Episode 19 Strictly - It Takes Two

From London, this is Strictly It Takes Two! Is welcome your host, Zoe

Bird Alex Mack Hello and Mack welcome

to It Takes Two! If you're after all the latest

Strictly news and gossip, congratulations - you have come

to just the right place. So let's see who we have gracing our

green room tonight... APPLAUSE

Hello, darlings. Plus, here to preview this

weekend's fabulous frocks, it's Strictly costume designer Vicky

Gill! Our favourite with the naughty

giggle. But first up, it's time to check in

on our couples' training progress. All I need is a little help

from my friend and yours. Thank goodness you are here. Right,

let's Vinesh will be started yesterday.

It's all you want before, isn't it? Ben Corbett is a naughty boy.

Let's start with Ore and Joanne - who blew the competition away

at the weekend with their incredible Jive.

There will be high expectations for their Waltz -

The bogey, Zoe, as you know when you arrive at the Leader Board you have

to maintain it because otherwise it is like where can you go otherwise

-- there will be, Zoe. His flow is good and he has quite a nice frame,

which is what I expect from Joanna's teaching. But sometimes he drops his

hips slightly back, and here there are two places I want to talk about.

So if he is in promenade position, he should really be looking towards

his hand, not towards Jo at all. So every time he's in promenade

position towards the hand. And then, with the hips, he needs to make sure

those hips stay facing his partner, rather than opening up. OK, nice

tips. On Saturday the judges said

he can actually dance - does that include this Jive

we're seeing here? How are his skills this week? Do you

know what he is very, very light on his feet, as you can see. He is

bouncing, locks of flicks and kicks. I would say to me it looks more like

a rock'n'roll jive. I don't know whether that is what they are going

for. Dancing the Bugle boy from company B, that one. So will be 40s

swing thing. But his legs are going out rather than underneath him. Now

the that is obviously to pick up the hitch, picking up from the Tanni,

picking up from behind, and then you can see that actually you can flip

down rather than flick out, you see what I mean? Even with your length

Ealing is and long shoes. That would actually make you get on the balls

of his feet. They slipped down the rankings

a little with their Foxtrot This weekend it is a samba, how's it

going? Pinzi they are just walking through it. I love these two, a nice

dynamic, a cute couple, and she has bags of talent and I think she is

slowly getting it. The only thing she is not doing is this forward and

back action in the stationary samba. We have close and back, close and

back. The hips should swing. There's never feels any natural, it always

feels a bit strange. You just have to feel that the hips swinging

forward and back. You have to go forward, sideways. It is more

forward and back, the other dances like Cacic and rubber side to side

were samba is forward and back. Just saying. And Louise and Kevin, Darcey

said last week she wants to see Kevin push Louise even more. They

have got a rumba this week, so is that really the dance to do that? I

can understand why, and no matter what dance it is you have to push

your celebrity to the limit. She produces gorgeous lines and her arms

are very lyrical and expressive. What I have doubts about is her leg

action and foot action. Her feet are nice, as you can see, pointed here,

but I would like to see her straighten her leg more often.

Rumba, you have got almost straight in the leg before you even stand on

it. -- straighten. You make it look so beautiful. LAUGHTER

Yes! APPLAUSE That's how you do it. Now I need

somebody to pour my trousers down because they have all written out.

Anastacia was saved by the judges on Saturday, she is dancing at the

moment with Caulker. Caulker. Lucky thing. How are they getting on?

