:00:09. > :00:13.Hello, and welcome to Wednesday's It Takes Two. Tonight I'm spoiling you
:00:14. > :00:18.with three delightful couples on the sofa. Our super-smooth storyteller
:00:19. > :00:21.Mark is here with partner Iveta. Fresh from playing snakes and
:00:22. > :00:26.ladders with Len, Fiona and Anton are here. He's just about recovered
:00:27. > :00:30.from Saturday night's love in with Craig - Ben and his partner Kristina
:00:31. > :00:40.are here. And how about a Wednesday warm up to get us all in the mood.
:00:41. > :00:41.Ian Waite's back. I feel all warm inside This is Strictly It Takes
:00:42. > :01:29.Two. . Live from London, this is Strictly
:01:30. > :01:37.Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Please welcome your host, Zoe Ball.
:01:38. > :01:41.Hiya. Hiya! Tonight, welcome to It Takes Two with 13 couples left in
:01:42. > :01:46.the competition. Saturday will prove unlucky as one pair has to go.
:01:47. > :01:50.Hopefully not our next couple, Fiona and Anton. I'll be talking to them
:01:51. > :01:54.in a moment, but first, here's a quick recap of Saturday's waltz -
:01:55. > :01:58.two, three, one, two, three. You're playing snakes and ladders. Last
:01:59. > :02:04.night you went down the snake, but this week back up the ladder - oh,
:02:05. > :02:10.yes. Oh, Fiona, you have turned into Grace Kelly. You've danced with ease
:02:11. > :02:13.and elegance. At times I can still see you slightly losing focus. Don't
:02:14. > :02:18.do that because you've got it within you. I thought the whole thing was
:02:19. > :02:19.extremely elegant and beautifully danced
:02:20. > :02:29.APPLAUSE 7! 7. 7! 28! 28! It was a very
:02:30. > :02:33.loving dance. I just wish I could have looked at you a little bit more
:02:34. > :02:38.often, but in the waltz, it's not like that. It was my pleasure to
:02:39. > :02:44.dance with you. I had the best birthday ever. What a classy
:02:45. > :02:48.pairing. Please welcome strictly's very own Grace Kelly and Bing
:02:49. > :02:51.Crosby, Fiona and Anton. I don't know what you're laughing at. It's
:02:52. > :02:55.true. What a tender and stunning moment on Saturday, and Fiona, quite
:02:56. > :03:00.rightfully, you were compared to Grace Kelly. That must have felt
:03:01. > :03:04.quite nice for you. Yes, it's an enormous complement. I felt more
:03:05. > :03:08.like Matthew Kelly, but you know! A very big complement for Matthew
:03:09. > :03:13.Kelly as well. He'll be thrilled. The exciting thing is you were very
:03:14. > :03:18.excited to dance with the King of waltz himself. Love there show!
:03:19. > :03:22.Anton. I know. We're going to give you a official title and a crown. He
:03:23. > :03:27.needs a crown. Like a Lord's Mayor's necklace and the rest of it, but
:03:28. > :03:30.when you're out there on the dancefloor of all the weeks you have
:03:31. > :03:34.danced with her, did this feel particularly special? This was a
:03:35. > :03:40.super week for me because it was a lovely dance. It was a lovely song.
:03:41. > :03:43.Lance Elliot was singing it, who sings just beautifully, and we
:03:44. > :03:48.danced it so nicely together. She looked beautiful that dress. That
:03:49. > :03:51.was such a fabulous dress. It was. The whole things with just a great
:03:52. > :03:56.moment, a minute-and-a-half of joy for me, so thank you. Well done. You
:03:57. > :04:03.were amazing. Yes, well done! And also, all the hiccups from the week
:04:04. > :04:07.before went. You kept it perfectly on the floor. You were able to keep
:04:08. > :04:12.focus out there this week. Well done. Yes, I don't know how! Get in
:04:13. > :04:16.the zone! In the zone! I think you just get used to it. It's so
:04:17. > :04:21.nerve-racking but hopefully it gets easier. Is it getting a little bit
:04:22. > :04:25.easier? No, don't say that Len was talking about a game of Snakes and
:04:26. > :04:31.Ladders. How are you going to keep going up the rungs of the ladder and
:04:32. > :04:34.not slide on the slippery snakes? The most difficult thing about this
:04:35. > :04:39.show is doing it on Saturday night - it sounds an obvious thing to say
:04:40. > :04:42.but until you have had a go, until you have walked out there on
:04:43. > :04:44.Saturday night and tried it, it's unknown territory. It's so
:04:45. > :04:48.difficult. Just doing that more often, and we have been lucky enough
:04:49. > :04:51.to do it three times so far - three times... That's right.
