The Finale Strictly - It Takes Two

Hello, we have made it through the snow to Blackpool. For the next

hour, we are live with access all areas to all the build-up here at

the Strictly Final. So, hold tight and enjoy the ride. 11 weeks ago,

14 celebrities walked away from their past. They faced one mission

- to immerse themselves in a world of dance and become Strictly

Champion. Two things stood in their way - their feet and the judges.

Illegal lifts will not be tolerated. I didn't get that bit! Why didn't

you keep in hold? You are a walking zi SAS ter -- disaster. There was

lafter, injuries, wardrobe malfunction -- laughter, injuries,

wardrobe malfunction and Russell Grant. But only the strongest will

survive. It's down to the final three. Jason Donovan, Chelsee

Healey and Harry Judd. Their fate waits for them at Blackpool Tower

Ballroom. There can be only one winner. Stick Strictly Come

Dancing: The Final. It is nearly Live from Blackpool, this is

Strictly: It Takes Two The Finale 2011. Please welcome your host, Zoe

Ball! APPLAUSE Hello, Blackpool. Welcome to It Takes Two. We are

live in the Blackpool Tower. It is beautiful. The home of dance and

where tomorrow night one of our finalists will finally be crowned

Strictly Come Dancing Champion 2011. Look who is here. Lulu is here.

Audley is here. Edwina is here. Luly, what is this about you

singing at the service station - Savage told me all about it!

PROBLEM WITH SOUND I refused. I refused. What did you sing?

Christmas song. Silent Night. imagine. How happy are you, Audley,

that it is not you dancing on that floor for the final tomorrow? Do

you wish it was you? Should it have been you? No, no. The right people

are there. Really looking forward to it. I am loving the coat! Over

the next hour, I will be chatting to all our finalists, all the

professional dancers. We will be seeing what they are wearing and we

have an exclusive look at the rehearsals and casting their expert

eye over the whole proceedings we have Ian Waite and Karen Hardy.

APPLAUSE Do you mind if I lean on your desk? Do. Carry on. When we

did our final, we did it in the normal studio. Harry, Jason and

Chelsee get to dance here. How different it will be for them to

dance on this floor rather than in the studio? Look at it. It is

gorgeous. Gilded balconies and ceilings. I can vouch the

atmosphere is awesome. If you can't dance here, you can't dance

anywhere. A really springy floor. It is. Karen, you have had a look

today, we have all been looking, how are they looking? They are

looking great. The simple thing that we have to say is who can deal

with the pressure and who can't. Take those nerves rk pack it

together and send it to that audience. --, pack it together and

send it to that audience. You have to get them standing out of their

chairs. We are talking about you! I shall be picking your brains later

on. Ian and Karen. APPLAUSE Now, in a moment, I will be talking to our

first finalist couple, Chelsee and Pasha. Before that, here is the

story of how the Waterloo Road starlet and our Strictly new boy

have found themselves in the final three. Chelsee, the man you will be

getting close to on the dancefloor is Pasha Kovalev. The moment I was

told that I was going to be dancing with Pasha, just buzzing! First

impression of Chelsee is that she's very endearing, she is just a kid

who is having fun in life. Love it! Back to waltz. Your phrasing is

excellent. I always say I can't do it before I have tried it. Can't do

no more. Chelsee is distracted. We have to rehearse. Don't confiscate

my phone. Pasha has whipped me into shape, so my concentration is fully

on the salsa. You have the energy of a wild kitten. Chelsee and I are

doing cha-cha. A lot of hip action. I will tone it down a little so it

I will tone it down a little so it is not as bouncy. You come out and

you give it some welly. quickstep is fast, energetic.

see you are tired. We need to polish a little bit more. If we get

more time, the judges will see it. Two words - first-class! I want to

create this step where we almost kiss each other. Oh no, Pasha. I'm

not into that. I don't think Pasha will bring the passion out into me!

I had a bit of a wardrobe malfunction. You have nothing to

cry about. You covered that so well. I just embarrassed myself on live

TV. You didn't. On a live show, you never know what can happen. So I'm

going to take all the comments off the judges and put my best foot

forward and go for it. I know how to get the best results out of my

dance partners. It is about attitude. We want the same thing.

Make you look beautiful. Can you change them pants? I like you in

jeans! You have changed your pants! Push and ankle down. Keep dancing

like that, nobody will put you in the corner. This week I'm dancing

the foxtrot. We have to make sure her character is changed. It's a

tough job. I love watching you. I don't expect you to be able to

dance with this much ease and elegance. Well done. Chelsee is

struggling the most with her own mindset. I don't like it. Not funny.

This is probably one of the toughest weeks. I am telling you it

was near-perfect! Argentine tango requires a lot of passion. Sorry! I

reckon I will have trouble with this one. Why are you screaming

when I lift you up? It tickles! over it! I want you to lose your

inhibitions. When you do, you will go through the roof. It is movie

week, I'm dancing the jive. Requires a lot of stamina, footwork.

