:00:17. > :00:27.Thank you. I know. I just got to the BBC. I'm
:00:27. > :00:27.
:00:27. > :01:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:01:13. > :01:23.so excited about my first show. All And stand-by studio.
:01:23. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:00.This is Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Please welcome your host,
:02:00. > :02:06.it's Zoe Ball. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:02:06. > :02:10.Hello. Hello. Welcome to the brand- new series of It Takes Two. It is
:02:10. > :02:14.so excited. Occasionally I may let out a little scream. For the next
:02:14. > :02:18.eleven weeks, we will be living and breathing every aspect of Strictly
:02:18. > :02:21.as the competition hots up and the dramas unfold. I will bring you the
:02:21. > :02:27.latest news from the training room to the dance floor live from our
:02:27. > :02:31.brand-new studio. Check that out! I like it a lot. I'm raring to go
:02:31. > :02:36.so let's crack on. Tonight, Lulu took to the floor and forgot her
:02:36. > :02:40.dance moves. What went wrong? She is is here live with Brendan. We
:02:40. > :02:46.will find out. Audley and Natalie surprised us
:02:46. > :02:50.with an elegant waltz. We will be be asking them what they made of
:02:50. > :02:55.the judges comments. He is the judge they dread. Yes,
:02:55. > :03:01.Craig is joining us to talk about the weekend's dancers and disasters.
:03:01. > :03:08.So it was a weekend of feather boa malfunctions, forgotten dance moves
:03:08. > :03:12.and bon za dancing. This year's Strictly newbies came out of their
:03:12. > :03:15.shells. I have got a feather stuck in my throat!
:03:15. > :03:25.If you missed any of the action here is a quick reminder. Water,
:03:25. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:40.It is not the best first dance I have ever seen, but it was close.
:03:40. > :03:42.
:03:42. > :03:49.You had such a gloomy look, you looked like like Adrian Childs on
:03:49. > :03:57.the sofa! Spatulistic. Big old bananas on her
:03:57. > :04:03.back. There was a tendency you to stand
:04:03. > :04:09.there while Ola was like a wasp at a picnic.
:04:09. > :04:17.It is like watching Frankie Howard. For a first dance you made it look
:04:17. > :04:22.easy. Latin really suits you. That was a first class impression
:04:22. > :04:27.of a waltz. I thought it was very starchy. I
:04:27. > :04:30.thought it was very stiff. Do you realise Craig, these
:04:30. > :04:37.celebrities it is their first week on the show?
:04:37. > :04:45.It was very elegant which I don't expect from a young girl.
:04:45. > :04:50.You had a bit of rhythm. The old cougar is dancing with a
:04:50. > :04:56.toy boy testing the merchandise. You looked like a curtain stuck on
:04:56. > :05:05.a spin cycle. It is your best dance of the night.
:05:06. > :05:12.Oh, it brings it all back. In a couple of minutes we will be
:05:12. > :05:16.talking to lieu Lulu and Brennan, before we do that, do you want to
:05:16. > :05:26.know what happened behind behind stage? You are in luck, our cameras
:05:26. > :05:30.Hello. You know it takes two to tango? See you later.
:05:30. > :05:36.Opening night, it is like having a baby. The process is horrendous,
:05:36. > :05:41.but once it is over, it is all joy. Are you feeling all right? A bit
:05:42. > :05:50.sweaty. I'm clutching my crystal which
:05:50. > :05:56.disperses nerves. Half the couples are dancing and half are not. I was
:05:56. > :06:02.going to say Ann and I. Don't tell Nancy I said that!
:06:02. > :06:07.Got to go to work. There is a chance for us to put the
:06:07. > :06:13.last finishing touches to our dances and maybe just blowing off a
:06:13. > :06:17.few cobwebs. He is brilliant on there. You don't
:06:18. > :06:27.think he is, but he is. You wait until you see. Scorch marks.
:06:27. > :06:37.Yeah, on me pants! Oh, MG.
:06:37. > :06:39.
:06:40. > :06:45.Hello. Don't tell anyone, but I'm really,
:06:45. > :06:50.really nervous. I'm so nervous.
