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00:00Please welcome your host, Fleur East.
00:30Hello and welcome to Tuesday's episode of It Takes Two on BBC Two and iPlayer.
00:35What a song to start the show, although that message from the Scissor Sisters won't make the cut here on It Takes Two,
00:42because we always feel like dancing, and so do this lot.
00:46We'll be chatting to three of them shortly, and we'll also be revealing what everyone will be dancing to at the weekend.
00:53But first, here's what's coming up tonight.
00:55On Saturday, Lewis and Katia transported us to Latin America,
01:00and let's just say they were clearly Havana great time with their Cuban-style cha-cha-cha.
01:05But how are things tango-ing and training this week? All be revealed soon.
01:11And at the weekend, thanks to a pasty performance packed full of tricks, flicks and kicks,
01:16Motzi awarded Karen and Carlos a perfect Charles 10.
01:19But after back-to-back weeks in flat shoes, how does Karen feel about having to say hi to a heel?
01:25But first, on Saturday night, despite looking like they were on cloud nine,
01:29Lavoie and Aliash found themselves in a dangerous position.
01:32But when it came to the dance-off, Strictly's very own ray of sunshine was able to rise to the occasion.
01:38I'll be chatting to Chris and Aliash in a moment, but first, here's a reminder of Saturday night's performance.
01:43Your presentation and performance, it's always exuberant, and I love that.
01:52You started off with your feather step here, and it was smooth and long,
01:58and then you did a lovely sort of homemade version of the hill turn on the toes.
02:03As soon as you start dancing, it's just like sunshine.
02:08You look beautiful when you were moving.
02:10You were so elegant, and that is what we want.
02:15Please welcome to Strictly's!
02:17Now, Lavoie faced her first ever dance-off,
02:22and all four judges voted to save her,
02:25but she seemed quite shocked by the result.
02:28Why was that?
02:28I genuinely don't think she thought she was going to be saved ever in a dance-off,
02:32if that moment ever came up.
02:34Especially if it's a gladiator.
02:35Lavoie can say she's beaten a gladiator.
02:38You'd never think that, would you, looking at her?
02:40It's pretty major.
02:40Yeah, I mean, I'm genuinely just so, so shocked.
02:43I think she was shocked.
02:44She adored the foxtrot.
02:46It was one of your favourite dance.
02:47Loved the week.
02:48To be in the dance-off was really, really sad,
02:50and I just thought, she thought, that's it.
02:53Yeah, well, on the leaderboard, you were one point below Harry,
02:56so you had to improve in the dance-off.
02:58So, what was your mindset?
02:59What did you say to Lavoie before performing again?
03:02I pretty much said exactly what you just said.
03:05We should improve in the dance-off.
03:08Said, arigato to the judges for saving them.
03:10Yes, I did!
03:11Oh, I know what you did there!
03:15It was all in Japanese.
03:16I still don't know why, man.
03:18Yeah, I actually showed that same video to Lavoie,
03:21that Japanese video, and I think that was the one that did it.
03:24Online training.
03:24I think just before, that's why the heel turn came back in.
03:27Exactly, and we translated that bit.
03:29But I feel like it's just important to be clean in our dance-off
03:33and focus, because it's, you know, you're kind of going into it
03:37with a foxtrot, which requires so much sort of softness,
03:40and, you know, feel for it.
03:42So, it was just that.
03:43We were kind of going through it as much as we could
03:45and just, you know, focus and try and do the best as you can.
03:48That's all you can do, isn't it?
03:48Yeah.
03:49Do your best.
03:50Well, so many viewers have expressed their relief
03:52that Lavoie is still in the competition, including me.
03:54It's a shame they didn't vote, though, isn't it?
03:56Yes, I've got your numbers.
03:57Well, a lot of support for you.
03:59The Dawn French also commented online.
04:03What?
04:03Saying, right result.
04:04Keep going, darling.
04:06Oh, thank you, Dawn.
04:07How cool is that?
04:08I've had so many messages of people supporting it
04:10and they were so happy we were saved,
04:12so thank you to everyone that's just been behind us.
04:14It's been amazing.
04:14How much does it mean to Lavoie to still be in Strictly?
04:18Oh, she never thought she'd be past week two or three,
04:20and it's just mind-blowing for her to still be in the competition now.
