:00:12. > :00:19.It's the aftermath of a double elimination. Coming up: I'll be
:00:19. > :00:25.talking to Alex and James, sadly defeated by Strictly gladiators.
:00:25. > :00:34.Holly and Artem talk to me live about missing out on their spot in
:00:34. > :00:44.Blackpool, and Bruno Tonioli gives his take on the finalists.
:00:44. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:15.Live from Television Centre, this is Strictly It Takes Two. Please
:01:15. > :01:20.welcome your host, Zoe Ball! Welcome to It Takes Two. What a
:01:20. > :01:26.semifinal weekend it was. I don't know about you, I loved it. Every
:01:26. > :01:31.second. No room for error. Our Famous Five pulled out all the
:01:31. > :01:38.stops to mike it to the Strictly final. Craig dusted off his ten
:01:38. > :01:43.paddle not once but twice. He was good! In a moment I'll be talking
:01:43. > :01:50.to Alex and James, the first casualties. Tensions were running
:01:50. > :01:56.high on Saturday night. All oo our cameras caught all the nerves.
:01:56. > :02:02.too tired to be nervous. In an hour's time I'll be depriving
:02:02. > :02:09.myself of food due to the nerves that will be killing me for the
:02:09. > :02:14.semifinals. Upset it could be the last one. James and I have spoken
:02:14. > :02:18.this morning. He feels anxious as well. Nothing about tonight will be
:02:18. > :02:25.easy. We have come this far, you have got nothing to lose. There's a
:02:25. > :02:31.nip in the air but it's going to be red hot in the ballroom. Semifinal,
:02:31. > :02:39.two dances to do, and what is amazing, I haven't any idea who is
:02:39. > :02:48.going to make it to Blackpool. pass ya, it's not really friends
:02:48. > :02:58.with me, I can't do it. I like the bit where you go aah down the
:02:58. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:09.stairs! The salsa, not my favourite. Five fabulous celebrities. It's
:03:09. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:17.going to be brilliant. Pause, I have a poorly back and neck. Polly
:03:17. > :03:25.has a bad knee. I I think I have to fake an injury. Otherwise the guys
:03:25. > :03:32.will get sympathy. I've got a bad shoulder. Jason! Jason! It's a
:03:32. > :03:40.nightmare, I'm telling you. Attacked. Attacked. By Jason
:03:40. > :03:50.Donovan fans. The pressure is on. We have got... Royalty. He has to
:03:50. > :03:52.
:03:52. > :04:00.do well. I'm proud of this. Bruce and Leonardo on the wall of the BBC.
:04:00. > :04:08.I don't think Pasha is best pleased. I like this better. Prettier.
:04:08. > :04:13.minutes to show time! To get to Blackpool everyone has to just up
:04:13. > :04:22.their game. They have all been good. But they have got to become great.
:04:22. > :04:26.It ain't over until it's over. I'm not giving up. It's show time. It's
:04:26. > :04:36.the semifinal. I think the semifinal is going to be great. It
:04:36. > :04:36.
:04:36. > :04:46.Takes Two, this year, fantastic. Well done. Please welcome Alex and
:04:46. > :04:47.
:04:47. > :04:50.James. Firstly, can I say, Alex, huge congratulations for being such
:04:50. > :04:56.a clever brilliant girl and getting this far in the competition. You
:04:56. > :05:00.have been amazing. How was Saturday night for you, two dances, were
:05:00. > :05:06.they nearly the death of you? Saturday I was incredibly nervous.
:05:06. > :05:15.All of a sudden, I thought we're in the semifinal. And I better get a
:05:15. > :05:22.grip. That made me completely nervous. In the walz especially.
:05:22. > :05:29.Then we got the salsa. The walz was a dance I really enjoyed learning.
:05:29. > :05:34.I'm annoyed with myself for getting so nervous. What can I do. Bottom
:05:34. > :05:39.of the leaderboard, were you hoping the public would save you?
:05:39. > :05:43.course we did. We did want to get to Blackpool because it would mean
:05:43. > :05:50.we would have another week and could see the experience through.
:05:50. > :05:57.We were never going to win. It was never about winning. Never about
:05:57. > :06:04.winning. We were happy to get to the semifinals. We had fun doing it.
:06:04. > :06:11.It would have been a bonus getting to the final. The three dancers in
:06:11. > :06:21.it, they deserve it. It will be fantastic. They deserve to be in
:06:21. > :06:22.
