Episode 23 Strictly - It Takes Two

Live from London, this is Strictly

It Takes Two. Please welcome your

host, Zoe Ball!

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Hello and welcome to It Takes Two!

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We have Ruth and Anton!

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Aston and Janette!

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And Alexandra and Gorka!

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Plus, with Hallowe'en fast

approaching, Ian Waite

is here for a first look at this

weekend's ghoulish delights!

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But, right now, Cabin Doors

to manual, please.

DING DONG!

This is a Passenger Announcement.

Can Ruth Langsford and

Anton du Beke please

report to Gate Ten immediately?

Your interview is

ready for take-off.

# Club is in the air...

I loved it

for a comedy and the showbiz, it

didn't love it for the technique.

Lots of content, the wrong foot a

little bit but who cares?

Please

hold onto this fun side, it is

fabulous, your energy came alive on

the dance floor!

Ruth and Anton, everyone!

I can't get enough of that act as

neither can those people out there.

Look at them, they are so knowing!

It was a first-class dance, how much

should you enjoyed your experience?

That is the first time the nerves

left me, I can't watch because I did

make some mistakes. But I loved it

so much, I was very nervous until we

did the reveal, if this doesn't

work, if it gets stuck or I do not

do it at the same time Anton, it

will be a cringe moment. Once the

code came off and the audience went

wild, I just threw myself into it.

But the rest of my life, I will have

imprinted in my mind, we were

face-to-face across the floor and

all I could see was Anton in those

sleeves and the sequinned trousers

and I thought whenever I'm sad, I'm

going to poll out that picture.

Can

we see it in slow motion? The Bucks

Fizz moment. There she blows! Look

at that! Anton with such gusto! You

must have been so hot. Those

costumes get warm and you have

double layers.

I had velvet.

Yes.

Tell them...

What?

Subtitles are

available!

I love this!

I haven't

told payment or Jack and I wanted it

to be is a prize and I said, what

did you think when I walked out in

the Blue dress? He said, I was

really cross with you. I just

thought, what have they put her in,

that is so typical of Ruth not to

make a bus, they put her in that and

stupid hair until I ripped it off

and it made sense.

I love that, that

is brilliant. Did you have an

inkling, sir, those trousers might

steal the show? Last week, we said

among the team, what we need right

now in this competition is Anton in

a catsuit.

He went one better.

We

thought about a catsuit. We were

thinking about a catsuit. I was so

delighted that the reveal think was

not leaked. And the reaction from

Ayman was what we were wanting.

Sometimes, you end up walking down

the stairs and giving the game away.

But it was an ill fitting suit and

all that. Exactly what we were

after, I loved that reaction.

We had

to be Cavanaugh to stick together,

we were full of magnets! -- we had

to be careful.

Things like that

coming you do not want to give it

has to be a shock to the audience.

Because the room just goes wild. And

live shoe for the number. And the

number makes sense because the

reveal was retro.

And Shirley gave

you a six and she said she

recognised the choreography, did you

do it on purpose?

It was stolen from

her repertoire from 1976. It was a

hot marsh.

She definitely loved

that. Despite the judges lovingly

impolite entertainment, the scores,

we didn't get those up.

I had such a

good time. And they still said nice

things. I think people forget a lot

of the marks are also based on

technical things and I did go wrong

a couple of times.

I don't remember

you going wrong.

It might have been

the glare! It was your own sleeve!

It is up to the judges. People are

voting and thank you whoever voted.

I'm thrilled.

Hallowe'en week. And

it is Quickstep and you have great

music. Let's hear it.

Is Anton slotting into the clueless

husband role nicely?

I have to go

like this wake up.

There you go,

scattered chassis, reverse, you

missed out the good bit.

We like

surprises. How is the nose twitch?

Perfect! Do it again. Anton? Can you

do it? No! Anton is wearing a tight

slacks we have ever seen.

Very

tricky. I will not be doing a

demonstration today.

That is a

terrible shame! You said on Monday

it is like a square one all over

again. Wednesday, which were you one

today?

It used to be a week and now

I'm all right. I have tears on

Tuesday, Wednesday is all right,

today has been good. Always tears on

Thursday because I panicked and go,

this is my last training day because

Friday, we get to the studio and we

have to do the dance, you have to

know it I then, you are supposed to

know it.

Supposed to know it!

As

long as you know it by Saturday

night!

I think I know most of it.

