Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two Season 23 Episode 3

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00:00Please welcome your host, Jeanette Munraro.

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

00:40of things ahead of Saturday, but boy do they have a lot to prove this weekend as two of

00:45our celebs will be facing the dreaded elimination.

00:48Could it be one of tonight's fabulous four to face the red light?

00:52He showed us a different meaning of a cha-cha slide, but having slid all the way down to

00:56the bottom of the leaderboard, will Ross and Yavita be able to waltz their way back up to

01:01the top?

01:03We couldn't blue weave our eyes with Jimmy and Lauren's quick step, will they be able

01:07to keep it up and champion the cha-cha-cha?

01:10And with good neighbors comes great foxtrots, but can this rising ballroom king successfully

01:16swap his smooth sway for a chasse?

01:20And 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

01:27rooms.

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

01:350800-0223801 or just scan the QR code on your screen or email us at ittakes2 at bbc.co.uk.

01:43But now, our first celeb didn't miss a kick, flick, cartwheel flip, or split on Saturday

01:52night.

01:52I'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 because

02:12I actually believe that you could be a fantastic dancer.

02:16This is excellent.

02:17You've got it all going on.

02:18It's all fabulous.

02:19You're going to be marvelous in this series.

02:20I can feel it.

02:21It's Lewis and Katya.

02:26Wow.

02:27What a first dance to do.

02:28Did you like it?

02:29Did you like it?

02:30I loved it.

02:31I was screaming at the TV watching it on Saturday night with Lyra asleep, thank God.

02:36But I mean, that was amazing.

02:37How 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.

02:47Yeah, 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

02:55be.

02:56And 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, just kept building and building and building.

03:07Yeah.

03:08It was so exciting to me today.

03:10At 4.29 a.m. I got a text message saying.

03:15That's very specific.

03:16Yes.

03:17Why does it feel like Christmas morning?

03:20Oh.

03:21I love that.

03:22Well, Strictly is the lead up to Christmas.

03:24So you're in the right ballpark of it all.

03:26Yeah.

03:27Well, usually we like to kind of spotlight one part of the dance, but you gave us too many

03:32options.

03:33So we decided to do a little compilation of them all.

03:35Have a look.

03:36I don't even know why I did that.

03:37Oh my gosh.

03:38Because you've got a celeb that, you know, you could do so much with him.

03:57What's it like to create choreography that can be challenging with someone that can actually

04:01kind of deliver it?

04:02It's challenging for me.

04:03Yeah.

04:04I'll tell you that.

04:05Honestly, you have to balance putting in content for the judges and actually doing the style,

04:11the jive and all the basic moves within it and making it entertaining for the audience

04:16whilst creating something that you're comfortable with.

04:19So we did have to put a few changes into the routine, didn't we?

04:23Yeah.

04:24But also, I always love to leave a little window of opportunity for them to put their stamp

04:28on, you know, and be like, right.

04:30Like the table part, I didn't even choreograph.

04:33I just said, let's feel.

04:35What do you feel?

04:36What do you hear?

04:37Show me some moves.

04:38You definitely christened that for the first time.

04:41I mean, it's brave, isn't it?

04:43It is brave.

04:44I mean, they were literally watching your feet for moment one.

04:47It was amazing.

04:48But it was a really special night for you, Lewis, because you had some very special guests

04:51in the audience.

04:52Auntie Caroline and Nana Dot, who I'm obsessed with.

04:55What did they make of the jive?

04:56What did they think?

04:57They loved it.

04:58And obviously, they've watched the show forever.

05:00So I think they never thought that 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.

05:09It's been beautiful.

05:10Yeah.

05:11Right.

05:12We're going to move on to the judge's comments, including Craig's.

05:14You're very good, darling.

05:17I mean, what was it like knowing that you left Craig almost speechless?

05:22Like, I wasn't expecting it, really.

05:25Yeah.

05:26I mean, it couldn't have got any better, really.

05:28I mean, it's hard to get anything from Craig.

05:31Positive.

05:32But to say you are very good, darling.

05:36If I think it's a big deal.

05:39I'm not going to lie.

05:40I did see Katia's face standing next to you when that happened.

05:42Like, the biggest grin.

05:43Checha Kat.

05:44Yeah.

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.

05:49You're doing the Viennese Waltz to this.

05:51Come loose.