:06:22. > :06:27.the final. We I wasn't strong Taken it. The right result took
:06:27. > :06:37.place. Those three people deserve to be there on Saturday. It has
:06:37. > :06:39.
:06:39. > :06:48.been incredible adventure, I'm not using the "j" word. Despite working
:06:48. > :06:54.on The One Show, you have given so much fun and energy. Don't cry
:06:54. > :07:02.James. James is cheeky chappie which makes the session fun. She's
:07:02. > :07:06.so easy to work with. Always in a good mood. That rubs off on me.
:07:06. > :07:12.Normally I'm a miserable person. There were parts that were really
:07:12. > :07:19.good and nearly good. It's lamb to the slaughterhouse. I thought it
:07:19. > :07:29.was starchy and stiff. Only one way to go, upwards. I'm having problems
:07:29. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:41.with holding me arms up. Like being in Madame Taussauds. Ms Jones I had
:07:41. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:55.no idea so you were such a glamour He's like an annoying older brother.
:07:55. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:07.No! It was simple, but it was simply beautiful. Let's get ready
:08:07. > :08:10.
:08:10. > :08:15.to rumba! Sexless, cold and stiff. I think James' job is quite a lot
:08:15. > :08:20.harder this week. We 4 -- had quite a knock. The confidence is not
:08:20. > :08:30.there. You need to channel a lost anger and aggression. I will get
:08:30. > :08:31.
:08:31. > :08:37.her to think of one person... Craig Revel Horwood! It was the
:08:37. > :08:47.antithesis6 last week. I almost found it erotic. You have puped --
:08:47. > :08:47.
:08:47. > :08:53.upped your game. She has difficulties doing one step let
:08:53. > :09:02.alone 100. Elegant... Frisson running up my spine. This week it
:09:02. > :09:12.would be a good idea to have the int -- St on's ambulance poised.
:09:12. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:23.was full of ver verbgs and gusto. - verve. Sharp. I don't want her
:09:23. > :09:30.moaning in the stoofplt It's because of the shoes. My ribs.
:09:30. > :09:34.You're lucky you don't have a nag for a partner. I love the goofiness
:09:34. > :09:39.you put in. You have been consistently improving in the
:09:39. > :09:44.competition. Strictly is quite an intense experience but I literally
:09:44. > :09:50.can say I've loved every single day. It's everything I thought it would
:09:50. > :09:55.be and more. You have danced beautiful and you deserve to be in
:09:55. > :10:00.this semifinal. The first couple leaving tonight is... Alex and
:10:00. > :10:05.James. The first time I met you Alex we clicked and got on really
:10:05. > :10:10.well. It has been an honour, a pleasure and privilege, and I've
:10:10. > :10:15.enjoyed every single second. I thank you for that. I would like to
:10:15. > :10:22.say a huge thank you to James, he has become a really close friend.
:10:22. > :10:30.To get me in the -- to the semifinals he deserves a medal. I
:10:30. > :10:37.love him to bits. I will miss him. Tissues. How proud of Alex are you?
:10:37. > :10:42.Very. I never thought we would get that far. You have sproifd me. I
:10:42. > :10:49.didn't think you would be able to dance the way you did in the
:10:49. > :10:57.semifinal. I've enjoyed -- hand on my heart, I know lots of people say
:10:57. > :11:05."I've had a wonderful experience" it has been so much fun. That is
:11:05. > :11:12.what this show has been. It has not been about winning. I have loved it.
:11:12. > :11:17.Will you keep on dancing In if you want to give me a few lessons. I
:11:17. > :11:24.think he's at the end of his tether. Not at all. Who are you rooting for
:11:24. > :11:32.out of the finalists? All great. Anyone could genuinely lift up the
:11:32. > :11:39.trophy. For me personally I would like to see Harry win, but if
:11:39. > :11:48.Chelsee or Jason won, they are wonderful people. I think Harry has
:11:48. > :11:53.been slightly undermarked. He's consistent 6789 and tried. You have
:11:53. > :12:01.to work now on The One Show. We get to see a side of you we don't see
:12:01. > :12:07.on The One Show, it has been a joy to watch. Brilliant! In a few
:12:07. > :12:13.moments... So so sad. I'll be pieces in the end of the show. I'll
:12:13. > :12:23.talk to Holly and Artem. Double the dancers this weekend, there was
:12:23. > :12:32.plenty to get your tongues wagging. Get it together Ball. Go Jason good
:12:32. > :12:39.luck. I was going to say how much I enjoyed the video. I'm a former
:12:39. > :12:47.rugby player, and explayer, imagine how I feel watching Harry's dance
:12:47. > :12:53.with tears down my cheeks. Go Harry. Anyone notice when Vernon Jordan
:12:53. > :12:59.pulled a face in the camera and Chelsee got lifted up at the end.