:04:52. > :04:55.LAUGHTER How many dances? So the more we do,
:04:56. > :04:58.hopefully, the better it becomes, more familiar with the Saturday
:04:59. > :05:03.night, but it's so nerve-racking. It's difficult. It is. I just dance
:05:04. > :05:06.too quickly. It's like when you're acting, and you're nervous you,
:05:07. > :05:10.speak too quickly. Apparently I am doing the same thing I dance really,
:05:11. > :05:13.really quickly. It will be perfect for quick-step. You can imagine
:05:14. > :05:16.you'll fire around. Craig was talking about how delightful it was
:05:17. > :05:21.for Anton to have a partner who can show off his dancing skills as well.
:05:22. > :05:27.Ah, you see. Because you're so good. See how generous I am, Zoe? You are.
:05:28. > :05:32.I let him have the stage. Thank you. And he twirls around me - finally
:05:33. > :05:37.has his moment. I am just thrilled - you can come along and be brilliant.
:05:38. > :05:41.We think we know the seek Rhett to your pairing now. The two towers
:05:42. > :05:45.have been watching you. Look. Interesting. The thing about
:05:46. > :05:51.training is you have to have regular breaks, and I'm a huge tea drinker.
:05:52. > :05:57.I love my tea. Fancy a cup of tea. Do you mind? Not at all. Let's go.
:05:58. > :06:02.Tea for two, and two for tea. Shall we have some tea? I'm going to have
:06:03. > :06:07.a cup of tea. I'll put the kettle on. Is it time for a tea break?
:06:08. > :06:11.She's popped out to have a cup of tea. I hope that's what everybody
:06:12. > :06:17.else is doing, not just me. Earle Grey for moi. I might just have a
:06:18. > :06:26.couple of tea. I like to let it brew for a long time. Run out of builders
:06:27. > :06:31.- I'll bring some tomorrow. And I'm happy. They have tea at the Vic Raj
:06:32. > :06:40.- this is Strictly Come Dancing! It's working. If we have Jonathan
:06:41. > :06:46.coming in with Earle Grey for Fiona. Oh, wonderful. Look at that! He put
:06:47. > :06:51.an F on it for fabulous! Rumba this week, you've got to follow Ben.
:06:52. > :06:57.You've got to follow Natalie. How good is your rumba shaping up to be?
:06:58. > :07:01.A complete disaster. Don't say that! Really? It's tremendous. Look at
:07:02. > :07:06.that. I've never had so many bruises in my whole life. I don't know what
:07:07. > :07:12.I've done to offend him, but he's throwing me across the floor. It's
:07:13. > :07:16.all in the name of love. The throws are great, but I just can't... Go
:07:17. > :07:24.on. Go on! You missed it. Have faith. It will be gorgeous. What's a
:07:25. > :07:30.bruise between friends? Yeah! Foxy Fullerton and Delish bu beck. Thank
:07:31. > :07:35.you. Stick around. I'll get some cake. It's time to look ahead at the
:07:36. > :07:44.dance-off we can expect on Saturday. He's here. It's went. It's his
:07:45. > :07:51.warm-up time. It's Ian Waite. -- it's Wednesday.
:07:52. > :07:53.Will you look who is here? It's Ian Waite.
:07:54. > :07:57.APPLAUSE Just slipped in the back entrance.