05:53Come loose.

05:54I love this song.

05:55Loose control.

05:56Teddy swim.

05:57Powerful.

05:58What a beautiful piece of music to dance to.

06:00This is a complete 180 in terms of tempo compared to what you just did.

06:05Yeah.

06:06So are you looking forward to kind of slowing things down and bringing the tempo down?

06:09Like, everyone keeps saying about, like, slowing it down.

06:12But to be honest, it feels harder work this week for me.

06:15Because, you know, the control of it and, like, it's much more strenuous, I would say.

06:20And the technique is very, very different, as you can see.

06:24I mean, this is you yesterday.

06:25Yeah.

06:26You've had today as well.

06:27And you've still got tomorrow.

06:28So this is looking really good already.

06:30Look at the sweat.

06:31What about Katia?

06:32This is the first time the judges are going to see Lewis in hall.

06:34They're going to see that frame come up.

06:35Yes, absolutely.

06:36How is it shaping up?

06:37Are you happy with it?

06:38Are you liking what you're seeing?

06:39Um, good thing about Lewis is he watches back and self-cleans and self-improves.

06:47And the other day, he watched it.

06:49We trained and trained and I kept telling him we need to expand more.

06:52You've got to open up the shoulder.

06:53It feels like craziness to get to that shape.

06:56Yeah.

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.

07:01No!

07:02Yeah!

07:03So 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,

07:11you really have to put the chin up, yeah.

07:13Yeah.

07:14But, um, I think you're getting the essence.

07:17The beauty of you as a student, as a dancer, is you don't just do steps.

07:22You understand the essence of the dance.

07:24Yeah, 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 Lewis.

07:31Absolutely.

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.

07:37Let's hear it for Lewis and Katja.

07:40Our next collab reported live from Maelstree as he dazzled his way down onto the Strictly

07:47dance floor.

07:48But with the Lewis score of the evening, he's hoping his next dance will keep him on the

07:52red carpet and out of the red light.

07:54I think that you show promise.

07:58I love your attitude.

07:59Go back, study hard, you know, and keep working on the same things.

08:03Not a good one, Kiana.

08:05Very awkward and very pigeon-toed.

08:09It was very uplifting.

08:11I enjoyed it.

08:12Next week, come back with the same attitude, the same verb, the same performance, and just

08:17slightly 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.

08:28Done, 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

08:35see anything that related to what I actually did.

08:38Right.

08:39No.

08:40No, no, no, no, no.

08:41He's so quick to put himself down with the dancing.

08:44We had fun.

08:45I know.

08:46But he gives it his all.

08:47Yes.

08:48Were you surprised with what he delivered on Saturday night?

08:50You know what, Jeanette?

08:51I'm so happy and pleased because I know that it didn't go as well as he wanted, but he

08:58never stopped.

08:59He continued.

09:00He kept up.

09:01And in the end, that beautiful smile.

09:03Oh.

09:04And that's the most important thing.

09:06Like, the joy.

09:07Yes.

09:08Of dancing.

09:09And that was a week one, first live show.

09:10He never danced before.

09:12He honestly could not stop smiling watching you dance.

09:15Oh, thank you.

09:16That's so proud of you.

09:17Really, I mean that.

09:18You were fantastic.

09:19Well, I mean, I was.

09:20I genuinely was smiling because I was loving it.

09:21You see?

09:22And I think, you know, as you were saying, you know, and it is true.

09:25I 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,

09:31maybe I need to put my hand up and go, this is not for me because I just don't think I'll

09:35even get through, you know, the actual routine from start to finish.

09:39So to actually finish, 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.

09:47I did love the slide in the beginning.

09:49I nearly took out three camera men.

09:51And I was also really disappointed that Craig, I thought we were giving Craig the perfect, you know,

09:55it was downhill, Ross, and then it was downhill all the way after that.

09:58No, it was not.

09:59I thought you had the chance.

10:00No, I am not having it.

10:01I 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

10:08doing some very interesting things that I think might be another talent you can have.

10:13Have a look.

10:14Tomorrow will be too late.

10:21It's now or never.

10:25My love won't wait.

10:30I might be guilty on that media.

10:33You look really confident then, right?

10:35Oh, that was fine.

10:36But how far out of your comfort zone are you with dancing?

10:39Well, if this is zone and this is comfort, it's like...

