Episode 25 Strictly - It Takes Two

Where is everyone, we are about to go live for our Hallowe'en special.

I have no guests. What am I going to do. Hello love. Thank goodness

you're here. Can I help save your show. Round the cauldron we shall go

and magic up some guests. Great Ore and Joanne. Paso and toe of tango.

Lovely Anastacia and Brendan. I love it. A sprinkling of glitter to make

the cauldron bubble. A few more guests would be nice. What about me?

As well as you Russell. Double, double, toil and trouble, save this

it takes two from the rubble! Wait and see. This should be it, my love.

It will be... Oh fantastic. And Elaine Paige and Lisa Snowdon. The

show is saved. Oh, I think I have gone too far with this one. What do

you mean? Hi darling. I'm here for the show. Where is my dressing room?

No! Live from London, this is Strictly

Come Dancing - It Takes Two. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Here we go. Thank you. Hello, welcome to it takes two. There are

only 24 hours and 41 minutes and 54 seconds to wait until Strictly's

Hallowe'en special. We may have got a bit carried away, but don't be

afraid, because we have a good show in store for you tonight. I told you

about that. Can I say thank you for ah amazing set. First up for most of

today the class have been at Strictly HQ putting the finishing

touches on tomorrow's ghoulish delights and Gethin Jones was there

to preview some of the horrors they have in store. Welcome to the

Strictly rehearsals. Thank you. Natalie Lowe. Thank you. Get off me.

How is it going. It is going well. They're very busy preparing for hall

piano. -- Hallowe'en. Get back to work. I need to find the couples.

More tricks and treats later. For our first guest of the night who had

our hearts racing on Saturday, tomorrow they do it again, but not

before we sink our teeth into them. It is Claudia and AJ.

I wanted to join in so much! The bounce action suffered, because of

the speed of it. You are a beautiful dancer. I enjoyed the party spirit.

Young hearts run free! Welcome and congratulations on that

speedy samba last weekend. It was spectacular. How was it for you, you

looked like you were loving it? Absolutely, I was loving it. I was

smiling all the time. I just enjoyed every second of it. It was very

fast. So I couldn't breathe towards the endches I was ill at the start

of week. You did all of that in two and a bit days. She is ray mazing.

And you started up on desk, sort of above the noses of all the judges.

Was that quite scary, what was going through your head at that point? I

don't know. Well, I was just... I was stood there and I was like don't

fart. Not on Len Goodman. Very nerve-racking. Great point from the

judges. It is a Hallowe'en show and we have already had a fart. Perfect.

Great points from all the judges and a nine from Bruno. That is so good.

Bruno loved our speed. I was chuffed. It was amazing she did it

in two and a half days. She had been throwing up all week and starting on

the judges' tables gave me a heart attack thinking of it. Len did feel

that perhaps a bit of technique was sacrificed, because of the speed of

it. What did you think? We gave him a slow walk just to show our hip

action and then we ran around the room very quickly doing our samba.

We did the slow part to see she would dance and then we just smashed

it around the wall. We had a six fo glitter ball. You couldn't have

given it any more than that could you? It was amazing. She did me so

proud and it was just... Starting on the judges' table, she was shaking

it. Amazing core yolk if ing choreography as well. You closed the

show. You're a competitor and you have that amazing drive, or is it

more pressure to close the show. I do like starting at the start.

Because it is out of the way and I can watch everyone. I was stressing

and I was like, OK, when am I going. He said not yet. The legs were

shaking. But then I enjoyed all of it. I must say happy birthday for

Monday. Happy birthday. 19. You a baby. Did AJ get you a present and

givist gave you a day -- and give you a day off. Yes and he got me

perfume and body cream. So obviously I smell or something. I think you're

a Yumpik, a -- Yumpkin, a yummy pumpkin. Now how has it gone in

training? Amazing. The lifts are epic. They're going to be insane and

it is a special finish. We hope it goes to plan. We were struggling on

the technique and we had to change it a few times. Hopefully on

Saturday it will go to plan. With you two, the lifts could be

ridiculous and how are they even doing that? How many Liverpools have

you got? -- how many lifts have you got. We have three, but the last one

goes into, two, into three. She is in the air for the last 30 seconds.