The hardest thing is the kicks. fairytale really has a happy ending.

This gets you fast-tracked to the semifinal! We have two dances, the

American Smooth. It is concentrated love in the minute-and-a-half

trying to find something. Trying to find something. Urgh! And the paso.

Be an actress. Hold on, you are! The way you phrase the music, it

takes years and years to be able to master that. You have that

naturally. Pasha doble? It was fantastic! After every number, I'm

so proud of chel Che. I know we did our -- Chelsee. I know we did our

best. I thought I would have been out the first week. To still be

here now is mind-blowing. Chelsee and Pasha! It's something that I

could only have wished for. I was a great journey. We had some amazing

numbers. It's all beautiful. Please welcome Chelsee and Pasha. APPLAUSE

I don't want to panic you. If we check the clock, less than 24 hours.

Just more than 24 hours to go. they right? That's right. Don't

panic! How have rehearsals been going today? Today, they have been

surprisingly OK. LAUGHTER There was one dance I'm worried about. Which

one is that? The showdance. It has a few tricks in it. I had a moment

yesterday, didn't I? A little. a little one. A little bit of doubt.

Yes, because of the lifts, it scared me. But today... Here is a

bit of your show dance rehearsal. Tell me about it. You are dancing

to Beyonce, aren't you? Yes. Lucien was telling you yesterday about

discos. Look at that move! Amazing. You had a moment yesterday...

throws me about! He does. Also, last week, you were talking about

how big the Tower Ballroom is. Now you are here, are you impressed?

Wow, it is amazing. It is so stunning. It is really rich. It is

beautiful. I can't believe I'm dancing here. Does it feel magical?

It does. It feels amazing. It has been a tough week for you all. Four

dances to learn. You have to do two dances before the first elimination.

How important is it to get those two dances perfect? One of which is

the judges' favourite and one is your show dance? We need to nail it.

Need to nail it. Yes. Simple as that! Judges' dance that you are

doing, of course, is - what have they chosen? The jive. You are

doing the jive. Have you changed anything from when you did it

before? Or are you keeping it as it was? What are we doing, Pash?

That's a good question! We didn't change anything. We were working on

polishing it and working on some details. It worked the first time.

We want to make it more precise. Lift my knees up. Yes. Remember

what Len said. Will you be wearing the ears and the green paint?

show is pretty tight on schedule. It will be a bit of ears, a bit of

paint, but not the full make-up! You have so many quick changes.

I didn't like him when he was in the Shrek outfit. I'm not liking

that he is not going to wear it! There is no pleasing you! Is there

anything you are particularly worried about? Erm... A lot of

things, yeah. Like? Want to give us a list? I'd be here all night!

will you say to Chelsee before she comes out in front of the crowd

here at the Tower Ballroom and the 12 million-plus people who are

watching the final tomorrow? Well, the only one thing I can tell her -

look in my eyes and dance with me. That is it. Oh! Of course I can do

it. If you can do it, it will be OK. She does it every week. Do you

think you can win? Do you believe it is in here? You know what? I

have not thought about winning. I don't think I can. But even to get

this far is amazing. It is a big achievement in itself. For me,

personally. So if I don't win, which I'm not expecting to, just to

be in the final is amazing. Your friends and family are very proud

of you. They have recorded some very special messages for you. We

need the Glitterball tissues! child, Chelsee was always happy,

singing, dancing about. She was never still. She would watch DVDs,

musical DVDs over and over until she learnt them off by heart.

to be in like a band, like a tribute band to the Spice Girls.

She was Scary Spice. The Strictly thing came as a bit of a shock.

Beverley said to me, "Mum, Chelsee has something to tell you." She's

on Strictly. I can't believe it! First time I saw her, we were

emotional wrecks. Tears, lump in my throat. It was the best moment ever.

I think Pasha has made her look absolutely amazing. He's brought

the best out in Chelsee, that's for sure. We have never come across

anything like this before. No. isn't us. Every time I go out of

the door, somebody is saying, "Didn't she do well?" It is so

emotional. I can't do it. When I grow up, I want to be like Chelsee

and I want to follow her footsteps. She is honest, she is hard-working,

and she deserves to win. We want to wish you all the luck in the world,

just go out and enjoy it and give it all what you've got. APPLAUSE

Emotional! It is emotional. Look, there's some for you. Pasha was

wiping my tears! I know. How much are you going to miss your Pash

when this is over? This is where we get happy! I'm only joking. OK.

will miss him so much. I will be really upset, he knows that. Yes.

Bless you. Then we have the tour, so after the tour... Exactly.