You are doing wonderfully. Ruth

follows really well. The Quickstep

Esau was the first time she had done

it. I took hold of her and her wig

stir around the floor. This is

lovely in theory, a lovely skill to

have the follow and for me to read

her and she follows me around the

room. The problem is when we put the

choreography together and she thinks

about the choreography. That is the

battle. The fear of forgetting. It's

a massive stumbling block. The woven

thing and you guess perhaps.

Or I

looked down. I looked at his feet so

I know where he is going.

You can do

it and that looks glorious.

Quickstep is adorable. Thank you.

Good luck.

Ruth and Anton, everyone!

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We know how Ruth and Anton's

Quickstep is shaping up,

but with Hallowe'en

fast-approaching, how are the rest

of our couples getting on?

It's time for Ian Waite

to investigate.

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Hoping to cast a spell over this

weekend's Hallowe'en

routines, it's Ian Waite.

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Where did you find that shirt?

I

thought I would pay my own homage to

the 1970s.

It is like wallpaper,

gorgeous.

Let's start with Joe and Katya,

who had their first '10'

of the series for their Paso Doble

last weekend.

Is their Foxtrot looking

worthy of another Ten?

He needs to smooth out the pivots.

He has lovely heel leads, but it's a

bit stompy. They've cobwebs around

them, getting ready for the action.

A lovely ronde and a Contra Check.

Hello, sorry, I forgot. There is,

thank you.

Slightly over rotated to

his left. And if he doesn't rotate

too much, he does rotate, but not

quite that much, and he is looking

over there. He needs to look over

the top of her head if possible. So

when he does a Contra Check, he is

there over the top of her head,

rather than men.

OK, as lovely as

that face is!

In a throwaway comment

he did the same and he went like

that and he should be looking over

there.

Beautifully demonstrated.

Gemma and Aljaz have been called

frontrunners in recent weeks.

Is this Jive going

to put them on top?

Well, looking at those lovely

kissing shoes again, everybody is

wearing those, they are smelly!

Going through the step is, I do

think that it's a little bit

flat-footed and she needs to get

onto the balls of her feet to make

it lighter. And her body position is

very bright. We talk about getting

it tucked underneath. Just so that

what it does, it brings your weight

onto the balls of your feet just by

changing. And if she picked up her

knee, she would be able to click the

Fat down, rather than just out. She

is doing that, rather than that.

Subtle adaption.

Yes, thank you. CHEERING AND

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Feel free, he is a wonder!

How's their Rumba looking?

Davood and 90. Not enough

straightening of the leg. Even into

the lines, there needs to be one

straight leg at a time. He does a

nice check action, checking forward.

He has worked on it. Everywhere

else, everywhere he is taking a

walk, he needs to straighten the

walk and keep it straight. I love

those legs! He goes into a line here

and it looks a bit strange. He needs

to take the knee out to the side to

create... More of a lunch? Yes, it

just looks like... These things can

be worked on, it is only Tuesday's

footage.

Yes, it will be perfected.

Debbie and Giovanni

topped the leaderboard

with their Rumba last weekend.

What do you think

of their Charleston?

This looks great fun. She has great

beat and legs and is neat and tidy.

I love her outfit! I would like to

see more wild Debbie. Expressing

herself and going a bit mad rather

than keeping it contained. She has

got a lovely swivel. Swivel action.

Like I said about going for it, the

steps out, we will show them how to

go for it. Flapping bird.

Why is it

always the flapping bird?!

Flapping

bird.

I look more like a chicken.

What are you talking about? Debbie,

that is not how you do it.

Finally, Jonnie AND Oti

are performing a Cha-Cha-Cha

to 'Trouble Maker', by Olly Murs.

Does this look like trouble to you?

I think this is going to have its

problems. It is all about the legs

and the straight leg action. I would

say it would be difficult for him.

But he is doing a really good job of

coping with it. So impressed so far,

but with his top half, here, when he

leans across to Oti, he needs to get

his elbows out the create the shape.

So I will take your elbow out rather

than dropping down here. Take it out

there to create space.

I don't know

what I'm supposed to do! I will just

stand there and look gormless! That

is me! We would do the rest of the

couples tomorrow. And don't

forget...

Tomorrow's the big day.

We'll be revealing just

what you're dressing

up as for Hallowe'en,

as voted for by It

Takes Two viewers.

Are you excited?

Yes! I'm excited because it has been

a long time since I wore a dress.

You don't know what you are wearing

yet. No backing out now.

Give it up for Ian Waite, everyone!

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I love it.

I love it.

Next up is a couple whose

waltz we couldn't help

but fall in love with.

