:00:51. > :00:55.Live from London, this is Strictly It Takes Two. Welcome your host, Zoe
:00:56. > :00:58.Ball! APPLAUSE
:00:59. > :01:03.We're still recovering from the semi-final.
:01:04. > :01:08.Ore went hell for leather on a motorbike.
:01:09. > :01:12.And Oti throwing herself at Danny had
:01:13. > :01:15.But, after one of the most competitive
:01:16. > :01:17.dance-offs in Strictly history, Claudia and
:01:18. > :01:21.AJ were sadly eliminated from the competition.
:01:22. > :01:25.But don't worry because we've got them
:01:26. > :01:39.Prepare yourself for another emotional farewell.
:01:40. > :01:41.We're saying goodbye to a Strictly legend.
:01:42. > :01:45.Plus, the amazing Olly Murs will be singing us out
:01:46. > :01:49.But first, we couldn't let Team Pocket Rocket go
:01:50. > :01:50.without sending them off with a big bang.
:01:51. > :02:38.On a scale of one to ten, how gutted are you to be
:02:39. > :02:45.I am really gutted but to be honest everyone is really good, the
:02:46. > :02:51.standard is so high, I did the best I could. I really tried hard on
:02:52. > :02:54.those dancers, the rumba was out of my comfort zone. We did very well.
:02:55. > :02:59.I have loved all my time here. Obviously you didn't
:03:00. > :03:01.want to go home, but The quickstep was your
:03:02. > :03:15.highest scoring dance yet! So much content in there.
:03:16. > :03:20.How hard was that? It was really hard actually. In training I was
:03:21. > :03:26.getting really stressed. It was a quick, the timing, there was a lot
:03:27. > :03:32.of time when it was like this. Like a Carousel waltz. As soon as it
:03:33. > :03:37.came to the night, with the training before, it came together. I started
:03:38. > :03:43.to enjoy it, I really loved that dance.
:03:44. > :03:47.It made me so happy. I am so pleased. Our height
:03:48. > :03:53.difference made it very hard. That quickstep could have easily won, it
:03:54. > :04:00.was exceptional, I don't think you realise how amazing that was.
:04:01. > :04:02.Well said. Len gave you a lot of credit.
:04:03. > :04:04.Len mentioned how you overcame the height difference
:04:05. > :04:08.Has that been difficult across the series?
:04:09. > :04:16.We have to work hard to make it technically perfect. There wasn't a
:04:17. > :04:17.single part where there was a gap, it was exceptional.
:04:18. > :04:26.I was so happy to see it again. Or, in Len speak, the bit
:04:27. > :04:36.where you were cocking your leg up. Your rumba, however, was the lowest
:04:37. > :04:55.scoring dance of the night. I thought it would be a really
:04:56. > :04:59.difficult dance to find that emotion, and everything connected. I
:05:00. > :05:05.secretly really like it. Everyone gets afraid with the rumba, moving
:05:06. > :05:12.the body. I had to change a lot of things. Being a gymnast, it was hard
:05:13. > :05:15.to change. AJ got me out of that and I worked really hard.
:05:16. > :05:20.It all came together, the music was beautiful.
:05:21. > :05:22.I loved it. Your custom -- Your costume was stunning.
:05:23. > :05:29.Let's take a look at your Strictly story.
:05:30. > :05:35.Claudia, you will be performing on the floor with AJ!
:05:36. > :05:42.Really excited to be with AJ, time to start dancing.
:05:43. > :05:48.Are you ready for your first chance, a Cheeky Chuck Chuck?
:05:49. > :05:56.I don't know anything about dancing. -- cha-cha.
:05:57. > :06:00.You are adorable to watch. The waltz needs to be very calm and
:06:01. > :06:06.slow. I want to go on that floor, the
:06:07. > :06:12.elegant. Not like a gymnast as I normally am.
:06:13. > :06:15.Good hold, good movement, you lit up this ballroom.
:06:16. > :06:22.I have started to realise I am becoming a dancer, learning
:06:23. > :06:30.something new all the time. Technically I have to say there was
:06:31. > :06:34.absolutely, it was aptly brilliant. It was our first time getting those
:06:35. > :06:42.scores and I was ecstatic. We have a foxtrot. Will it be slow?
:06:43. > :06:49.It will be a challenge. It lacked semi grace and elegance.