:12:59. > :13:09.We're coming around yourself to watch the final. Welcome Holly and
:13:09. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:14.Artem. Tissues at the ready. I'm sorry to see you here. You were
:13:14. > :13:20.exquisitite on Saturday night. My dad was in the audience. He's
:13:21. > :13:24.furious you did not get into the semifinal. Were you happy with your
:13:24. > :13:32.performances?. I would have loved to have gone out with a bigger bang.
:13:32. > :13:38.I had a feeling I was probably going to go, if I could have
:13:38. > :13:43.switched them and gone out with the tango rather than the Charleston.
:13:43. > :13:47.What didn't you like about the Charleston. Not I didn't like it.
:13:47. > :13:52.It was a difficult dance for me. It would have been nice to start with
:13:52. > :14:02.it, and go out with something I loved. The judges praised it. How
:14:02. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:09.did you think it went? We walked off last! It went better on the
:14:09. > :14:15.dress run I think. We'll not ask more... The thing is performing
:14:15. > :14:19.live it's such a difficult job to do. You never know things can go
:14:19. > :14:27.wrong. I sometimes do a dance and think what is next and don't
:14:27. > :14:33.remember. It's so difficult. To do two dances after 14 weeks, you must
:14:33. > :14:40.be exhausted. It's getting to the point where it's not so much
:14:40. > :14:47.physically, but mentally. Everyone is starting to get colds. I dropped
:14:47. > :14:53.like a fly in the Charleston. Live. Let's talk about your Argentine
:14:53. > :14:58.tango. It was stunning. Did you love it?. I absolutely loved it.
:14:58. > :15:03.It's one of the dance styles I would like to do after the show.
:15:03. > :15:09.This and paso. The flamenco stuff. The Spanish or Argentinian things.
:15:09. > :15:18.You excelled at those. How far has Holly come since the first day she
:15:18. > :15:25.walked in the training room? have to walk back and see cha-cha,
:15:25. > :15:30.and paso. How dodgy I looked! you -- are you very proud you are
:15:30. > :15:34.of her? Absolutely. Seriously. People don't understand how
:15:34. > :15:40.difficult it is to do the show. It's such an uncomfortable thing to
:15:40. > :15:49.do in the beginning. You don't know what you're up to. And to go for 11
:15:49. > :15:58.weeks straight and perform, and do a good job. It's phenomenal.
:15:58. > :16:05.was working with Artem. Hardcore. He's -- he is strict. He is strict.
:16:05. > :16:09.Do I want to work with someone hard, or float along with -- and not get
:16:09. > :16:16.better. The point is to become a better dancer. If anyone is going
:16:16. > :16:22.to do it, it's that man. You have treated us to memorable and frankly
:16:22. > :16:32.stunning performances. Holly here is your story. Who will your
:16:32. > :16:38.partner be? Artem. It's so happy. He pushes me. Artem doesn't give
:16:38. > :16:45.compliments out. You really have to be good to get them. Flowingly
:16:45. > :16:51.sensous the footwork was good. The extensions excellent. But it needs
:16:51. > :16:58.more bite. I'm not grasping the salsa as quick as I thought. Even
:16:58. > :17:04.when I ask her, can you keep dancing, and look at me. She finds
:17:04. > :17:10.that hard. I might look here or there. It's quite upsetting and
:17:10. > :17:17.depressing. What is whropbg wrong with the face. You move your body
:17:17. > :17:22.so well. Please just let go. your head up. I'm going to lose it.
:17:22. > :17:27.He gets strict when he is stressed. People think I'm rude, I'm not rude
:17:27. > :17:35.I'm just Russian. I want to be a criminal. Everyone will queue up to
:17:35. > :17:43.join you in jail! The Viennese waltz is not my cup of tea. At a
:17:43. > :17:49.party, at home. At a party, at home. I'm a lady, you see, I do lady's
:17:49. > :17:55.things. I'm not lady like at all. You could be amazing. You need to
:17:55. > :17:59.focus and give even more power. going to be black swan for the
:17:59. > :18:07.American Smooth. We have a lot of turns and it's tricky to come out
:18:07. > :18:13.and not throw up. Very high risk. You made it work. This shows you're
:18:13. > :18:23.a major contender. Very creative, very different. Very, very cool.