10:43It's just falling off the edge of the sofa.

10:46I 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

10:55to get me through and to keep building things up, build my confidence and to help.

11:00And you've never once lost your temper with me, lost patience.

11:04I mean, I don't think people realise the job that the professionals do on this show.

11:09You know, what you have to deal with, what you have to go through.

11:12You 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.

11:21Week 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

11:31were in the audience watching you and supporting you.

11:33They flew 5,000 miles to come and watch you.

11:36Yeah.

11:37What did they think of the dance?

11:38I...

11:40My sister Elaine is such a huge fan of Strictly.

11:44Oh, really?

11:45So she was just completely enamoured to be there and be part of the audience.

11:49And so, and she'd come down from Glasgow.

11:51Bridget had flown 5,000 miles because I said, get overnight because you never know.

11:55You know, you want to get in there quickly.

11:56Just in case.

11:57Just in case.

11:58Just in case.

11:59Just in case.

12:00You don't want to waste that ticket.

12:01Yeah.

12:02So, no, they had an absolutely bold.

12:03Good.

12:04Because you know what it's like in that studio, the atmosphere, you just cannot describe it.

12:07You can't explain the magic.

12:08No, exactly.

12:09But the good thing is you're going to feel it all over again.

12:11Absolutely.

12:12Because onwards and upwards as we step gracefully into this week's dance where you'll be doing

12:16the waltz to this.

12:19This is Sunshine on Leith, The Proclaimers.

12:22I mean, listen to that.

12:23How beautiful of Chloe is that?

12:26Talk me through the training room.

12:27How is it going this week, Ross?

12:29Again, you know, there is not one bit of our training that I have not enjoyed.

12:35Look at you.

12:36Look at that.

12:37I believe this was yesterday.

12:38How does AI suddenly put in a little fat stocksman?

12:41Look at that.

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.

12:51I think Borum is more close to your heart.

12:56Ooh.

12:57Because Ross loves a heel lead.

12:59Ah.

13:00He just adores starts from the heel.

13:03So this time is allowed.

13:05This time it's allowed.

13:06And it's important.

13:07So yes, he can do it.

13:09He loves the song.

13:10Oh, I get beautiful every time.

13:12Yes, actually, you do.

13:13I do.

13:14You do.

13:15Even now, I'm like.

13:16Aw.

13:17And 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, not just in your face but in your heart.

13:30Oh.

13:31Because you're going to be brilliant at the weekend.

13:32Absolutely.

13:33Well, thank you.

13:34Yes.

13:35We're going to do our best.

13:36I mean, as we always say, we do.

13:37That's the one thing.

13:38You know, I think what the judges said, I took a lot from it.

13:40Yes.

13:41I paid attention to what they were saying.

13:42Yeah.

13:43And I think they were fair.

13:44As I said, you could put all the heel leads you want on this one.

13:46Oh, my God.

13:47Best of luck for Saturday night.

13:48You're more than welcome.

13:49All right, let's hear it for Rosting Evita.

13:54They've tackled their first week on the dance floor.

13:56And from toe taps to mishaps, let's take a sneak peek at how Alex, Vicky Thomas and Harry are getting on with the training so far.

14:04One, two, three.

14:06I thought I knew about the song number, but I realized that I don't.

14:09Your legs go under together in the vent.

14:12You're under where?

14:13My leg.

14:14The first attempt we're not going to talk about.

14:16Now go all the way under, push us up.

14:18Nice.

14:19I don't even know how I'm going to be able to do that on the day.

14:23But I'm game.

14:28This week, Kai and I are going to be dancing the Foxtrot.

14:32Soft.

14:33Requires me to be a great big graceful giraffe.

14:35Mop, mop, mop, mop.

14:36Not your head.

14:37In reality, I'm just an angry little badger.

14:39Wee!

14:40Heel turns.

14:41Reverse turns.

14:42Turns.

14:43Little ronde.

14:44Keep saying ball tore.

14:45Bow's ball, ball flat.

14:46Ball, ball.

14:47And 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 the Salsa.

14:54I've never moved my hips in my life.

14:57But I'm going to give it a go.

14:58I'm going to do everything I possibly can to get those hips moving.

15:03Why is it so difficult?

15:05And I'm not going to give up.

15:07One.

15:08Two.

15:09Yay!