Listen, you have been such a pleasure. Thank you. Your energy is

infectious, we think you are amazing. I'm starting now. Good

luck to Chelsee and Pasha. Do it for the girls, Chelsee! APPLAUSE

Thank you. Oh my goodness. It goes without saying that our finalists

will look fabulous on the dancefloor for each of their four

dances. I popped backstage to see Vicky to see how things are shaping

up. I don't understand what goes where. We are in wardrobe. Vicky is

here, head of wardrobe. Final tomorrow. How stressful has your

week been? Quite high, not too bad. We should mention costumes have

been stunning all series. Thank you. You have a cast of thousands. It is

not just you. Teresa and Michelle over there. Thank you, ladies. So

many boys and girls helping you? People can't ever believe how hard

and long they work so we can't say everybody, but thank you. First of

all, Chelsee doing a showdance to Beyonce - look at this! That is

absolutely breathtaking. A bejewelled swimsuit. How many

jewels are on there? Far more than any other week. Has she tried it

on? She can't wait to shake her booty! She will look stunning.

Aliona and Harry are doing an American Smooth. This is Aliona's

dress. Again, look at the jewels. There's so many. They are all stuck

on by hand? Yes. Hours and hours of work. There eegs been no limit this

week to the crystal -- there's been no limit this week to the crystal

cupboard. Can you give us some fashion facts? Godets, about eight

metres of feather boa, same in crinoline and the lining. Also,

they are doing their show dance to Great Balls of Fire. This is her

show dance dress. It is. '50s reference, lots of petticoats.

imagine her legs will go up in the air quite a lot? They do. She has

pants on? She does. More jewels. And Kristina is doing the salsa in

this small piece of string! Look at that. There's nothing to that. How

does she hold it up? I know! Again, look at that frilling and the

dripping bits. Stunning! We should mention one of the boys, here is

Harry's Great Balls of Fire outfit. We will have a reveal, so we have a

test section going on here. guns are coming out for the final!

That's what we want. Well done. You have done sterling work. Good luck

tomorrow. Big round of applause for Vicky. APPLAUSE Thank you very much.

Isn't it beautiful? Please welcome a few familiar faces. It is all our

celebrity dancers, past and present. And our pro dancers. APPLAUSE

Russell, Anita, may I nestle between you? You can. We love you.

You are back? I'm so thrilled. I'm wearing my - I have just got off

the coach! The outfit isn't as glittery as I would like. You can

borrow this afterwards. They whisked us in. I heard you had an

interesting journey? We did. Lulu was singing at the services. This

is the BBC! We got stuck in a snowdrift in Stafford and then

basically we got here eight hours later. You are here! Can we sing?

# Oh we do like to be # Beside the seaside. #

Anita, welcome back. How much are you missing Strictly and dancing?

The first week my body was in shock. Yes. My poor legs thought why

aren't we doing what we have been doing all this time? It is

wonderful. I know. Have you missed - Rory, hello. Naughty Jordan and

Boagie! What are you going to be doing on the show? It is a group

dance. It is a gang brawl. By the time we have finished rehearsing -

we haven't seen your partners for some weeks! So we are all back with

our partners. This room is amazing. This was a warehouse. The props

guys have done a great job! last time I was here was 1984, I

come up on that big organ and... I'm not going to talk about that.

With Terry Wogan. It was a New Year's Day show. I came out on that

huge organ. Terry Wogan was with me and that was a welcome to 1985. I

was! This is surreal for me, too. Nancy, did you come on the coach?

You didn't fly by jet? She so did! You came on the coach? No! I have

to keep up my standard. You do, of course. Can I say thank you for

your party? Pleasure. Are you looking forward to being back in

the arms of Anton Du Beke tomorrow? Of course. I don't know where he is.

He ran off! He is hiding. Thank you. Alex is down here. I didn't mean -

who do you want to win? Put me on the spot! I think the right three -

these are so naughty! They are. is very tough. But... If I was

pushed, Harry. You said it! It is out there. You will be doing live

links later on? Apparently. Perfect! Let's go along. Hello, Dan

Lobby. How is it for you to come back? Who fell? Brendan Cole! It is

your own fault! Too naughty. How is it for you to come back? It is nice.

Still scary as ever. The prospect of dancing. No-one can give you a

hard time. There will be loads of people on the dancefloor so I can

hide! I spend most of the time behind Huggy Bear. Where is Savage?

How much do you wish it was you in the final tomorrow? No, the three

best dancers are there. Harry, Chelsee and Jason are great.

gets your support? I like Harry and Chelsee. We love Jason, too. We do.

We love the three of them. We came in and we saw Jason doing - it was

unbelievable. I'm sorry. Who is going on? And Holly is down there

and Edwina and Nat. Who gets your vote? I can't decide. I love them

all to death. Each one of them deserves to be there. It is up to

the people at home. Lovely to see you. A little round of applause.

