Episode 1 Strictly - It Takes Two

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so excited about my first show. All And stand-by studio.

This is Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Please welcome your host,

it's Zoe Ball. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hello. Hello. Welcome to the brand- new series of It Takes Two. It is

so excited. Occasionally I may let out a little scream. For the next

eleven weeks, we will be living and breathing every aspect of Strictly

as the competition hots up and the dramas unfold. I will bring you the

latest news from the training room to the dance floor live from our

brand-new studio. Check that out! I like it a lot. I'm raring to go

so let's crack on. Tonight, Lulu took to the floor and forgot her

dance moves. What went wrong? She is is here live with Brendan. We

will find out. Audley and Natalie surprised us

with an elegant waltz. We will be be asking them what they made of

the judges comments. He is the judge they dread. Yes,

Craig is joining us to talk about the weekend's dancers and disasters.

So it was a weekend of feather boa malfunctions, forgotten dance moves

and bon za dancing. This year's Strictly newbies came out of their

shells. I have got a feather stuck in my throat!

If you missed any of the action here is a quick reminder. Water,

It is not the best first dance I have ever seen, but it was close.

You had such a gloomy look, you looked like like Adrian Childs on

the sofa! Spatulistic. Big old bananas on her

back. There was a tendency you to stand

there while Ola was like a wasp at a picnic.

It is like watching Frankie Howard. For a first dance you made it look

easy. Latin really suits you. That was a first class impression

of a waltz. I thought it was very starchy. I

thought it was very stiff. Do you realise Craig, these

celebrities it is their first week on the show?

It was very elegant which I don't expect from a young girl.

You had a bit of rhythm. The old cougar is dancing with a

toy boy testing the merchandise. You looked like a curtain stuck on

a spin cycle. It is your best dance of the night.

Oh, it brings it all back. In a couple of minutes we will be

talking to lieu Lulu and Brennan, before we do that, do you want to

know what happened behind behind stage? You are in luck, our cameras

Hello. You know it takes two to tango? See you later.

Opening night, it is like having a baby. The process is horrendous,

but once it is over, it is all joy. Are you feeling all right? A bit

sweaty. I'm clutching my crystal which

disperses nerves. Half the couples are dancing and half are not. I was

going to say Ann and I. Don't tell Nancy I said that!

Got to go to work. There is a chance for us to put the

last finishing touches to our dances and maybe just blowing off a

few cobwebs. He is brilliant on there. You don't

think he is, but he is. You wait until you see. Scorch marks.

Yeah, on me pants! Oh, MG.

Hello. Don't tell anyone, but I'm really,

really nervous. I'm so nervous.

It is nice to see you, to see you. ALL: Nice.

I thought it was a fabulous evening. A lovely mix.

Tomorrow's line-up, I'm very much looking forward to.

He is never looking forward to anything. He never looks forward to

meeting me! I stugled to get to -- struggled to

get to sleep last night. I was so nervous. I did think I was going to

have to call in sick. I did nothing but look after Lulu.

I thought it was nice. Thanks Mr Goodman.

Oh Teacher's pet. Today it feels really strange, it

feels as if I am about to walk a tight rope and there is no safety

net. I think it will be quite fun.

If If Fabrege did humpy dumpy, there you are.

Keep dancing! I think you were fantastic tonight

and I'm very proud of you. New series. New dickie, everything

is good. No, you got to love Len. Their

first was described as a dance floor disaster. Please welcome our

first guests of the series, Lulu and and Brendan.

APPLAUSE You are the first guests. Before we

say anything, Lulu, you looked stunning.

Thank goodness for that. Two words, what happened? You know,

I think actually Craig nailed it when he said it was a disaster. He

said, "Did you say I made it up from beginning to end?" I got

really nervous as soon as I went on. I went wandering off. I can't bear

to look at it. Have you watched it? I've watched it. I've watched it.

Here comes the moment. Wait for it. And, cut!

Not part of the choreography. Brendan, at which point did you

realise you lost her? From the start. It was from start to finish,

but if you look back at t she still performed. Absolutely.

