Episode 26 Strictly - It Takes Two

Welcome to It Takes Two. It's Monday. Hello. Just you wait and see

what's in store. It's our fifth couple to leave the competition,

here to say goodbye, Rachel and Pasha.

They stole our hearts with their disco doble, mark and Iveta are

here. Something wicked this way comes, he's back from his

here. Something wicked this way Takes Two. #12k3w4r6r7b8g9s

APPLAUSE Hello, welcome to Monday's It Takes

Two. What a devilishly delightful weekend complete with plenty of

shocks. In case you missed any of it, here are the

shocks. In case you missed any of competition too, securing the first

10s of the series. You are fab-u-lous.

Come on, girl. Last week's dance-off was a distant memory for Patrick and

Anya as they utilised the power of voodoo to break the hex and

quickstep to their highest score yet.

The energy was phenomenal. I loved the theatricality of the whole

production. That was fast! Great work. Well done.

Nice work. Although Ben Cohen also earned his best score to date with

an impressive poso, it wasn't his -- paso, it wasn't his cape

forward. Let me feel it. I may change my score! Put him down!

It would seem that hanging around on the Hallowe'en set left gentlemen

net feels -- Jenette feeling spooked. There's something in this

room. I feel it. It's looking at me! It's in here. It's really in here. I

know it. I feel it. I feel it. Can I use the badgeroom please. Oh, yeah,

yeah. Sorry. -- bathroom please. Now if that still wasn't enough for you,

here is our exclusive footage from behind-the-scenes, you lucky things.

Spooky Hallowe'en, exciting! Nothing scarier than dancing

Spooky Hallowe'en, exciting! Nothing impressive. I hope it gets the crowd

going. It's got me going. I always freak out if something happens. If

that happens tonight, I need to forget it and carry on. That

scratches the leather on my shoe so it doesn't get too slippery. Thirsty

work. Good, real good. What do you reckon? Mash, it's the monster mash.

Have you got a mask on? Is that supposed to be scary? No. No. I'm

pretty sure I saw a ghost run past me earlier. It just looked more like

I am a monster and I'm going to be a guy in a sheet. Kevin!

I am a monster and I'm going to be scaring Ashley this week. Check out

my eye lashes. Feels like massive cobwebs. They don't need to

transform me into anything because I scare the life out of Kevin already.

Look at her face, look at the eyes. The stare of doom. I do live things

like that. Be that effective. -- isn't that effective? That's how you

do zombie hands. Hallowe'en is always great and the judges are

going to be even more evil. Mwaha going to be even more evil.Mwaha

Mwaha. Scaring me is that David going to be even more evil.Mwaha

oh, that's why we're here. This way. Just have to put me make up on. I've

got a good feeling about this. It's going to be spook-tacular.

Their Strictly dream turned to a nightmare, please welcome Rachel and

Pasha. Poop and double poop, we're really

sad to see you here. Poop and double poop, we're really

They're out. I'll need those in a minute. Are for me. It's hard. It's

hard. Because you invest so much and you put all your focus into it and

your effort and energy, you want to keep dancing. You're doing it for

your partner as well. It's so much fun. I absolutely loved it. I knew

what was coming in the next couple ofof weeks. Was coming up that you

really wanted to do? Blackpool, I really wanted to go to Blackpool. I

would have been Marilyn doing a foxtrot. What have you done people?

Maybe we could arrange that any way. Was it bitter sweet to go out on

your highest scoring dance. Yeah it was our best score. She did amazing.

You did amazing. She's right here. Tell her again, though. You did

amazing. It was our best dance. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it too. The

lift up on the shoulderment -- Shoulder. I liked flying. We got

stuck. Actually Shoulder. I liked flying. We got

from the show, Abbey. How was that whole thing? Abbey is so gorgeous.

After her dance I said to her, I think she can win the competition.

She's a beautiful dancer. As soon as we knew it was Abbey, we knew

whoever is up against her is in a lot of trouble. It gave me no

pressure at all and allowed me to properly enJo I it. That was the

most fun I've had. I knew it was my last dance. I knew I could enjoy it.

He gave me a wink at the start. It was good fun. I loved it. That's all

anyone needs, a wink from Pasha makes all the difference. How much

have you seen Rachel improve over the past eight weeks that you've

been dancing? Are you kidding me? Improvement, oh, we started from

zero ground and look what we've done on the last show. She's such a hard

worker. I keep saying it over and over again, but I've never seen

anybody work that hard. She just over again, but I've never seen

back and enjoy your Strictly story. Oh, you're going to make me cry.