15:10Mate, what am I doing with my life?

15:11Tick.

15:12Tick.

15:13The quick step is very aerobic.

15:18Hop.

15:19Step.

15:20Hop.

15:21Step.

15:22Let's say you have a duck in the water.

15:23The legs are going really, really quick.

15:25The upper body is very, very still.

15:27I can feel that, yeah.

15:28Yeah.

15:29I'm used to going for 10 seconds, not 90 seconds for a full sprint.

15:32I felt the power.

15:33I've been holding back.

15:34You're like, all right.

15:35Where's my super pump?

15:40Our next celebrity is no stranger to impressive footwork.

15:43And after scoring a hat trick of sevens on Saturday night,

15:46they're determined to hassle bank another top place on the leaderboard.

15:53You moved wonderfully.

15:55Amazing flow.

15:56I thought that was a really, really excellent performance.

15:59Well done.

16:00You need to work on selling it.

16:03Like, enjoying more.

16:04And the joy you feel inside, spread it with us.

16:09Some beautiful footwork.

16:10A great frame.

16:11I mean, you're setting the bar for sure.

16:13Well done.

16:17It's Jimmy and Lauren.

16:20Well done.

16:21I just had to tell you again.

16:22Well done.

16:23You were brilliant on Saturday night.

16:25But you looked so calm.

16:26You were like cool, calm and collected in Claudia's area in the Claudatorium.

16:29What did you do to prep for the performance?

16:32I feel like there's something else happening.

16:34Nothing calm at all.

16:36He was nervous.

16:37Were you?

16:38Yeah.

16:39I was so nervous.

16:40Really, really so nervous.

16:42It's out of my comfort zone.

16:44Oh my gosh.

16:45I didn't know what was coming.

16:46And I was trying to hold it together.

16:48And I was trying to hold it together for you.

16:50No, no.

16:51You were amazing.

16:52You were brilliant.

16:53Like what she said.

16:54And to calm me down.

16:56And yeah, you can see just before we started that we had like a little moment.

17:02And yeah.

17:03Well, you could have fooled all of us really.

17:05Because you looked so calm.

17:06I loved it.

17:07It was amazing to see you so.

17:08Yeah, I've got this.

17:09But once you were on the dance floor and clearly you were in the zone, Lauren did her thing and you were ready to go.

17:14How different did it feel from when you were on the pitch?

17:17Oh, totally different.

17:18Oh, you can't compare the two.

17:20Better or worse?

17:21The nerves.

17:22Worse.

17:25Because, obviously, playing football, you just do easy.

17:30You just do.

17:31It's like how Lauren is dancing, really.

17:34Yeah.

17:35You 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,

17:43you don't really concentrate.

17:45You just do it.

17:46He's in flow state.

17:47And that is the big difference.

17:50Well, 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?

17:58Were you happy with what he did?

17:59I was so, so happy.

18:00I could see his nerves before the show.

18:02Yeah.

18:03But he held it together.

18:04We were working on frame a lot, weren't we?

18:06Yeah.

18:07And he kept that all the way through.

18:09And I was just really, really happy with his performance.

18:11Really, really happy.

18:12The hard work played off because you definitely made time for plenty of fun in the training

18:17room because Jimmy has even taught you a few tricks, Lauren, hasn't he?

18:20Yes.

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 keyboards.

18:25Well, it's okay.

18:26You don't need to talk because we're going to see it.

18:27Oh.

18:28Okay.

18:29Sixteen.

18:30Sixteen, Lauren.

18:31I mean, pretty good.

18:33Yeah.

18:34That was good.

18:35That was good.

18:36You really are determined, Lauren, aren't you, to kind of change the narrative that footballers

18:38leave the competition early.

18:39Yes.

18:40So what makes you think that Jimmy can go all the way with that?

18:55Okay.

18:56So the minute I saw him put his arms up, I was like, oh, he's got frame.

18:58Yeah.

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.

19:07We've got plenty, plenty to work with.

19:09So I'm determined to break that stereotype.

19:11The canvas was lovely.

19:12Yeah, exactly.

19:13Exactly.

19:14Amazing.

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?

19:23Yeah.

19:24Like, didn't know what to expect.

19:25I didn't really know what to expect or what was coming.

19:30Thank 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.

19:40Focus on the dancing.

19:41Who cares what they have to say?