:06:50. > :06:55.It is nice to see you, to see you. ALL: Nice.
:06:55. > :06:58.I thought it was a fabulous evening. A lovely mix.
:06:59. > :07:02.Tomorrow's line-up, I'm very much looking forward to.
:07:02. > :07:08.He is never looking forward to anything. He never looks forward to
:07:08. > :07:13.meeting me! I stugled to get to -- struggled to
:07:13. > :07:19.get to sleep last night. I was so nervous. I did think I was going to
:07:19. > :07:26.have to call in sick. I did nothing but look after Lulu.
:07:26. > :07:31.I thought it was nice. Thanks Mr Goodman.
:07:31. > :07:34.Oh Teacher's pet. Today it feels really strange, it
:07:34. > :07:44.feels as if I am about to walk a tight rope and there is no safety
:07:44. > :07:48.
:07:48. > :07:54.net. I think it will be quite fun.
:07:54. > :08:04.If If Fabrege did humpy dumpy, there you are.
:08:04. > :08:10.
:08:10. > :08:16.Keep dancing! I think you were fantastic tonight
:08:16. > :08:22.and I'm very proud of you. New series. New dickie, everything
:08:22. > :08:28.is good. No, you got to love Len. Their
:08:28. > :08:33.first was described as a dance floor disaster. Please welcome our
:08:33. > :08:35.first guests of the series, Lulu and and Brendan.
:08:35. > :08:38.APPLAUSE You are the first guests. Before we
:08:38. > :08:45.say anything, Lulu, you looked stunning.
:08:45. > :08:53.Thank goodness for that. Two words, what happened? You know,
:08:53. > :08:57.I think actually Craig nailed it when he said it was a disaster. He
:08:57. > :09:02.said, "Did you say I made it up from beginning to end?" I got
:09:02. > :09:07.really nervous as soon as I went on. I went wandering off. I can't bear
:09:07. > :09:15.to look at it. Have you watched it? I've watched it. I've watched it.
:09:15. > :09:20.Here comes the moment. Wait for it. And, cut!
:09:20. > :09:28.Not part of the choreography. Brendan, at which point did you
:09:28. > :09:33.realise you lost her? From the start. It was from start to finish,
:09:33. > :09:37.but if you look back at t she still performed. Absolutely.
:09:37. > :09:41.To get somebody to come out and just be excited to be there is
:09:41. > :09:45.great. One we remember the routine, we're going to be a force to be
:09:45. > :09:49.reckoned with. What did your friends and family
:09:50. > :09:55.make of it? Everybody has been so kind except for Craig, of course. I
:09:55. > :10:01.agreed with Craig. I agreed with him. I think really I just, it was
:10:01. > :10:07.probably a good lesson for me that I have to as Len said, I have to
:10:07. > :10:11.know the routine. I've got to be consistent, I get it right right in
:10:12. > :10:14.rehearsals and I get something wrong but I recover. No, I couldn't
:10:14. > :10:18.recover. No, you couldn't!
:10:18. > :10:22.It was a wonderful moment. The fans have been really
:10:22. > :10:27.supportive. Most of them said next week, relax. It is all right for
:10:27. > :10:33.them sitting at home on the sofa. Lucy says, she is nine, she is a
:10:33. > :10:37.huge fan, why don't you have a surname? Would she like me to have
:10:37. > :10:41.a surname? If you want me to have a surname, I'll have a surname.
:10:41. > :10:48.You are You are both strong characters, you could see that from
:10:48. > :10:52.the off with the fireman's carry, off the floor. Who is the boss?
:10:52. > :10:55.is is the boss. It took her a few days. It is a
:10:55. > :10:58.relationship but we are a team, we're going forth and we're
:10:58. > :11:02.learning to understand each other and it took five or six sessions to
:11:02. > :11:08.understand where we were both coming from. And you have got to
:11:08. > :11:12.respect each other and learn to deal with each other's ups and
:11:12. > :11:16.downs because we have them on this little show. .Yes.