APPLAUSE You want me and Audley to eject Brendan? If you could? It is

time to catch up with another one of our finalists. I will be talking

to Harry and Aliona in a moment. Here is the story of how the Little

Drummer Boy became a hot contender for the Strictly title. Your

partner will be Aliona Vilani. She will teach you things you never

knew you could do! LAUGHTER Aliona is an excellent teacher. We both

like to work hard. We both have a good time as well. Where's the

smile? Harry needs to remember to play it up to the audience and to

enjoy himself. I felt you were depositing the steps rather than

dancing through them. It lacked any real forward and back hip action.

knew what Craig was saying. I worked on that. I know I can do

what he said I was doing wrong. It is only week two. I'm exhausted.

That is it. Come on, sloth! Me and Aliona are very similar. She is a

mixture between Yoda and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The calmer you are,

the more power you can give it! have to have this frame. It is just

so hard. I can't do that. You can. Harry, you can dance! Yes! But,

Aliona, you have got to sort his posture out. We are dancing the

jive. Getting into character for the dance is helping me. I have had

concerns that I look feminine. Women hips. If you look silly, you

can blame it on the character you are playing. Harry, you have

finally arrived! The jive you can have fun with and get into it.

Whereas the waltz is more classical and very technical. So I have got

to switch over and really try and get into the feel of the waltz.

first half was fantastic. So then what do you do? Let's mess it up,

walk up the stairs, and whisper in each other's ear hole. I didn't get

that bit! We got the first 10 of the see re- s. Amazing. We are

dancing the tango. He portrays this dark side really well. I start

getting frustrated. And the dark side comes out. Intense, hypnotic,

erotic. 10! Samba this week. I haven't been worried yet. I'm

worried now. I need a snack. Let's do it. Break. Do it. Nuts. Want to

try some? That was a samba full of pecs-appeal! I like the dance.

only challenge is the lifts. It was filth and I loved it! Come on!

are going to perform our salsa at Wembley. That lift that you did

with Aliona where you went into the splits, that was brilliant.

Quickstep is quick. And there's lots of steps. Come on, Harry, move

those feet faster! You have a lazy left foot. That's all I could find

wrong with it. First three tens of the series now and winners of

swing-a-thon. I genuinely can't believe it. Speechless! Our aim is

to try and improve and keep getting better. I would be very gutted to

be knocked out this close to the final. You turned something that

could have been tragic into magic. If we mess up, we could be going

home. I'm just wild about Harry and nothing has changed. I'm telling

you, you are dancing royalty! absolutely loving my Strictly

experience. I can't bleech it is nearly over. It is something --

believe it is nearly over. It is something I will never forget.

will definitely miss seeing Harry's adorable face every day. It's been

the most wonderful experience and I just can't thank everyone enough

who has been involved. So I'm a lucky man. APPLAUSE Please welcome

Harry and Aliona. APPLAUSE That really made me laugh when she was

saying she was going to miss your adorable face. Oh, it is so

fantastic x. You are here. Just more than 24 hours, 32 minutes to

go until the show. Have the nerves kicked in yet? I feel like I need

24 hours and 32 minutes sleep before I am ready! No chance!

are OK. Friday's are always trying to stay chilled, and tomorrow is

when the nerves kick in. What do you do, breathing, lie down? I am

consumed by anxiety and I sit quietly on my own and don't talk to

anyone. He asks me to go over the steps. Just to reassure myself, I

ask if she is OK! How hard have you pushed him in training this week?

Well, throughout the series, I always push him every week harder

and harder, so this week he did it to himself. Which made my job

easier. So we both worked really hard. It was a really full-on team

effort which was great. Good training. You have trained him up.

He knows how to doit. We are in the Tower Ballroom. Today we had a look

at your American Smooth. It is looking stunning. It is so romantic

and Aliona, we saw your frock, it will be a heartbreaking number. Are

you loving it? Yes, I am. I absolutely love the song. It is a

joy to dance to music like this. MUSIC: "Can't Help Falling In Love"

By Michael Buble It is such a great version of the song. If anything, I

have enjoyed the slower ones more. It is an amazing way to express

yourself. You do create that feeling? I just think it is such a

great thing to experience, to have to be able to dance to music.

also think because he became so much better now, he after he got

the dance down, he actually can now enjoin dancing it. Yes. You know it.

You know the steps. Now you can enjoy it. We also had a look at

your show dance. Ladies and gentlemen, it is quite special.

Loving the fact that your top there, the sleeves are coming off! We have

already discussed it! Lots of lifts. You were talking about how many

lifts you were doing. Are they coming together? I managed to punch

myself in the face today! Well done(!) I was trying to take off my

troulzers and... Nice! You topped the leaderboard in the semifinal.