To get somebody to come out and just be excited to be there is

great. One we remember the routine, we're going to be a force to be

reckoned with. What did your friends and family

make of it? Everybody has been so kind except for Craig, of course. I

agreed with Craig. I agreed with him. I think really I just, it was

probably a good lesson for me that I have to as Len said, I have to

know the routine. I've got to be consistent, I get it right right in

rehearsals and I get something wrong but I recover. No, I couldn't

recover. No, you couldn't!

It was a wonderful moment. The fans have been really

supportive. Most of them said next week, relax. It is all right for

them sitting at home on the sofa. Lucy says, she is nine, she is a

huge fan, why don't you have a surname? Would she like me to have

a surname? If you want me to have a surname, I'll have a surname.

You are You are both strong characters, you could see that from

the off with the fireman's carry, off the floor. Who is the boss?

is is the boss. It took her a few days. It is a

relationship but we are a team, we're going forth and we're

learning to understand each other and it took five or six sessions to

understand where we were both coming from. And you have got to

respect each other and learn to deal with each other's ups and

downs because we have them on this little show. .Yes.

And you have been there. We reckon Lulu that it might have

been nerves because on Friday night, OK, it might have gone a bit, but

we have been watching your training footage, OK and you seem to be an

eager studentpm. -- student. The mornings are yes, yes, yes!

I will send you away. Yeah. I will be wicked because you get a

pull and a push. Yes.

She has been a nightmare to teach. Yes. Yes. That's what I do.

At times you have... Yes. Yes. Yes. You have got to get that rotation.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yeah. There will probably come a

time when I say no, no, no. I hear you. I hear you. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. No. Wrong. Get out.

Welcome to my world. I know that face, you are saying

yeah, yeah, yeah. Will you be listening to him from now on?

LAUGHTER She does this a lot. She is good at

it, but sometimes she will be thinking about something and she

just agrees with me just because I'm talking and that's life.

At the moment he talks perfect sense, but it is not about Brendan,

it is about me practising and practising and practising. How is

it going with the foxtrot? I have a blister.

That means you're doing it right. Brendan, you're shaking your head.

It is only Monday. It is a beautiful dance. If we can

get past the first bit of choreography and we will be amazing.

I have not had plastic surgery, I just changed my hair at the weekend.

All right? Brendan and Lulu. APPLAUSE

Our judges spent the summer sharpening their tongues and

dusting off their score paddles ready for the new Strictly

celebrities and they put them to good use. Here is what the

fiercesome foursome made of the celebrities when the line-up was

announced. My first impressions of the line-up

was wicked. What a glamorous line-up.

A rainbow of fabulousness. I could pickle me walnuts with

excitement. Come on, you little, cheeky chappie,

chappie. My crystal balls are giving me visions of extreme comedy

value. Let's hope the stars are on his

side! Audley, Mr Big.

To see him, wearing jewels and pink and all these bright colours and

stepping on to the dance floor. It is going to be fantastic.

I'm concerned. Rory, brilliant. You have got 12

celebrities for the price of one. I wonder if they will do an

impersonation of me. I just hope he can impersonate

being a dancer. Jase, good day mate.

# You should be so lucky, lucky # no, that was Kylie. What am I on

did. Jason needs to bring his

personality to the floor and let his foot do the talking.

A hair hair-do. The pink shirt and the blond locks. Everything

Strictly. I am concerned with this ultra long

hair, I don't like it. Could it be game, set and match?

There is something about Harry that's going to get all the young

girls going, I think. He is pretty buff, isn't he? He looks fantastic.

Can he perform the same standard on the dance floor? If he can, he will

We will have the judges comments on the ladies later on. Ladies and

gentlemen, it is time to introduce our next guests in the purple

velvet corner, Audley Harrison and Natalie Lowe.

APPLAUSE Thanks for coming on the first show.

