Episode 55 Strictly - It Takes Two

Tonight, only three contenders remain.

One of them will be crowned the 2016 Strictly Pro Challenge Champion.

Or Giovanni Pernice? They've done all the Jive Kicks

Live from London, this is Strictly 30 by-macro, please welcome your

host Zoe Ball! -- It Takes To. The countdown is well and truly on,

we are only hours and minutes away from the Strictly Semi-Final,

where our couples will be taking to the floor with not one

but two dances each. Great for us - terrifying for them.

For the next hour, we'll have all the big news from rehearsals

and I'm joined in studio Back from the Wild Wild West -

it's Louise and Kevin. Kevin will also be battling it out

with Giovanni and Karen in the final And it's surely one of the finest

Friday panels of our time - Ellie Simmonds, Gaby Roslin

and Jason Donovan. If that wasn't enough,

Jason will also be closing But first up, let's get straight

down to business and take a peak inside the Training Rooms of Claudia

and AJ and Louise and Kevin. So the Rumba is the complete

opposite to gymnastics, AJ had to work on me doing things slower. You

have only got small legs. Which way are we going? I don't think people

realise how hard it is for me to completely change 12 years of

gymnastics for three days of doing a Rumba. This is this bit now! I

understand! I just want to go out there and perform it to my best,

because it is a beautiful song. Sorry!

I really want to try and get the tango because I love the rhythm and

the sharpness of it. It's very different from any other ballroom

dancing, the fact that I have to stay flat footed and stomp a bit

more work I spent weeks trying to do rise and fall. Keep the whole thing

flat and stay with me. It's the semifinal and I'm trying to chuck as

much as I can at. Look at me and look away. Hopefully she is taking

some of it in. That's do the whole thing. Go through the whole thing.

Come on the waves, keep it going. What do a Paralympic Gold Medallist,

a broadcasting legend and a soap Please go wild for my Friday Panel -

it's Ellie Simmonds, CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. MUSIC: 'Push

It' - Salt N' Pepa. Are you Strictly not dancing, 13

macro? You are this shyest person -- Gaby Roslin. Don't make her dance? I

am obsessed with the show, but don't make me dance! Had you enjoyed this

series so far? I have loved this series. I loved your series as well.

Loved it as much but this has been wonderful and I have been obsessed

with the two who I think will be in the final. Am I allowed to say it?

Louise and Danny Mac! According to Gaby Roslin.

Welcome back to the world of Strictly, Jason.

It has been 4 years, 11 months and 23 days

since you stopped dancing on the show.

Not that I've been sat here with a chart or anything.

Christina is not with me today. What a pairing you were. My tour starts

next week. Will you be incorporating any of your dance moves? A little

Argentine Tango... May be a whole marriage to the musical 's wake. I'm

not doing any of that. I'm sitting there on a chair singing songs. We

are in the presence of sporting greatness, Ellie Simmonds is with

us. So excited to meet you. What have you made of this series so far?

I have loved it. Strictly is a Saturday night watch. Sunday night,

you want to see the Results Show. In high-definition, by the way. In your

pyjamas as well. With pizza. On the soulful, while everyone is dressing

up, you have to be slouching and watching it. I sometimes jump up and

join in. Do you remember doing two dancers? This is the tough two

weeks, because everything is crammed in and the pressure is on and the

pool of people is less and the pressure is more on the people who

are there. The rhythm is with you, you know your partners. Let's have a

look at -- Right ? let's talk about our couples

and we're going to analyse the boys first ? starting with Danny and Oti.

His Samba ripped up the Strictly record books -

the whole place standstill. We are literally like this. For Danny. He

is just phenomenal. Tense all the way for everything.

They will also be performing an American Smooth to 'Misty Blue'.

Top line is beautiful... The two of them together, she is stunning.

Beautifully incorporated there. I have been in that rehearsal room and

gone into that pillar on a number of occasions. I am really looking

forward to it. Danny is turning into a professional dancer. Moving from

the samba to this, I am looking forward to seeing his two dancers

and I think he will be amazing. Moving onto Ore and Joanne

who faced the dance off They are dancing to this. Here they

are in rehearsals. Off they go, looking speedy.

You and Kristina found yourselves in the Bottom Two

in the Quarter Finals and went on to become Finalists.

What would your one piece of advice for Ore be?