Can you do that again tomorrow? Can you take the trophy home? I think

any three of us could. It will be very close. Very interesting. But

we will, as always, be doing our best. Aliona, you missed out on the

Glitterball Trophy last year. How much do you want it? Erm... I'm not

thinking about the Glitterball or winning. Liar! I'm not. I'm more

concentrated on doing great performances and enjoy the last two

or four dances that we are left with. How will you make your first

two dances count tomorrow? Each couple gets to do judges' dance and

show dance and someone is eliminated. How will you make those

two brilliant so everybody picks up the phone? Keep practising. That is

all we can do. Can I say that these two have been on that floor almost

all day today. Lunch, shower, we were trying to do an interview,

and... People went to have lunch, we were still there. You have had

huge support from Tom, the rest of the band, your girlfriend, your

mum? Tom was on the show last night. He is wonderful. How important has

that been? It is massively important. Without friends and

family, it is tough to see how you would get through an experience

like this. You are put out there on your own and the pressure is so

intense and you - it is hard to deal with it. Aliona has been

amazing to help me through that. Friends and family are just

obviously amazing. Funnily enough we have a few messages from home

for you. It is lovely. Harry growing up was always full of beans.

You knew he was around from day one. We used to have parties at my house

with him and his brother used to be dancing on the balcony. He loves to

be centre of attention. I really fancied Harry. He is an adorable

person. I just fell for him immediately. I think the stand-out

dance has to be the quickstep. It was sublime. I did sob my way

through the Viennese waltz. Stunning! Stunning. His dancing is

just amazing. I just can't believe it. Shows you what you can learn

with a professional! Let's use this opportunity to say how brilliant

Aliona has been. I think amazing. Fantastic. So proud of him. I feel

he's already won in my eyes because he's done so well. He deserves to

be in the final. He's a really beautiful dancer. Everyone at home

has been tuning in every week. We all want him to do well. Good luck.

Do your very best. You know we are all behind you. Maurice and I want

to say good luck for tomorrow night. You will be absolutely brilliant.

All you can do is your best. I know I will be sat there beaming with

pride. Good luck. There you go. not crying. You are! That is OK.

Maurice the cat. He had a yawn. Top marks for your mum for the amazing

jumper. I know. So lovely to see my best friend, James. When he was

younger, he was very ill and, you know, it is just... Bless you. It's

been such an emotional week. We have loved speaking to you every

week on It Takes Two. Don't make me cry! You have been astounding.

Bring it, Judd. I will do my best. Good luck tomorrow. Thank you so

much. APPLAUSE Oh dear. Everyone's eyes on the Strictly Glitterball -

everyone's eyes through tissues. We have had our smaller awards this

week. This is the final one, tragically, for the last time I

hand you over to Ian Waite and Karen Hardy. Karen, what is your

next award? The next glorious Glitterball is for the most

expressive verballisation by a comment by a judge or a contestant.

The nominees are: I only say what I see. Lumpestuous. Jason Donovan.

Audley Harrison. Which of these nominees is our beautifully blessed

winner? Ian, the winner is Craig Revel Horwood. He does have a few

words of thanks. I can't be there because I am very, very busy,

darling, I do have a life! But this I will treasure it, and my thoughts

and all my love are with the people that voted for me. Thank you so

much. Mwah! Lovely words from Craig. Back to you, Zoe! He doesn't have a

life. Craig is in pantomime playing the Wicked Queen. He does that so

well! The Glitterball hosts join us now, Ian Waite and Karen Hardy.

APPLAUSE You were tearing up there? I was. Give me a tissue. Somebody

has left the door open, it is freezing! OK, it is crunch time. It

is the final. Our three finalists have seen off the competition. Four

dances. Who is going to win this competition? Karen, you have lifted

the trophy with Mark Ramprakash. Yes. How will they be feeling right

now? What do they need to do when they go out on the dancefloor?

have to pull everything together and I think the biggest dance that

we are looking for has to be that show dance. Get all those nerves

together and put it into that. We have seen their ballroom. We have

seen if Latin. There are thousands of Strictly parties throughout

Great Britain. They are all waiting to see the showdance to see what

great music, what is that hidden away lift, that ace up their cards,

something special. That is the magic that we are looking for.

