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Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two - Season 23 Episode 3
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00:00Please welcome your host, Jeanette Munbrara.
00:24Hello, and welcome to your Wednesday fill of It Takes Two, live on BBC Two and iPlayer.
00:36We're halfway through the week, and our couples are well and truly getting into the groove of things ahead of Saturday.
00:42But boy, do they have a lot to prove this weekend, as two of our celebs will be facing the dreaded elimination.
00:48Could it be one of tonight's fabulous four to face the red light?
00:51He showed us a different meaning of a cha-cha slide, but having slid all the way down to the bottom of the leaderboard,
00:58will Ross and Evita be able to waltz their way back up to the top?
01:02We couldn't blue-weave our eyes with Jimmy and Lauren's quick step.
01:06Will they be able to keep it up and champion the cha-cha-cha?
01:09And with good neighbours comes great foxtrots, but can this rising ballroom king successfully swap his smooth sway for a cha-cha?
01:19And it's not It Takes Two without a little treat for you all.
01:23We have an exclusive look at some of this weekend's dances with our first visit into the training rooms.
01:28Wow, we really do spoil you, don't we?
01:30And remember, you can send our couples your questions or comments to our WhatsApp number 0800-022-3801
01:38or just scan the QR code on your screen or email us at ittakestwo at bbc.co.uk.
01:45But now, our first celeb didn't miss a kick, flick, cartwheel flip or split on Saturday night.
01:53I'm out of breath just saying it.
01:54Here's a reminder of that jam-packed jive.
01:57This energy, like dynamite, you attack that dance, I absolutely adore it.
02:07Sometimes less is more, and I don't think you need all the highlights and tricks
02:11because I actually believe that you could be a fantastic dancer.
02:16This is excellent.
02:18You've got it all going on.
02:19It's all fabulous.
02:20You're going to be marvellous in this series.
02:21I can feel it.
02:24It's Lewis and Katya.
02:26Wow, what a first dance to do.
02:30Did you like it?
02:30Did you like it?
02:30I loved it.
02:32I was screaming at the TV watching it on Saturday night with Lyra asleep, thank God.
02:36But, I mean, that was amazing.
02:38How did it go for you?
02:38What was it like for you to do it on Saturday night?
02:40It was like more than we expected completely.
02:43Like, it just went perfect.
02:45The energy in there was wild.
02:48Yeah, I couldn't be happier, really.
02:49I think it went really well.
02:50You know, you never know the first Saturday how the reaction of your celeb is going to be.
02:55And, of course, you live with nerves, especially him, you know, starting separately.
03:00And I could just see his eyes light up.
03:03And when we came together, finally, it just kept building and building and building.
03:07But it was so exciting.
03:10I told you that.
03:11At 4.29 a.m., I got a text message saying...
03:16That's very specific.
03:17Yes.
03:18Why does it feel like Christmas morning?
03:21Oh!
03:22I love that.
03:23Well, Strictly is the lead-up to Christmas, so you're in the right ballpark of it all.
03:27Well, usually, we like to kind of spotlight one part of the dance, but you gave us too many options.
03:33So we decided to do a little compilation of them all.
03:36Have a look.
03:50I don't even know why I did that.
03:53Oh, my gosh.
03:54Because you've got a celeb that, you know, you could do so much with him.
03:58What's it like to create choreography that can be challenging with someone that can actually kind of deliver it?
04:03It's challenging for me.
04:04Yeah.
04:05Honestly, you have to balance putting in content for the judges and actually doing the style, the jive, and all the basic moves within it.
04:15And making it entertaining for the audience whilst creating something that you're comfortable with.
04:20So we did have to put a few changes into the routine, didn't we?
04:24Yeah.
04:24But also, I always love to leave a little window of opportunity for them to put their stamp on, you know, and be like, right.
04:31Like, the table part, I didn't even choreograph.
04:34I just said, let's feel.
04:36What do you feel?
04:37What do you hear?
04:37Show me some moves.
04:38You definitely christened that for the first time.
