:00:08. > :00:14.Hello dance lovers. It's Friday. This is It Takes Two. We are kicking
:00:15. > :00:19.off your weekend with hopefully a brilliant show. Ashley and Ola will
:00:20. > :00:23.be here. I will be heading to Elstree to catch up with the gossip
:00:24. > :00:28.with Susanna and Kevin and I am joined by John Barrowman, the
:00:29. > :01:26.gorgeous Emma Willis, From London, this is Strictly: It
:01:27. > :01:33.Takes Two. Please welcome your host Zoe Ball!
:01:34. > :01:38.APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Hello. Welcome to It Takes Two. It's
:01:39. > :01:40.just 23 hours, 58 minutes and 29 seconds until our couples take to
:01:41. > :01:59.the dance floor seconds until our couples take to
:02:00. > :02:07.how long have you been there? This is where Hayley sits in the band. If
:02:08. > :02:12.you come down here, an amazing girl who did a Charleston last week. It's
:02:13. > :02:21.Susanna and Kevin. Nice to see you. Hello, nice to see you, too. After
:02:22. > :02:24.the hilarity of Teen Wolf and Hallowe'en. You are the only one who
:02:25. > :02:28.didn't have to dress up in full make-up and hair. Well done. 34
:02:29. > :02:34.points and you retained your place on the board. Were you expecting
:02:35. > :02:40.that? No! Oh my goodness, it's always such a sense of jeopardy when
:02:41. > :02:42.you go out. It's complicated and there was potential for it to go
:02:43. > :02:48.wrong. Fantastic to get that many points. Brilliant. Well done. Yes,
:02:49. > :02:50.well done both of you. The judges said your enjoyment is such a
:02:51. > :03:08.pleasure said your enjoyment is such a
:03:09. > :03:13.horrid bit of Saturday night. Are they getting better? Not really. You
:03:14. > :03:17.think you are getting more adept at dealing with them but they still
:03:18. > :03:20.come to grab you at that moment. They do affect your performance a
:03:21. > :03:25.little bit. You have to think about them positively and use them. Yes,
:03:26. > :03:30.of course. Sometimes if your legs go you can't actually move your leg.
:03:31. > :03:35.The only criticism from the judges was that Susanna needs to improve
:03:36. > :03:38.her crispness. Is this something you have taken on board? This week we
:03:39. > :03:43.worked more than any other week on a lot of the technical type stuff
:03:44. > :03:47.especially for this week because it's a slow dance you are more
:03:48. > :03:52.exposed to the technique. So polishing it all the time this week
:03:53. > :03:54.more than ever. You are doing a waltz to this song.
:03:55. > :04:19.# You light up my life... waltz to this song.
:04:20. > :04:24.bit... Yeah, it does make you go... You are going to be a Princess
:04:25. > :04:28.again. When you do a ballroom dance everyone is like, she's a Princess.
:04:29. > :04:35.Is it nice to have a break from the fastness of the flicks and kicks and
:04:36. > :04:41.jumps of a Charleston? Is it easier for you? Does it make it easier for
:04:42. > :04:48.you? It hasn't looked gentle for most of the week, no! Nor like a
:04:49. > :04:56.Princess, I expect! Today went well, I was happy. He is full of cold.
:04:57. > :04:58.This poor man. Every time he holds me his palms are like this. They're
:04:59. > :05:30.dropping like flies. We have an A so much technique that we have done
:05:31. > :05:38.this week. There's one word that strikes mere into my -- strikes fear
:05:39. > :05:44.into my heart is technique. The judges want to see that. There's
:05:45. > :05:48.been a lot of chat about hold and how long people are in hold and
:05:49. > :05:53.whether junction are happy. Are you going -- judges are happy. Are you
:05:54. > :05:57.going to be keeping Len happy? We are definitely in hold for most of
:05:58. > :06:00.the dance, absolutely. It's a traditional waltz. Good. That will
:06:01. > :06:05.keep everybody happy. We won't be doing illegal lifts. That's what he
:06:06. > :06:10.was talking about last week, as well. They're starting to really
:06:11. > :06:13.judge on these. This is what brings scores down. It's important for you
:06:14. > :06:18.guys to get through this week. I know for you, because next week is
:06:19. > :06:39.an important week. know for you, because next week is
:06:40. > :06:44.be really special. Oh my goodness... Don't feel the pressure, love. Don't
:06:45. > :06:49.let him down! I know how important it is to you. Fingers crossed. My
:06:50. > :06:54.nan and grandad used to dance there. It's a magical place. The training
:06:55. > :06:58.is paying off, we have read in the papers you have lost weight. Is that
:06:59. > :07:05.true? I have lost half a stone. Go on, girl! I know what that means.