Deliver that show dance and... want a showdance that will make you

punch the air and go give me that phone! Yes. Let's go through the

three contenders. First, Chelsee. Each of them have their strengths

and weaknesses. Which dance do you think shows what Chelsee has above

the other two? I have chosen some of my pictures to take you back. I

went back and I remembered Chelsee in her samba at Wembley. That

moment that Pasha was very clever and left her on the floor on her

own, there she is, what did Craig say? Vertically challenged! How can

he say that when she brought the house down? 6,000 people. She was

amazing. It was the beginning of showing her strength. Then out

comes her partner. Her knight in shining armour. That is what the

final is about, the uniting of a fart nership and the chemistry all

the way -- in the partnership and the kem triall the way through to

the final. -- chemistry all the way through to the final. How have they

been doing in rehearsals today? judges' choice is their jive. It is

a non-moving dance. So they are not able to get around the floor so

every move that they make has to be exaggerated. They have to do it to

their fullest extent and the last time we saw a jive in the final was

Jill Halfpenny with a 40. pressure then! We want 40s. Let's

talk about Harry. He has performed consistently throughout the

competition. Which dance shows he has something that others don't

have? I will take you back to the tango. I said too much of a

showdance. That was the moment this boy came alive for me. In this

dance, I saw great ballroom. That perfect hold that he's got from

elbow to elbow. I saw his - look at that. Did you see the aggression?

Everything had been quite internal before. Almost like Mark Ramprakash

but out came those expressions and that determination. That, he could

have danced that here tomorrow as a showdance. It was fantastic.

looks good as a vampire. He does. A bit too good! Not all of us can

carry that off! You have tried it! He was telling you off, I think!

was. How was Harry looking out on the floor in Blackpool today?

quickstep. He has a big floor which could work to Harry's advantage. As

you can see, he is using every inch. Every corner. And as you know, I

think it is fantastic. It was great. Can he get a ten from Craig this

time? He's got to give him a ten, surely. Yes. He has to demand it.

danced the quickstep here in the final. Get it in again! I can't

help but tell everybody. Did you win? No! Shut up! The length of

your legs... Jason. Karen, what was the dance from Jason for you that

made you think, hang on a minute, this boy's got it? Right back to

week one, 12 weeks ago, when Jason came out on the floor for the first

time. Look how great he was then. The pressure that he has had on his

shoulders from day one, he brought magic to the dancefloor, he set the

record, he set the path for everybody to move up to. He's had

to hold that throughout. He's brought us entertainment. And

together with him and Kristina, they have been first-class. So,

again, another great couple in the final. Ian, how did Jason look on

the dancefloor today? He was there having great fun with our makeshift

judges there. He goes and dances in front of them. And they loved to

have a little... Come on! She is enjoying herself. It is a great

camp dance. It is a great crowd- pleaser. And I think it will be a

great... A great start to the show. I don't think they are starting the

show. Considering that was his third week, that was week three, so

just goes to show how good he was. Top of the leaderboard for the

first three weeks. What would you say to your partner before they

went on the floor tomorrow? The big thing for me is - and I used to

take this on to the floor with me - if you think you are doing your

best, just push it that little bit more. Worthy of Jason Donovan, I

think! LAUGHTER You have both been gorgeous. Thank you so much for

joining us. Karen Hardy and Ian Waite. We love you. Thank you.

APPLAUSE Jason and Kristina have just about recovered from their

rehearsals. They are here next. Here is their story. Love you both.

Especially for you is Kristina Rihanoff. Kristina is a very strong

focused woman. She wants the best out of me. It is all about hips and

back. I'm not a dancer. This is not my comfort zone. I keep doing a

Michael Jackson impersonation. Jason Donovan is in cha-cha-cha!

Now Strictly is in business! Oh! was a very special night. The hips

don't lie. Jason is a perfectionist. He works so hard. He is wearing my

out. I want to map out again from here. I decided to put an elastic

band around Jason and my hips. Bring on the tools. That is your

elbow leading you. It was full of flare and personality. Can you be

top of the leaderboard two weeks running? I think so! I am loving

Strictly. I am having such a great time. Fantastic! Stu-penHdous!

keep delivering. I am blown away we have been top of the leaderboard

three weeks in a row. I don't know where we are. Argh! It is the first

routine I haven't nailed. Jason! You have to enjoy each week. This

week might be my last week. tried to make a big meal out of

this paso and you got indigestion. The highs were incredibly high and

the lows can sometimes be pretty depressing. Am I finding it

difficult? Yes. Does it stress me out? Yes. But sometimes in life you

have to go back to go forward. Jason! Let's dance! The quickstep

puts a smile on my face. It is quick and it is tough. It is a

mathematical equation dance. One, two, three, four, nine... I can't

count! I was never a mathematicianist! Great concept.

Great choreography. You are back on track. Well! We are back on form!

The honeymoon period is over. This is where the hard work begins.

three, four. Jason, frame. haven't found it yet. There's lots

of shapes, lots of lines. It will be a tough one. I got a little

bored. The whole thing didn't gel. You win some, you lose some. I'm an

Aussie. We will fightback! Why did you stop? Don't stop. Use your head.

I am pushing Jason because I want to bring the best out of him.