04:42I mean, it's brave, isn't it?
04:44It is brave.
04:44I mean, they were literally watching your feet for a moment.
04:47It was amazing, but it was a really special night for you, Lewis, because you had some very special guests in the audience.
04:52Auntie Caroline and Nana Dot, who I'm obsessed with.
04:56What did they make of the jive?
04:57What did they think?
04:57They loved it.
04:58And obviously, they've watched the show forever.
05:00So I think they never thought they'd ever be in the studio.
05:03And for me, Nana to be there was just lovely.
05:05It was a really nice night.
05:06And I've seen some clips of, like, the two of you and Katia dancing in here.
05:09It's been beautiful.
05:10Yeah.
05:11Right.
05:11We're going to move on to the judges' comments, including Craig's.
05:15You're very good, darling.
05:17Darling.
05:18I mean, what was it like knowing that you left Craig almost speechless?
05:22Like, I wasn't expecting it, really.
05:26Yeah, I mean, it couldn't have got any better, really.
05:28I mean, it's hard to get anything from Craig.
05:32Positive.
05:32Positive.
05:33But to say you are very good, darling.
05:36Darling.
05:37If I think it's a big deal.
05:39I'm not going to lie, I did see Katia's face standing next to you when that happened.
05:42Like, the biggest grin.
05:44She's a Kat.
05:45Yeah.
05:45Well, let's move on to this week.
05:46You did an incredible week one.
05:48But now this week, you're doing a new dance.
05:50You're doing the Viennese waltz to this.
05:52Come, loose.
05:54Come.
05:55I love this song.
05:56Loose control.
05:57Teddy swim.
05:58Powerful.
05:58What a beautiful piece of music to dance to.
06:01This is a complete 180 in terms of tempo compared to what you just did.
06:05Yeah.
06:05So are you looking forward to kind of slowing things down and bringing the tempo down?
06:10Like, everyone keeps saying about, like, slowing it down.
06:12But to be honest, it feels hard to work this week for me.
06:16Because, you know, the control of it and, like, it's much more strenuous, I would say.
06:20And the technique is very, very different.
06:24As you can see.
06:24I mean, this is you yesterday.
06:26You've had today as well.
06:28And you've still got tomorrow.
06:29So this is looking really good already.
06:30Look at the sweaters.
06:31What about Katia?
06:32This is the first time the judges are going to see Louis in hall.
06:34They're going to see that frame come up.
06:36How is it shaping up?
06:37Are you happy with it?
06:37Are you liking what you're seeing?
06:40Good thing about Louis is he watches back and self-cleans and self-improves.
06:47And the other day, he watched it.
06:49We trained and trained.
06:50And I kept telling him, we need to expand more.
06:52You've got to open up the shoulder.
06:54It feels like craziness to get to that shape.
06:57Like, it feels enormous.
06:58And I think I'm doing it.
06:59And then when I watch back, I'm like, I'm almost like this.
07:01Yeah.
07:02So that's the thing.
07:04It's learning these new feelings, new sensations.
07:07And, you know, I keep telling him, you know, when I say chin up, like, you really have to get it up.
07:14But I think you're getting the essence.
07:18The beauty of you as a student, as a dancer, is you don't just do steps.
07:23You understand the essence of the dance.
07:25Yeah, but I think because you can really channel your acting skills for this one.
07:28So we're going to see a beautiful different version of Louis with the Viennese waltz.
07:32Absolutely.
07:32It's very different.
07:33Well, we wish you both the best of luck.
07:34If it's anything to go by, we're in for another great performance on the weekend.
07:38Let's hear it for Louis and Katja.
07:40Our next collab reported live from Maelstree as he dazzled his way down onto the Strictly dance floor.
07:48But with the Louis score of the evening, he's hoping his next dance will keep him on the red carpet and out of the red light.
07:55I think that you show promise.
07:59I love your attitude.
08:00Go back, study hard, you know, and keep working on the same thing.
08:05Not a good one, Kiana.