:07:06. > :07:10.It's mostly through nerves and sweating. You are doing BBC
:07:11. > :07:14.Breakfast News and training and you have your kids and your chap. A lot
:07:15. > :07:18.going on. You probably don't have time to stop and eat. You are right.
:07:19. > :07:23.I need to eat more food and put it straight back on. I have been
:07:24. > :07:28.nervous about Kevin lifting me, I thought maybe I needed to lose half
:07:29. > :07:29.a stone to a stone. Have you noticed the difference? I don't notice
:07:30. > :07:47.a stone to a stone. Have you noticed about this at home. It's really
:07:48. > :07:52.special. It's lovely. Will you be freshly shaven this weekend, Kevin?
:07:53. > :07:56.Yeah, shaved it all off this week. I grew it especially. I can't believe
:07:57. > :08:01.how quickly you grew that overnight. People like that wolfish look. Will
:08:02. > :08:06.you do us the honours and give us a glimpse of your waltz? Everyone's
:08:07. > :08:13.been really good. Go on. I might end up crying! Don't set us off. Let me
:08:14. > :08:18.hold your lovely coat. That's what Kevin had on his face last week. Let
:08:19. > :08:23.them set themselves up. You have all been good this week you can have a
:08:24. > :08:56.peak at Susanna and Kevin's beautiful waltz.
:08:57. > :09:10.Oh! I don't know about you but I have gone goosepimply. Now back to
:09:11. > :09:12.her in the studio. I am not keen on her! It's six weeks to the final
:09:13. > :09:18.which means our remaining celebrities have made it to the
:09:19. > :09:25.halfway mark. Hurrah! How are they feeling about that? I can't quite
:09:26. > :09:29.believe that I have got to the halfway mark. I am absolutely
:09:30. > :09:32.thrilled, of course, that I am still here. It's kwond my expectations --
:09:33. > :09:35.beyond my expectations. It's completely rocked my world. I would
:09:36. > :09:41.love to go all the way. It's something I would like to try - try
:09:42. > :09:45.every dance and every minute of this show. I am proud of myself because I
:09:46. > :09:47.have come quite a fair way. I am loving it. When you love something
:09:48. > :10:08.and enjoy it you want to learn fantastic feeling. I am so, so
:10:09. > :10:15.pleased. But it's really down to Kevin. He's been just brilliant. It
:10:16. > :10:19.exceeded my expectation, I have had a great time, I have to say and I
:10:20. > :10:23.have learned so much about dancing, about being outside my comfort zone.
:10:24. > :10:28.I am a little bit proud of myself to make it this far, yeah. You never
:10:29. > :10:35.know when your journey's over. You can't take it for granted. You have
:10:36. > :10:40.to treat every dance as if it's your last. I basically take one dance at
:10:41. > :10:45.a time. So be here at the halfway mark is pretty good, I think. I have
:10:46. > :10:49.already sort of slightly surpassed my expectations. So, I am very proud
:10:50. > :10:55.and excited to still be dancing and I won't waste the opportunity. I
:10:56. > :10:57.have improved loads. If I am brutally honest I didn't think I
:10:58. > :11:16.would make it this far. You brutally honest I didn't think I
:11:17. > :11:53.he thinks will be top of the board this week?
:11:54. > :12:03.Lucky thinks Anton and Fiona will hit the top spot. Fingers crossed or
:12:04. > :12:06.he is out! Time to meet the panel. Suggs, Emma Willis and John
:12:07. > :12:27.Barrowman! Suggs, Emma Willis and John
:12:28. > :12:33.have ever felt more integrated in anything, it was a beautiful thing.
:12:34. > :12:35.Let's remind ourselves of Iveta dancing around you with her groovy
:12:36. > :12:49.hair. # They will always still be there.
