Episode 31 Strictly - It Takes Two

Coming up, Audley and Natalie were KOed. Judd and Aliona will come in

for a chat. Plus, after the weekend's squabbles, Craig Revel

Horwood is here. This is It Takes Live from Television Centre, this

is Strictly It Takes Two. Please welcome your host, it's Zoe Ball!

Hello and welcome to It Takes Two. Apologies for that! We had a very

passionate stand-off this weekend between Craig and Len. We also had

a cheerleading doll. And Russell came out of the closet again. But

with only eight couples left, we are finally on the road to Wembley!

I've had that all day. Audley and Natalie sadly won't be on the bus

after getting knocked out at the weekend. They'll be here in a

moment, but first, a quick reminder of the weekend's action.

You had the enthusiasm of a manic cheerleader. A lot of mix of style

which I thought was fantastic. Great control in all three lifts

which was brilliant. Yierbgs you really are a ballroom boy. It was

ladden, heavy, laboured. Not your finalest hour. You were back in the

zone tonight, Jason. You are starting to tick all of my boxes.

Well done. Sexy mama Queen of drama, you can tango. Considering you've

had to change partners this week, you have done exceptionally well.

am what I am, you are what you are and that was what that was.

couple leaving tonight is... Audley and Natalie...

Ah, please welcome Audley and Natalie.

APPLAUSE Audley, you have managed to survive

the bottom two three times, no- one's ever survived four times.

Were you expecting it on Sunday or were you surprised? I think to be

in the bottom two you get used to it and so it's like you're in the

bottom two, but we always found a way to fight out of it. Being in

the bottom two against Anita, I was happy to gout really because I

didn't want to be the guy to knock out Anita. Were you shocked to see

her in the bottom two, that has been the shocker. I was shocked. My

advice to Anita is get out there on those social platforms more. Stkpwh

yes, campaign. You can't fault her for her dancing but she needs to

get out there in terms of the population. She needs to get out

there because she's great. Like a political campaign trail, you have

got to hold flags and babies. Is it true that you said to her, I think

you whispered to her that if she'd gone, you would have stood down?

little controversial I know, but I would have pulled out because I

think that would have been wrong for her not to go on. I boxed at

Wembley six times, I haven't danced at well blue by I have been there

and I know how much Anita and Robbie feel, it's a whole new lease

of life -- Wembley. We were going to go at some point. Every Saturday

we've gone out there, a big thank you to Natalie because you took me

from where I was at the bottom and taught me how to do it. So thank

you. Thank you. It's the last time they're going to sit on the sofa

together which is really sad. really brought me through, ever

definitely with the ballroom. Spatula fingers and the feet were

improving. How much do you think Audley has improved? Hugely. We had

one week to get it all together in the beginning and it took five

weeks for us to find out how each other works and that's difficult

throughout the competition. Most people get that and it was very

interesting times and we did well. I think you improved out of sight.

You definitely are a ballroom boy and you are beautiful to dance with.

You are always a lot of fun, we had great times in rehearsal. All the

fans love your smile. It melts everyone. Audley's smile, we are

going to miss that. What will you take away from your experience and

the competition? So many things, the opportunity to dance on

Saturday night, to perform, to struggle through all the ups and

downs of the week and to go out there on Saturday night, put on

your big sequins, dress up and the warts... You like your sequins,

don't you?! Yes, the opportunity to dance on a Saturday night and to be

judged by everyone and to be judge sod fairly and thank you to the

public, it warmed my heart. It's been great. All positive, no

negatives and I go home with a happy heart and heavy heart. Happy

sad. Will you keep on dancing? want to be dancing in that ring

because I'm going back to boxing next year and I'm coming out to (

hums Strictly theme tune) That's what I want to come back to.

Best exit music ever as well. Rockies, great song. Who do you

want to see win this, do you think? You have made so many mates?

Everyone is doing great. From every week now on, everything is going to

be a shock. My personal favourite, Chelsee, I would like her to win

because she's improved so much and she's a real contender. Harry and

Jason and Holly are looking great. Chelsee's right by them. Come on

girl. The Fab Four, yes. And Grant. All of them are great, let's be

honest. Everyone's deserving of the number one spot, everyone. Everyone

is great, but I think Chelsee's my little dark horse. We've loch loved

having you here. Here is your Strictly story. You will be spaing

with Natalie Lowe. I have finally stepped foot in the studio with

Audley Harrison. Come on Audley, come on now. We have three days of

rehearsal compared to everyone else's three weeks. Time to rumble

and get serious. Irbgs the standing spin was flat-footed. As you walk

by, punch Craig will you. I'm going to knuckle down this week and use

it as motivation. Craig Revel Horwood, you are going to be

surprised this week, don't worry. The energy was great and it's good

to see you let it all go! Dancing again next Saturday are... Audley

and Natalie. This week, we do not want to be in the bottom two. No

pain, no gain. Suck it up. We could be absolutely brilliant. You are a

good teacher and I'm a good student. Nobody puts Audley in the corner.