08:06Very awkward and very pigeon-toed.
08:11It was very uplifting.
08:12I enjoyed it.
08:12Next week, come back with the same attitude, the same verb, the same performance, and just slightly more steps.
08:18And I think you'll do fine.
08:19A big hello to Ross Ingenita.
08:25Right, Ross, first dance out of the way.
08:27Yes.
08:28John, you've done it.
08:29What would you sum up your first ever dance on Strictly like?
08:31Well, I looked on YouTube and I looked in the dictionary under dance and I couldn't see anything that related to what I actually did.
08:38Right.
08:39No.
08:39No, no, no, no, no.
08:42He's so quick to put himself down with the dancing.
08:45We had fun.
08:45But he gives it his all.
08:47Were you surprised with what he delivered on Saturday night?
08:50You know what, Jeanette?
08:51I am so happy and pleased because I know that it didn't go as well as he wanted, but he never stopped.
08:59He continued.
09:00He kept up.
09:01And in the end, that beautiful smile.
09:03And that's the most important thing, like the joy of dancing.
09:08And that was a week one, first live show.
09:10He never danced before.
09:12I honestly could not stop smiling.
09:14Oh, thank you.
09:15That's really, I mean that.
09:16You were fantastic.
09:17Well, I mean, I was, I genuinely was smiling because I was loving it.
09:21You see?
09:21And I think, you know, as you were saying, you know, and it is true, I have never danced.
09:26I can't dance.
09:27And that first week when you took me in the studio, at one point I did genuinely go, maybe I need to put my hand up and go, this is not for me.
09:35Because I just don't think I'll even get through, you know, the actual routine from start to finish.
09:39So to actually start it and finish it, I was quite happy.
09:43And I think, obviously, Javita tried to kill me with a slide at the beginning.
09:48I did love the slide in the beginning.
09:49I nearly took out three cameramen.
09:52And I was also really disappointed that Craig, I thought we were giving Craig the perfect, you know, it was downhill, Ross, and then it was downhill all the way after that.
09:59I thought you had the chance.
10:00No, I am not having it.
10:02I am not having it.
10:03I know there's a confident man in there.
10:04I know you've got it in there because we have a couple of clips from you in rehearsal doing some very interesting things that I think might be another talent you can have.
10:13Have a look.
10:29You look really confident then, right?
10:36But how far out of your comfort zone are you with dancing?
10:40Well, if this is zone and this is comfort, it's like, it's just falling off the edge of the sofa.
10:47I mean, it's completely, completely out of my comfort zone.
10:50But I also, and I've said this many times, I'm so lucky to have this very special lady by my side to get me through it and to keep building things.
10:59I'll build my confidence and to help.
11:01And you've never once lost your temper with me, lost patience.
11:05I mean, I don't think people realize the job that the professionals do on this show.
11:10You know, what you have to deal with, what you have to go through.
11:13You know, you're like a therapist.
11:14You're a trainer.
11:15You're a teacher.
11:16But she's here for you because she believes in you.
11:18We believe in you.
11:20It was week one, week one.
11:22It was a week one.
11:23It was a very week one.
11:26But let's go on.
11:27You had some lovely people in the audience because your sister, Elaine, and your girlfriend, Bridget, were in the audience watching you and supporting you.
11:33They flew 5,000 miles to come and watch you.
11:36What did they think of the dance?
11:41My sister, Elaine, is such a huge fan of Strictly.
11:45So she was just completely enamored to be there and be part of the audience.
11:50And so, and she'd come down from Glasgow.
11:52Bridget had flown 5,000 miles because I said, get overnight because you never know.
11:56You know, you want to get in there quickly.
11:58Just in case.
11:59Just in case.
11:59Just in case.
12:00You don't want to waste that ticket.
12:01So, no, they had an absolutely bold.
12:03Because you know what it's like in that studio.
12:05The atmosphere, you just cannot describe it.
12:08You can't explain the magic.
12:09No, exactly.
12:10But the good thing is you're going to feel it all over again.