I think actually been in the bottom two gives you a bit of momentum. His

journey, we sometimes don't like to use that... Did you use the J word?

There is no other word. Odyssey is too much. I think he has come a long

way and I would be surprised if the public don't want to keep him going.

The Quickstep is tough because you really have to be in unison with the

other dancer... I think on the Quickstep I actually messed it up.

No! You would disagree! It would have been perfect.

They're also dancing an Argentine Tango to Kylie's

Is this one you're looking forward to?

There she is. Is this going to be a good one? I want him to smile a bit

more. It's the Argentine Tango! The others look so in all of it. He has

a magical smile and I would like him to smile. No more tears for Zoe

Ball. -- Ore. Great stuff - we'll chat

about the girls later. For now, give it up

for our Friday panel! Now, we have bad news

for fans of the Welsh wonder Don't worry though -

he left his access all areas Our backstage reporter today

is a triple threat; intelligent, Men want to be him, women

want to be with him, and, yes, he absolutely insisted

on writing his own intro. And I will not let you

down today, Zoe Ball. In fact, I've already

gone and lined up two of our Semi-Finalists,

Danny and Claudia! We are really good. It is a hard

week but we are doing all right. We are getting there. This has easily

been the most stressful week. You both have got two dancers, is that

extra nerds? Definitely. I cannot fit two dancers in the little brain

that I have and I have the Rumba and the quickstep, two completely

different dances. I have to ask you this question, this week, you have

the Quickstep, so has Ore, is that added pressure? Definitely. Ore is

so good at the quickstep and I will be watching him and trying to get

some tips. We will be talking to each other. I have a question for

you, Danny. OT has been a bit calm this week and that makes you

nervous, is that still the same or has she gone full out? There is no

room for us both to freak out. This week, she knows I will get worked

up, because I usually spend all my hours on one dance and we have to

split that. You actually normally do a lot, how many hours have you been

doing? Every waking hour. I am used to that. To stop me from stressing

out, Oti has tried to ease off a little bit which is helped in some

cases. Talk me through the day, what have you got planned? I'm waiting to

go and do my quickstep and then after that doing the same. I have to

run through both dancers, work out the costumes... Any chance of an

added dancer, do you need me this week? You can do it instead of me. I

am in. Over to you, Zoe, but I will be there. Well done. He is better at

presenting. Now, for those of you missing

Gethin, this week he took his thirst for Strictly

backstage knowledge global. Here's what happened when he hopped

aboard Glitterball Airlines to find The Vikings, salmon and the Northern

Lights, just a few things that Norway is famous for. It is also

home to one of the most popular television shows on Norwegian

television. Skai vi danse?. It has been on

Norwegian television since 2006. They are currently in the middle of

the 12th series. That is how you spell it -- Skai vi danse?.

This year at the show has featured a weather presenter, a snowboard

champion and Norway's most eligible bachelor. Just like in the UK, Skai

vi danse? Is essential Saturday night viewing. This is it. This is

Norway's version of Strictly Come Dancing. It is Broadway week and I

am here to see how they do things. So, the dancers are looking good for

tonight but now I'm going to find out a bit more at about the show

with one of the hosts, Katrina who should be... I don't understand a

word of that. I will try this way. Hello, Katrina. Nice to meet you.

Sorry for the intrusion. It is nice to get an interruption. A winner in

2006, what was it like winning the Glitterball. It was an amazing fairy

tale for me. Having been on the show yourself, how do you feel when you

are with the contestants after they get some nasty comments from the

judges? I try to protect them a little bit, I am the mother of the

show. You and Samuel host the show, I will go and find him. See you

later, buy buy. Katrina told me that Samuel is in his little area, it is

a bit like Claudia's corner, a short flight away. Samuel, sorry to bother

you. I am hardly knew, because I feel that we have lots in

I was third and you were third. What is the atmosphere like? It is

boiling. It is rock''n'roll. What are the judges like. Why are you

laughing? They're happy sometimes. Thanks for chatting to us, good luck

tonight. I remember these days, they were the good... Get up. What?

Enough messing around. I'm with the judges. You have been judging the

show since 2006. Yes I have. This is your first year, how is it going.

Fabulous. The theme is broad way, what do you expect? I love broad

way. But it still is a dance competition. If there is no

recognisable dance there it is no good. Do you know Craig and Bruno.