04:23And even when I'm learning the dance on a weekly basis,
04:25I'm thinking she's never going to be able to get this.
04:26And, you know, I think we've learned she doesn't always get it,
04:29but she's still in.
04:30And, you know, and we can almost smell Blackpool,
04:33and that's what's exciting about it.
04:34And I think every week is a bonus now.
04:36Oh, we're getting just so close to, you know,
04:38less and less people, higher up the numbers of each week we're going in,
04:41and, oh, it's everything.
04:42She's finding it an amazing journey.
04:44I was speaking to her this morning.
04:45She's in Tenerife this week.
04:46Oh, wow.
04:47Yeah.
04:47Just taking a little rest.
04:48She said couple's choice, and she chose holiday.
04:51Well done.
04:51Yeah, well, fair enough.
04:52Six days, seven nights.
04:54How long is she staying?
04:55Just let me...
04:56Yeah, just try until Saturday.
04:57Fine, OK.
04:58Yeah, we'll get into your couple's choice in a minute.
05:00But honestly, the viewers are really loving watching you dance,
05:03and we got sent this clip from Ada enjoying your foxtrot.
05:06Stop it.
05:16She's got it nailed.
05:17So cute.
05:18She's, that's amazing and well done.
05:20Oh, that's beautiful.
05:21So that's why we do it.
05:22That's it, isn't it?
05:23That's exactly why we do it.
05:24That's it, isn't it?
05:25That's exactly why we do it.
05:26Absolutely right.
05:27Absolutely right.
05:28Honestly, it does look like Strictly has become Lavoie's second home.
05:29So much so, in fact, Roger sent in an email about this.
05:32Oh, not Roger.
05:33Mmm.
05:34Roger's been on.
05:35So, as we can see, you're in some slippers there.
05:38Bal is also in slippers, but she did a dance barefoot.
05:40Oh, Lavoie is going to be mortified that that's been revealed.
05:44I'd like to say, I'd like to say to Roger,
05:47how often does he wear heels for eight hours a day on a daily basis
05:50and not get away with slippers, quite frankly?
05:53Big up, Roger.
05:53Yeah.
05:54Are they going to make a weekly appearance in the Claude Authority?
05:56Do you know what?
05:57If people want them to make an appearance,
05:58I think Lavoie will be thrilled she can wear her slippers on the BBC.
06:00I think it's amazing.
06:01I can't believe they've done that.
06:03I love how comfortable you are there now.
06:04Let's wear the slippers on.
06:05I'm just like, oh, yeah, yeah, I've got some time.
06:08Let me just...
06:08At least they're sparkly, though.
06:09Look, they're still sparkly.
06:10Yeah, they're still part of Strictly.
06:12They're Strictly-fied.
06:12I love it.
06:13We've also had a question from David, who is encased on C.
06:16He says, Chris and Lavoie's characters are so different.
06:20I wonder, at what point in the transformation process
06:22does the switch flip from one to the other?
06:24Oh, that's a nice question for me.
06:25For me, it's literally when I put the hair on.
06:29I think it's that.
06:29So, even in the make-up stage, for me,
06:31I still feel like I'm very much Chris.
06:33And then the minute that goes on, something happens,
06:35and it just changes me.
06:37And I know if I'm nervous about doing something,
06:39even when we're choreographing, I'll say,
06:41I hate this move on me, but I know she'll look good doing it.
06:44And it's like a weird switch for me.
06:46Yeah, it's interesting that you mention that, though,
06:47because in the training room, Aliash, it's Chris,
06:50and then on Saturday night, it's Lavoie,
06:52which means a different body shape.
06:53Do you feel a difference?
06:54Do you feel a difference?
06:55Yeah, how does that affect the dance?
06:56I do.
06:57Actually, I do.
06:58Like, the most fascinating thing for me is,
07:00one is the personality,
07:02and then the second thing is the difference
07:04in the way you move,
07:05which is, it's fascinating.
07:08Like, it took me a couple of weeks
07:10to kind of get my head around it,
07:11and then when I'm choreographing,
07:13I would, you know, when we rehearse,
07:15I would have you in my head doing it with me,
07:17but then now when I'm choreographing,
07:19there's certain steps that I go,
07:21no, I shouldn't do this step,
07:23because it's going to look better on love wife
07:24if I do it this way.