12:12Absolutely.
12:12Because onwards and upwards as we step gracefully into this week's dance where you'll be doing the waltz to this.
12:19This is Sunshine on Leith.
12:22The Proclaimers.
12:23I mean, listen to that.
12:24How beautiful and flow is that.
12:26Talk me through the training room.
12:28How is it going this week, Ross?
12:29Again, you know, there is not one bit of our training that I have not enjoyed.
12:36Look at you.
12:36Look at that.
12:37I believe this was yesterday.
12:39How does AI suddenly put in a little fat stocksman?
12:42This is really good, Ross.
12:43That is actually from today.
12:46This is today's rehearsal.
12:47Oh, wow.
12:48And, yeah, Ross is doing so well.
12:52I think Borum is more close to your heart.
12:57Because Ross loves a heel lead.
13:00He just adores starts from the heel.
13:03So this time is allowed.
13:06This time it's allowed.
13:07And it's important.
13:08He can do it.
13:09He loves the song.
13:10Oh, I get cheerful every time.
13:12Yes, actually, you do.
13:14I do?
13:14You do.
13:14Even now, I'm like...
13:15And it's just so beautiful because the song means a lot.
13:19We actually, we're dancing for Scotland this week.
13:23Beautiful.
13:24So we dedicate the dance to Scotland.
13:26So I think we need to go into this week with a massive smile.
13:29Not just in your face, but in your heart.
13:31Because you're going to be brilliant at the weekend.
13:33Absolutely.
13:33Well, thank you.
13:34Yes.
13:34We're going to do our best.
13:35I mean, as we always say, we do.
13:37That's the one thing.
13:37You know, I think what the judges said, I took a lot from it.
13:40I paid attention to what they were saying.
13:42Yeah.
13:42And I think there were fear.
13:44And like Yvita said, you could put all the heel leads you want on this one.
13:46Oh, yeah.
13:47Best of luck for Scotland.
13:48All right, let's hear it for Rost and Yvita.
13:51They've tackled their first week on the dance floor and from toe taps to mishaps, let's
13:59take a sneak peek at how Alex, Vicky Thomas and Harry are getting on with the training
14:03so far.
14:04I thought I knew about the song number, but I realised that I don't.
14:10Your legs go under together.
14:12Go under where?
14:13My leg.
14:14The first attempt we're not going to talk about.
14:17Now go all the way under, push yourself.
14:19Nice.
14:20I don't even know how I'm going to be able to do that on the day.
14:23But I'm game.
14:29This week, Kai and I are going to be dancing the Foxtrot.
14:32So.
14:33It requires me to be a great big graceful giraffe.
14:36Mop, mop, mop, mop, not your head.
14:37In reality, I'm just an angry little badger.
14:39Wee!
14:40You've got heel turns, reverse turns, turn, little runde.
14:43Keep saying ball toe.
14:45Bow's ball, ball, flat.
14:46Ball, ball.
14:46And then finish on a ball flat.
14:48I don't know how to tell him.
14:49You may as well be speaking French.
14:50Okay.
14:52This week, we're doing a salsa.
14:55I've never moved me hips in my life, but I'm going to give it a go.
14:59I'm going to do everything I possibly can to get those hips.
15:03Move in.
15:04Why is it so difficult?
15:06And I'm not going to give up.
15:07One, two, yay!
15:10Mate, what am I doing with my life?
15:12Tick.
15:12The quick step is very aerobic.
15:19Hop, step, hop, step.
15:21Let's say you have a duck in the water.
15:23The legs are going really, really quick.
15:26The upper body is very, very still.
15:28I can feel that, yeah.
15:29I'm used to going for 10 seconds, not 90 seconds for a full sprint.
15:33I felt the pump.
15:33I've been holding it up.
15:34You're like, all right.
15:34Where's my pump?
15:36Our next celebrity is no stranger to impressive footwork, and after scoring a hat trick of
15:45sevens on Saturday night, they're determined to hassle bank another top place on the leaderboard.
15:50You moved wonderfully.