You have got your gym coaches coming to watch you. Does that excite you

or scare you? Both. It does excite me, because the only reason why I'm

here and doing everything is because they have worked me so hard to get

there, to do everything for my best of my possibilities and they have

helped me so much. For them to watch me will be amazing. But when I see

them, I will be up straight, all like this with my wrists when I

shouldn't. You said you have never dressed up for Hallowe'en. Never.

What an initiation it is going to be. It will be awesome. The studio

is out of way. We can't wait to see you. Good luck this weekend. Claudia

and AJ! Now as the competition heats up the stakes have never been

higher. This weekend Hallowe'en will claim its next victim and time for

the stars to face their demons. I wake up in the morning and I feel so

sick with nerves. And it gets worse and worse all the way through day.

The scariest part of weekend for me is just when we are about to be

called down the stairs. It is terrifying. The scariest thing is

knowing in advance it might go wrong. That sense you have got to

deliver, you have taken a risk and it goes wrong you have got to get

out of it. It is not always lrts on the night. -- all right on the

night. I'm nervous. I assume everything is going to go wrong. I'm

so completely terrified. There is nothing like it. I think the

scariest part is before the dance. Because it is just one shot that you

get. When I'm actually dancing I just try and be in that moment and

to enjoy it. It gives me a real rush of adrenaline and this desire to do

well. When I'm actually dancing, I'm usually lost in the music and

hopefully letting my body do what it knows how to do. You don't have a

lot of time to think. Normally when the song comes on, it comes

automatically. It is getting emotional. I Del -- delved into my

phone book to get some panelists but who did I call? I called Russell

Grant and Elaine Paige. Oh foxy! Love you darlings. What an entrance

Lisa Snowdon, jealous of boots. Russell, you look divine. Look, I

love that. We are the shoe people. Talk about a squad of ghouls. It is

Hallowe'en, Lisa, do you get excited about the Hallowe'en show? I'm just

excited about Saturday. The costume, the drama. The wigs. And Russell,

does it bring back lovely memories when you danced on Hallowe'en? Let's

reminds ourselves. Oh, no! You little devil. I know. Better the

devil you know. It was a great number and when I came off Kylie

gave me a Twitter and you got a message from her on the Mondays.

Elaine Paige is here. She is a goddess. You're in the middle of a

tour. Tell us about it. It is wonderful it is like Strictly, I'm

only performing at weekends. The only thing is I'm going all over the

country every weekend and ends up in London in December and it's taken me

two and a half months. You're still keeping up with Strictly. Just

about. I have to tape it. I have to make sure I avoid anybody that might

tell me what's happened. Monday, sit down, toes up on the sofa, glass of

wine and Strictly fest. I love that image. Now our ladies, and Daisy and

Aljaz. Can they avoid the bottom two? It was a shocker last week. I

didn't see that coming. How is she looking? I think she is a beautiful

dancer and I think their partnership is good. They're gorgeous and need

that spice for the paso doble. She has the drama and that kind of

attitude. Aljaz is just divine whatever he does. Whatever he does,

that man is special. He is special. People are agreeing there. Anastacia

and Brendan have the jive. Brendan is back! He is back! They're doing a

jive. Here they are in training. What do you think Russell? Loving

Brendan's get up. Salmon shorts. Whenever I see Anastasia, I think of

that great number of hers, Out of Love. Whenever I see her I think of

drama, and fabulousness and everything and whenever I see

Brendan, I think why are you wearing pink shorts? It just works. They

gave us a sneaky peak. He is your boy, you got to the final, he rolled

you on the ground. It was amazing. Don't talk about that moment! How is

he doing? Are you enjoying watching him? I love watching him. Yes, I got

scared when I heard he wasn't very well, I was panic, it is so good he

is back. He is on form, they both are, it will be really special. She

has done lots of fun dances. So this is going to be more dramatic. Yes,

Anastasia. Anastasia I mean. You are off on one of your tours. Grantham!