:07:58. > :08:00.Just slipped in! Welcoming as the winter nights draw in. It's lovely
:08:01. > :08:04.to have you here. Four nights into the competition, are the celebrities
:08:05. > :08:07.and our professionals stepping it up a gear for the weekend? I watched on
:08:08. > :08:11.Saturday night with my dog once again, and I had a great time. I
:08:12. > :08:16.thought that all the couples had stepped it up a gear, and to be
:08:17. > :08:19.honest, yeah, it's looking very good. It is. The standard is looking
:08:20. > :08:24.good. It is. We're going to talk about the Latin this week. We're
:08:25. > :08:28.talking about sussauna and Kevin, when England won. The whole nation
:08:29. > :08:34.went into a giant samba, so exciting. Does she have good double
:08:35. > :08:38.bounce action? A great dance last week, two 9s. This is a really good
:08:39. > :08:42.dance. There is lots of content in here, so basically, lots of things
:08:43. > :08:45.could go wrong. What I have done is stopped it here because what I
:08:46. > :08:48.wanted to show you is the leg. Going into this promenade run, she needs
:08:49. > :08:57.to stretch the leg out at the back and bend the knee at the front. A
:08:58. > :09:01.bit like Kevin. Like Kevin there. One, two, three. And stretching that
:09:02. > :09:05.back leg as much as possible and bending into the front knee, so get
:09:06. > :09:11.your weight off the back toe... . Can you help me up again? I think I
:09:12. > :09:18.might be stuck. Sorry about that. Julien and Janet two, weeks, in the
:09:19. > :09:23.bottom two, give him a break. It he's try so hard. He's work so hard.
:09:24. > :09:28.I really would love it if he made it. And the salsa this week? Tell
:09:29. > :09:31.you what, it's one of the most difficult dances, salsa. I think
:09:32. > :09:35.that could expose some problems. The thing is - I would like him to work
:09:36. > :09:41.on is around the middle. He needs to loosen up that middle. Remember,
:09:42. > :09:47.salsa is all about rhythm. Rhythm, hips... He needs a good rhythm. I
:09:48. > :09:55.think he can do that Patrick andanya are doing the chau, chau, chau. You
:09:56. > :10:01.have always said you liked his chau-chau-chau? Yes. Once he gets
:10:02. > :10:05.into it, he's a good little mover. He's moving very fast. The only
:10:06. > :10:13.critique I can say at the moment with his dance is this - we never
:10:14. > :10:20.really want to see this... No! We never really want to see flat feet.
:10:21. > :10:29.Where should they be? He puts his feet down. You have to use your heel
:10:30. > :10:34.on every step. They're everywhere in the cha-chacha. Deborah, very good
:10:35. > :10:39.Saturday night, a jive. How were her flicks and kicks? Not that great. To
:10:40. > :10:43.be honest, Debra, to me, she has a certain amount of natural ability,
:10:44. > :10:47.and she's quite musical, but what she doesn't do in this jive is she's
:10:48. > :10:54.not using the balls of her feet, and she hasn't got that a-one-a-two,
:10:55. > :10:57.a-one-a-two, that accent in the music. I like it. Which keeps it
:10:58. > :11:03.light and bouncy. Never stop doing that. I love it. Ben and Kristina,
:11:04. > :11:09.an excellent rumba from big g Ben at the weekend - so, so good. Hold on.
:11:10. > :11:14.It's Fiona and Anton. Can we go back to them? Their rumba - she's being a
:11:15. > :11:16.very obedient student. I don't know what she's talking about saying
:11:17. > :11:20.she's not elegant. I think she's very elegant. She has a good sense
:11:21. > :11:25.of posture. She just has to believe in herself. What I would say, Fiona,
:11:26. > :11:33.is you just need to move your feet on to the left foot a little bit
:11:34. > :11:39.quicker, use the toe, then you'll have a strong dance. Got that?
:11:40. > :11:48.Excellent rumba from Ben at the weekend. How is his salsa? He's had
:11:49. > :11:50.a lot of difficult dances in the last week, and didn't they do well?
:11:51. > :11:53.APPLAUSE Good boy. I have stopped it here
:11:54. > :12:00.because this is where he's at his best. He's supporting Kristina
:12:01. > :12:04.because he's a big guy. He needs to move light across the ballroom.
:12:05. > :12:07.That's the difficulty for Kristina. She's got to make sure he can do
:12:08. > :12:12.that but what I would say again, a little bit like Julien, he needs to
:12:13. > :12:16.make sure he's got lots of body rhythm. Through it... And he's not
:12:17. > :12:26.too static in the body. Do not try that move at home, OK, unless you're
:12:27. > :12:31.Kristina. Mark and Evetta, for them a cha-cha-cha. How is he looking?