No How do you feel like? I feel like Craig. You know Craig? That is

amazing. Thank you, good luck. . Thank you. It is crazy, it doesn't

matter how much you practice during the week, you can still find things

to improve minutes before you go on. Can I have a quick chat. I know she

is the boss. See that look, it likes I will murder you. Are you

confident? You know, I'm usually pretty confident, but tonight I have

a feeling that something's not right. I feel in the last ten

minutes everyone's got tense. People have got good and you have to bring

up your A game or you're out. To win I have to step up my game. But you

have the dancing bug? Yes. Best of luck. All the best.

Everyone's in position. I'm going to grab my seat.

Well done. Bribing the judges - always a good move. That is it, the

end of show, I have had a brilliant day on set and I have even picked up

a bit of Norwegian. Skal Vi Danse? Anyone? No? OK. Gethin Jones that is

for you. He is in the studio next Friday. That sound means it is time

to get the best contestants from the wild, wild west.

You whipped that number. You had a perfect shape. The timing was

fantastic. Our characterisation was also brilliant. Great routine, well

done. What a fun Quickstep -

how much did you enjoy I enjoyed last weekend. I was so

nervous. The first thing was the yahoo, or the ye what, I thought

you're kidding me. He said if you could say in an American accuse

accident the dead wood stage is coming to town. If somebody said you

were wearing fringing and doing an American accent on TV, what would

you have said? Can you imagine. I was struggling to get down the red

carpet in one piece at the start. It is testament to Kevin they did that.

He gets me at it on a Monday morning and doesn't take no for an answer

and I have Saturday. Somebody's excited about that? Another week and

another ten from Bruno. Your fifth in a row.

This was his fifth 10 in a row for you -

He is my dad! That would be a turn out. He is turning out to be our

favourite judge. He is so supportive. He loves, it has been

great he has loved what we have been doing. And there is nothing like

when somebody pulls out a 10. He is the last one as well that goes... It

is extraordinary. Craig also was laughing at the different genres you

brought in and when you deviate from a classical quickstep, it is a risk,

but it worked. Yes if you're going to do it properly, you want to

create a big musical production and we went for it. We knew it was a

risk, but we enjoyed ourselves. It means that Len did say, oh, I would

like more quickstep than the musical theatre side. So I packed these two

routines this week. No! Help me! It is scary. Hold tight. But as well as

the quickstep being a hit with the viewers. We have found it is a huge

hit with dogs as well! Have a look at this.

It must be such a joy to know you're reaching fans like Jim. I'm a big

dog fan so that makes me happy. You have a new dog. Yes a new dog,

called Betty. Rescued. That is what we should do in January, the dog

show. Two dances and I imagine is it double the hours or just very

intense? We worked very hard this week. Kevin has packed both dances

with loads of stuff and it has been a tough week. Everybody's found it

tough. The tango and the, what is the other one? Samba? I'm just

winding him up. He is close to the edge. I have pushed Kev to his max.

You're doing the samba. It is called Brazil. Let's have a listen. Come

on! La la la la. This looks good. How good is is this. A I don't know

what you're thinking. I can tell you what she is saying, she is saying

is, I feel like a wally. And the head dress with fruit? Maybe. She

sent me a text, so I have been talk about it, she said whatever you do,

don't make me wear a fruit hat. She is wearing a fruit hat! Brilliant.

You're so cruel. Did it stay on? I tried it on and it fell off and it

keeps haunting me. A giant pine apple and banana following you. And

the tango. To this my favourite record of all time... # I'm feeling

glad all over! They love it. People love it. They know where the boom,

boom comes. Do you know where the boom, boom comes. Sometimes. How do

you find the tango. For me it is similar steps, but just done

slightly differently. Does that make sense? Having the two dances and

they are very different from each other and you try so hard to not

feel the pressure this week. But you can't help but just want to succeed

and, no regrets, you want to go out and whether you get into the final

or not, you want to know you have danced the dances the best you can.

That is scary. Gaby reckons you're in the final and she knows a thing

or two. Last week, Louise, you worried that

you'd be the first partner to not So we thought you might like to see

how you measure up to Kevin's exes CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. That is quite

a lovely thing. That is nice. I won't feel so bad, if I don't get

you there! So this weekend then can you get top of the leader board. Are

you worried about? I'm second tauld time in everything. -- I'm second

all the time in everything. Maybe this time. We will give it our best.