It is a lovely lovely place. Claudia and AJ are doing the American

smooth. The judges gave them a hard time about their rapid samba

American smooth, this could be a classic for them. Have a look at

them in training Elaine, tell us what you think. I think she is

rather lovely. I am backing the short people, you see. I think she

is marvellous, everyone though she is little. Littler than me, she has

a beautiful line about her, and lovely arch to her back and all that

kind of thing, think you know, it could be a first, we could see a

somersault first time ever in the American smooth. Oh my goodness. She

is very loose. Are you allowed do that? You can do lifts in American

smooth. She will by a amazing. It is going to be good. Somersault lift:

That sounds like juggling. Louise and Kevin are doing the Charleston,

could this be the dance Len is looking for. They are harping on

about how she doesn't give enough or something, I think this is clearly,

look you can see she is going to do it this week, she will show she has

that fire in her belly. Incredible outfits as well. Comic super

villains. Len has not seen one of Louise's greatest hits called Naked.

Do you remember that. Yes. She gave everything then. And so she needs to

do something naked. That would be a first! What is this about Russell

Grant? I am just so envious. I didn't get to do a Charleston, I am

jealous. Shall we just do one. Can we be in the greatest hits show? I

wasn't a greatest hits. Shall we do happy number. Number. They will be

like Zoe who? Laura and Giovanni, they are doing a tango, she count

perform last week because of her ankle. I love Giovanni. He loves you

too. Can they get back in the running with this dance? I want to

see how she is getting on. I love the number. Rolling Stones. This is

great. How does this look to you Lisa? It looks good. I mean it is

trick Chris when you have injuries, that does happen, it is the nature

of the beast. You are working so hard and using muscles you are not

used to using. It is shame she is not training in her shoes, when you

do, or perform it feels so different and you get a bit stuck sometimes. I

danced for five-weeks with a knee brace and I know what it is like.

You have to keep wearing it, you have been rehearsing. You get used

to it. You have to have the right feels. Let us talk about the boys in

a little bit, our Friday Panel ladies and gentlemen.

APPLAUSE . Another slice of gossip from

Gethin who earlier today heard some strange noises in Strictly star bar

and went off to investigate. You two behave. Only would you hear talk

like how is your right foot swivel doing and where is my cape? Let us

see what they have to say before the Hallowe'en show. Here we are. Chloe,

Pasha and myself with the beautiful one, so, I have to do my questions.

Chloe, how are you feeling ability Hallowe'en? This was the one I was

most looking forward to the most, everyone get dressed up and changes

character. You are getting good at this. We saw yesterday you were

dressed up and with the make up as well. You looked like you were

enjoying it too much. Way too much. Hopefully they may do it for my this

weekend. Why is Hallowe'en so exciting? Everyone gets so pumped

up. It is such an exciting show It is complete transformation, you can

be anything, and every year, well, for me it is number six, you become

something else, last year I was a Frankenstein, it was fun. Where else

I would become a Frankenstein for one day. The best looking

Frankenstein I have ever seen. Don't you agree? I totally agree. Gorka,

how are you after last week? How did you enjoy dancing with Anastasia. I

was happy to be back on the dance floor. I am happy to be back. It is

just the three of us, it is quiet. Who is looking good, has come on,

don't sit on the fence who is looking good. Everyone is pushing

hard for a special Hallowe'en, so it will be great. Sitting on the fence?

The once I saw are very good. Anyone else? No. Not giving any way. Would

you like to say goodbye and hand back to Zoe. This is everything from

Elstree Studios, see you next week. I think we might be out of a job.

Last week with Brendan taken ill Gorka stepped in to dance with

Anastasia, she is back in Brendan's arms once more, but before we

welcome them to the sofa, let us relive that romantic quickstep one

more time. I love the verve, the renewed

energy, light on your feet, great musicality. You performed it

brilliantly. Light and bright. Fun and frivolous.

I don't want to upset Brendan but your best dance.

Darlings, welcome. I can't believe you played that in my presence. I

know. I had to cheat on him. At least you are back together,

marriage guidance, that is great. Are you feeling better? I am getting

much better. I had a tough week but back in the game and looking forward

to being back in the studio with this one tomorrow. I love your

salmon shorts tomorrow. Your 16 step was dream like. It was like you were

walking on air, it was such a favourite, it was a real favourite

of mine. Did you love dancing that? I truly did, my grandfather being he

was from Chicago, Frank was his guy, it was so much more oaf a connection

I had with the song, doing something cheeky and cute and what I think

Strictly is about, is just the glamour and the West End of it all.