From the waist up, you are joyful and full of verve. It's from the

waist down we've got to just get a little bit better. This week I am

doing foxtrot. Turn, turn, you are not a boxer now, a dancer. I've got

this footwork now. Got it. Audley, I'm sitting here giving you a

standing ovation, well done. hear the judges' comments, positive

and uplifting, really touched me. Oh, my God, Michael Jackson, woo.

Funky, happening. Oo, I like this. Completely and utterly totally

unphysically suit totd this dance. Craig, it's either going to be the

broomstick or my fist but something's going to go bump in the

night tonight. He's stronger at ballroom. I want to act the dance

and dance the dance. You should be proud, a very good job. I didn't

know you could be so delicate. You treated her like a prin sense, like

a precious china doll. The cha-cha- cha is that lacking in flavour,

this is where I need to go to it. From the T-O-P, got to go twice,

sounds so nice... Yeah. It wasn't your best dance, but you did your

best. I just don't think Latin or this particular dance suited you.

The couple leaving tonight is... Audley and Natalie.

Natalie Lowe, thank you from taking me from week one all the way to

week seven because I couldn't have done it without you. It's been a

great experience. It's been an absolute pleasure. We have had some

great times in training. You are amazing, you havement braced the

Strictly experience and I thank you for that. All the best. Mwah.

does get really emotional. You have been an absolute pleasure to watch

both of you well done. We are going to miss you. Audley and Natalie!

Don't start me off! In a meement, Craig - your best mate - will be

here to discuss the weekend's dances and dramas. But here is what

you made of it all: Craig and Len have been really grumpy tonight. I

don't know if they've taken grumpy pills. Bye! Len's being a bit rude

to the first two dancers and also Harry, he said it was passionate

when I thought it was the most passionate dance I'd ever seen. I

agree with Alesha and I think he's got a bit of jet lag from America.

Hope you buck up your ideas, Len, I love you, bye! Artem is indisposed

and has a bad back. I can sympathise because I have had a bad

back. I hope he gets well soon. would love to see Jason lose his

body hair. That's putting me off the guy. Flavia's got to be given

so much credit for what she's doing with Russell Grant and we are

loving everything she does. Thank you Charlie and Ruby, Evelyn,

Sue and Vicky for your messages. What do you think of the dances and

judges? We'd like to hear your It's time to welcome the man who

can lay claim to the invention of the term "armography.". Give a

welcome hand to Craig Revel Horwood. APPLAUSE

Darling. Hey, first of all check out the heels on those boots. Look

at you. Man heels, darling. Is that what they call them?! It is! What

was us like having your dear friend Len back next to you at the weekend

loving Charlie's message about the grumpy pills. Rather ugly I thought

actually. I much preferred when I was head judge. Anyway, one has to

succumb to the pressure. You are so good to us. We had some high

scoring dances on Saturday, very exciting. Two 10s for Harry. How do

you think the couples have raised the game, taken it up a notch and

other Clics? They really, really have -- cliches. They've obviously

been putting in a lot of hard, heavy work to achieve these scores.

Technically, they're doing much, much better as well. You have to

remember, it changes from week-to- week and it depends what dance you

get, Latin or ballroom, some are good at some, some are good at

others. Chelsee has the advantage of being good at both. Clever girl!

We'll talk about her in a moment. Harry and Aliona, top score, top of

the leaderboard. You said it had authority, the Argentine tango, you

said it was filth and you loved it and you disagreed with Len over the

passion. He said it was passionless, what do you think he couldn't see

that you saw? Passion. In a word. I mean, I really don't know what Len

was watching because, for me, Harry was playing that role brilliantly.