That is all we can do. Everyone else is amazing. You're all amazing. This

lot here love you. Go get them I say. Louise and Kevin!

Kevin, you'll be back later in the show to learn

your fate in the final of the Pro Challenge 2016.

But for now - best of luck this weekend.

It's time now to check in with Neil at Strictly Towers who,

after a humiliating performance in last night's Pro Challenge,

has given up dancing and decided to become a TV presenter.

I'm here backstage. Strictly head quarters with the biggest VIP we

have. Alan. How are you. Great. Alan's an important person for us

all. For the viewers, tell them what you do here. I'm the floor manager

so, everything is down here on the floor is my responsibility. So you

can see I have head phones on, I get talked to from the gallery and the

director and I'm responsible for the professionals and the celebrities

and Tess and Claude to make sure they're in the right place at the

right time. From all the professionals, who is the one that

always gets in trouble the most? There is a couple. But probably the

biggest one, the diva this one, the great example we had a proeggs iffal

dance -- professional dancer, everything was ready, all the

dancers and this dancer didn't turn up for ten minutes. Ten minutes we

were waiting for them. Where were you Neil? Oh, embarrassing. I think

I was in hospitality with family and friends. With family and friends.

That is right. That was embarrassing. How many people have

you got on the crew? I have got three assistant floor managers,

they're the ones that do the leg work and go through the corridors,

making sure people get here at the right time. Do you have a favourite.

I couldn't say. It is like having three children. Tell me later.

Absolutely. It is eleven years you have been on the show? Yes. Darren

Gough was the first winner when I first started. Any outstanding

moments? I think it was always an honour to work with Sir Bruce

throughout the series and for me it is a privilege to listen to the live

band. But for me every year it is Hallowe'en, that is my highlight.

You can see the make up girls, the team work so hard and the stage crew

pull out all the stops. That is always my favourite. Now, from all

the pros and celebs, apart from myself, who is your favourite. That

is a mean one. Probably out of us there is one favourite and the other

dances would agree, one dance hear the works so hard and I have some

great goose gossip about them. Just a minute. Tell me. Back to you. I

think it's me he is talking about. He was hanging out. We need to know.

With the Semi-Final fast approaching, it's time now

for a preview of how Ore and Joanne and Danny and Oti are

I think Danny needs to show how much fun he is having. He needs to show

those hips and move. There is so much in it at the moment I feel like

my brain is just filled with choreography from every angle. It is

a great routine and I just don't want to mess it up. I need to give

it everything and there is so much to do and it feels like there is so

little time to do it. Argentine tango is one of most spectacular

dances I think on Strictly. I'm pushing Ore with this, because it is

the semi-finals and we are trying to make the finals and he has had about

three months of dancing, so it is time to make that step up.

This year, thirteen Strictly Pros have boldly gone where no

Pros have gone before - putting their Jive Kicks and Flicks

In a moment, one professional dancer's life will change forever.

Forget the Glitterball, it's all about the Strictly Pro Challenge.

the Strictly pro-challenges back and bigger than ever. This year, our

pros are going to attempt to set a world record for the most Jive kicks

and Flex -- Jason in 50 seconds. We will be looking for strong point did

kicks and the feet returning to the floor after the flick. If they do

not bring the foot back to the resting position then the step will

be disqualified. There can only be one champion, so they need to make

every step count. This is the Strictly Pro Challenge 2016.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to welcome our final

It's Sicily, Venezuela and Grimsby's three finest exports -

go wild for Giovanni, Karen Kevin!

They are a little bit excited. Welcome to the three of you.

Before we begin - ten contenders have gone before you,

so let's see the leader board as it currently stands.

Oksana and Janette are in joint first place.

But - they are about to be knocked off that top spot -

because one of you sitting before me is the 2016 Strictly

APPLAUSE. . It may! What do you think about that? Giovanni, this is

your first time doing this and I know which means a lot. You are in

the company of two record holders. How do you rate your chances? All of

them were really nice. Jive is my dance. We will find out?

You won the world record for getting through the most Drunken Sailors

in 2013 but finished a humiliating last place in 2014.

After such a fall from grace, what would winning today mean to you?

More than winning the Glitterball itself!

You're our reigning champ, having gotten through a record-breaking

number of New Yorkers in 2014, together with Aljaz.

Do you have what it takes to win this one on your own?