15:56Amazing flow.
15:57I thought that was a really, really excellent performance.
15:59Well done.
16:00You need to work on selling it.
16:03Like, enjoying more, and the joy you feel inside, spread it with us.
16:09Some beautiful footwork, a great frame.
16:11I mean, you're setting the bar for sure.
16:13Well done.
16:13It's Jimmy and Lauren.
16:20Well done.
16:21I just had to tell you again, well done.
16:22You were brilliant on Saturday night, but you looked so calm.
16:26You were like cool, calm, and collected in Claudia's area in the Clauditorium.
16:29What did you do to prep for the performance?
16:33I feel like there's something else happening.
16:34Nothing calm at all.
16:37He was nervous.
16:38Were you?
16:39I was so nervous.
16:41Really, really so nervous.
16:43It's out of my comfort zone.
16:44Oh, my gosh.
16:45I didn't know what was coming, and I was trying to hold it together.
16:49And I was trying to hold it together for you.
16:51No, no, you were amazing.
16:53You were brilliant, like what she said, and to calm me down.
16:57And, yeah, you can see just before we started that we had, like, a little moment.
17:03Well, you could have fooled all of us, really, because you looked so calm.
17:07I loved it.
17:07It was amazing to see you so, yeah, I've got this.
17:10But once you were on the dance floor, and clearly you were in the zone, Lauren did her thing, and you were ready to go, how different did it feel from when you were on the pitch?
17:18Oh, totally different.
17:19Oh, you can't compare the two.
17:21Better or worse?
17:23Worse.
17:24Because, obviously, playing football, you just do easy, you just do.
17:31It's like how Lauren is dancing, really, you know.
17:36And I am trying to concentrate at the steps.
17:40And at football, you don't really, well, when you're at that level, you don't really concentrate.
17:45You just do it.
17:47He's in flow state.
17:48And that is the big difference.
17:51Well, you hit the flow state on Saturday night.
17:52You were brilliant.
17:53And, Lauren, you were praising Jimmy for all the hard work that he was putting into the routine.
17:57Do you think he pulled it off?
17:59Were you happy with what he did?
18:00I was so, so happy.
18:01I could see his nerves before the show.
18:03Yeah.
18:03But he held it together.
18:05We were working on frame a lot, weren't we?
18:07Yeah.
18:07And that, he kept that all the way through.
18:09And I was just really, really happy with his performance.
18:11Really, really happy.
18:12Well, the hard work played off because you definitely made time for plenty of fun in the training room
18:17because Jimmy has even taught you a few tricks, Lauren, hasn't he?
18:21Yes.
18:21We've been swapping skills.
18:22I said it from the beginning.
18:23Since I was a kid, I wanted to learn how to do keep-ups.
18:25Well, it's okay.
18:26You don't need to talk because we're going to see it.
18:27Oh.
18:28Okay.
18:29Okay.
18:37You really are determined, Lauren, aren't you, to kind of change the narrative that footballers
18:51leave the competition early.
18:53So, what makes you think that Jimmy can go all the way with that?
18:56Okay.
18:56So, the minute I saw him put his arms up, I was like, oh, he's got frame.
18:59This guy's got frame.
19:00So, he's going to tick the boxes in the ballroom dances.
19:03And then, I saw the hips.
19:05So, we can work with the hips.
19:08We've got plenty, plenty to work with.
19:10So, I'm determined to break that stereotype.
19:11The canvas was lovely.
19:13Yeah, exactly.
19:14Exactly.
19:15Amazing.
19:15And, well, you scored 27, which tied you third on the leaderboard.
19:19That is an incredible week one score.
19:22We were surprised, weren't we?
19:24Yeah.
19:24Like, didn't know what to expect.
19:25I didn't really know what to expect or what was coming.
19:31Thank God, because I was concentrating more on the dance.
19:34And, obviously, when the score came out, I was really, really happy.
19:39Well, you're doing the right thing.
19:41Focus on the dancing.
19:41Who cares what they have to say?