It was full of intent, full of purpose, it had passion and a

considerable amount of it, so I really don't know what Len was

looking for, you know. Right. seeing it in droves. Why no 10 from

you? What more did he need there for you to give that a 10? Well,

particularly this particular dance, he needs to lead with his solar

pleck suss and instigate every single move that the woman makes --

plexus and that takes years. It's leading with your chest, your solar

plexus. Thanks for explaining that, I was pretending I knew. You were

looking a little blank. Phew, lost her again, yes! Loosen up the kicks

and flicks, the gaun Cho stuff. That would have been worth an extra

point -- gancho. You say Jason's arms are letting him down? He's

moving his arm. I'll let you watch that for a moment, but he's moving

his arms like a wooden block. He was thinking he was doing the

shoulder, the elbow, the wrist through to the fingers. He thought

he was doing that, but actually, he wasn't, he was sort of planking it

up and down like that, you know, rather than through the movement,

darling. It's all very wooden. right. Do you think apart from that

it was good? Yes, I thought he was great, fantastic. He's so motivated.

That's what I adore about him. You know, and he works, he probably

works the hardest out of anybody and he's probably got the least

natural talent out of the entire company. Right. But what's

extraordinary... When you are talking about natural talent, you

are talking dancing wise? Yes. Not his whole career, darling, no, just

the dance. I was wondering. You are either dance savvy or you are not.

Some people are naturally gifted, you know, like for instance Chelsee

is. But Jason has to work really hard to achieve it and he does,

he's solid and solid and will do it over and over. Once he gets the

arms, he'll be there and he'll never forget them. Stkpwh Anita and

Robin and their Argentine tango. Another amazing performance and a

great score. You said she needs more cross and throw away to every

gancho? Yes. See, that's a little bit pathetic because it needs to go

a little bit further. The cross is that. Check this out.

Sorry. She just sort of goes to there and leaves it up. It should

just whack up and shouldn't be controlled at all. This bit is

controlled but a it's just like the leg being pushed up. Now we know

what he's talking about. That's a cross and a throw away.

surprised were you, because I do think it's been the shocker of the

series so far that Anita and Robin after the great scores were in the

bottom two? Yes, it is, but someone's got to end up there and I

sort of thought actually, due to the performance, you know, she sort

of did belong there really in an odd way. I mean, I think people are

voting for the Grant, as you all put it, because of the

entertainment value and they look forward to seeing him every week

and what he's going to come up with next, you know, he'll be on roller

skates I suppose next week. Please, we've never had them yet!

Producers! Insurance! Alex and James and their jive. You said no

real accuracy or precision in steps for Alex. What did she have to do?

If she had have just either chose one thing, either point the foot or

flex it, but make sure it's one or the other. If it's dangling

somewhere in-between, it doesn't look pretty. If she's just more

precise and directional with the kicks, they would have gone wow,

that's amazing. That's a jive kick. Looking a little sloppy. I think

she did a great job, a fantastic job, a huge amount of content and

steps, but it wasn't precise. we want more precision! Absolutely.

Chelsee and Pasha, what a gem she is and an amazing foxtrot. What

causes the hopping? She lost her centre. You can be thrown off

balance and lose your centre core with is your centre and that very

much keeps you on centre as the boy takes you around. I could

understand it if it was a celebrity man with a professional woman, do

you see what I'm saying, but Pasha should have been able to keep her

on centre but she was way off and that's why she had to hop around.

Orother than that... Ticking all my boxes, fabulous, loved it and then

I went "ewwww". Russell and plaf ya and their American smooth. --

Flavia. You said astonishing last week, but this week? I don't want

to get too technical because I won't know where to stop. I was

thinking about this last section, the leap section West Side Story in

gold sequins that was. Very, very odd, but, you know, I like him, but

I can't mark him just for the entertainment. OK. I would probably

give him an extra one for entertainment. I'm looking for a

little more content. But he is a good dancer, he can actually dance.

Yes, he is. But it's weighing up the odds, isn't it, you know.

You've got to be political on this show to canvas for the votes, you

know, and he's begging people, as you can see, by the amount of high

jumping he does on the stair case darling when he gets through.

their way to Wembley this week! We can't wait for your post-Wembley

match chat next week. Craig Revel Horwood. Thank you!

As our couples prepare to rack up some of their highest scores to

date at the weekend, we had our cameras backstage to capture all

the action. Morning. Really want to get through

this week because next week is Wembley, it's very exciting. It's

frightening, the thought that getting to Wembley, but also

exhilarating and fabulous. I'm contkpuezed. It's going to be all

right on the night. Keep calm and carry on. -- confused. It's

marvellous being back. Bizarrely, I missed being from last week.

Doesn't look like this really.... Don't Get That. It's A Different

Dance, We Are Getting Ready For Next Week. Get well soon Artem, but

for now, I'm going to have a good time. Bit Nervous Tonight. I've Got

Two Of Them To Let Down Now, The Pressure's On. Watch Out West End,

Here Comes The Russell Grant Show Coming To A Theatre Near You!