The transformation you looked beautiful out there. The whole

setting was perfect. He was like, your hair was amazing. Your hair

looked good, yes. I didn't say your hair was amazing. He did. He was

very cute about it. It was your choreography there, Brendan, how did

she do? Incredibly well. It was very difficult sitting at home watch, I

won't lie. It was hard being away from the show but seeing you in

another man's arms, dancing a quickstep, my quickstep, I don't

have a Spanish accent and he is quite good looking, I was very proud

and I think they did a very good job. We stayed in. You stayed in.

You stayed in, with more' a score than I could get for you, but that's

OK. I am not bitter. He is not at all bitter about it. Len did say

your best dance yet. What did you make of that? It has to give you a

huge confidence boost. It gives me a good staple to come from. The song

was such a passionate song I felt good. This week I am excited about

the song and Hallowe'en. Are you kidding me? I'm an American, I know

Hallowe'en. I am Hallowe'en. In America it is massive. We have kind

of adopted it from you. Like I would love to show you American

massiveness, I can't believe you guys don't have candy corner here.

What is candy corn? I am so upset. I will show you one time soon, and...

I forgot to mention, something I loved in your routine, was the

little imaginary dog, look, let us sit back, there he s Ruffles, as he

called him and Gorka pets him. That is very lovely. Hang own a minute.

What happened to him? It is not an imaginary dog. I have a a dog. It

was a very big collar so I wasn't sure if it was for a dog or

something. But it was good, listen, our props department does well, they

do well. They are amazing. Give them a hand!

APPLAUSE And of course, no sign of being in

the dance off. Hurrah! And I loved the fact you were so subdued

listening to the results. Anastasia and Gorka.

APPLAUSE That is so cute. When I said it out

there it felt so much bigger and enthought I am probably killing

their TVs at home. I was very scared I was ruining people's eardrums.

Such a joy not to have to do the dance off again. I loved it. OK, so

this week Hallowe'en, jive, it looks great, Bat Out of Hell. It is so

fast and I have had a glimpse of what your costume might look like,

what can you tell me? How has it gone? It has gone really well. I am

superimpressed with Brendan coming back and coming back with a jive,

are you kidding me? You shouldn't have shown Tuesday when I was

wearing jeans It is the shorts and trainers.

So classy. Also you were working on, you have had a chest infection and

the jive is so serious. The pro dance this week for the result show,

is epic. I love it. I had to be back for that, without doubt and my lungs

were bursts during that, I finished that and went into rehearsals and I

was like... I was like are you OK? I was coughing up a lung. I am looking

forward to this jive. Jive. It is good to get the lungs working, it is

a lung infection, that is all. The people in the audience are like...

He is here. Let us have a look at some of Brendan's looks in

Hallowe'en over the years. Rocky Or Rash you do do a bald cap well. Were

you a zombie? Yes. I love Dracule at the end. Rocky horror, that was

good, with Michelle William, it was one of my favourite dances for the

look and everything. Hallowe'en is one of the best shows you do on

television, we love it. You get so involved. Everybody, hair, make up,

costume, everybody comes together to make a phenomenal show production

and I am looking forward to this. I cannot wait. The speed is incredible

and your outfits look brilliant. I am looking forward to the size of

your wings. Anastasia and Brendan back together again.

-- APPLAUSE

. While we have been preparing for Hallowe'en all week, for some people

it is is a lifestyle, it is time to welcome the dark Lord of Strictly

himself. Craig Revel Horwood. Complete and absolute disaster

darling. They love you really. Get them out.

