Episode 22 Strictly - It Takes Two

From London, this is Strictly - It Takes Two will stop please welcome

your host, so we ball. We're slowly creeping

towards Halloween weekend. To get you in the mood,

we'll be revealing some frighteningly good songs

in Tunes on Tuesday. Natalie Lowe returns for more

Choreography Corner. But let's see who's

lurking in the green room. They've quickstepped

across town to be here tonight, And they managed to survive

the dreaded dance off, Now, seeing as you're both "fit

as a fiddle and ready for love," how about you peg it over

to the studio for a chat. In the meantime here's another look

at their cheeky Charleston. I thought it was massively

entertaining. You speeded up in the middle and managed to keep up. The

recipe was missing ingredients. You actually looked nervous. You were in

perfect time and I loved the slapstick ending. Simon and Karen!

Can I say, as beautiful as your outfits are, I am sad you are not in

matching outfits. It went to the dry cleaner. I loved it. I thought if I

look like you tonight, I should dance like you. Your second

dance-off, you have done it before. I actually like a dance-off. We are

hoping for that every week! It is weird. It felt different. You know

the emotion, you think we have to focus. You did what you do and you

did it well. Karen, many Couples with the same score. People

thinking, this could be tricky. It could have been anybody. It did look

weird, seeing all the 16s. At the same time, it is one of those things

you access and say, if it is asked, it is us, and we will go out and do

our best. And we were excited because we saw it again and it was

joyous. I always feel for the couple who stays in because you cannot be

like that because your friend is going home. I said I have won the

lumbering old bloke glitterball because there was Richard Brian and

me, the old guys, and I am the last one standing but it is a shame

because Brian is fun, a proper laugh. I will miss him terribly. It

is strange to hear people say that but you get close and it feels odd

when one of you has gone. The swivel. Your Achilles' heel, you

Paul Nuttall. And they said practice on the other leg. It was good. The

judges give good advice before and we said let's give it a go and we

practised beforehand. There was a bit of swivel. Let it shake! It is

hard to master. Extremely hard. Go home now, get on your toes, and

bring your heels together and try to go back and forward. Why are you

better than me?. Bad. Craig pointed out that what you lack in swivel, he

loved the slapstick. Well done. Was that a joy? It was fun will stop my

favourite dance we have done. And when Karen jumps on my back at the

end, we could not stop laughing. It made us laugh nonstop and I loved

it. It was so much fun. We had crazy eyes, our eyes opened up. It was

insane, we really loved it. Speaking of crazy eyes, eagle eyed viewers

may have spotted Karen tucking into an unusual snack. The woman, is

there anything you will not eat? You are brilliant. I love flowers.

Edible flowers. Not edible flowers. She will eat what ever it is. There

was a slip in the dance-off. Did you think, curtains. I do not know why,

we have done it many times but I slipped. I am happy I did not miss a

beat. I had no idea. I saw his face and he was like... And I was like,

something must have happened. I do not know that smile, we did not

practice batsman! But he went through with it like a pro. This is

good. Progress. Like when a child has done something. You have your

thigh strapped up. What has happened? That is from the slip and

I have pain in my quad. The lovely physio Doug strapped me up to keep

the muscle in place and hopefully it will sort itself out. Thank goodness

for Doug. It is tough because these guys have not danced before and the

muscular... It is pretty intense on your muscles and if something like

that happens it is hard to recover but hopefully you will be OK.

Fingers crossed. What ever it takes, Simon. We are brave soldiers. You

will get a treat at the end of the show. The Viennese waltz on

Halloween. To a Tom Jones classic. Delilah.

# My, my, my Delilah. Have you been able to train with your leg? No, it

has to calm down. That is the only thing. We have not been able to

start because it has to be eased. Does it worry you? A little bit

because it will leave us two days but he is a hard worker and focused

so I am OK for now. She seems very calm. Will there be food involved in

this routine? How did you know? I figured. Yes, we will have a

banquet. Feasting. There will be one sandwich left by the time she has

got at it in rehearsal. Good luck. Well done on getting through to

Halloween. Simon and Karen. CHEERING Thank goodness for Doug.

Now, Halloween week is arguably the greatest of all theme weeks,

which means we've got the playlist to match - as the youth would say,

It's time for a spooky edition of Tunes on Tuesday.

# They did the monster mash. I love this one. The jukebox,

covered in cobwebs. We have a week of this. Let's hope it is still

working. Released in 1985, it was the group's

only UK number one, spending four And can you guess which famous

Frankie the song was about? Not Frank Bruno, not Frankie

Dettori. Who's hoping to dance

a memorable routine to this? It's Debbie and Giovanni,

who are dancing the Charleston. Right, what's next

on the Halloween soundtrack? It's the theme from popular

'60s sitcom Bewitched, about a witch who's married

to an ordinary man, but simply can't Star of the show Elizabeth

Montgomery was famed You'll see that her nose isn't

really moving - it's her mouth. But who will be hoping to create

dance magic with this It's Killer Queen

by who else, Queen. Released in 1974, it reached number

two in the UK charts. Now, did you know Freddie Mercury

was a cat person and over the years shared his home with a number

of feline friends? He couldn't bear to be apart

from them and while touring the world he'd regularly

call his house in order to speak But who's hoping to be the cat's

pyjamas with this song on Saturday? To find out the rest of the songs,

head to the Strictly website. Now, it's always a treat,

it's time to see how rehearsals are going for this

weekend's group number. Somebody help me. Please, help me.