I have the shoes! Look at those shoes! Ladies first, let's see how

you got luck. I set a world record in the last challenge and I am back

to hopefully do it again. Hallow Karen and welcome to the Strictly

Pro Challenge. How are you feeling? A little bit nervous. That surprises

me, because you were the winner of our last challenge. I was and I

think that is why I am feeling the pressure. That box gives me weirder

memories. Happy memories but really scary memories as well. Good luck,

and take your place on the dance floor. Good luck, I will can tune in

for the record. Three, two, one. Go. Five, four, three, two, one. Stop.

Well done! Here we go! I think I need to do more. How does it feel?

It felt great. I feel quite at home in here. What did you think? The

cube is indeed your home. It was clear, the technique was good and

the speed was good and you smiled throughout. Perfect. I think I do

have a chance at the second world record, keeping my fingers crossed

that someone falls, like Kevin! APPLAUSE. You are so brilliant.

You were still able to do post challenge star jumps and push-ups -

where does all your energy come from?

I had a little bit of a work-out. It does not matter if I win. Anyone can

work out in 30 seconds. That is what it is about.

Giovanni, let's see how you got on...

Because I have a tattoo on my arm saying born to win, the world record

is mine, come on! Hallowed Giovanni and welcome to Strictly Pro

Challenge. Thank you. This is the first time you have ever done this.

Yes, first time ever and I'm really excited. Do you think you will have

a disadvantage? I think it will be fun for all of us because it is

different than the other ones. OK, good luck. Please take your place on

the floor. Thank you. Giovanni, good luck. I'm going to can tune in for

the record. Three, two, one, though. -- count you in.

Five, four, three, two, one. Stop. Very good! So quick! I thought you

did really well, you started off really fast like an Italian sports

car but then you hit the hill towards the end. It is harder than

it looks. Definitely. Well done. Thank you for joining us on the

Strictly Pro Challenge. Thank you very much. I was thinking it was

really easy. 32nd kicking but after 15 seconds, I could not move my legs

any more. I think and I hope I have done enough.

APPLAUSE. You said you couldn't

move your legs after 15 seconds - I'm guessing that's a problem

in a challenge like this? I started like a Ferrari and finish

like a cinquecento! You could say that about other people as well.

And finally Kevin, let's see you in action...

Good luck. This is my third challenge, I have won one before,

why not make it two? Welcome to this year's Strictly Pro Challenge. You

have been a previous winner of the challenge. Do you think you can do

it for a second time or are you burned out? I want to win this every

year and last time I completely messed it up. I am hungrier than

ever this year and I really want to win. Good luck. Please take a spot

on the dance floor. Good luck, Kevin. I will count you in for the

record. Three, two, one, golf. -- go.

Five, four, three, two, one. Stop. That was good, very good. Very good.

How are you feeling? My legs have gone a bit wobbly, if I'm honest. I

do think that went? I thought it went really well, it was like

watching Footless on fast forward! Really determine, really strong and

really fast and you got your knees up. Thank you. Thank you. People at

home might think that the challenge is a bit of fun, but this is my life

and I give everything to that. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.

Loved your concentration face there - how did this compare

I looked like the dog trying to do the quickstep! My favourite bit was

watching each of you watch each other.

After each of the professionals had made their attempt,

the footage was watched back by adjudicators in slow motion

to verify every single step to make sure they were accurate.

Now, the wait is finally almost over...

Before we go any further, I can reveal that ONE

of you completed an impressive 59 steps and after 5 disqualifications,

ended up joint-second on the leader board with 54 Jive Kicks and Flicks.

The person no longer in the running to be Pro Challenge Champion is....

Karen. I'm so sorry. I hope he wins. I hope you both lose! High hard is

it to relinquish title? I have one at home. It's fine. She's taking it

very well. For the real moment of truth. Kevin and Giovanni, here it

incredibly, in 30 seconds you both completed 6244 macro. Both of you.

You know how this works. -- 62 Jive Kicks and Flicks. One of you had

seven disqualifications. I'm quite nervous and one of you had ten. This

is the closest Strictly Pro Challenge we have ever had. I can

now reveal that with a record setting 55 Jive Kicks and Flicks,

this year's Strictly Pro Challenge champion and the new Guinness world

record holder is... LAUGHTER. It is Giovanni!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Well done, Giovanni! Here is the Leader Board.