Brendan is obviously recuperating. In practice mode, but I feel likes

she has a bit of a spring in her step answering with Caulker. It must

be nice -- dancing with Gorka. They have a bit of a gap going on between

them, and I know they are in practice followed, so just kind of

walking through it. But I do think they are very compatible because

they have similar sort of proportions, and the leg length and

everything matches. If they can get that together they will be very

good. We will catch up with Brendan later on the week to see how he

feeling. Ian Waite, everyone! Ian, because it's time now for me

to open up one of the most important Halloween is fast

approaching and every Halloween is fast approaching

and every year Mr Waite here loves This year, however, we want you lot

at home to have the final Would you like to see your options,

Ian? Well, I would have liked to have

been asked! LAUGHTER So we've short-listed three costumes

that are all guaranteed to make you look sophisticated and suave -

don't you worry. as a Ballerina gone bad -

inspired by Black Swan. If you've always wanted to see Ian

in a tutu and tights, The second choice here is for Ian

to become the legendary Just don't say his name three

times or we can't be Ian Waite, Ian Waite,

Ian Waite. I look like that on a regular

occurrence. And finally, last week whilst

watching Anastacia's Rumba training, you said you've always wanted

to dress up as Barbara Streisand. Well, we could make that

dream come true. Your third option is dressing

as a cross between a Zombie More like that guy from the Rocky

horror show, isn't it? Kinder. Let us know how you'd like to see

Ian dressed up this time next week by heading online

to bbc.co.uk/ittakestwo The winning costume will be revealed

live on the show next Thursday. Which one is taking your fancy at

the moment? I'm not going to say anything. I don't want to say the

vote, you see. I can imagine a more wanting to see me in tights, I can

imagine it, yes, I know. The vote closes at seven tomorrow

evening, so you haven't got long. It's time now to get our first

guests on the sofa. On Saturday night, he had the judges

gasping at his energy, Natalie bench-pressed

high above his head, and viewers at home were wrapped up

around his fingers. Hurricane Greg hits the salsa, and

shakes it for all it's worth! It was tasty, mostly, but a little bit

sticky in at work. I love your enthusiasm, your energy, and that

left at the end was absolutely brilliant. CHEERING

I love that bit, Greg and Natalie are here! Well done! Natalie

actually shrieked watching that back, she was so pleased with you,

and you did all of that with a very injured wrist, and did a floral

shirt, Greg, congratulations. How was it for you? It was amazing, we

had so many worries about that final lift and the whole performance

because of what had happened with the wrist. So much so that about two

hours before, people were saying are you sure you should do the lifts,

maybe remove them entirely? So it was a bit now backing, so you can

see how happy I was at the end of it because we got through it. That face

like, Champion, I did it, it was like a rocky moment, I thought. How

is your wrist, is it healing nicely? It is feeling a lot better, partly

why when I went to see the specialist last week and asked for

the injection because I knew it would help. I have had similar

injuries with my foot and ankle, so it's happening. APPLAUSE

Fingers crossed everything is great. We can all relax. I'm just clapping

everything today, sorry, I'm getting carried away. The judges were really

impressed with the lift, Greg was saying lots of things you had to

change, how much did you have to change? There was a lot going on

last week, we adapted the lifts may be three different times. So we have

got some fantastic lifts for the future. Whether that charleston,

Argentine tango or maybe show dance. We have locked up our sleeve. We did

have to adapt a lot, even in the canteen upstairs, literally

rehearsing the night before, going, what can we do next? It's just not

quite working. And that so hard for you as well to adapt it and remember

it last minute. Yes, incredibly difficult. I'd take a long time to

learn things, and we are finding that out especially this week. And

last week we probably had five or six hours to learn and perfect the

routine. I lost two days with the stupid wrist. It's ridiculous, but

it meant last week was very pushed. But you did it, and we got sevens

across-the-board, some really positive comments and you're trying

to get more hours in this week, doing really well, the Cacic at

which is quite intricate. Guess, we will talk about it in a minute, have

you got over Olly Murs popping in? Absolutely not. We have met quite a

few people this week, Phil Collins. You met Phil Collins! I'm so excited

committees back on tour. I'm definitely having to go see him. He

was such a nice guy, as well. You've got a book coming out next month, so

we have met all those people. It's like I sat next to Phil Collins but

I still love Olly Murs. Phil wait, there is a bit of a cure. The judges

were loving all of your energy as well, that Olympian stamina must be

helping. We have terrible rehearsals and then as soon as the music starts

and I am in a crowd environment, this different side of me clicks,

and it is about performance, similar to when I compete. It really helps.

We enjoy the performance. The build-up to it is nerve wracking.

Ruud a bit hairy. How is the cha-cha-cha going? Not a favour

then, Greg? Natalie, what can you tell me? Ruud this looks good. Look

at the intensity on my face, I am really struggling with a lot of it.

It looks better than I thought it did. We've had jive, tango, a lot of

different dancers. All of the first five dances up until this week are

so different. So it's not like the cha-cha-cha leads into the rumba or

the walls leads into the Vinnie Zwart is, whether Pasadena -- into

the Vienna is welts. You have definitely been drawn into

the pen. He has not left the building.

Good luck for Saturday - Greg and Natalie everyone!

Now, with the weekend fast approaching, the class of 2016

are busy preparing for it with blood, sweat and tears.

And Danny and Anastacia are no exception.

So the rumba, apparently, is all about precision, balance and

emotion. And... It is all up about it is very difficult, it is not an

easy dance and I want Danny to looked really good in it, so I'm

really going into all the details. I do feel slightly more relieved there

are no other guys who have done it yet but now it is my time next. So

far, we're doing all right. Smile. We have Gorka coming in until my

Brendan is healthy and ready to go back. I'm sweating, I'm working.