:06:50. > :06:55.Craig wasn't too happy about our routine come he didn't like it, so
:06:56. > :07:01.this week I want to get above 30. The Samba, we have two free that
:07:02. > :07:04.body, the gymnastic training has two vanish.
:07:05. > :07:08.I want to get it right. I have to say, a brilliant
:07:09. > :07:16.endeavour. And eight from Craig! He is a
:07:17. > :07:19.perfectionist. I want to get it perfect before I go
:07:20. > :07:24.out there. So does he.
:07:25. > :07:32.It was a really top notch performance.
:07:33. > :07:40.Pocket Rocket. It has not been amazing.
:07:41. > :07:48.Let us get this done. It is so tough being 19. No more Olympics.
:07:49. > :07:54.You are so dynamic, both of you, like exploding fireworks.
:07:55. > :07:58.So excited to do the Viennese waltz. You have to be graceful. I have to
:07:59. > :08:05.find my inner loveliness. I am really truly loving this,
:08:06. > :08:08.gorgeous. Such an amazing place, Blackpool, it
:08:09. > :08:12.will be incredible stepping on that floor.
:08:13. > :08:18.One tiny mistake but still a spectacular performance.
:08:19. > :08:22.Being in that dance-off was really heartbreaking.
:08:23. > :08:25.I do not want to be in the dance-off again.
:08:26. > :08:33.I am really excited to do the Argentina Tango. Such a call dance.
:08:34. > :08:40.I thought it was a knockout bid team, you did a great job.
:08:41. > :08:45.Claudia is such a lovely person inside and out and we are having a
:08:46. > :08:51.blast in the training room. You captured the flavour of salsa,
:08:52. > :08:55.hot, spicy, a lot of hip action. Tonight, you let your hair down,
:08:56. > :08:59.like a Spice Girl out there. I was so happy we got a ten family.
:09:00. > :09:04.I love every second of being out there.
:09:05. > :09:07.We have two dancers which is stressful because the rumba and
:09:08. > :09:11.quickstep are completely different. We have worked so hard in the
:09:12. > :09:14.training room and loved every minute.
:09:15. > :09:21.I have so much more confidence and I will go for it.
:09:22. > :09:25.I would have liked a bit more hip action here and there but you are a
:09:26. > :09:29.lovely dancer, you really are, beautiful control.
:09:30. > :09:33.You were like a ray of sunshine out there.
:09:34. > :09:39.Fabulous! Judges, it is time to decide.
:09:40. > :09:45.I would really like to save Danny and Oti.
:09:46. > :09:49.Danny and Oti. Danny and Oti. You have been amazing, you have
:09:50. > :09:50.really pushed me and boosted my confidence and it is all down to
:09:51. > :09:59.you. Did you think you'd have
:10:00. > :10:20.such a good friendship When we first met, I was quite. When
:10:21. > :10:26.I met AJ, I thought, this is going to be weird. We have made a massive
:10:27. > :10:34.bond. It has been incredible. You really have pushed me to the best I
:10:35. > :10:39.can. I am becoming a dancer. It's an amazing journey, it is thanks to
:10:40. > :10:45.you, the public, they have been so supportive. To start on the show, I
:10:46. > :10:51.don't know. I had this feeling where I am just going to be... It is
:10:52. > :10:55.really hard. I am just a gymnast who has been training for 12 years on
:10:56. > :11:04.and on and finally to do something different and really enjoy myself, I
:11:05. > :11:08.said I am not going to cry! It has been an incredible journey.
:11:09. > :11:12.The public keeping us in for that long. I have loved every single
:11:13. > :11:17.moment. You have deserved it. You make me
:11:18. > :11:19.laugh, you are one of the best gymnasts in the world.
:11:20. > :11:21.You reached the furthest out of the newbie pros.
:11:22. > :11:23.Are you happy with how your first venture into
:11:24. > :11:37.How grateful are you to Claudia for such a brilliant year?
:11:38. > :11:41.We have done so many dancers, you are so accomplished, ballroom and
:11:42. > :11:44.Latin, truly fantastic. For me to get so far because of how fantastic
:11:45. > :11:51.you are, it is amazing. Thank you, obviously.
:11:52. > :11:57.You guys, you are not the only ones we have loved watching.
:11:58. > :12:00.So have your gorgeous family, have a look at this.
:12:01. > :12:06.Well done, Claudia. We are so proud of you.
:12:07. > :12:10.Love you lots. Claudia, come back to Bristol, we miss you.