Get them all out. Welcome back. We have missed you. I have missed you

too. Thank you for coming to see us. How excited are you about

Hallowe'en? I do love to dress up, darling. I with know. It's a very

good excuse to put a bit of make up on, a bit of eye liner and I do like

that. I am looking forward to myself doing that, I don't care about the

dancing, but... It is about the dressing up All about me. Can you

give us a clue as to what you will be dressing up as tomorrow night. We

don't want to ruin it. I have no idea. I did ask Len and he said that

he was wearing a cape, and refused to wear the make up. I said I want

everything. Give me his make up. I am having all hair of their make up

put on me. I don't know what it is going to be. It is possibly divine

and possibly ugly. As it is Hallowe'en, I thought maybe we

should mention the fallen. The casualties of strickly who have left

us. Anybody gone you felt too soon perhaps? There is always people from

the beginning I think, you know, you don't want to lose anyone. We have

had such an amazing eclectic and wonderful group, I didn't want to

lose any of them, because they all had personality, Tameka is someone I

wanted to stay, because I loved her personality, I want to see her do

really well and get, you know, through. But you can't, I guess you

can't as a judge say that, I mean I can in hindsight but it, they have

all done so brilliantly well, and of course, you know, I wish them luck

in the world of dance. Somewhere in the dance gutter I

suspect. I got a nice message from Tameka. The celebrities will be

listening, what are you looking for, we have the wigs and the hair and

the concept. What are you looking for. People being able to shine

through being able to release themselves through mask. Because you

get dressed up, you become someone else and that frees you and become

less nervous, put on a mask, no one can reck nice me and you can go --

reck nice me and you go out and it does release a lot of tension. I

hope they go with the flow of Hallowe'en and enjoy wearing the

masks, because it is the last time they will get to. So I would

encourage them to go full out and not worry too much about, express

themselves through the characters. It is definitely there? I saw it

once. In the final last year, what was your favourite Hallowe'en

routine? I like anyone who can look good green. Franke Bridge was great

when she did Defying Gravity. I have never seen anyone look great green.

I was shocked, I said you look gorgeous green, I would stick with

that face darling for day wear. She came and did that dance and the

character... It gave her strength. She didn't get a perfect score. But

the point is she got her character over and committed to it. Ed Balls,

you have given him 2s the last two weeks, what can he do to improve the

scores with you, he is trying hard? Well, not get it wrong! To begin

with. He is trying hard and I know that he is determined. I love that

in people. I loved it in John Sergeant and Ann Widdicombe. He does

try hard. It is just what happens on the night. He may have a wonderful

rehearsal and once you're in front of 12 million people it can be a

disaster. It is about timing, not strength, the lifts, if you throw

somebody up, you need to catch them. Ideally. While you're here we

thought we would play a game I like to call the Horrible Histories. The

game is simple, we are going to play some of your most horrible

one-liners and you need to tell us which star you were referring to.

This will be terrible. Craig's first brutal put down. I You are an

exception to the rule that anyone can learn to dance. That could be

ten people. It could be anybody. I remember saying it. I can't remember

who to? No idea. Judy Murray. It was actually Scott Mills. Here he is. It

was and Joanne's American smooth in 2014 and you gave him the great

score of 2. Bless him. It probably wasn't his best. Next it is this

zinger. Lifeless, lack lustre, laboured, the only good thing about

that was the end. That is funny. Any idea. Julian Clary. Let's find out.

No. It was Heather Small in 2008. Their samba. A 4 points from you.

That is a good score. These are nice comments. Time for one more. You

have had this bizarre sort of vacant look on your face that resembled

someone that had just been lobotomised. That was Judy Murray.

Yes it was. You scored her a 4 for this tango. We loved Judy. And you

got one out of three correct. Thank you. Craig Revel Horwood, or Craig

Devil Horwood. Have a great show tomorrow. This couple have had more

suspence than Psycho. It is Ore and Joanne.

It was quiet, it was calm and it was sophisticated. You have a connection

between the end of music that is outstanding. It is wonderful to see.

It was delicious. You're just incredible.

Come on. Look, they love you. Welcome, loving the outfits. Happy

birthday Joe. It was your birthday this week. Did he spoil you? He got

me a mug with Mr Tickle on, because that is what I said he look like in

the waltz. It was wavy at first. Waltzing to Whitney was great. Was a

it a moment for you? Right at the end, I, and this won't surprise you,

I had to keep the tears in. Come on, that song, that dance. This one in

your arms. I nearly went a again and that would have been three weeks in

a row and that would have had me off the show for a man who can't hack

it. We like a man who cries. The men are know, what you talking about?

Great feedback from the judges and Craig said you're just incredible.

Craig Revel Horwood said that about you. What? Dud that even compute. He

is here. I mean, I love Craig. He is just... I was worried, we went on

after Ed and Katya's lift. And he tore into them. I was worried if we

put a step wrong we may have got the Craig treatment. To have him say it

was incredible was mind-blowing. Bruno was talking about the

connection between you. Is that something you have to work on, or

that is something that just comes naturally? Definitely with us it

comes naturally, but all my partners, Russell who is here

tonight, we still have sleepovers and watch Barbra Streisand on a

clear day. I don't get invited. We got on from the beginning, the dance

we did towards each other. We connected. It was perfect. Top of

the leader board two weeks in a row! How is it up in the heady heights.