:12:50. > :12:54.You should take them on the road with you. I do too. I wanted to take
:12:55. > :13:08.the whole set. One of those moments when the planets Clwyd in a success
:13:09. > :13:11.-- collide in a Goodway. Who has impressed you? Mark. I didn't know
:13:12. > :13:16.what to expect, if I am honest in the beginning. I think he's got
:13:17. > :13:35.great rhythm. He really enjoys it and gets stuck in. I don't think
:13:36. > :13:39.great rhythm. He really enjoys it It's great. We are in the daytime
:13:40. > :13:46.line-up. Fantastic. Let's move on to this stuff! You are desperate to get
:13:47. > :13:49.started. We will start with Patrick and Anya. They had a quickstep. This
:13:50. > :13:54.week they're doing an American smooth. Let's look at them in
:13:55. > :14:00.training. Suggs, what do you think of this? Beautiful. Yeah. Patrick
:14:01. > :14:04.really has been coming on in the proverbial leaps and bounds. You are
:14:05. > :14:14.studying his rise and fall there. Indeed. They're dancing to Harry
:14:15. > :14:18.Connick Junior. # It had to be you. Barrowman starts singing, help us!
:14:19. > :14:23.Emma, great song from a great movie. How good could this be? I think it
:14:24. > :14:25.will be really good. I have been trying to get pointers from John. I
:14:26. > :14:45.am not trying to get pointers from John. I
:14:46. > :14:51.He never really finishes a move. Always finish the line. What's great
:14:52. > :14:56.also is you have three different opinions. It's a great way to look
:14:57. > :15:02.at it and learn. Natalie and Artem. It was tens for them last week. Here
:15:03. > :15:07.they are. They're doing a jive to Proud Mary. Could this be a full
:15:08. > :15:15.house, are you a fan, John? I am a fan of Tina Turner. She has to be
:15:16. > :15:18.careful because she's kind of in a way peaked too soon for me. I like
:15:19. > :15:23.to see something with progression. She's already right there. She's
:15:24. > :15:26.very good. There's other people that are making that progression and
:15:27. > :15:30.changes that may trump her. I personally think she's going to be
:15:31. > :15:36.out in about two weeks. Really! That's big talk. Even this week or
:15:37. > :15:37.next week. There's going to be an upset. Doesn't matter. For some
:15:38. > :15:55.reason upset. Doesn't matter. For some
:15:56. > :16:00.about Ben and Kristina. They're doing a jive this week. Emma, when
:16:01. > :16:03.you look at a butch bloke like this are you surprised at how well he can
:16:04. > :16:11.dance or not impressed? John can't even look! To be honest, how can
:16:12. > :16:22.that not impress you? How can Ben not impress you? John's taken by
:16:23. > :16:26.him. These two are in agreement on this. Suggs, are you taken by him
:16:27. > :16:30.and what do you think of his dancing, that's what we should
:16:31. > :16:38.discuss. These two aren't talking about his dancing. You know, he is a
:16:39. > :16:42.big man. I have to say he is relatively sprightly for someone
:16:43. > :16:46.that big. I wouldn't like to do that and probably couldn't. # Sweet
:16:47. > :17:09.dreams... some bounce into the steps.
:17:10. > :17:13.Kristina, knowing her... You danced with her, did you win a Christmas
:17:14. > :17:18.special? I won the Christmas special, I think. Don't have the
:17:19. > :17:22.trophy! She knows how to choreograph for guys like that. She really did
:17:23. > :17:27.an exceptional job last week. He is someone you need to watch. He might
:17:28. > :17:34.surprise us all and might take the trophy. I love all this! Sophie and
:17:35. > :17:41.Brendan are doing the Argentina tango. First time anyone has done it
:17:42. > :17:46.this series. It will be a version of this: # Sweet dreams. I love the
:17:47. > :17:55.tango. From the glance at this performance I do feel, as I think
:17:56. > :17:57.the judges do, she needs to give it more pizazz is the word I am
:17:58. > :18:17.thinking of. It's more pizazz is the word I am
:18:18. > :18:23.little bit. An energy drink before she goes on. She's relaxed. She
:18:24. > :18:30.moves very well. But she's just a bit maybe too chilled and needs to
:18:31. > :18:36.heighten everything a little bit. Say your piece. Three shots of
:18:37. > :18:42.espresso and chuck your shoulders back and you will be fine. Dave and
:18:43. > :18:46.Karen are doing a tango to The Proclaimers. This is his tango face.