:11:16. > :11:20.And you have been there. We reckon Lulu that it might have
:11:20. > :11:26.been nerves because on Friday night, OK, it might have gone a bit, but
:11:27. > :11:32.we have been watching your training footage, OK and you seem to be an
:11:32. > :11:39.eager studentpm. -- student. The mornings are yes, yes, yes!
:11:39. > :11:41.I will send you away. Yeah. I will be wicked because you get a
:11:41. > :11:47.pull and a push. Yes.
:11:47. > :11:51.She has been a nightmare to teach. Yes. Yes. That's what I do.
:11:51. > :11:57.At times you have... Yes. Yes. Yes. You have got to get that rotation.
:11:57. > :12:03.Yes. Yes. Yes. Yeah. There will probably come a
:12:03. > :12:12.time when I say no, no, no. I hear you. I hear you. Yeah, yeah.
:12:12. > :12:16.Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. No. Wrong. Get out.
:12:16. > :12:24.Welcome to my world. I know that face, you are saying
:12:24. > :12:26.yeah, yeah, yeah. Will you be listening to him from now on?
:12:26. > :12:28.LAUGHTER She does this a lot. She is good at
:12:28. > :12:32.it, but sometimes she will be thinking about something and she
:12:32. > :12:36.just agrees with me just because I'm talking and that's life.
:12:36. > :12:40.At the moment he talks perfect sense, but it is not about Brendan,
:12:41. > :12:45.it is about me practising and practising and practising. How is
:12:45. > :12:50.it going with the foxtrot? I have a blister.
:12:50. > :12:54.That means you're doing it right. Brendan, you're shaking your head.
:12:54. > :12:59.It is only Monday. It is a beautiful dance. If we can
:12:59. > :13:03.get past the first bit of choreography and we will be amazing.
:13:03. > :13:13.I have not had plastic surgery, I just changed my hair at the weekend.
:13:13. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:21.All right? Brendan and Lulu. APPLAUSE
:13:21. > :13:23.Our judges spent the summer sharpening their tongues and
:13:23. > :13:25.dusting off their score paddles ready for the new Strictly
:13:25. > :13:27.celebrities and they put them to good use. Here is what the
:13:27. > :13:31.fiercesome foursome made of the celebrities when the line-up was
:13:31. > :13:36.announced. My first impressions of the line-up
:13:36. > :13:41.was wicked. What a glamorous line-up.
:13:41. > :13:45.A rainbow of fabulousness. I could pickle me walnuts with
:13:45. > :13:53.excitement. Come on, you little, cheeky chappie,
:13:53. > :13:56.chappie. My crystal balls are giving me visions of extreme comedy
:13:56. > :13:59.value. Let's hope the stars are on his
:14:00. > :14:03.side! Audley, Mr Big.
:14:03. > :14:08.To see him, wearing jewels and pink and all these bright colours and
:14:08. > :14:16.stepping on to the dance floor. It is going to be fantastic.
:14:16. > :14:21.I'm concerned. Rory, brilliant. You have got 12
:14:21. > :14:24.celebrities for the price of one. I wonder if they will do an
:14:24. > :14:32.impersonation of me. I just hope he can impersonate
:14:32. > :14:38.being a dancer. Jase, good day mate.
:14:38. > :14:41.# You should be so lucky, lucky # no, that was Kylie. What am I on
:14:41. > :14:46.did. Jason needs to bring his
:14:46. > :14:51.personality to the floor and let his foot do the talking.
:14:51. > :14:54.A hair hair-do. The pink shirt and the blond locks. Everything
:14:54. > :15:04.Strictly. I am concerned with this ultra long
:15:04. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:10.hair, I don't like it. Could it be game, set and match?
:15:10. > :15:18.There is something about Harry that's going to get all the young
:15:18. > :15:23.girls going, I think. He is pretty buff, isn't he? He looks fantastic.
:15:23. > :15:33.Can he perform the same standard on the dance floor? If he can, he will
:15:33. > :15:33.
:15:33. > :15:41.We will have the judges comments on the ladies later on. Ladies and
:15:41. > :15:47.gentlemen, it is time to introduce our next guests in the purple
:15:47. > :15:49.velvet corner, Audley Harrison and Natalie Lowe.
