body and
:27:20. > :27:23.come. In the training room it is quite funny. We have noticed some of
:27:24. > :27:28.his training room lingo is confusing. Look at. This As you run
:27:28. > :27:32.around, you will see how I adjust it. What comes around comes around
:27:32. > :27:37.or what goes around actually gets around.
:27:37. > :27:40.Yeah! I like that version better. If you go around, then you will get
:27:40. > :27:51.around. Good! Go for it! Cool!
:27:51. > :27:56.What is he talking about? Psm how have you got on with the ballroom
:27:56. > :27:59.shoes? I got blister after blister. It got to the point where I put them
:27:59. > :28:02.shoes? I got blister after blister. on and I went, oh, I'm fine. I
:28:02. > :28:06.couldn't really walk because one of on and I went, oh, I'm fine. I
:28:06. > :28:12.them was really in there! .ed I love the Latin shoes. They are more
:28:12. > :28:20.forgiving. I was in the socks n the blister plasters. All very sexy!
:28:20. > :28:27.Also, how are you getting on? Does the maths - does your brilliant
:28:27. > :28:31.brain help with the steps? It doesn't help. I can count to eight.
:28:31. > :28:37.Is that all we have to do - eight? We don't have to go higher... To
:28:37. > :28:44.three in the waltz. Up to eight, sorted. That is all of us. I found
:28:44. > :28:45.especially learning the waltz to start with, my brain was the
:28:45. > :28:59.problem. This weekend, it is the start with, my brain was the
:28:59. > :29:03.salsa. How is it going? Salsa is different from the waltz. We need to
:29:04. > :29:07.bring more fire into it. Len says he wants some welly. Will he get that
:29:07. > :29:11.bring more fire into it. Len says he this weekend? I will have to up my
:29:11. > :29:14.acting game. If you miss one step on that, then you don't know what will
:29:14. > :29:20.happen. Good luck this weekend. Rachel and Pasha, everybody.
:29:20. > :29:25.How do we get it all in? Thanks to all my guests. I am back tomorrow at
:29:25. > :29:31.6.30pm. I will be joined by Deborah and robin, Aliona, Natalie, Artem
:29:31. > :29:32.and Justine Henin-Hardenne.