We are doing a cover for the Radio Times, just the Welsh ones. Our

work here is done. But our new work begins. Shimmy away there. Come on.

I'm going this way! Good luck Robbie, you can do it! I just love

Brendan. Marry me! Harry, keep wrigen that bum! -- wriggling that

bum. Good luck, Jason. Thank you, guys. Made our dream come true

tonight. Strictly! Five, circumstances seven, eight...

calm before the storm because the show is going to start soon.

minutes and we'll head through fleez, folks. -- please, folks.

mum's in the front row. There's my girlfriend, there's my mum. I can't

believe somebody's actually not going to be at Wembley. I haven't a

clue who that is going to be. Fingers crossed, we'll do our very

best. Hello... This is remembrance weekend and

I've got a feeling it's going to be a Strictly to remember!

At last, top of the leaderboard, welcome Harry and Aliona!

Not bad, not bad at all. Look at that. Two 10s, a stand ogvaition.

How good did you feel on Saturday night, Harry Judd -- ovation.

good. Overexcited I think. Really? Yes. That is allowed though after

all that. Aliona, how gorgeous did you look. Harry didn't look so bad

but you did look so seriously hot. What did you make of Craig and

Len's little spat over passion or no passion? It was really funny to

watch. Very entertaining. I don't know, I loved that part. Craig just

talking about he wasn't sure what Len couldn't see there. Despite the

argument, you scored 37, which beats the last one.

Matt Baker, you beat him. He's on his rickshaw at the moment. Do you

think Harry is a finalist. ? I definitely think he's a

contender. He has all the pen rblg to be in that final, of course.

Holding her cards close to her chest there, it's safe to say. You

had quite a crew in the audience. Your mum was there, your girlfriend

was there, your lovely, beautiful girlfriend. My mum. Danny. Look.

And the band. Obviously not Danny because he's in the jungle. What

did they think of Dinkie's performance? Thank you for that!

They loved it. I was worried. It was the first time my mum came and

I thought I would better pull one out the bag and I thought if I

don't it will be because she came. Thankfully I think it was the best

performance so far. She was very proud and it was a great night and

we had the day together on the Sunday. Is it difficult being that

passionate and intense in front of your mum when your mum is sat

there? I think when you are there, you just have to give it your all

and fear nothing really because if you do, that comes across very

easily which I've learned, so you have to try and get into the...

Into the zone. Yes, definitely. Aliona compared you to a sloth a

few weeks ago. The sloth community have got in touch with the show and

their spokesman had something to say about your dancing. Sorry, mate,

didn't realise we were rolling. Whoops. I've been hanging around

all weekend waiting to do this. Do you know what, you weren't that bad

actually. Look, Len, I'm from the South American jungle. I know

what's hot and steamy, and let me tell you, mate, that lad nailed it.

All I can say is that routine was like a juicy Argentine steak. Meaty

and well done. Probably time for a little kip now, but from one sloth

to another, well done Harry and keep dancing! Quite special. Thank

you to Johnny Curtis, like a modern day Johnny Morris. Were you more

relaxed last week, did that help? don't think you were not relaxed.

So chilled as always. He was really into it. I think it really matched

his personality, this dance, and that's why he could go for it more.

So this week you've got the salsa. Are you worried about encountering

similar problems you did with the Samba? You've had a bit of practise

today, how is it looking so far? Really good. Sounded surprised.

Because we've done Samba, it's somewhat similar so he's doing much

better with salsa. Being prepared, you know, with Samba now. Anything

in particular he needs to work on this week? Everything. Well,

everything as usual, but... I was joking... To let go more, a bit

more body action. I try to let it go. So it's better than Samba and I

think it will be. It's coming out. Wembley! We can't help ourselves.

You've played there obviously in your band McFly. How different will

the pressure be dancing there, do you think? I think it will be

completely different. It's in the middle, you are in the middle of

the arena as well, you know, not just at the back overlooking

everyone on the stage, you are in the middle. 6,000 people? 6,000

people, yes. It will p intense - - p intense. I've got to go for it.

I'll only do it once so have some fun as well. Are you putting in any

secret little tricks to entertain the roud? Of course, it's 6,000

people in the audience, yes -- the crowd. She's very brave. We

practise these lifts and things and she just chucks herself on me and

expects me to know to catch her. She's like just flip me. No crash

mats involved? No. Good luck, we can't wait to see you, if it's

anything like Saturday, you are going to fly. Well done, Harry and

Aliona. Wembley! That's all for tonight. Thanks to all my guests

and make sure you join me tomorrow at 6.30 when I'll chat to Anita and