Are you worried about coming down again? You're always worried about

coming down. Because there is only one way to go. I was more stunned to

have the scores that we did, you know what was that two weeks in a

row? I started the show, because I love it and wanted to get the chance

to dance. For us to be leading the way was just like... Well it's taken

me some time to get me head around it. We have had the talk that we are

going to carry on doing the same thing and not think about top of the

leader board or results and letting that get us to. We have said we are

going to go out and practice as hard as we do and just dance the best we

can. Everything else is out of our drol. -- control. You like the

lecture. I get that most days. I could get you to call me each day

and say it will be brilliant. Now in the battle of Cliftons, you might

like to know your scores and how they're measuring against your big

brother. He and Louise have so far scored 160. I can reveal you and Ore

have scored 164! Yes. I hope he is watching. Are you watching. Can you

hear that? Remember when you said every week... We are nearly half way

through, did you realise you would fall so hard for dance? No, I think

I always knew I would feel like this about dancing. I never knew I would

be able to do it. My wife is probably the most stunned, she is

like, who are you? I have been with him five and a half year and I have

never seen this. I wake up and that is the problem, I wake up every

morning and go, I'm dancing today, she goes, I'm going to the office.

I'm fallen in love with it and to do it with someone you really get on

with. Will I come to the sleep over? We will ask Russell. Charleston next

for you this weekend. I want candy by bow wow wow, you probably weren't

alive when that was out. How has it gone? Well, it was... Rocky to start

off with, you couldn't swivel. I thought Craig always says about it

in the charleston. We just, we had a tough time getting the swivels in.

You seem to have picked it up. It is the hardest dance to learn. I have

never been more frustrated, but had the same hilarity to have the two

worlds. But it has been frustrating. But I think what it comes together,

because bit hold on, swivel top half, bottom half, hopefully it will

be spectacular. And you have outfits and everything, we adore them. Good

luck this weekend. Ore and Jie wan. -- Joanne. PHONE RINGS. Hello. Do

you like scary dances? Yes. Will this take long, I'm in the middle of

a live show. I know I'm watching you. Sorry it's a fan. What is your

favourite Hallowe'en routine. I liked Ghostbusters and you go and

enjoy your guide to Hallowe'en with Karen. I have heard it is good. What

were you say something -- what were you saying. Put your fake blood on,

because it is time to organise a killer Hallowe'en party. What better

way the find ideas than to look back at some of the most magical

Hallowe'en performances Strictly has ever seen. Welcome to my spooky

selection. Whether you're into ghosts or

goblins you need an outfit. So first costume and make-up. We need to

start with this zombie dancing to a Michael Jackson classic, it is

Jeremy Vine performing with... Hang on a second, it is me. This a

transformation even impressed the judges. It was all a big treat. Next

up a pair of sexy yummy mummies dancing the samba to take your

mamma. It is Helen George and her partner that could bring the dead

back the life. Make sure you surprise your guests with a big

entrance. And flying in would be my preferred option. Look at this

spectacular landing, it is Strictly's Mark Benson. He could

easily get any party started. How you start this thing. Who is this

friendly witch? It is Lulu and Brendan performing to Highway to

Hell. She needed to witchcraft to deliver a spine-tingling

performance. The magic of Hallowe'en party is bad. You can use magic.

Kelly was under the spell of her partner Harry Potter. This routine

took over like a nimbus 2,000 and Kelly went on to become a finalist.

Back to the dark side and Scott Mills as Uncle Fester. But his moves

were not magical enough for the judges and this was the nail in the

coffin for Scott and he was eliminated that very weekend.

Of course, if you want to have a truly amazing party, let go and

dance like nobody's watching. Michel Williams knows how to let loose and

this is the Time Warp from 2010. This may have been the best Brendan

has ever looked. That is it for now, I hope I have inspired you can the

most magical moments in Strictly's history, have a smashing Hallowe'en

party. Bye. Brendan in a that half wig, genius.

Welcome back Elaine, Russell and Lisa. Our Friday pack. Love the

sounds of the Barbra Streisand sleep overs. Did you know about that? They

had a bit of a fright night last week when Ed nearly dropped Katya.