Never, not us (! ) The dancer taking you on is... Pasha! Pasha is so

lovely. Rachel, she never dance before. But that's what makes it

even more exciting. It looks like the thing in the world and my brain

isn't connecting yet. It had a beautiful flow, gorgeous rise and

fall and it was full of elegance. The salsa was so different to the

waltz. I feel like I've started all over again. Rachel has no concept of

sexy in the dance. I have to take myself out of Rachel and create a

whole new character. And hip, myself out of Rachel and create a

flinging my limbs around and I have kicked Pasha. Kicking, pushing, it

comes with the job. You've got your old hips going there, girl, lovely.

Like a bionic bum. Your confidence through the whole piece was fabulous

to watch. Well done. It's an original approach to a

quickstep. I was us flying right from the start, flying across the

floor. Just about got away with it. That was very fast. That was hard.

You did a very good job. Judges, it's time to decide, who would you

like to save? Rachel and Pasha. This week we're doing the paso

Back to dance again are Rachel and Pasha.

We're dancing the American smooth. Natural... I couldn't imagine

dancing with anyone else. We're perfectly matched in temperament and

attitude to stuff. Your best dance to date!

There was improvement and that's improvement. I'm just over the moon.

Who would you like to save? Abbey and Aljaz. Abbey and Aljaz. I would

like for abbey and Aljaz to stay. Pasha, I'm going to start crying if

I do this for too Pasha, I'm going to start crying if

miss you. Bless you. I can't look at you because I'll start crying as

well. You've been a fan for years, to do the competition and to do it

with Pasha, what has the adventure meant to you? Since day one, I loved

it. I expected to enjoy it. But I didn't expect to love it so much.

Every aspect of it, I mean, the training is the best part. You get

to dance with Pasha every day. That's the bit I'm going to miss the

most. I've made amazing friends. Worn amazing outfits and amazing

hair. It's been so much funment and everyone in the -- fun. And everyone

in the whole production is fantastic. Are you rooting for now

in the competition? So many people. As Abbey said, we're good friends. I

think she's a beautiful dancer. Then I love watching Mark and Iveta.

They're hillarious. Ashley, everyone! It will be so sad

Dewey eyes for Pasha. In a moment, reunited with CRH, Craig Revel

Horwood, to talk about what got his blood boiling at the weekend. Before

that, it's time for another guess who.

I wonder who that could be. Time to clear the cobwebs from the

Hallowe'en spectacular. Here to help us, Craig Revel Horwood!

APPLAUSE I've missed you too. And the

APPLAUSE amazing job. Well done. Big round of

applause for Justin. Did you enjoy Hallowe'en week? I always love the

themed weeks. They get me going. It's great because the celebrities

can hide behind a little bit of it. It gives them a lot of strength and

confidence. That's why I like it so much. The costumes were amazing.

What did you think Bruno's dancing, by the way? He could have pointed

the foot a bit better. I wish you'd scored him. I thought he was going

to be showing us how to do a hip thrust, unfortunately we got an

entire layout, darling, which wasn't to my liking. But still. I'm glad he

got that off his chest. Were you as shocked about the bottom two couples

as everybody else? I was. I did say that on the night. But I really, who

is to blame? We put people in an order that we think,

is to blame? We put people in an was really shocking that Abbey was

in the bottom two, because I really thought her popularity would be such

that people vote. Unfortunately, if people see that someone is doing

great at the top of the leaderboard... They forget. Yes and

they vote for the underdog. That's why I wanted to remind people on the

Sunday show. Someone you love, you've got to votement If you love

them, vote for them. Let's talk about Abbey and Aljaz. You said one

word - impressive. Break it down for us. Tell us more and why did you

give it an eight? It wasn't completely there. I think she has a

way to go. I think there could have been more hip action. It was there

in essence, but all too slightly. She needs to exaggerate a bit more.

When she reaches she needs to reach further. There's a lot more line in

there that I think could be proper present. More

there that I think could be proper ten? I saw a couple of wobbly

moments. I think actually she could have had a slightly better top line

as well, if I'm being absolutely honest. We are being extremely hard

on her because she's so fantastic. She's so amazing. Off course could.

-- of course. There's always going to be fault somewhere. Patrick and

Anya and the quickstep, you loved his charleston elements, which were

brilliant. It was so fast. It's the incidental stuff, you know, that he

gave personality like all of this particular moments here. It became

proper char Stanny bits instead of just the foot work being charleston.