It's hard. I actually like the fact that he's bossing me everywhere. And

he's just saying, go here, go there, and I'm like, OK. I'm very busy with

Anastacia, she is getting more confident, enjoying the steps,

moving around all the floor and having fun. Keep moving. Very good!

Anastacia having fun. Who's going to win? We will fight at the weekend.

We have seen their training room outfits but what will the couples be

wearing this Saturday? I've lined up the lady with the answers.

We are all better off for Vicky being here. Amazing weekend. So many

great costumes and something exciting happens, although a bit

dramatic and down to the wire. This is Claudia's outfit that she wore

for her lovely dance, her foxtrot, but this wasn't what she was wearing

in the dress run. Because of the concept, they were university

students so we thought we go for a high street version this week. They

started doing their number and we thought, no, she can't do that, she

can't move, not big enough. So we were in the skirt rails, trying to

find thrills, the same colour. Immediately. You did that in pretty

much an hour. Incredible, well done to everybody in wardrobe. It just

shows you how things change. Onto this weekend, she is dancing to

Young Hearts Run Free buy candy statin. This is beautiful. They've

had lots of different concepts. I think it will be exciting for her.

Lots of bugle beads. I know you like statistics, there are about 1250

bugle beads approximately five packets of stones, about 5000

crystals. AQ sequins in there to some sparkle. We may have a feather

boa by Saturday, because it's a samba. She will look red hot in

that. Anastacia, her romper dress at the weekend was incredible. This

weekend, she might be dancing with Brendan. We shall see. It's a

quickstep to Frank Sinatra, a classic. I wanted her to have lots

of froth in the end. But she sued longer lines. At the moment, this is

too midcalf. We may have an overlay to the floor. I particularly like

the apricots stones on this dress. It doesn't look like there are lots

of stones but there probably 8000. This upper body will change after

tomorrow. It's almost a signature for her, the low plunging neckline.

That's the proper terminology. Over here, Joe dancing with the jive

King. This weekend, back double room, waltzing to Whitney. This

dress is very simple. It's a white dress, sequinned fabric, then into a

white mesh, a white top skirt and a pale blue lining. It's very light, a

contemporary waltz, so it isn't going to get in the way. No problem

negotiating the skirts. What is Ore going to wear? He comes in on a

Friday with time to digest what he's been working on and he tells us what

he's feeling. He chooses what to wear. We have repaired wonderful

stuff. Ezra, the wardrobe goddess, we love you. Classic colours, black

and white. Head and Katya, how do they follow the night and the

damsel? They are doing an American Smooth, a classic. He worked very

hard on his dancing in the week and his choreography. He gives 150%.

Needless to say, we have had lots of fun in wardrobe. It becomes a bit

dress up. Hopefully, that fun and light-heartedness will work. This is

what Katya will be wearing, a choice. There was lots of lifts.

Negotiating her skirt would be difficult. Jason told us on Tuesday

that there could be lots of lifts. We've got a trouser. It's really a

skirt that has been cut into a trouser. It is so clever, what you

do. Katya is excited. You helped Ed get ready today. More on that later.

Vicky, she is brilliant and we love her. If you ever wanted to look

glamorous as one of our stars, pay attention. You can't follow one of

-- borrow one of these frocks, but we have lined up some fantastic

make-up tips from Lisa. It is her guide to the perfect Hollywood look.

IMB hair and make-up designer for Strictly. Today I will be recreating

of my one former -- favoured ballroom looks. It is sophisticated

and very glamorous. This is Chloe. We have already prepared her hair.

We have gone for a lovely froth at classic Hollywood wave, typical to

the American Smooth. I will start with the eyes, a lighter brown and

applying it to be laid and blending in the outer corner going up to the

socket. That is when we go to the darker brown. That adds more depth

to the eye and it really makes the eye pop. Making sure it is nicely

blended. You don't want a stripey eyelid to a tiny bit of highlighter

for the corner. Now we are going to do a gorgeous black lip that is

integral to the Hollywood look. Starting from the middle of the eye,

working your way down and coming out, making sure it is perfectly

feathered at the end of the flick. Another top tip is to make sure you

get right into the inner corner, because it emphasises the shape of

the eye. Strictly would be Strictly without eyelashes. Attached to the

outer corner and push into the inner corner. -- wouldn't be Strictly. Now

we cleaned up and wipe away any bits of eye shadow all in I've dropped.