That was terrifying. The whole country was on the edge of the seat.

He is the last one to do the cha cha cha this weekend, and I I know he

has put in the hour, he is trying so hard. He was showing me his New

Yorkers and they are very good. Will this be a good one? I saw last weeks

on the Daily Politics with Andy -- Andrew Neil. I love Katya. You love

Katya. You not sure about Ed He is doing very well. It will be tricky

for a bloke, the cha cha cha. I loved it. Going on the second beat.

That is right. He was very good at the cha cha cha, I remember Lisa,

you were amazing at it. How tricky is it, you have learned it with

Pasha. For a girl it is tricky. I don't know if it's the same for the

guy, you had to keep straight knees and legs and all in the hip, Ed, he

seems to kind when he does, he has his hands out, he minces about. He

will be quite good with his hips. Russell is not convinced. He is not

keen. Love Katya. You are terrible. Greg and Natalie. They had their

lowest score last week, he is a bit heartbroken. It was the cha cha cha.

This week it's a rumba and he is enjoying this. He is working very

hard. Lice sparks what do you think, can they fare better with this? I

hope so, the only problem for Greg is that the rumba has the same sort

of technique as the cha-cha, it is the straight leg, it is this sort of

thing, hopefully, week two of doing this style dance he may be better.

Last week it wasn't his dance, he admitted to that and Craig was clear

on that. We find that you Latin or ballroom. Absolutely. Wed did you

prefer. I loved Latin but I got my highest marks on ballroom. It took

so long, so tricky. On to Judge Rinder and Oksana. It's a paso

doble. Here he goes, Elaine you are sounding hopeful. I am. He is very

passionate isn't he. He gets a bit overexcited and everything. I think

we will need, he has to call on his judge qualities this week. I think

so if case you are wondering what he is wearing, he is being a moth. The

male version of a butterfly Oksana said. Great number, Born This Way,

Lady Gaga, I did that in panto. What was that? In Aylesbury. I am not

there this year, I am at the Durie lane theatre. Ore and Joanne are

doing a Charleston. Is he going to be... OK, Ore and Joanne, here they

are, he has had trouble with his swivel. I think he has got it now.

What do we think? I just love these two. I mean, Singin' in the Rain,

the wonderful musical, I mean, it was just amazing, but Ore for me,

even though Jo, she is my show business daughter, Ore for me is, he

is just getting every week better and better. It is just, he is taking

to it, and it is wonderful to watch. So He is a natural. Natural flair

add -- flair and style. They are mischievous pixies. OK, Danny and

Oti are doing a foxtrot. Lisa and Rachel Stevens are the only people

to get full marks for a foxtrot. APPLAUSE

Well done you. Here he is in training. Lisa, how does this look

to you? Do you know what I think Danny dances beautifully, he hasn't

got a ten yet. They are making him work really hard, that is good, you

push yourself harder. He looks good. He is a natural. The way he holds

himself. Absolutely everything. He was a bit like, hello with his

rumba. I would have given him tens the last two week, it is that thing

when they are holding out. Do you think it could be this week? Why

not? You were good at foxtrot Russell. I don't know how the heck I

did it. It was all to do the Flavia. Don't Rain On My Parade you are the

Mrs Destroys sand fan club. It was a great number but Flavia was just

divine. And remains so, we miss her and Vincent. We must discuss who is

going home, who is going through the trap door on Sunday, Elaine Paige

who is saying sayonara? I don't know, it is tricky, the standard

this year is particularly high, isn't it. Yes. Give us a name EP. I

don't like do that. I can't think. Don't worry. I will call sitting on

the fence. Who is going home? Out of that lot I love Katya. Who is going

home Lisa? I can't say until I have seen the whole evening.

APPLAUSE It is time now to check in for an

update on our couples training but who is going to be frighteningly

good and who should be scared. They are so naughty. Here is how Louise,

Ed and Claudia have been getting on. We are dancing the Charleston and I

think it is completely different to anything we have done so far. It is

incredibly fast, I am so tired already.

Shattered. It is going to be about stamina and

energy. There is loads of steps to remember, and you are doing them at

such high speed. I am really feeling my age today.

This week I am In It To Win It. Can if you can go out there and tear the

roof off. I have to throw everything I have got at this.