It's Aston and Janette!

Handling it beautifully, the control

and grace was there, your weight was

on your toes.

I thought it was

pretty impressive tonight.

I love

how you danced and I could watch you

all night.

Aston and Janette, everyone!

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What they waltz, it was absolutely

beautiful. So clever, Aston, both of

you.

How did it feel? Emotional, it

was emotional. I was shaking,

actually. Probably the first time in

how many weeks, four, five?

We don't

count them! Not halfway yet.

I was

honestly shaking just because of the

atmosphere and the feel of the song,

the routine. Yeah.

It really means

you are feeling it on the floor. How

did you calm him down?

The whole

week we talked about it because

previously he's been playing a

character, the cool guy but I wanted

him to just be Aston and get lost in

the moment. Not in the routine!

He

did.

I felt it, he was dancing with

me and I really felt like it was

just me and him in our little bubble

and I think we accomplished it. But

when we were finished and we were

being judged he was literally

shaking. He said he had never felt

like that in his life, feeling so

vulnerable, and I loved it.

So good.

Have a big cry, that is what I would

have done!

I'd didn't think I was

able to cry, literally.

It is

meaning so much! It can be a bit of

a risk to do the contemporary stuff,

but Craig absolutely loved it,

surely loved it. To deviate from a

traditional waltz, is that a risk?

It is always a risk, you never know

what people are going to like and I

kept saying to him that I'm nervous

because I know there are many

contemporary elements and it can go

either way, they can love it or hate

it. So to hear them loving it, I

thought, thank God. They went with

me and they felt what I felt and I

was really proud that he could

deliver.

I know, there were some

real moments when you did your legs,

stunning. Craig was talking about it

being a bit sharp and an issue with

your hands. What did you make of

that?

It's fine, Craig, we'll fix

it.

Perfect answer. And you're

gorgeous girl Sarah came to visit

you. She gets to visit you in the

training room, what did she'd think

when she saw the finished dance?

She

was very emotional, she could see it

better than anyone, it wasn't the

usual me, my performance, so it was

nice for her to see another side of

me, very open and honest.

That is

the hard thing for the partners

because they know the signs when

you're a bit scared. At least she

can watch, though. It's been a tough

week for you, Aston, we must

discuss, you have lost your B Boy.

Is it all right talk about it?

We

can go there.

Actually, Bayern, he

has sent you a message in case you

were missing him -- Brian.

You poe

we don't remember me, are used to be

on the show, I am Brian Conley. You

made it very special, my experience,

because, Aston, you're a nice bloke.

I'll see you soon and please stop

doing my dance routines!

Brian.

Aawww! We miss him already. So, this

weekend, Halloween, Paso Doble,

Nirvana. This is quite crackers,

Nirvana on Strictly Mac. Ah You

fans, the two of you?

I love the

song, I can't say that I have

listened to all songs but I love

Smells Like Teen Spirit.

You were

about six when it came out! The

first time we've had Nirvana on

Strictly. I think is the first time

we've had a Paso Doble done by

ghosts, probably. How is it going?

Any other firsts going to happen?

Well, working really hard. I have to

say, when of a take it slow with

Aston, it's very fast, a lot of

footwork, lots of further action. A

lot of work on and everything. More

than anything, when we danced to

music, it feels so good.

Just

something takes over, honestly, it's

very weird.

You are no longer Aston!

I love it when you say that! This is

the thing, with a Paso Doble you

have two feel it with your toes and

hands and fingers, you are becoming

a matador, Aston.

I am trying. But

it's tough, this one is tough. You

really need to be in this one.

Unique to fight it but -- you need

to fight it.

The battle, Halloween,

the perfect time to do it. You're

amazing, good luck this weekend.

Aston and Janette! Powerhouses.

Right, time now to see how Davood,

Jonnie and Joe are getting ready

for this weekend's Hallowe'en

Spooktacular.

EVIL LAUGH

That was deep!

This new style of dancing, the Rumba

is making me confused.

Definitely

difficult for him to get the steps

now. Now it's...

Such full body

movements even though it slow and

there is a lot to take on board. For

the moment, the fear is kicking in,

which is perfect for this week.

We have a cha-cha, which is the

first dance I'm doing is where I

feel I have to use my hips. This is

going to be interesting. I Develin

the feel embarrassed doing these

movements. -- I definitely feel

embarrassed. This is the most

embarrassed I been so far. I've gone

red!

I think he loves shaking his

hips, I always see a smile in the

corner of his face. Whoo!