19:42Yes.

19:43Speaking of the dancing, we're through to this week, right?

19:45We're going into week two.

19:46And you're going to be doing a cha-cha-cha to this.

19:51I heard it through the grapevine by Santa Esmeralda.

19:56We had four cha-cha-chas last week.

19:58There's been a range of scores from all of them.

20:00So, how have you found the training for the cha-cha-chas?

20:03Very different from what you did week one.

20:05Oh, gosh.

20:06Oh.

20:07Oh.

20:08Where do I start?

20:09Where do I start?

20:10The training is so different.

20:12It's different, yes.

20:13And it's so hard.

20:15It's like...

20:16Look at that groove, baby.

20:18What is it that you find so hard about it?

20:21What's the difference?

20:22It's the feeling of the music and then putting it together and then knowing exactly when to go and when to hold back.

20:31And it's just totally different than the quick step.

20:34Yes.

20:35Very, very different.

20:36But it's fun.

20:37Don't get me wrong.

20:38She's been on the floor laughing and stuff.

20:41And it's...

20:42Not are you dancing.

20:43I just want to make that clear.

20:45No.

20:46We've had so much fun doing it.

20:49So much frustration as well.

20:51But so much fun.

20:53And that makes it all nice.

20:55And I know that your family, specifically your two daughters, they are huge fans.

20:58They are dancers and performers themselves.

21:00So what homework have you given Jimmy to take back to work on with his daughters?

21:03Well, we've got this exercise because we've got some zigzags.

21:06Oh, yes.

21:07Where we're hands on the wall to get the rotation.

21:09Hands on the wall with zigzags.

21:10So 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.

21:18They are the core.

21:19And every day when I come home, we talk about it.

21:22I 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, let's catch a glimpse of Karen, Balvinder, Amber and Lavoie in training mode.

21:47The tango is really challenging me.

21:50These two legs have to be together.

21:52Nice.

21:53You get your feet right, but then you've got your top part wrong.

21:55No, no.

21:56Try to go up.

21:57Go up.

21:58If you get your top part right, you'll get your feet wrong.

21:59Why did you cross?

22:00Judges will be on Karen with every detail.

22:03There's no way to hide.

22:06Oh, I feel dizzy.

22:07We are learning to do the Charleston and it is so much fun.

22:14Seven, one.

22:15Trying to get Bal to lean a bit more forward so the weight's more in the balls of the fish.

22:20Last week, I was told not to be pigeon-toed and the Charleston requires you to keep your feet in.

22:26It's proven to be quite difficult.

22:28What happened?

22:32This week, we're dancing the Samba.

22:34This fits my personality a bit more.

22:37It's a little bit more fierce.

22:38One and a two.

22:40Good job.

22:41Amber is doing great.

22:43She's listening to every single thing that I'm telling her.

22:47Six.

22:48Good.

22:49I'm really excited about this one.

22:51I feel like I'm living my best strictly life.

22:53Exactly.

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.

23:05Faster the music, smaller the steps.

23:07Oh, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

23:09It's so many feet.

23:13I don't even think I'm doing it to speed.

23:21Next up, we're saying good-eye to our former Strictly champion partnered this year with fellow Ozzy and Ramsay 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.

23:39You flowed.

23:40It was seamless.

23:41You've got a lovely top line.

23:43You need to drive across the floor a lot more with this.

23:47It lacked any swing and sway, but we can't really expect that on day one.

23:51How long?

23:52I'm actually impressed for the first week.

23:54You've got everything under control.

23:55It's calm.

23:56It's collected.

23:57It was smooth.

23:58I think we have a ballroom king on our way.

24:03Thank you, Stefan and Diane.

24:05Now, before we get into things, a massive round of applause to you, Stefan, for winning Best Daytime Star.

24:12Oh, thank you very much.

24:13Oh, thank you very much.

24:14Yeah.

24:15Thank you very much.

24:16Thank you very much.

24:20And welcome to Diane and Jill on the wonderful baby news.

24:23We all love you here at Take Sue.

24:24It'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?

24:36I was actually having fun, believe it or not.

24:38I thought when I stepped out there and I thought, oh, audience, live audience, oh, lots of people watching and all of that.

24:43And 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 completely and utterly ready for it.

24:53So it was like an opening night where you knew the play absolutely backwards.