19:43Speaking of the dancing, we're through to this week, right?
19:45We're going into week two.
19:47And you're going to be doing a cha-cha-cha to this.
19:49I heard it through the grapevine by Santa Esmeralda.
19:56We had four cha-cha-chas last week.
19:59There's been a range of scores from all of them.
20:01So, how have you found the training for the cha-cha-chas?
20:04Very different from what you did week one.
20:05Oh, gosh.
20:06Oh.
20:07Oh.
20:08Where do I start?
20:10Where do I start?
20:11The training is so different.
20:13It's different, yes.
20:13And it's so hard.
20:15It's like...
20:16Oh, yeah, but look at that groove, baby.
20:20What is it that you find so hard about it?
20:22What's the difference?
20:23It's the feeling of the music and then putting it together
20:27and then knowing exactly when to go and when to hold back.
20:31And it's just totally different than the quick step.
20:34Yes, very, very different.
20:36But it's fun.
20:38Don't get me wrong.
20:39She's been on the floor laughing and stuff.
20:41Not are you dancing.
20:43I just want to make that clear.
20:45No, we've had so much fun doing it.
20:50So much frustration as well, but so much fun.
20:53And that makes it all nice.
20:55Yeah, and I know that your family, specifically your two daughters,
20:58they are huge fans.
20:59They are dancers and performers themselves.
21:00So, what homework have you given Jimmy to take back
21:03to work on with his daughters?
21:04Well, we've got this exercise because we've got some zigzags.
21:07Oh, yes.
21:07Where we're hands on the wall to get the rotation.
21:09Hands on the wall with zigzags.
21:11So, he's been doing that at home in the hallway, haven't you?
21:13Yeah.
21:14And they love being a part of it with you, don't they?
21:16They are a part of it.
21:17They are.
21:17They are the core.
21:19And every day when I come home, we talk about it.
21:23I show them.
21:24They say their comments.
21:25And then, obviously, training.
21:28Yeah.
21:29Well, listen, you were brilliant on Saturday night
21:31and we can't wait to see the cha-cha-cha this weekend, baby.
21:34It's Jimmy and Lauren.
21:38Before we chat to our last couple,
21:40let's catch a glimpse of Karen, Balvinder, Amber and Lavoie
21:44in training mode.
21:45The tango is really challenging me.
21:51This two legs have to be together.
21:52Nice.
21:53You'll get your feet right, but then you've got your top part wrong.
21:55No, no, try again.
21:56Up, go, turn, up.
21:57If you get your top part right, you'll get your feet wrong.
22:00Why did you cross?
22:01Judges will be on Karen with every detail.
22:04There's no way to hide.
22:06Oh, God, I'm so dizzy.
22:11We are learning to do the Charleston and it is so much fun.
22:14Seven, eight, one.
22:15Trying to get Bal to lean a bit more forward
22:17so the weight's more and the balls of the fish.
22:20Last week, I was told not to be pigeon-toed
22:23and the Charleston requires you to keep your feet in.
22:27It's proven to be quite difficult.
22:29What happened?
22:32This week, we're dancing the samba.
22:35This fits my personality a bit more.
22:38It's a little bit more fierce.
22:39One and a two.
22:41Good job.
22:42Amber's doing great.
22:43She's listening to every single thing that I'm telling her.
22:48Six.
22:49Good.
22:50I'm really excited about this one.
22:51I feel like I'm living my best strictly life.
22:54Exactly.
22:57This week, we're doing the jive.
22:59In my head, that's this.
23:01The hand jive.
23:02That's all I know.
23:03Jive is all about being compact.
23:06Faster the music, smaller the steps.
23:08Oh, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
23:09It's so many feet.
23:11I don't even think I'm doing it to speed.
23:16Yeah!
23:17Oh!
23:17Next up, we're saying good eye to our former Strictly champion, partnered this year with
23:27fellow Ozzy and Ramsey Street's notoriously evil, Paul Robinson.
23:31They took us down under with a foxtrot smoother than a koala's cuddle.