Quicker, quicker. No. Look... a slippery floor. I don't think

that is the reason. That had such drive. You were back in the zone

tonight. I'm on my way to Wembley! This one is quick, quick. It will

be a sweaty day, guys. Jump, jump. It is so fast. Wow! I suppose that

would have been phenomenal if it wasn't for that last moment, but

amazing. Hi energy, slapstick, nobody can accuse you of using

Botox! Gene Kelly's shoes are big to fill but I loved it. It looked

like it was going to be the perfect night for us. We found ourselfs in

the bottom two. Dancing again in next week's semifinal are Jason and

Kristina. To stay in this competition means the world to me.

You had fun, you captured the spirit of the samba. If you are

going to do your best dance of the series, what better time than the

semifinal! This experience has been like nothing I have ever done in my

life. I will be forever grateful that he was my partner. I believed

this is something I will never ever forget. I'm so extremely proud of

him. Please welcome Jason and Kristina! APPLAUSE Firstly, 24

hours and 14 minutes. Thanks for putting on the 3D glasses. BBC, JD

in 3D! He doesn't normally wear a vest. You have come off the floor.

Yes. From dancing all day. What is it like being here in Blackpool,

the home of ballroom, ready for the final tomorrow? It is cold! Yes.

mean, just the whole sort of atmosphere of this room is...

Fantastic. The floor, you know, just the sort of the way the floor

is. It has a spring to it. Yes. He loves it. Your first Strictly Final.

How are you feeling? Absolutely overwhelmed and very happy. It is

my first final in four years. So Jason, thank you so much for taking

me here. For working so hard. You have made... You have made a

lady very happy. It's been good. saw your new dance, the salsa. You

have brought a party spirit to this show. Yes. How is the salsa? Are

you enjoying it? Look at those hips! I actually, funnily enough

this has been a difficult dance to get my head around. But, you know,

having run it through ten, 15 minutes, no an hour ago now, it

seemed to go quite well. It is always nice when you get people's

reactions. That is the one thing about the show, you work one-on-one

with someone in a rehearsal space for sort of six or seven hours a

day, it is not until you put it on to the floor and you start to get

feed back that it starts to come alive. Yes. I any... I love when

people clap certain moves. That was amazing. We do it at home. Look at

that line! Yes. You feel a bit of love. We felt love. It drives you

on. It is great. Your choreography has been complimented by the judges.

It has been top notch. Thank you. That must feel special? Yes. We

don't have too many compliments from the judges, usually. This year,

they have been very nice. To all the pros I think. I work my hardest

to make him shine. The magic happens when you get a great song,

someone's choreography, like Kristina, someone who applies

themselves and that is when the whole thing comes together. I think

if I was to walk away from this experience with one thing, it is

those moments when you get those hairs... You do. It is a cliche,

but it is so special, it is so special. I think this weekend

defines the last three months, you know. It is the pinnacle. Also,

something that is very special, because we had a look at it earlier

on, your show dance. It is spectacular. Thank you. Here is a

little clip. There's costume changes, it is amazing. It all

comes off and out. You have canes, leaps, and this is one of the

dances before a couple is eliminated. So it has to be big.

Down he goes. How much are you enjoying the showdance? I love the

showdance. I think it really is everything we are, which is showbiz,

entertainment, lots of fun, we have a bit of Charleston, quickstep, a

bit of jive, you know, there's the canes, jazz hands. We love jazz

hands! It is entertainment. It is energy and entertainment. I think

sometimes that is what this show should be about, you know... Very

much. You have brought that. Your kids have been loving watching

their dad. Have they? We have some special messages for you. Hold

tight. Don't! I'm going to go. we go. When Jason was a kid, it was

very energised. Very hopping around all over the place. My favourite

dance that my dad has done would be the Argentine tango? At home,

ethinks he is funny, but most of the time he is not. I'm in awe of

his dancing ability. It is wonderful. We thought he was really

embarrassing because he had never realised on the first week that he

was actually kind of good, we got a bit more excited. Movie night,

where he did Singing in the Rain, I was amazed. I thought it was

fabulous. The Argentine tango, when he got 40, I was so excited. We

were jumping up-and-down. He's told me about Kristina. She's done so

well. She is a great talent. What everybody is amazed at is the

ability the that he's got now and he's only got that through

perseverance and hard work and dedication. Good luck for Saturday

night and we hope you do well. are very proud of you. Keep trying

your best. We love you. Everybody here, 12,000 miles away love you so

much. You are doing so well. And all the very best and lots of love.

APPLAUSE He's almost as serious as me! Now I see where you got it

from! He is so serious. Wow! He is beautiful, your dad. All the way

from Australia. Look. We are crying. The crew have gone. We have tried

so hard! Can we just say we have loved your spirit. Thank you, Zoe.