:12:32. > :12:35.You know what he's great - he's great in these gesticulations and
:12:36. > :12:40.the acting side of him comes out. It's fantastic. Hello! I would like
:12:41. > :12:47.him to concentrate a little bit more on the steps - hello! And make sure
:12:48. > :12:52.he works on those Cha-cha moves. An amazing outfit and I bet you can't
:12:53. > :12:59.do that, Ian Waite. I bet I can. Look at that! Great. He's pulled
:13:00. > :13:03.something! Now - out of my way. So a great night on Saturday for Craig,
:13:04. > :13:06.at least, who got a smack on the lips from a certain rugby hung. Here
:13:07. > :13:16.is a reminder of their dance. It's nice to see a big, butch bloke
:13:17. > :13:20.being gentle. That was a really touchy feeling kind of blow, hands
:13:21. > :13:24.everywhere. Whichever way you're going, keep going because you're
:13:25. > :13:28.doing well. I am willing you to do well and dance well. And you know
:13:29. > :13:39.what? You did. APPLAUSE
:13:40. > :13:44.7. 7. 7. It's a 7 fest! 7. 7. Yeah! Finally. Yes, finally, a standing
:13:45. > :13:49.ovation. Thank you so much. Oh, I am so proud of you. Everybody gets a
:13:50. > :13:54.kiss next week. I was so excited. It was a real buzz. I know.
:13:55. > :13:59.Please welcome Ben and Kristina. APPLAUSE
:14:00. > :14:04.It's so exciting, even watching it back. Congratulations, a personal
:14:05. > :14:07.best, 28. Well done, Ben. A standing ovation. When you were dancing that
:14:08. > :14:11.out on the floor, did you think to yourself, hang on a minute, this is
:14:12. > :14:16.quite good? Yeah, I thought they were clapping at somebody else at
:14:17. > :14:19.first - who is on stage? A flasher or something! No, it was all for
:14:20. > :14:22.you. Tell you what. They love you out there, the nation. Linda from
:14:23. > :14:28.Merseyside says, "It's the surprise of the night, fabulous." How lovely.
:14:29. > :14:32.How proud were you, Kristina? I can't describe how proud I am of him
:14:33. > :14:37.because it has been such a difficult week. We worked so hard, and it
:14:38. > :14:40.takes a lot for this big guy to be gentle and show his soft side. He
:14:41. > :14:46.did. It was absolutely wonderful. It was really moving. It was! Good. At
:14:47. > :14:51.the same time as being quite saucy. You planted one on Craig. What have
:14:52. > :14:55.you started? I think he liked it a bit too much. What happened there?
:14:56. > :15:00.Very spontaneous. I was just so excited. I thought, yeah, I got a
:15:01. > :15:04.positive comment, great. I thought something horrible was going to come
:15:05. > :15:08.out, as always, but they were such great words from him. Well done. In
:15:09. > :15:13.the weeks before that, I'd taken a little bit of criticism about my
:15:14. > :15:16.frame, the bottom - yeah, just encouragement and positive comments
:15:17. > :15:20.- really was like, yes, great. We've worked so hard, and to get 7s across
:15:21. > :15:24.the board was an amazing night. It's progress. It's... . It's good. It's
:15:25. > :15:29.all in the right direction, definitely. And the rumba can be
:15:30. > :15:32.such a tricky dance. Men can go out there and look quite awkward doing
:15:33. > :15:37.it. Why do you think it suited him so much? He did it so well. You know
:15:38. > :15:40.what? I also thought a lot about the choreography because it has to be
:15:41. > :15:44.good on him. It has to look good, what he's doing on the floor, and I
:15:45. > :15:49.just tried so hard to showcase what he can do, and he was partnering me
:15:50. > :15:52.and leading me from one sort of trick to another and doing his
:15:53. > :15:56.footwork. I am really proud of him. He really worked hard. I know. And
:15:57. > :16:02.we have been watching him closely in the training room, and I think that
:16:03. > :16:07.Sergeant Major Rihanoff may have something to do with him doing so
:16:08. > :16:12.well. Oh! We get you every week. Take it away. I am here. I am still
:16:13. > :16:17.here. You're looking at the door. Hands, frame, elbows. He's finding
:16:18. > :16:22.it physically hard. What are you doing? Crying or something? I am
:16:23. > :16:27.putting him through a boot camp, my own ballroom one. Up on my feet.
:16:28. > :16:31.Thank you. I do one good thing, and I'm like, yes! I have done it. Then
:16:32. > :16:36.I think, oh, no. I have messed up the next bit, then I get this look.
:16:37. > :16:40.Don't stand there! And I'm thinking, oh, no. Shall I go sit on the
:16:41. > :16:42.naughty step? LAUGHTER
:16:43. > :16:50.I can't believe she puts you on the naughty step. So this week, as I...