:15:49. > :15:53.APPLAUSE Thanks for coming on the first show.
:15:53. > :15:58.I have to say first up, you two only had three three days rehearsal
:15:58. > :16:02.together. You are rehearsing ocean apart. How happy you must be with
:16:02. > :16:05.your performance on three days. It is amazing. I was happy to get
:16:05. > :16:09.through it because the dance dance before that we had two rehearsals
:16:09. > :16:15.early in the day and I messed it up and the pressure was on. The one
:16:15. > :16:18.before that I kind of nailed it. To get through the dance, I was
:16:18. > :16:23.really happy. Just to remember the routine was hard enough and the
:16:23. > :16:26.technical parts of it, I was he definitely -- I was definitely
:16:26. > :16:30.happy to get through it. All the fans of the show are
:16:30. > :16:35.talking about how gobsmacked they are by your elegance. A man of your
:16:36. > :16:39.height, my goodness, there you are, look, beautiful. Not all great, you
:16:39. > :16:45.are laughing. You're laughing. I can't help, but look at your hands
:16:45. > :16:48.when you do that and the word that Craig invented for you,
:16:48. > :16:54."Spatulistic." We will be talking to you about that. Were you tempted
:16:54. > :16:58.as you walked past him after Len's invitation to show him the hands
:16:58. > :17:03.closer up? Not really. When we were training the things that Natalie
:17:03. > :17:07.really tried to get me to focus on was my hands and feet. She kept
:17:07. > :17:11.saying you will get picked up on by Craig if you don't close your hands.
:17:11. > :17:15.She was right. Even though, he was harsh, it was fair comment because
:17:15. > :17:20.my hands were open and the one thing you told me about keeping my
:17:20. > :17:24.back on your shoulder. When I look, my hand was like and it was like oh
:17:24. > :17:28.my god. He was right. My, my what big hands you have
:17:28. > :17:37.Audley, but my, my, what huge feet you have. Size 17. You know what
:17:37. > :17:40.they say about men with huge feet, huge shoes. Let's look at this.
:17:40. > :17:45.Look at the size of that. Is there a woman living in there with loads
:17:45. > :17:53.and loads of children? They are his dancing shoes because they couldn't
:17:53. > :18:01.find shoes big enough. They put Suede on the bottom so he can dance.
:18:01. > :18:07.I will give you that back. I'm not sure what I would do with it if I
:18:07. > :18:13.took it home. Do they get in the way? I'm not going to lie. I stood
:18:13. > :18:15.on her toe today. I have bruised. She does it deliberately, I do it
:18:15. > :18:19.by accident so there is a difference.
:18:19. > :18:22.I know what she is like. We have spotted something in your training.
:18:22. > :18:32.We've noticed Audley that you are a deep their in the training --
:18:32. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :18:48.thinker in the training room. Have I might be behind, but like a fine
:18:48. > :18:52.horse, I'm going to be coming up You have to live a lie and then a
:18:52. > :19:02.lie becomes you. So I'm living a lie and the lie is about to become
:19:02. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:11.Why climb Mount Snowdon even though it is nice when you can climb Mount
:19:11. > :19:15.Everest? I may have had less time than the
:19:15. > :19:21.other celebrities to practise, but as the great Prime Minister Winston
:19:21. > :19:26.Churchill said, keep calm and carry We have found the Eric Cantona of
:19:26. > :19:29.the ballroom world. Even you were confused by your own philosophy.
:19:29. > :19:37.What did I mean? You started training for the salsa today. How
:19:37. > :19:40.is it going, Audley? I'm excited. I get a chance to show my
:19:40. > :19:46.personality. With the waltz, I was so focused on trying to learn the
:19:46. > :19:52.dance, I couldn't let go. This week I can let go. I can be myself and
:19:52. > :19:54.make that inner animal come out and rock that dance floor.
:19:54. > :19:58.I'm quite scare. I have to remember the dance, but I
:19:58. > :20:08.will rock it. Audley and Natalie, thank you.
:20:08. > :20:09.
:20:09. > :20:11.Thank you. APPLAUSE
:20:11. > :20:14.I'm getting really excited when the new Strictly line-up is announced.