It is Halloween week. This is the stuff of nightmares. Watch out, if

you dare. The concept is somebody whose dreams turn to nightmares and

it starts with Brendan alone in his bedroom and something happens. We

are hiding under the bed. Me and Chloe and Katya and Karen and as

Brendan falls asleep, we become his worst nightmare. I am the Gothic

prince. The rest are like Demons in my head. Weirdly, I am lying down

asleep. Maybe they aren't trying to tell me something. This piece is a

continuation of last year when Brenton took Karen away from Kevin

and now Karen gets her revenge. I have come back to haunt Brendan

Cole, he took me away from my lover, and now I am back for revenge. There

is a tingling moment in the number. The cast of dancers, we throw our

hands in the air and it is powerful to watch. That is all we can show.

But do not be scared. Ghosts are not real.

APPLAUSE Now, as you may have heard,

the theme for this year's BBC Children In Need

Strictly Special is... But there's one thing more sought

after than a Blue Peter badge, and that's a Pudsey glitterball

trophy. Now, we can exclusively reveal

which couples will be taking part. Let's start with with '90s

heart-throb Tim Vincent. In his Blue Peter heyday,

he helped paint the Blackpool But who will be his

partner in the ballroom? The longest-serving female presenter

in Blue Peter history. It's AJ's professional

partner Chloe Hewitt. It's pancake-tossing supremo

Diane-Louise Jordan. Has anyone on telly ever worn a pair

of specs quite so well? And Mark will be dancing

with the lovely Amy. And finally, creator

of Thunderbirds' Tracy Island, the most popular Blue Peter

make of all time. And good luck to all our

Blue Peter legends. Make sure you watch Children in Need

night on Friday 17th November, to find out who will lift

the Pudsey Glitterball Trophy. Now, I don't know about you,

but I'm just about ready for another helping

of Choreography Corner. Hello, gorgeous. Let's start today

with roller-coaster Job, whose paso doble got a ten from Shirley. It's

never too early. She said it was the best male paso doble we have seen on

the series so far. Would you agree? Absolutely. The content and

choreography was so, men treated Joe. Look at the shaping through the

body. And the intensity in his face is really perfect. I genuinely enjoy

this, I wanted to watch it over and over again. He taped catty's body

perfectly. He was wearing Neil's jacket. Loving the head, Craig

didn't quite know how to judge this, he said it was more a spoof. It was

quite Lloris, what did you think about the samba? One word, wow. One

word, pants. Anton, of course, is going to do it. He has done it time

and again. I love it! I can't stop laughing... not laughing, smiling.

There were a lot of the same variations, volta 's and Botafogos.

I would like to see him tidy up the footwork. Craig might have been more

comp entry had she mailed the basic action more. But very entertaining,

she loved it, smiling and beaming, and that is what she is about. It is

exactly that. I watched with a friend who had not watched the show

before, she didn't know what was going on. It was like they were in

Brazil. Of course! Mollie and AJ, their Viennese waltz really charmed

the judges. Were you swept away? I was. All the elements came together,

the lighting, the costume, the choreography. I loved it. The single

pivoting action, four changes of direction here. I think she is

absolutely gorgeous. I really genuinely loved this dance, it was

one of my favourite songs of all time. And I think she is going to do

really well. I think she's going to keep improving every week, I can see

her blossoming, and I love that. Good work, Mollie. Onto Susan's

cha-cha-cha. She was as committed as ever. The judges said the technique

suffered a little bit. Were you impressed with the amount of dance

content? Absolutely. The basics were there. But I agree with the judges,

there can be more technique involved. In cha-cha, you shouldn't

pick your feet up off the floor. You guide your feet through, a little

bit of stamping action as well. But I love how much she gives it, and

she is so entertaining as well. I think she has lots of great energy.

Great energy. She really commits. And I love that. You don't know

exactly what you are doing, but you throw yourself into it 100%, and

that is a rare quality. I love it. Good lass. Gemma's foxtrot, she has

an amazing ability to switch from fierce and powerful to elegant,

romantic and classic. Like Craig said, do the front runners need to

look behind them here? Is she catching them? There are a futile

courses in this competition, Mollie and Gemma are definitely in the

running for this. I always love Aljaz's choreography, two double

fall aways there. She is concentrating on the neckline and

upper body. I would like to see Gemma connect more with her face to

the dance, the music, and Aljaz, so there is more storytelling there.

That would take her to another level. But she is absolutely a dark

horse, a powerhouse. It is nice that she can balance the two answers,

powerful with elegant and graceful. I think she is very classy. A real

classy one. Finally, Aston's waltz with a contemporary, twist. Darcey

thought it was over detail, what did you think? I was mesmerised. When I

started watching the dance, I thought, wow, I loved the beginning.