:12:11. > :12:17.We love you so much. We love you, Claudia.
:12:18. > :12:21.Oh, you're amazing family exhibition mark your grandma. I am devastated I
:12:22. > :12:26.never got to meet your mum and dad, which then Merry Christmas from me.
:12:27. > :12:30.It has totally taken over their lives.
:12:31. > :12:34.They will be glad to have you back. They have been so supportive. Very
:12:35. > :12:38.proud of you. We are in pieces. We have loved watching you.
:12:39. > :12:41.Give it up for Claudia and AJ, everyone!
:12:42. > :12:52.I am a wreck and we haven't even started talking to lend yet!
:12:53. > :12:54.Now, I think we can all agree the Strictly semi-final
:12:55. > :13:02.Let's take a look behind the scenes at how it all came together.
:13:03. > :13:12.The semifinals. This is it. Last weekend, we were in
:13:13. > :13:18.the dance-off so tonight we are determined to come back stronger.
:13:19. > :13:23.This game is not over yet. Everybody wants to be in the final but one of
:13:24. > :13:26.us will have to leave tonight. I can't believe I have made it so
:13:27. > :13:30.far. I have loved every minute of it and
:13:31. > :13:35.I will do everything I can to stay in the competition.
:13:36. > :13:40.Doing two dancers will be extremely tough.
:13:41. > :13:50.I have never felt so much pressure. Let us do this. We have had an
:13:51. > :13:55.exhausting week. Semifinals stage so we need to keep
:13:56. > :13:59.going 100%. See what happens. I am keeping my
:14:00. > :14:02.eye on my brother and Louise over there.
:14:03. > :14:07.This is the hardest dance, your hips have to be going down and around, I
:14:08. > :14:11.don't know. And sometimes they go up and out!
:14:12. > :14:15.As long as they are moving! It is nice to shows people a
:14:16. > :14:21.different side of me, a romantic side.
:14:22. > :14:27.Both dancers we have, we have lifts. Lots of trust is needed.
:14:28. > :14:31.Oti is still in one piece. He is trustworthy.
:14:32. > :14:38.No pressure! As you know, I won the challenge and
:14:39. > :14:44.now I want everybody to know. Do you know who won the challenge?
:14:45. > :14:46.Kevin Clifton? Beautiful, good looking, Italian,
:14:47. > :14:55.good dancer... Kevin is not Italian.
:14:56. > :14:59.I feel like maybe I was the people's champion.
:15:00. > :15:07.Kevin! That is why you aren't in the main, edition anymore!
:15:08. > :15:13.Semifinals on Strictly macro, it is so quiet backstage it is every.
:15:14. > :15:18.It has got weird now. Everyone is nervous. It is great to still be
:15:19. > :15:24.here. Everybody will be good today. We are down to the final Vo, we will
:15:25. > :15:27.try our best and hope it is good enough.
:15:28. > :15:29.How long until the start? Do you know?
:15:30. > :15:45.Five minutes. Good luck. Semifinals! I cannot believe we are
:15:46. > :15:50.quite here. The excitement backstage is enormous. The nerves or enormous.
:15:51. > :15:53.I want them to go out there and give it all they have got. It's the last
:15:54. > :16:00.chance. Live from the BBC, this is Strictly
:16:01. > :16:07.Come Dancing, the semifinal. He's been our head judge
:16:08. > :16:17.since the beginning of time. And, over the last 12 years, he has
:16:18. > :16:20.not only given expert critique but has also entertained the nation
:16:21. > :16:23.with his wit and charisma. Earlier this year, he announced
:16:24. > :16:25.this would be his last here's Mr Len Goodman
:16:26. > :16:42.in all his glory. Let's hear from our head judge, Len
:16:43. > :16:55.Goodman. If you don't get 410s from that... Yarm, Yarm, pig's bomb! You
:16:56. > :17:10.gods like Ike -- you dons like I cook, just hope for the best! -- you
:17:11. > :17:16.dance. Seven! Seven! Fabulous! A knockout, well done. Hello.
:17:17. > :17:30.From Len, a ten. Shut up, close the door and call me Mary! Your best
:17:31. > :17:36.dons. -- your best dance. It's like looking in a mirror.
:17:37. > :17:39.Please welcome the one and only Len Goodman!
:17:40. > :17:44.MUSIC: It Don't Mean A Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing.
:17:45. > :17:58.Welcome, welcome! What a treat to have you here. Did you enjoy that?