:20:14. > :20:21.Now it is time to see what the judges thought of the ladies.
:20:21. > :20:26.# Here Here come the girls # Oh, Alex. Alex Jones is such a
:20:26. > :20:31.lovely girm. -- girl. She has the body of a dancer. I'm
:20:31. > :20:35.I'm expecting great things from her. Holly, the sex pot.
:20:35. > :20:40.If she dances as well as she looks, then she is in with a good chance.
:20:41. > :20:45.Kiss, kiss. Chelsee, a little doll that
:20:45. > :20:49.everybody would like to take home. She looks firm and friendly if I
:20:49. > :20:59.can put it like that. She is sexy. She will look amazing
:20:59. > :21:07.in that Latin gear. Nancy, core, come on.
:21:07. > :21:13.Italian, five-star deluxe glamour. Nancy is a hot momma.
:21:14. > :21:18.I think she is a bit feisty. Edwina Curry in a hurry.
:21:18. > :21:26.Alarm bells ringing due to last year's Ann Widdecombe.
:21:26. > :21:30.I love eggs and I love Edwina. has a major task ahead of her, but
:21:30. > :21:33.I know she can handle it. You make me want to shout.
:21:34. > :21:39.Lulu is an institution. She is fab ulus.
:21:39. > :21:45.I used to fancy her, you know. is a little firecracker.
:21:45. > :21:50.I hope she finds me attractive. Lulu.
:21:50. > :21:54.Anita Dobson, get out of my pub! TV soap royalty and the stage
:21:54. > :22:00.theatrecality is going to hut her as a front-runner.
:22:00. > :22:10.We are going to be in for a great soap Strictly Come Dancing.
:22:10. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:16.That's what the judges thought of our celebrities before they danced
:22:16. > :22:26.and we would love to hear what you think. If you have a rant or a rave
:22:26. > :22:40.
:22:40. > :22:45.about the show, we have a brand-new So get calling and we will feature
:22:45. > :22:53.the best ones later on in the week. As the dust settles on the week, it
:22:53. > :22:57.is time to welcome Mr Tell It As It Is. It's Mr Craig Revel Horwood.
:22:57. > :23:03.Darling. Ah, you had to make an entrance,
:23:03. > :23:07.didn't you? I landed at least.
:23:08. > :23:15.At least an eight. Feather boa flying, people leaping out of
:23:15. > :23:17.shells, a bit of back chat and some high camp dance routines. Just a
:23:18. > :23:22.typical night out. I could have done without the
:23:22. > :23:29.feather boa. It made me laugh when Bruno said it was like a curtain
:23:29. > :23:32.stuck on a spin cycle. What was your take on Friday and Saturday?
:23:32. > :23:36.know I didn't look like I was enjoying myself, but I really,
:23:36. > :23:39.really did. I thought it was a fantastic show. I thought both of
:23:39. > :23:43.them went really, really well. I love the fact that all the celeb
:23:43. > :23:46.yits are come -- celebrities are completely and utterly different.
:23:46. > :23:49.They all have their strengths and weaknesses and it is great. I'm
:23:49. > :23:53.delighted with the line-up actually. Good. That's good to hear.
:23:53. > :23:57.You are talking about strengths and weaknesses. Let's waste no more
:23:57. > :24:01.time. Let's start with Alex and James. First of all, the lift.
:24:01. > :24:06.Illegal lift or not? Yes. You pointed it out. I just thought
:24:06. > :24:10.I should point it out because one foot should remain on the floor at
:24:10. > :24:15.all times and from that footage you could tell both feet came off the
:24:15. > :24:18.floor. I didn't mark it down on the first day, I just thought I start
:24:18. > :24:24.reminding people unless it goes out the window, darling.
:24:24. > :24:28.OK. All right. They were told. You said it was starchy. What was wrong
:24:28. > :24:33.with Alex's performance? Starchy. Stiff. Plus she wasn't dancing
:24:33. > :24:37.actually through her body at all. That's what was wrong with it. She
:24:37. > :24:41.was doing the steps, but just sort of placing them, you know, she
:24:41. > :24:45.wasn't actually dancing the dance. Could that be a little bit of first
:24:45. > :24:47.week fear? She was really scared, I know, she said? I don't care.
