Episode 59 Strictly - It Takes Two

Live from London, this is Strictly: It Takes Two! Please welcome your

host, Zoe Ball! It's the penultimate show

of the series, we're so close to the final now,

but don't worry, we've still got plenty of Strictly

sparkle left in us tonight! What on earth was that?

Is it coming from the green room? Sorry, this happens every year.

How many times do I have to say? Do not leave the finalists'

friends and family We'll be talking to

Jamie Rednapp, Iain Stirling And fresh from topping

last week's leaderboard, they've promised not to get

emotional, it's Ore and Joanne! But first, let's get glam

for one last time this series. The goddess of Gill! What age addict

semifinal it was, so many costume changes, absolutely stunning,

fabulous frocks. We must talk about this dress, we don't see leather on

the dance floor very often, because it is so expensive. It was an

amazing creation. I think, because of the concept, it worked perfectly.

Making it was quite difficult, because the two sides were very

different in terms of stretch, and that was so it would twist a little

bit. But we managed, lots of leg on the right side, from the sheer lots

of animation within the routine to the choreography, so I think it's

did a good job. Carried did off so well! You have brought a couple of

your favourite frocks in, Oti's tango, Louise's paso dress. This is

unbelievable, I just want to show you this, this is the length of

frock that she had to carry. How many metres?! Ten metres in length!

What are you going to do with this after?! You need to make some

curtains. It may come out in one form or another. It was mainly the

fact, not the favourite dresses, but they worked perfectly for what they

were designed to do. Jane wants to know what happens to them after the

show. They go to different places, the show has been sold to different

countries around the world, so Louise's frock is in the Lebanon at

the moment. That is why it is not here. Your head is just poking out

beautifully! Can the celebrities by their outfits? I think it is a bit

like a wedding dress, it stays in a box, it is a memory. People at home,

going, it should have been me! I didn't do that! How much have

people's bodies changed? Because they trained so hard. We always have

a giggle in the summer, because when we meet, that is the best the

wardrobe team looks, we have been on holiday, and I say, we will look

great, you will look fabulous, because they grow in confidence,

they lengthen, they look clean, fabulous. I remember my rib cage and

my arms, I had no bingo wings, it was great! That is why I wear long

sleeves now! Let's talk about the showdances, the Gilles' costumes,

you cannot tell us too much. Louise is dancing to One Moment In Time, we

know she is wearing ballet shoes, any kind of 1980s nod with this? Not

really, it is more about what will work for Lou. Card she is in a flat

shoe, I will be mindful of the state of the hemline. I don't want it to

be too covered, have too much skirt, but it is quite lyrical to suit the

mood. There is a softness, lots of power through spins and things in

other parts. It has to tick a lot of boxes. I just want is Lou to feel

fabulous so she can do a thing. Watching her change has been

incredible. Joanne and Ore are dancing to I Got Rhythm, this looks

absolutely classic, feathers, classic song. Yes, Fred and Ginger,

Top At, that is running through the whole thing. It is a layer of navy

mesh over a cream lining, and then there is a Bermuda Bluestone running

through it. Lots of light and shade on the floor, hopefully the hem will

really move. How much have the dancers had a say? The showdances

huge for them. I want them to have more say, but because of time I

don't have that luxury. They have to get it into their heads and really

be connected with what they do, so I have been sending texts, saying, any

news?! Can you tell me what you need from me? And finally, Danny and Oti

are doing their showdance to Set Fire To The Rain, sounds very

dramatic. What a joy to dress Oti, she is stunning. When I watch, it

feels like there is a nod to paso through the routine, so I felt I

needed to give her a long skirt with lots of volume. It is only one

layer, because it cannot be heavy because of all the choreography they

are doing. With embellishments, it will be really heavy, that will be

the key to this number, lots of lines of embellishment running

through the skirt. Not too heavy on the hem, because with lifts, as we

discussed, with the American smooth, they injure partners and things. I

think you and your team, Tilly, Ash, Jen, they are great, you have done

amazing work. I do not know how you do it, Vicky Gill, we love you! She

can go and have a nice long lie down on Sunday.

So we've taken a look at what our couples

will be wearing this series - but do they have the moves to match?

Let's see how our finalists are bearing up in the training room.