Continuing with the feeling at the beginning throughout the waltz

section, that would have been beautiful. Once he did take hold,

and he did do the waltz moments, it was a bit too powerful for the

waltz. It needs to be more graceful, slower, more feet and leg action,

more pressure through the floor. I thought the waltz section let him

down a little bit, it was a little bit too brushed for me. But I loved

the beginning, the end, and I loved her in it. She is gorgeous. You

can't leave without demo time! What do people want? What we saw

with Aston, he was going to go into a throwaway. You need an opposing

head weight. The gorgeous Ian Waite talk about the flour and the vase.

He loves that term. The guys need to talk about that as well. As she goes

through, neutral, Aston needs to think about doing also the opposite,

so you have an opposing head weight as Janette goes here, Aston also

needs to do the counterbalance. And as she comes back, and outcome he

needs to do that. At the moment, he is there. I want to see a lot more

extension through the neckline. APPLAUSE

A beautiful thing. It has been so good to have you back.

Give it up for Natalie Lowe! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Now, it's never too early for viewer questions for Shirley.

Yes, the mighty Ballas returns to It Takes Two this Friday.

So, if there's a question you've always wanted to ask

our new head judge, you can email us at [email protected] or tweet

us using the hashtag, #ItTakesTwo. Details are on screen now!

My final guests swept across the Strictly supermarket

We'd put them straight in our basket, it's Jonnie and Oti!

All the elements of dance are coming together, I'm pleased to say.

To travel with speed, it was like, you achieved so much detail.

You didn't miss a beat, you made no mistakes, you were outstanding.

My, goodness! You closed the show, how was the very long wait, Jonnie,

to going on? It was intense. Very intense. There was a bit of panic

setting in. Where does the panic come from, is it waiting, seeing

other scores going up? They come from our dress rehearsal! Really?! A

good one?? A great one. The worst one ever. I forgot the choreography,

me, the person who made it. I went, "Where are we? Why am I a? " All I

saw was Jonnie lifting me, and five, six, seven, Oti. I was, like, what

is going on? I forgot it backstage as well. I forget two elements. It

is all in the first eight seconds, as soon as we got to that part, we

knew, let's have fun with it. That is the thing. You can torture

yourself with it, I am not going to remember it, and sometimes it comes

back. It doesn't always! First night, how did that feel? So good.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE So good because we made a couple of

small mistakes. In general, it went really well. I love these dancers,

because I can enjoy them. I enjoy dances that put a smile on my face.

Craig might have thought I was acting, but you just get to have fun

with it. Natalie was saying that on Choreography Corner, with the

quickstep, you can just have fun. Former contestant Chizzy

said online, "All brilliant, but my vote tonight goes to

Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse. Plus, I'd like to be Oti

when I grow up." Aww, she is a sister from another

Mr. OK, so we go to Halloween. For you two, it is a cha-cha-cha to Olly

Murs. Let's hear it. It's too fast. You got it right. The

song is too fast. This dance looks simple enough, but it really does

cause celebrities quite a lot of grief, this one. Why? I think it's

the speed, the change of timings, we have different rhythms in the

cha-cha-cha. You have two also add a lot of personality, the rhythmic and

looked like a man. Most of the time, when they move, they lose the

tension in the body, and that is difficult, and remembering all the

steps and speed, and smiling... Stop! Stop! That is all in one step!

Have you had any practice of this yet, Jonnie? Yes. We had a go. This

is the first dance where my hips have to move. I haven't ever seen my

hips move! LAUGHTER Tune in on Saturday night.

Will we get to see your hips move, Oti? Yes, we were doing it and I

expect it. I explained it technically and he did it. I was

Armalite... Did you have a moment? He looked at me, "Why are you

looking at because Mac" that knowing look from Oti.

What is the concept? It is Halloween, outfits, storyline...

what can you tell us? We want to go crazy and have fun with this one.

There might be a nautical theme. Sailors, possibly? I'm going to be a

shark. As a pro, Oti, how much do you all enjoy Halloween, you guys?

There is so much fun to be had. There is a lot of fun. Everything

about Halloween, you come in positive because it is a themed

week. You had to make it bigger and better, the celebrities are now into

dancing, so everything is amazing. Scaring them... I bought him a

doughnut and a burger... Is this a bribe? It was congratulations for

Saturday, but I can't wait to see what he is going to do on Halloween.

Extra hip! She is trying to pad you out. Fantastic. What does he need to

work on, Oti? Zoe, it is demo time! He has two really work on shifting

his weight from foot to foot. And transferring into this line... And

still maintain his posture like a man, bam! Jonnie's face... Good luck

with that. You can do it, we all believe in you. Good luck this

weekend. Join me tomorrow when I'll be

catching up with Aston and Janette, Mollie and AJ and Ruth and

Anton - let's hope he's Plus, Ian Waite's

back for a Wednesday Warm-Up.