:16:51. > :16:55.I had to face the wall outside. Until you could come back. With the
:16:56. > :16:59.Saulsa, I am imagining there is quite a lot - how is that going,
:17:00. > :17:06.Ben? Actually, it's a challenging routine. We have a few lifts in this
:17:07. > :17:11.one. She hasn't been able to have a lift before. I am excited he can do
:17:12. > :17:15.lots of great lifts so, yeah, I went for it, and it's a bit crazy. You
:17:16. > :17:19.look like you're actually scaring yourself here - like, what have I
:17:20. > :17:23.done? I think so. You're going to be flying around. The foundations of
:17:24. > :17:27.the rumba, are they going to help particularly with the salsa or is it
:17:28. > :17:32.a whole new set of rules? I think so, definitely, it can help. Here we
:17:33. > :17:35.are - me upside down, yes. Wow! It will be a surprise on Saturday.
:17:36. > :17:41.Don't look! You know what? I think he kind of liked this dance because
:17:42. > :17:45.it's very cheeky. It's fun. He can actually relax and have a bit of an
:17:46. > :17:49.acting beat as well. I think you're enjoying it. Yes, I am trying to
:17:50. > :17:54.pull down the barriers a little bit more and trying to get braver and
:17:55. > :17:58.braver. Go! In the routine this week, so my aim is to go out and
:17:59. > :18:02.have fun. You are definitely letting go, which is great stuff, especially
:18:03. > :18:08.at this point. And you've got a 19, 25, 28 - all in the right direction.
:18:09. > :18:11.Fingers crossed it will be in the right direction this week too. I
:18:12. > :18:13.think it could be. Ben and Kristina, good luck this weekend!
:18:14. > :18:18.APPLAUSE Time now to check out Saturday's
:18:19. > :18:22.ballroom dancers in our second helping, a big double wallop of
:18:23. > :18:33.Wait's Wednesday Warm-up. Oh, two helpings is what we need.
:18:34. > :18:37.Ian Waite is back. APPLAUSE
:18:38. > :18:43.I only have one. OK! Now, let's talk about the ballroom this weekend.
:18:44. > :18:46.First of all, did you enjoy Dave and Karen's paso doble Saturday? I
:18:47. > :18:49.absolutely loved it. Can I first of all apologise for saying it was
:18:50. > :18:54.going to look like John Sergeant. He was much better than that, wasn't
:18:55. > :18:58.he? He was much better. They'll be so pleased. Much better than
:18:59. > :19:03.expected. This week another ballroom dance. He's doing, of course, the
:19:04. > :19:06.waltz. How is it going? For me, he looks a little bit stiff and tilted
:19:07. > :19:12.in this dance. He needs to drive more on those ones to create the
:19:13. > :19:16.musicality of waltz. When we used to dance together, Zoe... . I used to
:19:17. > :19:19.sing sometimes the rhythm. Drove me crazy.
:19:20. > :19:22.# One, two, three # One, two, three #
:19:23. > :19:27.One, two, three # One, two, three #
:19:28. > :19:31.Bye, darling. See you next week. It works though, it did work. It works.
:19:32. > :19:37.It's getting that into the brain. What you do is transfer the weight
:19:38. > :19:40.quickly on the one, then drag it out on two, three. Rachel and Pasha
:19:41. > :19:45.Kovalev are doing the quick step this week. How is she doing? I have
:19:46. > :19:50.been hard on her feet and legs, but this is a really difficult dance
:19:51. > :19:54.this week. It's a lot of content Pasha has given her, so she's
:19:55. > :19:57.struggling to keep up with him at the moment. You could get a
:19:58. > :20:02.watermelon in between them there! But what I want to show you is you
:20:03. > :20:05.could probably, actually - if you balance towards each other, you can
:20:06. > :20:09.probably stay in contact for longer, even on the pivots. You know when
:20:10. > :20:13.they pivot around it - bend your knees. Dance your body weight
:20:14. > :20:18.towards you. I am dancing my body weight towards you. This is a
:20:19. > :20:22.nightmare. Bounce from one to the other. This is lovely. I can do this
:20:23. > :20:27.all night. We're connected. We're balanced towards each other. Let's
:20:28. > :20:31.talk about Sophie and Brendan. Let's stays scrie here! No, let's not. You
:20:32. > :20:35.have always said she has really good footwork. How are her foxtrot feet?
:20:36. > :20:38.I think this is another great dance for her. I think this will suit her.