Our showdance is complex and complicated, there is so many

different styles that we are incorporating, which makes it a

little bit difficult. We have bits and pieces that are coming together,

just doing a dance break, right now it is getting the steps in. I am

really happy with his progress so far. I have no doubt in her ability

to choreograph a great routine, so fingers crossed I can match her

standards. All right, Danny, back. The showdances making me feel really

nor shoes, there is lots of spins and turns, and today I feel quite

nauseous and sick. I want this number to be quite lyrical and

contemporary and balletic, I do not want a Latin or ballroom feel. I am

wearing ballet shoes. I know the general direction, but it all

depends on what we can pull off without Louise Robert in. Jo and I

are building up our showdance, it has got a bit of everything, it is

fun and joys. That doesn't mean that Jo is going any easier on me, I

think she is working me harder than she ever has. It is bang, bang,

bang, and right now I am struggling. Don't jump on the kick, it is a

final, a showdance, it is not big, it is massive.

Now here at It Takes Two we love all our finalists,

don't make us choose, because we could never pick

a favourite, which is why we've invited their nearest and dearest

Please welcome, Jamie Redknapp, Iain Stirling and Natalie Anderson.

Hello! Looking delightful, Jamie, let's start with your Mrs, Louise.

She has done so brilliantly, she has grown in confidence, have you

noticed the changes? I think so, I suppose I see her every night,

coming back afterwards, training so hard and putting so much effort in.

I suppose I have seen a growing in confidence, but last Saturday I was

there, and I could see the fear in her face, and the nerves. She has

been incredible, we all are, the boys, it has been a brilliant

experience. Do you get nervous for her? Petrified, it is horrendous.

When I hear the music, it is butterflies. But now I am the

biggest Strictly fan, I love watching It Takes Two, I read

everything. From lasted, not really watching, I am obsessed! I have got

a pink rosette and, of course I am! She and Kevin are the only couple

not to have faced the dance-off, does that give you confidence? I

suppose it does, but who knows? We were just talking to Karen and Ore

there, everyone has done a great job, Danny is amazing, and it is an

honour to watch them dance, because we are all in all of them. Live on

TV, they are also good. I am not comparing it to different years, but

they are so talented, and the pros, I am disappointed that we are not

doing the pro challenge tonight, that is what we are here FOI! We can

make that happen! Welcome to the show, you worked with are donkeys

years ago, CBBC, that is where we cut our teeth, love that place! He

is the only one without any previous experience. How has he impressed

you? Apart from a few nights in Clapham, I have not seen him dance

ever. You don't understand, very sporting background, I have never

heard him talk about stance, and he has taken to it like a duck to

water. He is obsessed! As a mate, the man is pathologically obsessed

with dancing, it is odd. It has got into the final, though, I have to

say. If you recognise Iain's voice, he is the voice of Love Ireland. It

is my favourite show of the year! -- Love Island. Has he been emotional?

I made him dinner once, and he cried, he was just grateful. He

talked about meeting his wife, he got emotional telling me that he had

met a girl. The man is amazing, but genuinely, like, when he was first

on Strictly, it came out of the blue, I wasn't expecting it, but I

have never heard a man so passionate about a thing. I am sure you have

the exact same thing, but he loves it, he loves Jo, the two of them

needs to stop crying a little bit. Maybe after Saturday! The just needs

to watch Manchester United player the weekend! Dany Zuco the most

points across the series out of anyone. -- Danny has scored. He was

in the dance-off last weekend, how upset was he? I was gutted about

that, but I think people think he is safe, oh my God, he is so amazing,

we do not need to vote for him. It really knocked his confidence, he

trained so hard, he worked so meticulous, and he has always been

like that. I am really rooting for him, because he and Oti together,

their partnership is incredible, the things that she has got him to do, I

am like, what?!, it has blown my mind, so good. She has really pushed

the boundaries with choreography, we have loved that. Does that give them

an edge over the others at this point? I don't know, because she has

been so powerful with her choreography, which is incredible,

but at the same time, the other professional dancers know a bit more

of what the judges are looking for, so you don't want it to go too far.