What he -- charlestony bits instead of just the footwork being

charleston. It's very different to acting. Acting is one thing, you

know, acting. Acting is one thing, you

important Aztec neeck? I think -- As technique? I think so. If someone's

face is a bit dull, it never comes off. Particularly in a charleston

where you have to be vivacious, you have to light up the stage. You can

get away with murder, darling, through the face. If only all the

celebrities out there knew that rgs darling, I promise them, we won't

look at their foot work. We'll be looking at the face. That will sell

it. Particularly to the people at home, who don't often see the full

body that we see as judges. I like it. Mark and Iveta and their paso

doble. You did say that he performed the overall dance very well. But

there wasn't as much paso as you'd have liked. This is all paso here. I

would have liked to have seen a bit more. Obviously, they had to make

choices. I understand those choices because he's got a disco number,

very, very difficult. They because he's got a disco number,

about, darling. Exactly! The meds are starting to kick in. You said

you were slightly distracted with Ben Cohen. It's difficult not to be

watching just the torso. Look at it now and his feet and arms. He could

have a lot more shaping, I've got to be honest. There could be a lot more

in there. For someone that really is quite blocky as a dancer, I think

the choreography really suited him. It was built on being blocky. I

would like to have seen a little bit more arch. Bruno, bless him, was

right. He needs to push the hips forward a little, just to create

that lovely Spanish line. Go there again. Dave and Karen and their

jive. Dave's been at the bottom of the leaderboard

jive. Dave's been at the bottom of love to sit back and say, "Oh,

darling, isn't the make up wonderful. Don't you love his hair

when it does that? And all the costuming." But I'm there to pick it

to bits really. Which you do so well. Unfortunately, there isn't

enough in there. He does get his timing a little bit mucked up. You

have to be on it. He's up against some really incredible, amazing

people. He really needs to start reining it in, honing in on the

dance and treating it seriously. I mean, keeping it fun. But treating

it a little more seriously. We've missed you. How we've missed you!

I've loved being back. Craig Revel Horwood! Bring in the crane. We have

to winch him out. Earlier, we teased you with a former Strictly

celebrity. Time to see if you were right.

celebrity. Time to see if you were Hello! You're right it's me, Alex

Jones. Hello. Thanks Alex. We love her. On

Saturday night, Mark and Iveta's intergalactic disco-themed paso

doble was a little alien to the judges, though we loved it. Here's a

recap of their performance. It's more space cadet than matador.

Fun, but not quite the right content, I think. I'm sorry. Your

isolation is very good. Your rhythm, as always, is fantastic. The

entertainment and connection and the attack is all there. Houston, we've

got a problem here. It was long on performance, but short on technique.

Did you see my astronaut fly? He was amazing.

Did you see my astronaut fly? He was hours nonstop. Thank you for that.

Congratulations on getting through another week in the competition.

Your first lift and what a lift it was! How was it up there amongst the

stars? I loved it. I could have done it again and again. Brilliant. It's

so good. Can you write write it in every week? I had my first diva fit.

When Iveta was doing the flying, I was like, I've got to do that. She

let you. Good girl. Disco-doble as it's being referred to, were you

aware that you were taking a risk with this dance? Yes. With that song

how can you not do disco? It's a disco song. It's a fun song. We are

fun. We're having fun. It was just a little bit, it wasn't a lot. Just a

little bit. Lots of paso content. Were you hoping for a little bit

more acknowledgement from the judges on that work? You always

good pupil? You've got to, otherwise you'd crumple. In hindsight, would

you do anything differently? I never look to the past and think - oh,

what would I do differently? It's done. I don't regret. If I make a

mistake, I learn. I don't think we did make a mistake. I didn't make

any mistakes at all. I know. I was watching closely. Len did say long

on performance and short on technique. How much time did you

actually spend perfecting the technique? You were in that studio

for days. Every single dance Mark does it's brand new dance. He never

did it in his life. Of course he's going to be short of technique. I

would be short of technique learning something completely different. I

just try to get as much of it in my body as I can. Some of it I find too

hard. Some of it I find body as I can. Some of it I find too

you have been trying desperately to put in one of your own moves for

weeks. I've got a request, next week, we

have to get this in. Dinosaur.

What? Oh, a dinosaur. Can we do that? Why? What I get out of this?

That's it. We're in. Raise your hand if you'd like to see it? See Really?

If we can have it in the choreography, I will give you a

whole packet of wine gums. Wine gums? Can I do the dinosaur in this?

The what? Dinosaur. Dinosaur? gums? Can I do the dinosaur in this?

with performance for you. Do you know what I said to her today, "Can

we put the dinosaur in? What did she say? She just looked at me. The

looks could kill. Will it be a sexy rumba or fun rumba? It's going to be

a proper rumba. Yeah, there will be a bit of fun in there. On the whole,

we're going to do a proper dance and you know, yeah. A bit of both. We've

been working technique today. Today was all about the foot work,

technique. What did you learn about the technique today, give me one

point, as a test. I learned that I can do the footwork on its own or

the hip on their own or arms on their own or put it together and

it's rather difficult. More dinosaur before you go.

So good. If we don't see that in the rumba, we'll be gutted.

So good. If we don't see that in the and Aljaz and talking tens with

Natalie and Artem. Our Karen will be here guiding me through the

Hallowe'en choreography. Don't miss that. See you tomorrow. Good night.