:20:39. > :20:42.She's definitely trying to do that with her feet, if I can show you
:20:43. > :20:45.here - I have slowed it down, and she's almost doing the right action
:20:46. > :20:51.with the feet. It's a really difficult one. She's doing a reverse
:20:52. > :20:56.wave there. On a reverse wave, you sort of go through the tail onto the
:20:57. > :21:01.heel, so you go through the toe on to the heel. Off he goes again. I
:21:02. > :21:06.need him on a giant bungy. She goes through the toe and doesn't go to
:21:07. > :21:14.the heel. Only Wednesday, she'll get. By Saturday, hopefully it will
:21:15. > :21:19.be as good as her waltz. Yes, go on! Ashley is doing the Viennese waltz.
:21:20. > :21:24.How is he looking? Karen was mentioning the head and the problems
:21:25. > :21:29.he had with his head. He has a lovely long neck. It's perfect for
:21:30. > :21:32.ballroom dancing. I think they have been working on it. Look at this
:21:33. > :21:36.position here. I am going to zoom in so you can see it better. Look. The
:21:37. > :21:42.tricks of the trade - look at his head. Look where he's looking. One
:21:43. > :21:45.is out. He's got this lovely shape. He's creating this lovely shape in
:21:46. > :21:47.the vase, and he's looking out there, so it's fantastic. He's got a
:21:48. > :21:55.great position there. He's obviously working on it. Top marks. Come on!
:21:56. > :22:05.Taylor. Abbey Clancy and Aliona Vilani are doing a - staccato,
:22:06. > :22:10.drama. How is she doing? For me she's a bit loose in the frame.
:22:11. > :22:14.She's good at willowy dances like Watts waltz and that it suits her
:22:15. > :22:18.because she's soft and long and lean, but for this dance she needs
:22:19. > :22:21.to create a good frame. Tango has to be strong, has to have the
:22:22. > :22:25.character. That's the only thing. It does move around in that frame a
:22:26. > :22:30.little bit too much for me. By Saturday she'll have it perfectly.
:22:31. > :22:36.Artem Chigvintsev and Natalie are doing a quick step. She's do good,
:22:37. > :22:44.can do no wrong. How is she doing? She can do no wrong, loads of
:22:45. > :22:50.content in here, very fast, flicking steps like these Charleston steps. I
:22:51. > :22:55.wanted to show you - look, the body is in the same alignment. She's
:22:56. > :22:59.flicking her legs up the same as Artem. They're matching.
:23:00. > :23:06.Gold stars! I think it's going to be a great weekend. Thank you. As
:23:07. > :23:10.always, here's Mr Wonderful - get it? Give it up for Ian Waite.
:23:11. > :23:16.APPLAUSE Saturday saw them craft another
:23:17. > :23:22.beautiful story for our enjoyment. Here is the story of Mark and
:23:23. > :23:27.Evetta's American smooth. I tell you, you can tell a story. It was
:23:28. > :23:32.mimed to perfection. You played it beautifully. You really have got to
:23:33. > :23:38.work on your hands. They are absolutely ruining the line of the
:23:39. > :23:42.dance. You capture the essence of every dance. I'm not saying that
:23:43. > :23:47.dancing is, you know, top notch, fantastic, but what I love -
:23:48. > :24:05.watching you, you get it, and that's great. 6. 6. 7. 8. Fantastic. Praise
:24:06. > :24:12.God, yes. Woo! Please welcome the gorgeous Mark and Evetta. Well done
:24:13. > :24:17.yet again, Mr B for Benetton or is it B for Brilliant and Boston! Hey!
:24:18. > :24:22.I know. I thought about that a long time. They can't get enough of you
:24:23. > :24:25.online. Katie from Leeds says "Mark's whole personality shines
:24:26. > :24:29.through when he dances." Did you enjoy it out there Saturday? Yeah,
:24:30. > :24:32.it was great. I was a bit worried about it because it was totally
:24:33. > :24:37.different to the salsa obviously, and I was thinking, oh, are people
:24:38. > :24:40.going to like it? I loved it - trying to do graceful stuff and
:24:41. > :24:47.maybe surprising people, I don't know. And your wife and son were
:24:48. > :24:52.watching. Yes, they were. She's killed me since... You again I bet.