I am worried about the cha-cha. I thought this would be hard for me.

My hips don't move in this way. It is Hallowe'en and you have to go for

it. Let us think about your bum cheeks. He has created some good

lines today. When we do into the New Yorkers. Quite impressed. ? The

thing for me will be to be as light and beautiful as Katya, that is not

me. I have full trust in him and I am sure we can pull it out.

Training is going great. The American smooth is going smoothly.

The routine is coming together. Claudia is starting to understand

it, which is always helpful. I am doing a lot of work in this. It is

not just on AJ this time. It is is a mix of being really elegant this

routine and being really vicious because I am a witch. It is hard to

find that balance but I think I am doing well. We are working hard on

the lifts because they are so difficult. I have to cling on for

dear life and hopefully lit go right on Saturday night.

Time for the final trip to Elstree. We sent Gethin on a mission to track

down intelligence from the stars of strictly. Let us see what other

horrors lie behind the doors at Elstree. Let us see who is in here.

I think it is Daisy and Aljaz. Enjoying coffee and breakfast.

Hello. What is for breakfast? I really enjoy cereal in a mug, now,

in my Elstree Studio days. Strictly is glamorous. You seemed up-to-date

and ready for the paso, how you feeling? I am excited to do it. I am

excited to get dancing, get on the dance floor, and smash it out this

week. Who is winning, the paso or the cape or Daisy? Daisy, we

named... Don't you kind of win? I win from the floor. You win from the

floor. You win from the floor. That is the story. I just decide I am

going to change the end of the dance. Genuine? No. I would hate

that. I know your family are loving this. You have family members this

weekend. Grandma is this this weekend. She comes every week to

rehearsals every Thursday to see how the dance is looking, but she also

has been in the Green Room every weekend and so this weekend is, she

said that she would only come in the audience if I made to it Hoon, so we

made it and she is in the audience this week. What does she make of

this man, there is no lifts allowed in the paso, you haven't put a lift

in, have you. No. Thinking about it? No, on our first Latin dance you

can't do lifts but there was a little sort of a swooshy up from the

floor moment and Len did pick up on it, and out of all the people the

one that was the least impressed was her grandma. She didn't want me

partnered with Brendan, she said you can't have that Brendan because he

does illegal lifts. So here I am doing illegal lifts. And she gave

you a talking to. Did she really? She did. You have to be here for

grandma. I am. No liftings grandma. Are you looking forward to it? I am

looking forward to getting on the dance floor, the paso particularly

is so strong and tough. I am not great at being tough, but I am

learning, so... On Monday you were not but today you are. I know you

will be fabulous, I will let you get back to breakfast. That is it for

tonight. Don't mistomorrow night with Tess and Claud. I am back on

Monday with the next couple to fall foul of the grim reaper. Now it is

time for the overtones who are to start their Christmas tour, playing

us out with the monster mash. # I was working in the lab

# Late one night # When my eyes be held an eerie

sight # For my monster on his slab began

to rise # Then suddenly for to my surprise

# He did the mash # He did the monster mash

# The monster mash # It was a graveyard smash

# He did the mash # And it caught oven in a flash

# The monster mash # Oh yes, he did the monster mash

# He did the mash # He did the monster mash

# The monster mash # It was a graveyard smash

# He did the mash # And it caught on in a flash

# The monster mash # He did the monster hash

# To the master bedroom where the vampires feast

# The ghouls all came from hair humble abode

# To get a jolt from my electrode # He did the monster mash

# They did the monster mash # It was a graveyard smash

# He did the mash # And it caught on in a flash

# Yeah, they did the monster mash # The zombies were having fun

# The party had just begun # The wolf man

# Dracula and his son # It was rocking

# Igor on the chains backed by his hounds

# Strictly Come Dancing was about to arrive

# With their vocal group The Overtones Five

# They did the monster mash, we did the monster mash

# Oh it was a graveyard smash # And it caught on in a flash

# The monster mash # Oh we did the monster mash

# Clap your hands now # We did the monster mash

# It was a graveyard smash # And it caught on in a flash

# The monster mash # We are we did the monster mash

# We did the monster hash # Oh it was a graveyard smash

# And it caught on in a flash # We did the monster mash

# We did the mash. # APPLAUSE