:17:59. > :18:01.Oh, what a lovely... I never knew I was that good!
:18:02. > :18:06.But what has been the highlight of Strictly for you?
:18:07. > :18:16.I'll tell you what, what I'm going to miss is turning up at the studio
:18:17. > :18:20.and the expectation of what's going to happen, you know, and meeting up
:18:21. > :18:24.with the other judges. Because we get on great, even with Craig, you
:18:25. > :18:29.know, it's been wonderful, with Bruno, we have such a laugh. It's
:18:30. > :18:32.just that going in, the expectation, wondering what's going to happen,
:18:33. > :18:37.that's what I will miss. And as much as I'm sure this is the right time
:18:38. > :18:41.to go, I bet when next year comes around I'll be sitting indoors
:18:42. > :18:43.watching it and thinking... I was daft! But you know what I mean. It's
:18:44. > :18:46.the right time. Did you have any idea when you first
:18:47. > :18:49.started that the show would still be going strong
:18:50. > :18:59.12 years later? I was convinced it wouldn't work, I
:19:00. > :19:04.really was. I thought, you know, it was 2004, Bulbring. Sing wasn't at
:19:05. > :19:09.the pinnacle of its popularity. -- ballroom dancing. You know, I think
:19:10. > :19:14.the celebrities, I didn't think they would be able to dial is to such a
:19:15. > :19:18.high standard. I think the pros did a brilliant, wonderful job. What I
:19:19. > :19:22.admire with the BBC, if I had been them, I thought, we'll do it on a
:19:23. > :19:31.Wednesday afternoon and see how it goes! But they went Saturday night
:19:32. > :19:36.Live, its huge band, the singers, Bruce, you know, they had such nerve
:19:37. > :19:41.to do it like that. And it has truly been a phenomenal, hasn't it? It
:19:42. > :19:45.really, really has. This series has been a particular treat. Could we
:19:46. > :19:52.have expected them to be so, so good? Any standout moments for you?
:19:53. > :19:58.You know, if I going to leave and glad it's on this series. I think it
:19:59. > :20:05.has just been fantastic. And the get go, right through now to the final,
:20:06. > :20:10.no clue who is going to win -- from the get go. Such a wonderful mix of
:20:11. > :20:18.celebrities. Ed Balls, he was so much fun. And yet trying to dance,
:20:19. > :20:25.not just larking about. Judge Rinder made me is by smile, the first week
:20:26. > :20:27.with the treasured chart -- made me smile. It has been a lovely, lovely
:20:28. > :20:31.series -- with the cha-cha-cha. Let's stop faffing about - we're
:20:32. > :20:34.heading to the final stretch now. What are you looking
:20:35. > :20:42.for in the finals? Any advice for our finalists, Danny
:20:43. > :20:49.and Oti? I don't want to individually pick them. What I would
:20:50. > :20:53.say is, if we won, somebody had said, look, you may not win it but
:20:54. > :20:57.we guarantee you'll get into the final, will you take it? I'm sure
:20:58. > :21:03.all three of them would have said, listen, I'll be happy to get to.
:21:04. > :21:09.Getting to the final be fantastic. Accept that, go out and enjoy it as
:21:10. > :21:12.much as you can. Because, whatever happens throughout these three
:21:13. > :21:17.celebrities' lives, they will never forget they got into the final of
:21:18. > :21:23.Strictly. So sometimes, you know, happiness is in retrospect. They
:21:24. > :21:27.will say, wasn't it a good night we had last night? You've got to be
:21:28. > :21:30.aware of it at the time. And I hope they become aware that they are in
:21:31. > :21:34.the final, it's been a wonderful series, just go out and enjoy it,
:21:35. > :21:42.try to hold your nerve as much as you can and just get out there and
:21:43. > :21:48.give it your best. If -- give it some welly! Howedes think it has
:21:49. > :21:55.changed? It has got more razzmatazz. -- how do you think. I remember
:21:56. > :21:59.earlier on, props, are you sitting on a swing? If I were to do that
:22:00. > :22:03.sort of stuff now I would be doing it in every single one of them. It
:22:04. > :22:08.has got a little bit more proper, it has gone a bit away from strict
:22:09. > :22:12.ballroom and Latin dancing. And it has gone a bit more razzmatazz and
:22:13. > :22:17.Hollywood. Which, you know, I don't think is a bad thing. A television
:22:18. > :22:22.show, it's a bit like a plant, it leads a little pruning now and again
:22:23. > :22:27.to keep it healthy -- it needs. You don't want to pull it out by the
:22:28. > :22:30.roots chop them off because they would die, but a little prune keeps
:22:31. > :22:32.it healthy and I think that's a good thing. That is what we're going to
:22:33. > :22:34.miss! We're going to miss your
:22:35. > :22:44.metaphors and Len-isms. We've got your first appearance.