Now we are applying the foundation. Making sure everything is nicely

blended. This is what everybody is doing these days, contouring. Your

dark shade, that goes underneath the cheekbone to create definition, and

then we use our highlighter, which goes on top of the cheekbone, making

sure the two merge together and blends nicely. Now we are onto red

lip. A nice, sharp pencil going across the lip line. Never go out of

the line. With your lipstick, sweep the brush along the lip. To top off,

this is another trick of the trade, we take our bit of clear lip gloss

and bang it in the middle, which really makes the lips pop. Chloe

already has a beauty spot, so we are going to highlight that. Elegant,

super chic and absolutely beautiful, the perfect Hollywood look. I love

that, it really makes her lips pop. Thank you to Lisa and Chloe. From

one pair of beauties to another. Time for a training update from

Lesley and Anton and Laura and Giovanni. Let's see how they are

getting on. To me, the tango seems different the

other dances have done. I've got my head down too much. I stoop. I don't

know what else she is looking for down there. I don't step out. The

other foot. Everything that could be wrong is wrong. You look like you

have been tasered. Wedge I've got a lot to work on. As far as I'm

concerned, she is almost there. All I know about the jive is that Ore is

very good at it. Following him will be difficult. It's very fast and

there is a lot of energy. The jive is quite difficult. We are

struggling with the kick and flicks. And a lot of stamina and energy. The

jive is my favourite dance so I want to make sure it will be good.

Looking good, Laura. Our next guest pulled off an incredible feat on

Saturday night when he slayed an actual Dragon right in the middle of

his paso doble. I'm sorry? Oh, we have found that it wasn't real. It

looked really realistic. Next thing you will be telling me that Katya

wasn't really a dancer. A true epic of tragedy, mostly

because of the shaping. You were mincing around like an episode of

Some Mothers Do Have Them. I was holding out for a paso doble. But, I

tell you this, you won't lose it for lack of trying. You came out and

gave it your all. Well done. Oh, he was a night of the realm and he is

here with his dancer, Ed and Katya. You are always such a joy to watch

on the dance floor, you too. And in chain mail! It's amazing. You said

when you got up afterwards that you were a bit disappointed with how it

had gone, and it had gone much better in rehearsals. Tell me more.

The pressure and excitement of rescuing be Princess from the Dragon

it got the better of me so I missed a whole step, and that meant that we

were suddenly out of time and trying to hold it together. It was hard.

Really difficult. I'm off there. She is saying, where are you going? I

said, I don't know but I think we should carry on. We had this whole

discussion, what do we do? Don't stop, don't stop. We carried on

thinking, at some point, it will be OK. I made all of these steps up.

There was one moment where we knew, if we spent our feet and started

doing that, we were back into it. But you got back into it, that's

amazing. Katya has lost her voice. From shouting at me all day. I've

got a pack and a pen. Give your answers in drawings or words. Were

you proud of him keeping going and carrying on? It's really hard to

write down. Absolutely. I think his recovery was like a professional

dancer. He covered it. It's so hard to get back into it but he did it. I

thought the Dragon rescue was quite professional. Have you been taking

tips from Game Of Thrones? Craig gave you two, the lowest score.

Katya has something to say. This is for you, Craig. Did that hurt? I

mean, he's quite cruel. The paso doble wasn't really my dance. We

decided I would do this like a matador and not be camped at all

and, when we came off in the rehearsal, the production team said,

that was the most camp paso doble we have ever seen. I was trying to

decamp. That wasn't supposed to be camped. If I had done it camp,

imagine what it would have been like! There is so much love for you

online, everybody watching at home the studio audience. National

treasure Lorraine Kelly tweeted, God love Ed Balls, hilarious. So they

love you. It's wonderful. Americans move for you next, a complete change

of pace. How is it going? I hear that you love this one, Ed. Correct.

It's good to get back to ballroom, but we can also done some lists. Ed

is doing lifts! Exciting. It's a fabulous song so we can get into

character. After last week, we have to show, as well as trying hard, but

we are getting better. As long as we are making progress. We are loving

watching you grow as a dancer and choreographer. Do your kick? And

then we get to hear and we lived at the right place. I'm not sure she is

fully appreciating my choreographic suggestions, but we'll get there.

He's like, oh, my God, we've got this, we've got to do that and that.

And then trying to throw all these terms that may for all the previous

dances we've done. -- these terms at me. If we spin turn... No. And then

we will go... Katya, I want to know, any of those moves make it into the

routine this weekend? Yes, but not that one. We quite like that one.

Now you know why Katya has lost her voice. Good luck with Amarillo. We

are looking forward to this, Ed and Katya. That's all we have time for

tonight. Thank you to all of my guests. Tune in tomorrow at the

earlier time of 6pm for an hour-long special. We will have Kevin Simm and

our Friday panel, including Helen Skelton and Sue pollard.