There he is, at the top there. 55, joint second Karen, down at the

bottom,... Kevin, beaten by these Sachsenring, how do you feel?

Ashamed! How you feeling? Over the moon. Seriously. You deserve that.

Here to present his certificate, it is our adjudicator, Emma.

APPLAUSE. . Emma, welcome, have a seat. How impressed were you with

their attempts? I was so impressed by all of you. Your enthusiasm, your

commitment. Wait a minute! Are you ready? Here we go. Have you ever had

such an excited winner before? Giovanni, here we go. You are now a

world record holder. APPLAUSE. Where are you going to

keep their, Giovanni? Where you going to keep it? Thank you to

everyone! Where is it going to go? I think, I don't know, somewhere.

Sicily. He is taking it home. A beautiful moment and a huge thank

you to Emma. And all the professionals who took part. You

have all been brilliant. Even you, Neil Jones. Give it up for Giovanni,

the new champion of Strictly Pro Challenge. He is so happy. This

weekend, the Strictly professionals will be performing a stunning Group

Dance and we thought you might like to see how it is shaping up. I will

see you after this. Maybe you're asking why I'm in the

bird cage. We are dancing a bird contemporary number. The story of

the piece is there is one beautiful lone bird on her perch and she is

trying to fight to get out. We are all birds and I'm trapped. I'm

inside. Outside and we go back in the cage together. This is Nicky's

first time on the show and she is bringing something different. Who

knew we were going to be birds on this show? This routine is more like

a contemporary jazz routine. Some elements are familiar. But they're

used to doing it in a different way. It is completely different. We get

to explore and be creative. You will see a lot of animal is tick

movement. We use our arms like wings and the cage as a prop. I think the

most challenging part is the physicality of it. It is like a full

body work out for them. There are a lot of lifts, I want that moment of

like, oh... All the birds are lifting me and catching me. It is

crazy but it looks so cool. That is all you can see for now. Tune in to

see if we can spread our wings and fly high! It is time for girl talk

with my Friday panel. Jason, you're welcome! Louise and Kevin, their

first dance is the tango. They're going to win. So glad all over, a

favourite here. Here they are in training. How is this looking to you

Jason. You have done this dance. I think she's really sharp and she has

got such a great personality as well. The song also plays a big part

I think in how a dance comes together. She is definitely my

favourite. Oh! And she has posture as well. I'm not a dancer at all. We

all know from watching. We are all arm chair experts. And the lovely

thing she is one of nicest people opt planet and it comes across. She

is warm and kind and dances beautifully. She has never had full

scores yet. Why not? They're waiting. That is what they do. Ten!

Ten! She is doing a samba to Brazil. Here we go. Here they are. Shimmy,

shimmy, shimmy. I love the way Kev's hair flies around. What do you think

Ellie? I love it, I love the hip movement and it is an exciting one

and seems upbeat. Yes definitely looking forward to it. And it is a

great song. Fruit in her hair. What more could you want. They're

brilliant. He has never failed to get to the final, but he has not go

the trophy yet. Roslin thinks he will win. What do you think? I think

so. It is about the commitment and how much you put in and those two

are such a big personality and again very warm and very friendly. So I

think there is a good chance. Everybody loves them. They want them

to win. What do we think? Yes. Jason, can I say bring on the tools!

Yes, I have got that cup in any larder at home. He has a larder.

Claudia and AJ, last weekend we were leaping for a joy, a rumba, Bleeding

Love by Leona Lewis. Tell us what you think. Dpa Gaby she was worried

about being romantic. I think they're adorable. They look like

they're 12 years old. I think they are. I love the way they have that

enthusiasm and they're wide eyed and you can't help but enjoy every dance

they do. And I was delighted they got a 10. I think they needed them

before. It was worth the wait. Everyone was thrilled. And AJ said

that he thought this could be her best dance. She looks, the shapes

are really smooth there and the lines, you know I think so.

Elevation this week. Definitely. To another stance. Another great term.

From the tools. From the tools to elevation. Sorry, I'm going off on

one. We like it when that happens. She looks really passionate and

shows that passion in the face. Especially in that one. It can be

tricky, the rum rum barks it doesn't have to be -- the rumba, it doesn't

have been to be saucy. The sum Ba for me was the -- the rumba was the

worst for me. It is tougher for the male. Because you can be sexual

without being overthe top. You're sexy when you dance. Not what my

wife says! And a quickstep to when you're smiling by Andy Williams.