But it is still brilliant to see all the new moves, my God, the American

smooth on Saturday, that lived was just... It blew my mind, it was so

brilliant. I love how obsessed you all are! Jamie, Kevin has been the

final every year, does Louise feel that pressure to maybe be the one to

get him the Glitterball? No, I think she is just pleased that she got

into the final, and whatever happens. -- whatever happens

happens. I just spoke to her before we came on air, and they are doing

lifts, and Kevin has waited until he was super fit to do it, she took

exception to that! She has said they go really well really badly, looking

to see how it works tomorrow night. I don't think that is a bad thing,

saving these things until the end. Ore and Joanne top of the

leaderboard last week, are they the ones to beat? Everyone is an amazing

this year. Another year, maybe he would be the one to be, I think this

year anyone could win so what you have got to do is vote for Ore! You

will get your time in a minute! Winger Danny likes to put in sunny

hours of training, how seriously will he have taken this week? So

seriously, Danny approaches any project, he gives it anything, he

would have completely given it everything this week, 100%. Here we

go. You have put forward cases but now it's time to really hammer home

who you think should win. They need to get ten seconds to convince the

great British public. Are you ready for this, Redknapp? Why should

Louise when? Just please vote for her, and also about the partner

Kevin can he has done such a good job, don't let him with a bridesmaid

for ever, let him be the bride! Also, I have a pink rose at on! Good

one, Jamie. OK, your turn, Ian. Ladies and gentlemen, what we love

in Britain? An underdog! This man has had no training whatsoever, he

is accessed with dancing, he lives, breathes dancing, vote for Ore, the

People's Champion! Natalie, you will not let him down, your ten seconds

for Penny starts now. He's literally one of the nicest people you will

ever make them he has such heart, such Salcombe who works incredibly

hard and like Jamie said, Oti has been incredible... Please vote for

Danny! I have to say, all three of two, so passionate, it's wonderful.

Maybe contestants next year! The calls are going in now. Thank you

all! Well I think it's fair

to say anyone could win the Glitterball trophy this year,

we just can't call it. That hasn't stopped Jeremy Vine

from cracking the code to Strictly success though -

let's take a look at part Welcome back to our graphics area,

where we are doing the full power of the fixed devices here to see if we

can work out who will win this series. Is there any clue in the

contestants's professions as to who has the age? Two singers do better

than sports stars? Two models do better than musicians? That me show

you the professions of the 34 finalists we have seen and I will

break it down the globe gathered nine finalists who have been singers

or musicians, nine who have been presenters, it should have been

pinned, everyone agrees! 11 who have been actors, six and have been

sports stars, the comedians, and at the end, two models. So look at

that, it's best to be an actor if you want to get to the final. But

actually, let me change this now, look at the winners and their

professions and they are pretty evenly represented in this series,

here you can see some very even spreads. There isn't really a clue

here. You can't be sure which profession gives you the age. Here

is a very good question, can we work out who the winner is by adding up

their scores across the whole series? In the 13 past series of

Strictly, that worked in nine of them, but they were four exceptions.

Series III was won by Darren Gough, 406 points in total, but more points

than him was second placed Colin Jackson, and more points than them

both was our own salary! You were robbed! Series six, total points for

the winner, but look at Rachel Stevens in second place. Now look at

series sevens, Chris Hollins won, way more points though, in second

place was Ricky Whittle. A difference of 94, and yet he lost.

Finally, series ten over here, another one where the total points

didn't show you the winner, Louis Smith came top, runner-up, Denise

van outing at more than him, so it's interesting, you can't always work

out who the winner is simply by adding up the cumulative total of

their points, doesn't work like that. We know we can analyse this

test sticks all we like about in the end, those finalists have to have

nerves of steel -- analyse the statistics. We are all going to be

watching, aren't we? Merry Christmas to all of your family!

Time now for our final guests - these two go up and down

the leaderboard time more times than a yo-yo.

But after storming last weekend's show with their Quickstep

and Argentine Tango, they're heading into

You came alive! The energy, the attack, the focus was all there. It

was fantastic! I could hardly breathe because of

the magnetic intensity of that dance. You should be so proud of

yourselves. For teaching him to dance like that, bravo. Ore and

Joanne! Strictly finalists, 2016, how does that sound? That is the

nicest thing ever. When Claudia said that on the Results Show, it was a

spontaneous burst into tears. Might not surprise you. Now it has settled

in and it has been the most amazing thing to say this week. I love

hearing telling us that you cried when he made you a meal once! First

time since week five, top of the leaderboard, what a week to do it.