:18:47. > :18:51.I want honesty from you now. He is trying his hardest, is this a
:18:52. > :18:55.winning week for Dave? They're saying he is putting character into
:18:56. > :19:00.his face, I am not sure which character. It's Laurel or Hardy. I
:19:01. > :19:02.am not seeing a lot of intensity there. Obviously he is trying very
:19:03. > :19:07.hard, yeah. I am not really getting that face, no. Emma, people love
:19:08. > :19:07.him. What do you think? I really like
:19:08. > :19:28.him. What do you think? I really constructive criticism. It's great
:19:29. > :19:32.he enjoys it but what's going to happen someone's a good dancer will
:19:33. > :19:36.get voted out because he will be kept in. This is a show about
:19:37. > :19:42.dancing. Part-personality, but the majority is about dancing. Don't
:19:43. > :19:46.like someone maybe Artem and... Don't let them get knocked out
:19:47. > :19:49.because someone is having a good time. All right. That's your
:19:50. > :19:53.opinion. Let's look at Abbey and Aljaz. They were a big shocker in
:19:54. > :19:57.the dance-off last week. Were you as shocked as the rest of us, Emma? I
:19:58. > :20:03.was, I love Abbey. She's beautiful to watch. She's a great dancer. I
:20:04. > :20:08.feel for her with her nerves and would like to see her go all the
:20:09. > :20:15.way. She improves every week. This week she fought back. They've the
:20:16. > :20:16.tune of the night, possibly. Cabaret. They're doing the
:20:17. > :20:36.Charleston. They can't She would thoroughly enjoy it. This
:20:37. > :20:39.is one of these situations where someone who is progressing and
:20:40. > :20:42.growing watching that journey, this is exactly what's happening with
:20:43. > :20:47.this couple. It's the journey, the progression. I really think she can
:20:48. > :20:53.go far too. Abbey is a lovely girl. Lovely dancer. One of your
:20:54. > :20:59.favourites, Emma, Mark and Iveta, they're doing the rumba. Iveta will
:21:00. > :21:07.be wearing a gold catsuit and Mark will be a Bond villain. I want to
:21:08. > :21:12.see them the other way around. Him in the gold. After watching him do
:21:13. > :21:21.MC Mammer, he is stitch -- Hammer, he is such a good sport and up for
:21:22. > :21:25.it. He has good timing and quite fluid, I feel. I look at John when I
:21:26. > :21:45.make these comments. This is someone enjoying their time
:21:46. > :21:52.make these comments. This is someone week. Last week they said she was
:21:53. > :22:04.off time. Can she bring out a paso attitude? Dancing to Blur. I thought
:22:05. > :22:08.I had heard and seen it all in my life. But... You know, either one of
:22:09. > :22:15.those two things is hard to imagine. But the two combined is mind-blowing
:22:16. > :22:20.for me, I have to say. It's beyond my comprehension. Who would you like
:22:21. > :22:29.to see lift the trophy, Suggs? I am keen on Dave. I like Dave. Emma? One
:22:30. > :22:34.name, please. Just one? Not two? No. Abbey. John? Ben and Kristina. OK.
:22:35. > :22:36.Thank you so much. What a joy, please come back. Suggs, Emma and
:22:37. > :22:59.John! attracted to the evil Ashley. That's
:23:00. > :23:08.good. That really suits you. It's the detail missing. It's all there
:23:09. > :23:14.but there are little faults that somehow don't get you to the next
:23:15. > :23:28.level. I know you can and you will. Aggressive, dark, mysterious, I
:23:29. > :23:34.really loved it. 33! Top score so far. Buzzing. Come on!