:24:53. > :24:55.After the Austin powers the week before, was it good to do something
:24:56. > :24:59.a little more serious and show different sides? Yeah, it was
:25:00. > :25:02.lovely. We tried to do something more serious. You can't do funny
:25:03. > :25:07.every week because people will think, that's all he does. I wanted
:25:08. > :25:12.to do the dance properly and be graceful and try to get my hands
:25:13. > :25:18.properli... Highest score yet, 26. Was it good you could show off Mark
:25:19. > :25:23.and how good was he at the dance techniques? That was really good.
:25:24. > :25:26.Yes, it's good to show his acting skills, and in another dance to show
:25:27. > :25:30.his technique and that he can actually dance, so I think he did an
:25:31. > :25:33.amazing job. I am really, really proud. The other thing is they all
:25:34. > :25:38.booed Craig when he was talking about your hands. The audience were
:25:39. > :25:42.furious, as were people at home. Yeah. When you have danced something
:25:43. > :25:46.like that and someone gives you criticism like that, is it hard to
:25:47. > :25:49.take, or do you take it on the chin? Do you know, I don't mind it because
:25:50. > :25:52.when it's constructive - I am here to learn to dance. When you get
:25:53. > :25:56.constructive criticism, you think, that's great. I'll take it on. The
:25:57. > :26:00.dance we're doing this week, I am constantly saying, what am I doing
:26:01. > :26:03.with my hands here? That's how you learn, isn't it? Because by making
:26:04. > :26:08.mistakes, that's the only way you can get better I think. Karen was in
:26:09. > :26:14.yesterday and she said your hands were peck fect! Yeah, Karen, yes! We
:26:15. > :26:18.don't often get to talk about the prodancers on the show. You were
:26:19. > :26:23.stunning, flying on the Friday night show. Thank you. Made my ears leak a
:26:24. > :26:27.little bit! Is it difficult to be graceful when you're up in the air
:26:28. > :26:31.like that? It is a different feeling because you are hanging on the
:26:32. > :26:35.harness, and the tendency is to go forward, so you have to resist with
:26:36. > :26:40.your back to keep the pressure up, and with the cable, you have to feel
:26:41. > :26:44.it so you don't get like a jerking, but I've done it before a little
:26:45. > :26:49.bit. I have a chance to perform on Dancing with the Stars, a show where
:26:50. > :26:52.I did the whole number on the harness, so yeah, so that experience
:26:53. > :26:56.helped. It It does help a little bit. You looked glorious up there.
:26:57. > :27:01.Thank you. The thing is when we were looking at you guys in training, we
:27:02. > :27:05.thought you might have got a bit jealous because she was dancing with
:27:06. > :27:14.Anton on Saturday, but you needn't fear. She only has eyes for you, and
:27:15. > :27:15.with your face, it's no surprise. Ladies and gentlemen, Mark and his
:27:16. > :27:20.stupid array of faces. Yes! Are you looking beautiful?
:27:21. > :27:46.LAUGHTER That's the best thing of all. I love
:27:47. > :27:51.it when she says, "Are you looking beautiful" checking up on you. I am
:27:52. > :27:56.in trouble now. She's seen it. How is the cha-cha-cha shaping up for
:27:57. > :28:01.you? We're having fun. It's another fun dance. We have a few things in
:28:02. > :28:05.store. We're really enjoying it. Is there another story? We love the
:28:06. > :28:08.storytelling you two do? Got a little story in it, got a little
:28:09. > :28:13.theme running through it, yes. OK. How much would you like to see the
:28:14. > :28:17.scores go up? The technique is improving. Do you want to see the
:28:18. > :28:20.scores go up a little bit higher? Yes, every week we want the scores
:28:21. > :28:25.to get higher. It would be nice. Like I said to you last time I was
:28:26. > :28:29.on it, it's the comments I really like, and they're the things I try
:28:30. > :28:35.to listen to and learn from so the scores - yes, we want four 10s. Come
:28:36. > :28:38.on! Four 10s. How about somewhere in the middle - anything like that.
:28:39. > :28:43.Enjoy your dance at the weekend. We love the rapport between you two.
:28:44. > :28:47.Oh, thank you. Mark and Iveta. Enjoy this weekend. That is it for today.
:28:48. > :28:53.A huge thank you to all my beautiful guests. Tomorrow, Dave and Karen
:28:54. > :28:58.will be here, Rachel and Pasha and Sophie and Brendan, plus all the
:28:59. > :29:02.training room stories. We'll see you at 6. 30pm tomorrow night. Good