I have to say first up, you two only had three three days rehearsal

together. You are rehearsing ocean apart. How happy you must be with

your performance on three days. It is amazing. I was happy to get

through it because the dance dance before that we had two rehearsals

early in the day and I messed it up and the pressure was on. The one

before that I kind of nailed it. To get through the dance, I was

really happy. Just to remember the routine was hard enough and the

technical parts of it, I was he definitely -- I was definitely

happy to get through it. All the fans of the show are

talking about how gobsmacked they are by your elegance. A man of your

height, my goodness, there you are, look, beautiful. Not all great, you

are laughing. You're laughing. I can't help, but look at your hands

when you do that and the word that Craig invented for you,

"Spatulistic." We will be talking to you about that. Were you tempted

as you walked past him after Len's invitation to show him the hands

closer up? Not really. When we were training the things that Natalie

really tried to get me to focus on was my hands and feet. She kept

saying you will get picked up on by Craig if you don't close your hands.

She was right. Even though, he was harsh, it was fair comment because

my hands were open and the one thing you told me about keeping my

back on your shoulder. When I look, my hand was like and it was like oh

my god. He was right. My, my what big hands you have

Audley, but my, my, what huge feet you have. Size 17. You know what

they say about men with huge feet, huge shoes. Let's look at this.

Look at the size of that. Is there a woman living in there with loads

and loads of children? They are his dancing shoes because they couldn't

find shoes big enough. They put Suede on the bottom so he can dance.

I will give you that back. I'm not sure what I would do with it if I

took it home. Do they get in the way? I'm not going to lie. I stood

on her toe today. I have bruised. She does it deliberately, I do it

by accident so there is a difference.

I know what she is like. We have spotted something in your training.

We've noticed Audley that you are a deep their in the training --

thinker in the training room. Have I might be behind, but like a fine

horse, I'm going to be coming up You have to live a lie and then a

lie becomes you. So I'm living a lie and the lie is about to become

Why climb Mount Snowdon even though it is nice when you can climb Mount

Everest? I may have had less time than the

other celebrities to practise, but as the great Prime Minister Winston

Churchill said, keep calm and carry We have found the Eric Cantona of

the ballroom world. Even you were confused by your own philosophy.

What did I mean? You started training for the salsa today. How

is it going, Audley? I'm excited. I get a chance to show my

personality. With the waltz, I was so focused on trying to learn the

dance, I couldn't let go. This week I can let go. I can be myself and

make that inner animal come out and rock that dance floor.

I'm quite scare. I have to remember the dance, but I

will rock it. Audley and Natalie, thank you.

Thank you. APPLAUSE

I'm getting really excited when the new Strictly line-up is announced.

Now it is time to see what the judges thought of the ladies.

# Here Here come the girls # Oh, Alex. Alex Jones is such a

lovely girm. -- girl. She has the body of a dancer. I'm

I'm expecting great things from her. Holly, the sex pot.

If she dances as well as she looks, then she is in with a good chance.

Kiss, kiss. Chelsee, a little doll that

everybody would like to take home. She looks firm and friendly if I

can put it like that. She is sexy. She will look amazing

in that Latin gear. Nancy, core, come on.

Italian, five-star deluxe glamour. Nancy is a hot momma.

I think she is a bit feisty. Edwina Curry in a hurry.

Alarm bells ringing due to last year's Ann Widdecombe.

I love eggs and I love Edwina. has a major task ahead of her, but

I know she can handle it. You make me want to shout.

Lulu is an institution. She is fab ulus.

I used to fancy her, you know. is a little firecracker.

I hope she finds me attractive. Lulu.

Anita Dobson, get out of my pub! TV soap royalty and the stage

theatrecality is going to hut her as a front-runner.

We are going to be in for a great soap Strictly Come Dancing.

That's what the judges thought of our celebrities before they danced

and we would love to hear what you think. If you have a rant or a rave

about the show, we have a brand-new So get calling and we will feature

the best ones later on in the week. As the dust settles on the week, it

is time to welcome Mr Tell It As It Is. It's Mr Craig Revel Horwood.