23:35Struth!
23:36You moved beautifully.
23:40You flowed.
23:41It was seamless.
23:42You've got a lovely top line.
23:44You need to drive across the floor a lot more with this.
23:48It lacked any swing and sway, but we can't really expect that on day one.
23:52I'm actually impressed.
23:53For the first week, you've got everything under control.
23:56It's calm.
23:57It's collected.
23:58It was smooth.
23:58And I think we have a ballroom king on our way.
24:03It's Stefan and Diane.
24:06Now, before we get into things, a massive round of applause to you, Stefan, for winning
24:11Best Daytime Star.
24:12Oh, thank you very much.
24:13You're all on Paul Robinson at the Inside Soap Awards.
24:16And, come on, of course, a huge congratulations to Diane and Jill on the wonderful baby news.
24:23We all love you here at It Takes Two.
24:25It's amazing.
24:25Absolutely amazing.
24:26But let's talk about the dancing.
24:27Yeah.
24:28Because this is, I mean, you had such an amazing Saturday night, the two of you.
24:31I loved the dance.
24:33You looked like you enjoyed every second of that.
24:35What was it like for you on Saturday night?
24:37I was actually having fun, believe it or not.
24:39I thought, when I stepped out there and I thought, oh, audience, live audience, oh, lots of people
24:43watching and all of that, and I thought I was going to be really nervous.
24:45But I think because of the work that we'd put in and her wonderful training, I was actually
24:51completely and utterly ready for it.
24:53So it was like an opening night where you knew the play absolutely backwards.
24:58Nice.
24:58You could do it with your eyes closed.
25:00And so it was, no, I felt reasonably relaxed.
25:04I mean, you still have a twinge of nerves.
25:06But I was...
25:07A couple of millions of people watching you.
25:08Well, yeah, the odd one or two, yeah, yeah.
25:11But no, I felt really good.
25:12You were good.
25:13And I think we did.
25:13We both had a lot of fun, didn't we?
25:14We did.
25:15I enjoyed it very, very much.
25:16It looked like you both did.
25:18And Diane, I mean, not just a fellow Aussie, but also from a Ramsey Street legend as well.
25:23Do you think that gives you a bit more of a connection to the two of you?
25:26Absolutely.
25:27Honestly, all we do is talk about Australian TV commercials.
25:31We do, like, all day.
25:33Like, do you remember this commercial?
25:34Do you remember that?
25:35We, like, recite the whole poem or whatever it was, the song.
25:38We talk about Australian food and Australian chocolates.
25:43Now we're on Australian words.
25:44I know, yeah.
25:44Now we're on Australian words.
25:45We just, yeah, there's so many things that, yeah, that we have in common that I love.
25:50That's beautiful.
25:50And, yeah, it does definitely make us have a strong little connection.
25:53It adds a little bit of extra magic.
25:54It's very special.
25:55It's so cool to have someone from my home country with me doing this.
26:00I love it.
26:01And vice versa, because I thought I was going to be thrown into this show that I knew nothing,
26:04well, when I say I know nothing about, because we have Dancing with the Stars over there.
26:07But it's, but I really didn't know much about Strictly and the phenomenon of Strictly.
26:11So I thought, I'm just going to walk into this place and not know anybody.
26:14So, ba-dum!
26:15Ba-dum!
26:16It was brilliant.
26:17Here she comes.
26:17It was really brilliant.
26:18I just had a thought.
26:19Imagine we had two Cubans doing It Takes Two.
26:21Very different show.
26:21Very different show.
26:22Right.
26:23We have to mention some of your neighbour co-stars, because they were watching in the audience tonight.
26:27We had April Pangilli and Alan Fletcher, a.k.a. Carl Kennedy.
26:31What did they think of your performance on Saturday night?
26:33They were chuffed.
26:34I got the biggest hug from Alan when I went over and I said g'day to them at the end of the show.
26:40And he just took me in his arms and gave me a big kiss on the cheek and said, mate, you were brilliant.