Thank you so much for coming on. Good luck tomorrow. Bring on the

tools! Jason and Kristina! APPLAUSE Now, as well as their friends and

family, our finalists have had great support from all of you at

home. We have really enjoyed hearing what you have to say about

the show. For the last time, it is your Points of You. I would love to

find Harry on our Christmas tree. We love you. I love you, I love you,

I love you Chelsee, I love you, I love you, Chelsee! I really think

Jason should win because he is so persistent. His arg nine tango is

worth every bit -- his Argentine tango is worth every bit of that 40.

Can I say, Zoe, I voted for you when it was your sturn in Strictly

and I thought you were -- turn in Strictly and I thought you were

wonderful. You are doing an amazing job with Strictly 2. It has been a

brilliant series. Thanks a lot. Thank you very much. Right now, we

have a very special treat for you. It is Strictly's most glamorous

judge, Alesha Dixon! Thanks. I am glad you are here. You can stop me

blubing! It gets so emotional. know. You know, like I do, how it

feels? I remember the night before the final, like shedding a tear,

because I was so sad that the experience was coming to an end. It

is bittersweet. You are buzzing for the final, but you are like, I'm

not going to get to dance with this wonderful partner of mine. You have

a come-down afterwards? You do. It is horblg. You are in this bubble.

-- horrible. You are in this bubble. Nothing exists outside the world of

Strictly. Your friends and family are in it with you. It will be the

best final that we have ever seen. I know. The final of finals! Yes.

What do you think is the hardest part of the final? Four dances to

do tomorrow, what is the toughest thing for them? The hardest thing

is staying focused. They are exhausted. The fatigue. It is not

losing the finess of the dancing, the excitement and the buzz of the

final is wonderful. It is almost like a test of endurance. So one

dance done, two dance, three dance, four dance. You have to keep that

focus the whole way. That will be their biggest challenge. Last week,

we had the first two lots of 40 of the series. Yes. Do you think it

will be tens ago-go tomorrow night? I hope so. I did say to Craig

please pull out the ten paddle. He wants to doit. He did it twice last

week. -- He wants to do it? He did it twiest last week. Harry deserves

-- Twice last week? Harry deserves a ten off Craig. I never got a ten

off Craig. Also, it is not just four judges tomorrow, 12 million-

plus judges tomorrow. Everybody at home will be there with their phone

ready to vote. What do you think will make them pick up the phone?

An exciting show dance. Brilliant choreography. I think the

contestant that has The Eye of the Tiger and says, "I want to win."

Tomorrow, potentially, they could up it a notch. They could all win.

They are all winners at this point. Whoever takes home the trophy is a

bonus. Thank you for coming in. have been wonderful! You have been

wonderful. I love you! Thank you, Alesha. Thanks, guys. That is

almost it. We hope you have enjoyed watching. Before we say a goodbye,

and good luck to our finalists, here are some of our favourite

moments. Please welcome your host, it is Zoe Ball. Hello. Welcome to

the brand-new series of It Takes Two. Double, double, toil and

trouble, Nancy and Anton have left the Strictly bubble! What I heard

is... Firm handshake. It is to pretend to make love on the

dancefloor. My underpants are on back to front! You had to make an

entrance. Spin, spin. Fabulous. Seven! Hopefully, on the line is

Harry's mum. Hello. Hello, Zoe. Thank you very much. I'm wearing a

skirt. It may not happen again. We have somebody here who wanted to

have a quick word with you. Hello. Let's go for it! Can we go for a

little walk? That is really nasty! I was told to come smart-casual!

man! And at the same time and you twist your body. Nice! Come on!

love that dress! We want that dress. APPLAUSE It is beautiful. Look at

that. We want to see you wearing that in the training room. It is

not camp! We are worried they might not finish yours in time so we have

this for you! Here is your very own James Jordan medallion. Look at

that. Wearing a fetching Jason- inspired T-shirt with the slogan,

"It's about the journey, not the destination." Have a listen to this

special message. Hi, this is Bob, I think Brendan is just a fantastic

dancer. I have gone all... Stop laughing. Snort! Snort alert!

Drunken sailor! Lovely to see you. What shall we do? Bring it in.

Hello! Smoulder! Can you take me home?! Woah! You are going to look

like... Does it tickle? It is very cold. Oh! Bella. Ciao! I'll call

you. It is huge. You have got an incredible set of... Of what?

as in the studio set! This is a family show. When ever I do Sean

Connery, it has an effect on Erin! Cushion down! I can't bear it.

Congratulations, 79. Whatever! done. Russell, you have brought us

fun. Very emotional. It is. We have the Glitter Tissues. Have one. Get

it together, Ball! Make a wish! Blow it! APPLAUSE It Takes Two this

year - fantastic! Well done. that is it. Thanks to all the

amazing boys and girls who have worked on It Takes Two. You all

rock. Many thanks to our celebrities and the judges and the

pro dancers and good luck to our finalists, Jason and Kristina,