:24:48. > :24:53.Fine. I don't care.
:24:53. > :24:58.That's told. You have got to get over that whether fear flum axes
:24:58. > :25:01.you in the end or not, I'm only judging what I see and what the
:25:01. > :25:06.audience sees on the night, you know. I can't sort of take all that
:25:07. > :25:11.into account and say, "Oh darling, here is a nine. You just got one
:25:11. > :25:18.off because you're scared.". What about the back chat from James? Was
:25:18. > :25:23.that all right. He said, "Go easy on her, it is the first week.".
:25:23. > :25:25.Stupid. It won't help her. Edwina and Vincent. You scored this
:25:25. > :25:30.a two, but you didn't get a chance to comment.
:25:30. > :25:36.Yes, the producers were wise. They were running out of time. For me,
:25:36. > :25:42.she was just riding around to no effect, you know and it was all a
:25:42. > :25:47.bit granny at a wedding. Any positives there? She has, yes
:25:47. > :25:52.she has some movement. It is all landing in the wrong places at the
:25:52. > :25:55.moment, but, you know, hopefully she will improve. I really do hope
:25:55. > :26:01.it would be less spanking and more sort of dancing.
:26:01. > :26:07.OK. It is not often you get get to say that really. Let's talk about
:26:07. > :26:13.Nancy and Anton. Oh dear. The the feather boa. The first part was
:26:13. > :26:19.fine as she was sat down which I thought well, that's safe. Then, of
:26:19. > :26:24.course this debarkle, I would have just wrapped it around her neck 500
:26:24. > :26:28.times and gone and strangled her! He didn't know what to do. It is
:26:28. > :26:32.like step over it or rip it off. It would have been safer to go back
:26:32. > :26:38.to the lounge and sit on it and do something with your your head than
:26:38. > :26:45.that. How could she recover recover from that this week? Don't use
:26:45. > :26:51.props. Don't use feather boas again. I suggest they do very simple
:26:51. > :26:55.choreography and just try and nail very basic steps. OK. They have
:26:56. > :27:00.been told. Let's look at Chelsee and Pasha.
:27:00. > :27:04.Pasha is our new Russian chap. You scored her a seven.
:27:04. > :27:08.I liked her dancing, but she never did the one heel lead.
:27:08. > :27:13.It is early days. It is early days. That's a small thing and she almost
:27:13. > :27:17.fell over there! She was just getting excited.
:27:17. > :27:21.I was genuinely excited. I did not expect that from her and her use of
:27:21. > :27:26.arms going through to her beautiful hands, I thought was lovely. As you
:27:26. > :27:29.know, I'm fond of hands because they do finish things off and it is
:27:29. > :27:35.the last thing that the audience sees and that's what catches one's
:27:36. > :27:39.eye. That's why I do go on about it a lot. I cannot bear... I know,
:27:39. > :27:41.you're going on about it now. We've got the point. Russell, I know you
:27:41. > :27:45.are a fan of Russell. Yes.
:27:45. > :27:48.Let's look at Russell and Flavia. We talk about you coming down the
:27:48. > :27:54.stairs. But to come out of your own shell, glorious.
:27:54. > :27:59.I am into all this. I like a bit of drag queen camp, darling. I thought
:27:59. > :28:09.he has got great movement. I would have liked to have seen some more
:28:09. > :28:09.
:28:10. > :28:14.extra more more more cha-cha-cha steps. I would like to see more
:28:14. > :28:19.basics from him rather than all the disco, you know, all that stuff.
:28:19. > :28:23.What are you looking to seeing this weekend? This weekend they are they
:28:24. > :28:27.are doing a foxtrot and salsa. Who are you looking forward to seeing?
:28:27. > :28:32.Russell, because he is always providing entertainment to the
:28:32. > :28:35.masses. He won't be a high scorer but he is a fantastic entertainment.
:28:35. > :28:40.I want to see Lulu remember her steps.
:28:40. > :28:47.. She will. She is working on T thank you for coming on the first