26:44And I thought, that was really nice.
26:45I feel like Australians just say everything's brilliant, don't they?
26:48They were like, there's such good people to be around.
26:50That was great.
26:51That was so good.
26:52Didn't even see any mistakes.
26:54It was brilliant.
26:55It's like, you can stay with us all the time.
26:56You are quite positive.
26:57I've noticed that about Diane through the years.
26:58She's quite a positive person in general.
27:00But let's talk about this week.
27:02We're going to move on to the next dance.
27:03And you've got actually a message from someone that I think you might recognise that is going to give you a little bit of a push into the next week.
27:09Have a look.
27:10Hey, guys.
27:12Steph.
27:13Well done, mate.
27:14Your opening first week is out of the way.
27:18That's always a tough one.
27:20But listen, you're going to smash it, mate.
27:22Big smiles on your face.
27:24I'm looking forward to this week.
27:27And the Aussies.
27:29Come on, the Aussies.
27:30Yay!
27:31Thank you, Jason Donovan.
27:34Oh, that's so cool.
27:35Isn't that cool?
27:36I mean, he knows.
27:37He's done it.
27:38He can walk around.
27:38Yeah, he was doing it.
27:39But looking ahead, this week, you're doing the cha-cha-cha and you're dancing to this.
27:46That is Give It Up by Casey and the Sunshine Band.
27:51Steph, after years of scheming on Neighbours, you're finally going to be able to show off a more fun, excitable, light-hearted side to you.
27:59How are you feeling about the cha-cha-cha?
28:00Well, the cha-cha's definitely going to do that, isn't it?
28:03Yes.
28:03We've got a couple of tricks up our sleeves.
28:05Oh.
28:06It's not even Halloween yet.
28:07It is.
28:07It's so far removed from Paul Robinson, it's not funny.
28:10So this is your yesterday.
28:11This is really good because then you've had today and you've still got all day tomorrow.
28:15Yeah.
28:15How are you feeling?
28:16Not smiling there.
28:17What are you talking about?
28:17And, Diane, you're dancing to an 80s classic.
28:22Yes.
28:22Such a tune.
28:23So what can we expect to see when you take us back in time with the cha-cha-cha?
28:26Well, it's kind of like a video clip style of dance.
28:30So we're taking you back to, like, an 80s video clip.
28:34Ooh.
28:34We're going to have the full 80s outfits.
28:38We're going to look like we're in that era.
28:39We're either going to look totally ridiculous or really cool.
28:42Yeah.
28:43There might even be a mullet.
28:45Yeah.
28:45Sorry.
28:46There might be.
28:47A mullet.
28:47I don't know yet, but there might be.
28:49Oh, my gosh.
28:50We need to see this.
28:51Can you quickly, though, now that I've got it, I need to know, can you quickly tell me
28:55in three words what you think it's going to be like then?
28:57Oh, exciting.
29:01Anything could go wrong at any point, to be honest, but colourful, fun, entertaining.
29:06Are you the one wearing the mullet or is it Diane?
29:08Entertaining.
29:09Look, I've asked for both of us.
29:12That's the surprise.
29:13That's the surprise.
29:14Oh, my gosh.
29:15I love the cha-cha-cha, and it's a great one to do on the first couple of weeks.
29:18I know it's very different from what you did on week one, but coming into doing this
29:22dance on week two, after the character that you play on the show as well,
29:24I think it's going to be lovely, because we're all going to get to see
29:26a completely different side of you.
29:29Good luck this weekend.
29:30I hope it goes well.
29:31You're both brilliant.
29:33One more time, congratulations to all the amazingness that's happening.
29:36Let's hear it for Stefan and Diane.
29:39Thanks all for tonight.
29:40I'm back tomorrow to uncover all the backstage fun from Vicky and Kai,
29:44Tom and Amy, and Chris and Nadia.
29:45Plus, we have the return of our strictly fairy godmother, Vicky Gill,
29:49all from 6.30 tomorrow.
29:50So we'll see you then.
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