That makes you smile. Here they are in training - leaping about. What do

you think Ellie? It looks good. It is nice and energetic and they're

bouncing. That is what it is all about I believe. Look at their

smiles. Oh, and back. Jason goes hang on. There was a moment there.

But I think when you have a rehearsal and you're being filmed,

sometimes you know it is hard to stay on track all the time. But she

is great. What a great little power house. Can they get to the final do

you think? Don't ask, I think they're adorable, but I do think for

the final Louise and Danny. Underlined again. I have to ask you,

and it is never an easy question to answer, who do you think might be

going home this weekend? Ellie? I think maybe it is a tough one, but I

think Ore. He has been in the bottom two for a bit. It is all hard and

they have all progressed well. But it will be tough. Jason? Definitely

Craig Revel Horwood! 100%. I love that. It is horrible to do this, but

I think I have to say Ore as well. We will see what happens. Who do you

want to win Ellie? I want Danny to win. I think Danny is a great dance

e but Lee wees. Ga -- but Louise. Danny's great but Louise to to win.

We love them all and I love the three of you. Thank you for being a

glorious Friday panel. Don't worry. We will get Gaby dancing on this

show. It will happen. Never. Now it is time to check in for the final

time with Neil Jones who earlier collared a couple of old pros. Fancy

that? Here he is. We are in the star bar home to some of the biggest

celebrities, but would afind was... What is your name. Your wife. What

have you been up to. Rehearsing and waiting for the celebrities to come

here. You haven't seen any. They have two dances. Are you feeling a

bit. I'm nervous for them. The semi-final is the most difficult

week of the whole season. A lot is on the line. Everyone wants to get

to the final. If you have been in for 12 weeks and there is one week

to go, everyone wants to get to the final. How did you, oh you have

never done it. Yes. I'm going to throw some questions at you. I want

straight answers. The first one. Whose routine are you most expect

excited -- excited about. Louise. Ore. Which judge has been the most

picky. Craig. Darcey. Craig. Excluding your own, what is your

fave rite routine so far Definitely gang Nam style. I agree. I loved the

Viennese Waltz. Is there any thing you have seen and you're jealous

about? All of it actually. I think all the professionals, week in and

week out, came up with some incredible choreography and it is

inspiring. Nice answer. It has been brilliant. OK. Other than your own f

you could bring back one celeb who would it be? Melvin. Neil. Good

answer. Judy Murray. Oh! Very good. Let's have one more. What is it like

being married to a Strictly star? Which one? On that note, I'm going

to leave now. See you all later. Single. What a trooper. We love him.

That is all we have time for. Thank you to my guests. Join us tomorrow

on BBC1. I'm back on Monday with the next couple to leave. Ollie Murs is

live and now singing too many broken hearts, it is Jason Donovan.

# Last night you night you talked about leaving # I said I can't let

you go # It's not just emotional feeling # Because I need you body

and soul # You give me one good reason to leave me # I'll give you

ten good reasons to stay # You're the only one I believe in # I will

be hurt, be hurt, if you walk away # Too many broken hearts in the world,

there's too many dreams to be broken in two # Too many broken hearts in

the world # So I won't give up the fight for you # The world is full of

lonely people # Who never held up to love # Last night I tried to reach

you # Somehow it wasn't enough # So I said, can't you wait a bit longer?

# I'll give you all that a lover should give # And in my pride that

my love is stronger # I will be hurt, I will be hurt, if you walk

away # Too many broken hearts in the world, there's too many dreams to be

broken in two # Too many broken hearts so, I won't give up the fight

for you # Too many broken hearts in the world... Too many dreams to be

broken in two # Too many broken hearts in the world # So I won't

give up the fight for you? # You give me one good reason to

leave me # I'll give you ten good reasons to stay # You're the only

one I believe in # I'll be hurt, I'll be hurt, if you walk away # Too

many broken hearts in the world # There's too many dreams to be broken

in two # Too many broken hearts in the world # So I won't give up the

fight for you slam # Too many broken hearts in the world, there's too

many dreams to be broken in two # Too many broken hearts in world, so

I won't give up the fight for you # I won't give up the fight for you #

It's overwhelming to think how far we've come.

The competition is hotting up so much. No room for mistakes.

Our four remaining couples dance for their chance to win