24:58You could do it with your eyes closed.

25:00And so it was, no, I felt reasonably relaxed.

25:03I mean, you still have a twinge of nerves, but I was.

25:06Probably got millions of people watching you at home.

25:08The odd one or two.

25:09Yeah, yeah.

25:10But, but no, I felt really good.

25:12I 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, 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 like, 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.

25:42Now we're on Australian words.

25:43I know.

25:44Yeah.

25:45Now we're on Australian words.

25:46We just, yeah.

25:47There's so many things that, yeah, that we have in common that I love.

25:50That's brilliant.

25:51And 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.

26:10So 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.

26:18I just had a thought.

26:19Imagine we had two Cubans doing It Takes Two.

26:20Very different show.

26:21Very different show.

26:22Right.

26:23We have to mention some of your neighbour co-stars, because they were watching the audience tonight.

26:26Yes.

26:27We had April Pangilli and Alan Fletcher, a.k.a. Carl Kennedy.

26:30Yeah.

26:31What did they think of your performance on Saturday night?

26:33Oh, they 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.

26:39And he just took me in his arms and gave me a big kiss on the cheek and said, mate, you were brilliant.

26:43Aw.

26:44And I thought that was really nice.

26:45I feel like Australians just say everything's brilliant, don't they?

26:48They're such good people to be around.

26:50That was great.

26:51Yeah.

26:52That was so good.

26:53Didn'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.

27:01We're going to move on to the next dance.

27:02And you've got actually a message from someone that I think you might recognise

27:06that 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.

27:14You're opening.

27:15First week is out of the way.

27:17That's always a tough one.

27:19But 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.

27:28Come on, the Aussies.

27:30Yay!

27:31Thank you, Jason Donovan.

27:33Oh, that's so cool.

27:35Isn't that cool?

27:36I mean, he knows.

27:37He's done it.

27:38He can walk around.

27:39Yeah, he was doing it.

27:40But looking ahead this week, you're doing the Cha Cha Cha and you're dancing to this.

27:43That is Give It Up by Casey and the Sunshine Band.

27:50Steph, after years of scheming on Neighbours, you're finally going to be able to show off

27:55a more fun, excitable, lighthearted side to you.

27:58How are you feeling about the Cha Cha Cha?

28:00Well, the Cha Cha is definitely going to do that, isn't it?

28:02Yes.

28:03We've got a couple of tricks up our sleeves.

28:04Oh!

28:05It's not even Halloween yet.

28:06And it is.

28:07It's so far removed from Paul Robinson.

28:09It's not funny.

28:10So this is you yesterday.

28:11This is really good because then you've had today and you've still got all day tomorrow.

28:15Yeah.

28:16How are you feeling?

28:17And Diane, you're dancing to an 80s classic.

28:21Yes.

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.

28:33Ooh.

28:34And we're going to have the full 80s outfits.

28:37We'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.

28:44Yeah.

28:45Sorry.

28:46There might be.

28:47A mullet.

28:48I 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, I need to know, can you quickly tell me in

28:55three words what you think it's going to be like then?

28:57Oh, exciting.

29:00Anything could go wrong at any point, to be honest.

29:03But colorful.

29:04Colorful.

29:05Fun.

29:06Entertaining.

29:07Are you the one wearing the mullet or is it Diane?

29:08Entertaining.

29:09Look, I've asked for both of us, but.

29:11That's the surprise.

29:13That's the surprise.

29:14Oh my gosh.

29:15I love the Cha Cha Cha.

29:16And 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 dance

29:21on week two, after the character that you play on the show as well, I think it's going

29:24to be lovely because we're all going to get to see a completely different side of you.

29:28Yeah.

29:29Good luck this weekend.

29:31I hope it goes well.

29:32You're both brilliant.

29:33One more time, congratulations to all the amazingness that's happening.

29:36Let's hear it for Stefan and Diane.

29:38Yay!

29:39Thanks all for tonight.

29:40I'm back tomorrow to uncover all the backstage fun from Vicky and Kai, Tom and Amy, and Chris

29:44and Nadia.

29:45Plus, we have the return of our strictly fairy godmother, Vicky Gill.

29:48All from 6.30 tomorrow.

29:50So we'll see you then.

29:51Bye-bye.

29:58Bye-bye.

29:59Bye-bye.

30:00Bye-bye

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