:18:23. > :18:23.
:18:23. > :18:32.The girl's tough. Artem has hurt his back. My knight in shining
:18:32. > :18:40.armour arrived. Brendon and Artem giving each other lots of attention.
:18:40. > :18:46.Me in the corner... I'm loving this new partnership! Artem is fit and
:18:46. > :18:54.ready to go. It looks like you're overthinking. Stop it! Dancing
:18:54. > :19:01.again, next week are Holly and Artem. One, two,... The judges are
:19:01. > :19:07.saying Holly is holding back. don't know why I can't let go.
:19:07. > :19:13.-- trying to get over the barrier of trying to be safe. Foxtrot,
:19:13. > :19:23.demure and alluring, you totally owned it. The paso style of dancing
:19:23. > :19:25.
:19:25. > :19:32.I like to do. I love it. That my darling must be your personal best.
:19:32. > :19:38.It was absolutely gorgeous. But the final couple leaving tonight is...
:19:38. > :19:43.Holly and Artem. I'm just really proud of us. Definitely. All about
:19:43. > :19:49.the story and getting there. And all the wonderful things I have to
:19:49. > :19:59.learn. I want to say thank you so much, you have been terrific and
:19:59. > :19:59.
:19:59. > :20:06.just... Thank you. Well done! Russian has rubbed off on me. I'm
:20:06. > :20:12.no longer crying. A bit steamy but not. What are you going to take
:20:12. > :20:15.away? The fitness and health and strength I've got. It's a good
:20:15. > :20:24.character-building exercise. Something that is hard is worth it,
:20:24. > :20:32.and you come out of it, think I'm glad I did it. I think even though
:20:32. > :20:39.day, it's hard. Hard things are good for you. I'll have it printed
:20:39. > :20:45.on a plate. It's a bit rude. Don't go there... Always me. Who do you
:20:45. > :20:55.want to win? I don't have a favourite. I think the person who
:20:55. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:04.wants it the most, and dead kaits the most -- it -- dead kaits the
:21:04. > :21:11.most to getting it. All three of them. -- dedicates. Then there were
:21:11. > :21:18.three. In a minute I'll grill Bruno Tonioli. First, as it's our final
:21:18. > :21:22.week, we have decided to launch our award ceremony. The glitterballs.
:21:22. > :21:31.Each day this week we will pay tribute to the unforgettable
:21:31. > :21:40.moments that made this so fabulous. Who better to ask than Karen Hardy
:21:40. > :21:48.and Ian Waite. Please welcome Ian Waite and Karen Hardy. Are you
:21:48. > :21:53.going to stand on that box. Good. It's such an exciting night, I can
:21:53. > :22:03.hardly contain myself. The nominees for the big entrance. Craig Revel
:22:03. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:12.Horwood as Brian May, and Lulu, and Russell Grant, and Craig for
:22:12. > :22:17.arriving on broomstick. Who had the biggest entrance? The winner is
:22:17. > :22:22.Russell Grant for being fired out of a canon. Russell could not be
:22:22. > :22:28.with us to pick up the award. He gave us the special message. I want
:22:28. > :22:38.to thank you so much, for this fabulous, fabulous, glitterball
:22:38. > :22:38.
:22:38. > :22:43.globey thing, for the best entrance, biggest entrance, the most
:22:43. > :22:49.humungous entrance. How can I thank you you all. Such a wonderful man.
:22:49. > :22:53.Hearing it for Russell and his entrance. Making a fabulous
:22:53. > :23:03.entrance himself, welcome Strictly's Italian dish, Bruno
:23:03. > :23:05.
:23:05. > :23:14.Tonioli! Look like you. Black and black... Have a seat gorgeous man.
:23:14. > :23:19.I'm gone all Fosse. Can't help myself. It's you. We have three
:23:19. > :23:24.finalists. Chelsee, and Harry and jais Johnon. They are brilliant.
:23:24. > :23:31.All deserve to be there. It will be an amazing final. Nothing to take
:23:31. > :23:37.away from the other two. Saturday night was amazing. They all were
:23:37. > :23:43.fabulous. Difficult to call it. We have our finalists. Chelsee and her
:23:43. > :23:47.American Smooth. You were saying she has a phrasing that can take
:23:47. > :23:56.dancers years. It's to do how you express yourself through music.