Darling. Ah, you had to make an entrance,

didn't you? I landed at least.

At least an eight. Feather boa flying, people leaping out of

shells, a bit of back chat and some high camp dance routines. Just a

typical night out. I could have done without the

feather boa. It made me laugh when Bruno said it was like a curtain

stuck on a spin cycle. What was your take on Friday and Saturday?

know I didn't look like I was enjoying myself, but I really,

really did. I thought it was a fantastic show. I thought both of

them went really, really well. I love the fact that all the celeb

yits are come -- celebrities are completely and utterly different.

They all have their strengths and weaknesses and it is great. I'm

delighted with the line-up actually. Good. That's good to hear.

You are talking about strengths and weaknesses. Let's waste no more

time. Let's start with Alex and James. First of all, the lift.

Illegal lift or not? Yes. You pointed it out. I just thought

I should point it out because one foot should remain on the floor at

all times and from that footage you could tell both feet came off the

floor. I didn't mark it down on the first day, I just thought I start

reminding people unless it goes out the window, darling.

OK. All right. They were told. You said it was starchy. What was wrong

with Alex's performance? Starchy. Stiff. Plus she wasn't dancing

actually through her body at all. That's what was wrong with it. She

was doing the steps, but just sort of placing them, you know, she

wasn't actually dancing the dance. Could that be a little bit of first

week fear? She was really scared, I know, she said? I don't care.

Fine. I don't care.

That's told. You have got to get over that whether fear flum axes

you in the end or not, I'm only judging what I see and what the

audience sees on the night, you know. I can't sort of take all that

into account and say, "Oh darling, here is a nine. You just got one

off because you're scared.". What about the back chat from James? Was

that all right. He said, "Go easy on her, it is the first week.".

Stupid. It won't help her. Edwina and Vincent. You scored this

a two, but you didn't get a chance to comment.

Yes, the producers were wise. They were running out of time. For me,

she was just riding around to no effect, you know and it was all a

bit granny at a wedding. Any positives there? She has, yes

she has some movement. It is all landing in the wrong places at the

moment, but, you know, hopefully she will improve. I really do hope

it would be less spanking and more sort of dancing.

OK. It is not often you get get to say that really. Let's talk about

Nancy and Anton. Oh dear. The the feather boa. The first part was

fine as she was sat down which I thought well, that's safe. Then, of

course this debarkle, I would have just wrapped it around her neck 500

times and gone and strangled her! He didn't know what to do. It is

like step over it or rip it off. It would have been safer to go back

to the lounge and sit on it and do something with your your head than

that. How could she recover recover from that this week? Don't use

props. Don't use feather boas again. I suggest they do very simple

choreography and just try and nail very basic steps. OK. They have

been told. Let's look at Chelsee and Pasha.

Pasha is our new Russian chap. You scored her a seven.

I liked her dancing, but she never did the one heel lead.

It is early days. It is early days. That's a small thing and she almost

fell over there! She was just getting excited.

I was genuinely excited. I did not expect that from her and her use of

arms going through to her beautiful hands, I thought was lovely. As you

know, I'm fond of hands because they do finish things off and it is

the last thing that the audience sees and that's what catches one's

eye. That's why I do go on about it a lot. I cannot bear... I know,

you're going on about it now. We've got the point. Russell, I know you

are a fan of Russell. Yes.

Let's look at Russell and Flavia. We talk about you coming down the

stairs. But to come out of your own shell, glorious.

I am into all this. I like a bit of drag queen camp, darling. I thought

he has got great movement. I would have liked to have seen some more

extra more more more cha-cha-cha steps. I would like to see more

basics from him rather than all the disco, you know, all that stuff.

What are you looking to seeing this weekend? This weekend they are they

are doing a foxtrot and salsa. Who are you looking forward to seeing?

Russell, because he is always providing entertainment to the

masses. He won't be a high scorer but he is a fantastic entertainment.

I want to see Lulu remember her steps.

. She will. She is working on T thank you for coming on the first