:23:35. > :23:43.How good were they? Please welcome Ashley and Olo. -- Ola. Don't you
:23:44. > :23:44.look saucy in your glasses! My teacher. Happy faces for Hallowe'en
:23:45. > :24:06.for the two of you. You broke the teacher. Happy faces for Hallowe'en
:24:07. > :24:09.have improved, at last. Ola, it was your first 9 since week two. Have
:24:10. > :24:14.you been making the choreography harder? It does seem all the pros
:24:15. > :24:18.are making things trickier? I have been tougher on Ashley, yes. We
:24:19. > :24:22.worked really hard with not getting as many hours as everyone else but
:24:23. > :24:29.we work really hard. So when we get into the studio I am pushing Ashley
:24:30. > :24:33.as much as I can and the routine was quite hard. Yeah, working hard,
:24:34. > :24:37.yeah. He can take the pressure. Darcey was attracted to the evil
:24:38. > :24:43.Ashley. Craig also loved the aggressive dark side. I guess you
:24:44. > :24:46.have had a bit of practice with Darren in Hollyoaks. Was it good to
:24:47. > :24:50.do that role play? It's lovely to take on a character. It let's you
:24:51. > :24:53.forget about you. You think you are someone else and that distracts you
:24:54. > :24:55.from actually what's going on. That's exactly what a few other
:24:56. > :25:16.people have said. You get into this bad! How is that going this week? We
:25:17. > :25:21.worked really hard on posture, I can promise you that. We have so
:25:22. > :25:25.hopefully we can get it right on Saturday. I am going to get it right
:25:26. > :25:30.this week. We are going to be positive. We love to support our
:25:31. > :25:35.dancers. We have had engineers work on this tricky contraption here.
:25:36. > :25:39.This is your own glitterball broom. When you are at Hollyoaks and
:25:40. > :25:45.getting breaks you can work on your posture and sweep up afterwards. I
:25:46. > :25:52.might get James to do the housework. He is not busy at the moment, he
:25:53. > :25:56.might as well. OK. Now Ola is often known as being bossy in the training
:25:57. > :26:00.room. It seems this year things have reversed. I am worried you will let
:26:01. > :26:06.me down on this dance. From the top, let's smash it. Do the whole thing
:26:07. > :26:24.for me. What, me? Yeah, you. I am scared.
:26:25. > :26:36.yourself. Good. What I wanted. Right, let's do it. Do it again.
:26:37. > :26:44.From the top. OK. Any good? No, the second one. This is my dance class!
:26:45. > :26:47.Sorry. I like it. The tables... I should be wearing them. I am the
:26:48. > :26:52.teacher. You are the boss. It's the quickstep this week which is going
:26:53. > :26:57.to be good for you. How is it going? It's really hard. I keep saying if
:26:58. > :27:03.the tango was a 200-piece puzzle this is like 500. There's so many
:27:04. > :27:07.steps. I thought what, are you for real? There's a lot of content. I
:27:08. > :27:11.wanted to do a proper quickstep from beginning to end. No messing about.
:27:12. > :27:14.It's full-on. Hopefully Ashley can keep the posture up and the head up
:27:15. > :27:34.and he is going to be amazing. Even and he is going to be amazing. Even
:27:35. > :27:39.Serious faces last week. This week more fun although complication down
:27:40. > :27:42.here. Is it tricky? Yeah, but it's fun because it's fast. You feel like
:27:43. > :27:47.you are running. It's a strange dance. Not sure if he loves it just
:27:48. > :27:52.yet. Maybe by the end of tomorrow night you will love it. You have
:27:53. > :27:56.done lots of fast dances, how is that stamina? The hard thing for me
:27:57. > :28:00.is doing a full day at work and get there at night, it's the focus.
:28:01. > :28:04.That's why I was doing that, trying to be like, come on, we are doing
:28:05. > :28:12.this! Trying to tell yourself. It was false. Trying to keep on top of
:28:13. > :28:16.it. Claudia said you have 11 children and 19 jobs, it's not that
:28:17. > :28:22.much of an exaggeration, how are you coping? I want to say a massive
:28:23. > :28:25.thank you to my fiancee, without her I couldn't do it. She is at home
:28:26. > :28:44.with the kids. I couldn't do it. She is at home
:28:45. > :28:48.please! It's the motherland of ballroom dancing. Go on, posture.
:28:49. > :28:52.It's going to be brilliant. Ashley and Ola everybody!
:28:53. > :28:58.APPLAUSE AND CHEERING That's all we have time for. Don't
:28:59. > :29:02.forget to tune into Strictly tomorrow night 6.30pm BBC1. I am
:29:03. > :29:03.back on Monday with the next couple to