Gentle

rise and fall, the foxtrot, you've

got to keep the glide across the

floor. That's good, that's good.

Some quick and some slow and I'm not

sure of the order yet.

Judges are

going to be looking for improvement.

They will look at his correct

footwork. That's it.

Feels good at

the moment.

My next guest has

something of a problem

with bad boys constantly

catching her eye.

Lucky for her, her

partner is a total gent.

It's Alexandra and Gorka.

You bring this floor alive, you just

gel.

The upper half is exquisite and

I think a bit more work on the lower

half.

I love watching you, really

good.

Alexandra and Gorka.

Gorgeous. Tell you what, we are in

the love... In love with the shape

of your Samba, it was amazing, how

did it feel? Look at you.

It felt so

good, I came off stage and I

thought, that felt hot!

It looked

pretty hot, the two of you. I don't

know which one to watch. Also, you

follow on from a shower of 10s the

week before, and then the judges got

more critical. Did you expect that?

I always expect to be criticised

because we know why we are here, to

learn and improve and gawker has

been an amazing teacher and I

felt... He knows my energy gets a

bit too much sometimes and you can

forget your technique and I'm

working on not getting too excited

and going into Beast Mode and forget

what he is teaching me.

I love when

you go into the Beast Mode.

I can't

do that any more because I'll get

pigeon feet!

You said last week that

you had to contain your inner

Jamaican.

I managed to have a bit of

that influence when he allowed me to

be free and give it a little

something something but that's it,

nothing more, very contained.

It's

Halloween, it's coming.

Everything

you have put aside. And gawker, a

lot of people on social media saying

this was under marked. What you

think?

Scores are scores and every

week is different. It was an amazing

dance. Even today we are thinking we

wish we could dance it again because

I wanted to do it again.

It went so

quick, really quick.

That's a good

sign, wanting to do it again. If you

are like, I never want to do that

dance.

I know, it is nice that we

felt that way and still feel that

way. We still have the samba vibes.

The first two for -- the first time

for you two, you finished mid-table.

Were you thinking, results, a

dreaded dance off?

It's getting

harder and harder every week and

that week I was very nervous,

waiting for the results.

It felt

like we had it in our heads and said

if we are the bottom two, let's just

dance and go for it, give it

everything. You can never be

complacent, you can't feel you done

a good dance, you never know how

it's going to go, so always prepare.

Although it scares you, prepare and

hope for the best.

We saw how you

bring the floor alive, watching you

dance. Are you finding that you pick

up the routine is a bit easier now?

I've always picked them up quite

quickly, it's just if they stay in

my brain!

One of the things that

happens, we know each other better

now, so we know we have to work with

it other, which helps. When I have

the detail, she must learn it, we

understand better and it goes

quicker.

Yeah, it goes quicker.

You

get a kind of language.

There is a

thing, a good thing.

A look in the

eyes.

I know when it's coffin time

as well! -- coffee time.

It is not

just dancing that this man is

teaching you in the training room.

Have a look, everyone.

R-r-r-r-r.

R-r-r-r-r.

R-r-r-r-r.

I don't know

why anyone wants to watch that.

Teaching me to roll my Rs, I can't

do it and I'm a singer. It's really

hard. It's difficult.

Too good,

everybody. Tango. Maneater, Nelly

Furtado. How does a zombie Tango

differed to a normal one?

It's going

to be a bit more scary, a bit more

energetic and just get ready for

Saturday because it's going to be

scary.

Scary for the right reasons I

hope?

Yeah. We will do our best.

We

are going to look like really cool

zombies, I can't wait.

You are

dancing to Manager, do Gorka's

hordes of fans need to be afraid?

No, not at all, no one need to beat

scared -- you are dancing to ten

ferry.

We know you are a screamer,

Alexandra, what sounds are you

making this week? -- you are dancing

to Maneater.

It is you, the roles

have changed.

The noises this time,

stepping on my toes, my knees.

He

says, I stepped on -- you stepped on

me today, I bashed him in the face,

it's like a battle, it's really bad

and I'm sorry!

It's Halloween!

Good

luck, I know it's going to be a

dream and scary for the right

reasons. Alexandra and Gorka!

That's all we have time for tonight.

We'll be back here tomorrow

at 6:30 getting all the

gossip from Mollie and AJ

and Daverd and Nadiya.

Vicky Gill will be

here to preview all

the

hottest looks for Halloween.

And Ian Waite returns in costume!

Goodnight!