:22:45. > :22:49.Look at how he was! We've rummaged in the archives, let's have a little
:22:50. > :22:55.blood! Let's hear from our head judge, Len Goodman, one of the most
:22:56. > :22:59.respected ballroom boxing judges in the country -- ballroom dancing. The
:23:00. > :23:04.cha-cha-cha, along with the other dancers, there is a ball. The rule
:23:05. > :23:09.is that they mustn't lift the partner off the floor. And in the
:23:10. > :23:23.cha-cha-cha, I look for three things I'm a rhythm, rhythm. Why, why, why?
:23:24. > :23:28.Did I lie... You got better looking with age, Len! That was during my
:23:29. > :23:34.staining my hair to look younger period! This ain't working. What are
:23:35. > :23:39.you going to miss or not miss about your fellow judges? You know, we got
:23:40. > :23:44.on so well, we really do. I know I have a pop at Craig on occasion, but
:23:45. > :23:49.we get on so well. You know, when Darcey joined the gang I thought,
:23:50. > :23:55.oh, no, she's going to be all posh and lardy dial. But she's just such
:23:56. > :23:59.a charming, lovely lady. I'm going to miss definitely sitting next to
:24:00. > :24:03.Darcey. I'm not sure about Bruno trying to knock me out! I will just
:24:04. > :24:08.miss them because it was like a little gang and we had so much fun.
:24:09. > :24:12.What about your replacement? I know they haven't started discussing it
:24:13. > :24:17.yet. What do you think, what's your take? My take is, whoever they pick
:24:18. > :24:23.is good with me. But I do hope they pick somebody from the world of
:24:24. > :24:29.ballroom and Latin. Whether it is Ian Waite or Karen or Anton,
:24:30. > :24:33.whoever, I just hope it's someone. Because the balance would be
:24:34. > :24:38.spoiled, you know. We have dossier from ballet, we have Craig from
:24:39. > :24:42.musical theatre -- we have Darcey Bussell. We have Bruno from pop
:24:43. > :24:51.videos and choreography. I think we need somebody, you know, to spot
:24:52. > :24:54.those things. Len Goodman, you the dawn dams, which we sorely missed.
:24:55. > :24:58.And don't be a stranger - you're welcome back anytime.
:24:59. > :25:04.Join us tomorrow at 6:30pm, where we'll chatting with dance-off
:25:05. > :25:08.Karen Hardy is back for her final Choreography Corner of the series.
:25:09. > :25:10.And former Strictly champs Jill Halfpenny, Tom Chambers
:25:11. > :25:13.and Darren Gough will be here to discuss our finalists.
:25:14. > :25:15.But now, singing us out with his new single Years And Years,
:25:16. > :25:24.# When I'm alone, in the dark And paint a picture inside my mind
:25:25. > :25:32.# Of all the things that I want But I never thought I would find
:25:33. > :25:40.# And it blows my mind Because there you are by my side
:25:41. > :25:56.# But life always goes so fast But while you're mine
:25:57. > :26:04.# Yeah, it feels like time's on our side
:26:05. > :26:16.# I take every second of every minute
:26:17. > :26:48.# But we're close maybe once or twice
:26:49. > :26:55.# We got burned but we learned not to listen to bad advice
:26:56. > :27:04.# Cause it feels like time's on our side
:27:05. > :27:08.# This feeling will never get old, or will never be over
:27:09. > :27:11.# Years and years, forever young Years and years, yet to come
:27:12. > :27:15.# I take every second of every minute
:27:16. > :27:20.# Long as you're in it, you know I'm winning
:27:21. > :27:32.# And now remember we're all so clear
:27:33. > :27:36.# You signed your name on my heart Saying you were here
:27:37. > :27:53.# This feeling's never ever getting old
:27:54. > :28:10.# I take every second of every minute
:28:11. > :28:34.# You signed your name on my heart saying you were here
:28:35. > :28:54.# I know this love will last years and years
:28:55. > :28:59.#. APPLAUSE