That's amazing, Ore. We didn't see that coming. We were in the

dance-off in the quarterfinals so we knew we had to make sure we came

back with a bang. We were fortunate to have two dances, the quickstep

and the Argentine tango to be able to go, how! Really show everybody,

we absolutely went for it. To get their scores at that stage, it's the

perfect time but for us, we were so happy to be able to deliver our

best. Also because you have been going wrong up until... Yes!

Finalist or not, she is still on it. And she makes sure I don't miss a

thing. They never let you forget, professional dancers! Also, your mum

and dad, I fell in love with your mum and dad what was their feedback?

They were just so proud. You know what, they will be back for the

final, and I know way in my lifetime thought of being in the final and my

mum and dad would be there to see, and Joe, her mum and dad as well,

proper family affair. They have never seen me do anything, school

plays, when you are a kid, sports days, that was the first they have

ever seen me do anything so for them to see me do anything... No wonder

you are so emotional! My son never forgives me for not being at a

swimming gala. Let's talk about your quickstep, you start on a motorbike

and wearing leather is only ever going to be brilliant. It was

difficult not to get carried away, first things first, that is the most

incredible dress I have ever seen! It was quite warm! Sticky, sticky!

It was quite difficult but as she says, all week, the Argentine tango,

we started off so that was the second one, we were playing catch up

all week. It didn't settle into my body until that dance. It's fair to

say, she wasn't in a good place on Saturday. I was backstage saying,

keep calm, keep calm! Pull it together! Argentine tango, joint top

highest score of the night. You said you wanted to create the most

powerful Argentine tango we had done, did you manage it? I think so,

I don't really know... That for example... He caught me with one

arm, I didn't think he could do that, when we tried that I was like,

hello! You've got muscles! That's the first time I have got a use for

it! I worry about the people who have been trying that at home with

no success! Sober emotional at the weekend, how has this week been

emotion wise? We've kept it under wraps, haven't we? Came into the

studio and we would quite focused, yes, come on, we have been working

really hard. We had a moment today will we watched back all about

dances. Just sat down and watched them all. Obviously today was our

last training session, so these, we know it's the last one, so the week

before you can't be sure. You can't celebrate it, but this week it has

been part celebratory, part emotional. We were saying thank you

to the studio. Thank you to the floor, thank you to the ceiling! How

are you dealing with the pressure of the final three dancers? We're

juggling it, I don't think it's pressure at the moment because we

did to last week, for this week, we have two dances that we have done

before and they showed dance that she has got has just been fun. It

has been the best, most energetic, most fun week ever, we're just

really lucky to have three awesome dances. I have to be careful I don't

put my foot in it, I will be sent to the naughty step further if I reveal

too much but we know you were dancing to this, I am so jealous! I

River makes Mac can you describe your showed dance? -- showed dance?

In three words? Great, and blue... Big massive props! Quite dangerous,

we could break legs. Hopefully that's last, you don't say that very

often! Thank you for bailing out there and how! Great news for you,

Jo happens to be 2013 world ballroom champion. Handy! How much fun have

you had choreographed in this? I am lucky with this one, because

obviously I am ballroom show dance, and he, I think that suits him

really well, it's his style, the whole Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, he

gets into character and he loves the music and that style, it's perfect

for me. Basically you have to do a show dance around their skills and

show off their strengths and his strength is that. The thing that is

great as we have just matched each other every week. Going back to the

launch show, we didn't know we would get matched together, we are the

perfect pair. I couldn't think of the more perfect partner. To be able

to show her strength and the dance style that I would most like to

perform out there is perfect. I am overexcited! Also, you had to choose

your favourite to do which is your jive, which was all the way back in

week four. First dance of the series to get tens. Must be great to

revisit that? It is, it is. Every time we catch each other, can I just

say how exhausted I was at this stage? That has not changed! May

have been nine more weeks under the belt but it's still as shattering as

it was back then. We catch each other when we are doing it and we

are having the best time. An absolute ball. I can't mention the

judge was macro pic but are you happy with what they have chosen for

you? We are happy. We have some work to do, though! When are you going to

do that? It's coming up fast! You may as well sleeping on the sofa

because you are back again tomorrow. Good luck, see you both tomorrow,

Ore and Joanne! That's all we have time for the night.

Join me tomorrow for the final It Takes Two of the series!

Ian and Gethin will be here and joining me

on the Friday panel - Alfie Boe, Michael Ball

All that and I'll be chatting to all our finalists for one last