:23:56. > :24:02.People go one, two, three, she extends the arm and gets to the
:24:02. > :24:10.last beat of the last moment and then retreats it. It's something
:24:11. > :24:19.you have, you have or don't have. An instrument played by a God.
:24:19. > :24:24.Perpaso, and Pasha doblo. It was like a wave, upon wave, wave upon
:24:24. > :24:29.wave, building, building, to a fantastic ending. She was on top
:24:29. > :24:35.all the way through. Totally focused. Beautifully danced. I just
:24:35. > :24:41.loved it. The first time the paso doble had 40, incredible. She has
:24:41. > :24:49.been to Downing Street tonight. I've never been! Jason, Samba
:24:49. > :24:54.notoriously tricky and difficult. A hard dance. It is hard for him. In
:24:54. > :24:59.those full-on Latin dances, like the jive, the dance is technically
:24:59. > :25:03.very difficult but you have to make it look easy. You have to put a lot
:25:03. > :25:07.of performance power behind it, but you have to keep it right.
:25:07. > :25:13.Sometimes the performance power makes you lose the step or the
:25:13. > :25:19.riefpl. It happened in the jive. In Wembley. And it happened in the
:25:19. > :25:26.Samba. It was going all so well. That's why it wasn't a ten. He's
:25:26. > :25:34.doing the salsa in the final. he! You know more than I do. I may
:25:34. > :25:39.be taken out and eaten! I should be quiet. The Argentine tango, a
:25:39. > :25:46.record-breaking performance. That wass the other opposite. He was so
:25:46. > :25:50.into the performance. Playing it as if going for an Oscar. I'm going to
:25:50. > :25:56.nail this! Every step full of passion and intention. The two
:25:56. > :26:03.gelled beautifully. 6 to -- you have to give credit to the partner.
:26:03. > :26:09.At this stage It Takes Two to tango. Both have to be on the same moment,
:26:10. > :26:18.wanting the same thing at the same time. I was worried he was going to
:26:18. > :26:23.kill her?!. That's what I called it, death by Kristina. Like watching a
:26:23. > :26:28.thriller. Wonderful. What a way of ending the show. Especially had the
:26:28. > :26:34.first dance wasn't so splendid. What about Harry. Aliona, she
:26:34. > :26:40.kicked off with the checky Charleston. Every time we talk
:26:40. > :26:48.about the Charleston. We say the swivel. He was just incredible.
:26:48. > :26:53.Incredible on it. And the performance, all nice, hello sailor.
:26:53. > :26:59.Hello sailor! Do you think there's extra pressure for him to come out
:26:59. > :27:04.and give a show stopping performance. He handles it well.
:27:04. > :27:10.there is anything, you don't see it any more. In the beginning of the
:27:10. > :27:19.serious - series, there was times he looked a bit tight. I think
:27:19. > :27:28.you'll forget about it now. The -- in Blackpool, it will be incredible.
:27:28. > :27:34.His Viennese walz, You have to remember, the Viennese walz only
:27:34. > :27:38.has three steps, you haven't much to work with, you have to sustain
:27:38. > :27:42.the performance, but you have to create a mood. He created a mood of
:27:42. > :27:45.love. I don't think there was a perch in the studio or the country
:27:45. > :27:51.that wasn't moved by that performance. You called him a
:27:51. > :27:58.Prince. He looked like a Prince. Prince Harry! A big final on
:27:58. > :28:08.Saturday. Blackpool tower. I can't wait. What do see from our dancers?
:28:08. > :28:13.What can we expect? I've heard they're doing four dances each.
:28:13. > :28:19.new dances, and the dreaded freestyle. And the show dance.
:28:19. > :28:25.happens if they get that wrong, the wrong concept, the wrong
:28:25. > :28:33.choreography, and mix of steps, the judges can turn. And it always is
:28:33. > :28:41.usually if someone falls badly, Colin Jackson,... With the dolls...
:28:41. > :28:45.It's not something you can throw away. Tom Chapls, the show dance,
:28:45. > :28:51.stunning. That was a show dapbz. Everybody was this is incredible.
:28:52. > :29:00.It's very, very important. They really have to work on it. The
:29:00. > :29:04.special thing about Blackpool is the energy. You have an audience,
:29:04. > :29:11.the ballroom audience, the Mecca ballroom. They are incredible.
:29:11. > :29:18.Don't miss a thing. But you have to use the amazing audience to feed