07:25So you get, like, a different person on a Saturday
07:27than what you've trained with all week.
07:28Pretty much.
07:29I'm doing strictly this year, double.
07:31Yeah, it's so interesting, isn't it?
07:33Correct.
07:34I love this process of learning all about it.
07:36It's very, very cool.
07:37Well, you're through to another week.
07:39Yeah!
07:41Oh, just by the skin of my teeth.
07:43And you'll be performing a couple's choice to this.
07:46Don't tell me not to live,
07:48just sitting by me.
07:49That's Don't Rain On My Parade by Barbara Streisand,
07:52another icon, a powerhouse track.
07:54So it sounds like we're really going to get a show.
07:57What style of couple's choice are you going to deliver?
07:59It's from Funny Girl, so the name fits right.
08:02So what you're going to get, you know,
08:04it's all about the dancing and the technique
08:05and trying to nail all of these stars.
08:07This week, it's going to be an absolute performance.
08:09It's going to bring the performance.
08:10Lavoie is a showgirl.
08:12She's a performer.
08:12It's all about the entertainment and the show.
08:14So you're going to get a full-on show this week.
08:17Oh, and you're working with choreographer Bill Demar,
08:20Olivier, award-winning.
08:21Yes, please get that in,
08:22because all he's got is a swimming badge.
08:26In Japanese.
08:29What can we look forward to then, Eliash?
08:31Well, some great choreographer.
08:33You can finally have a great choreographer coming.
08:35You're amazing.
08:36You know, you hit the nail there on the head.
08:41Lavoie is a born performer.
08:44And the couple's choice is the dance that plays on the strengths of our celebrities.
08:50And that's how I've always seen the couple's choice.
08:53And in our case, this is performing.
08:56And it always have been and it always will be.
08:58When I first saw Lavoie perform,
09:00I am still, you know, in all of it.
09:03And I want to sort of put that on the strictly floor.
09:06And it's beautiful when you have the freedom of a couple's choice.
09:11Because you're not judged on a specific technique.
09:13You're not judged on a specific, you know,
09:15choreography, what should be there, what shouldn't be there.
09:17So for me as a pro, I'm literally being taken on a ride of Lavoie's performing skills.
09:24Because I've been doing it since I was a kid.
09:27And I've never been more inspired, sort of, dancing with someone
09:31and watching someone perform as much as I've been with Lavoie.
09:35Which is not you.
09:36So don't worry.
09:37Which is not you.
09:38I couldn't tell it to Lavoie sitting right next to me.
09:40But I can tell you.
09:41You can tell, Chris.
09:42I can tell, Chris.
09:43That's beautiful.
09:43I mean that.
09:44That's really lovely.
09:45So I need to know, can we get an exclusive, Chris?
09:48Because so far you've done Claude's job.
09:51You've done Tessa's job.
09:52You've done the director's job.
09:53What's in store for this weekend?
09:55Well, I mean, there is some now bigger jobs become available at the BBC beyond strictly.
10:01So I think she's got her eye on programmes beyond that now, quite frankly.
10:04Interesting.
10:05And also another job.
10:06She wants to look at the judges' paddles because she feels like they're not being put in the right order
10:10when she's scored and they think it's meant to be a nine and it's a six.
10:13So, yeah, so she's going to be looking at that.
10:15Not for all the couples.
10:15Something's going on there and there.
10:16Not for all the couples, no.
10:18Just when you're on.
10:19Just when you're on.
10:21Not when you're on.
10:23Well, good luck with training.
10:24I can't wait to see your toe turns.
10:27It's Chris and I am!
10:28Too soon!
10:29Too soon!
10:30Too soon!
10:31I'm sorry.
10:32I'm so sorry.
10:33Next up, it's time to cha-cha-chat to Lavoie.
10:36Lewis and Katia on Saturday with his floppy hair and tight vest.
10:40Many viewers compared our Emmerdale star to one person.
10:44Me?
10:46No, it was Patrick Swayze, actually.
10:48So it's no surprise that the judges were having the time of their life watching that performance.
10:53More like Patrick Stewart, sorry.
10:54Here's a reminder.
10:57You played with the music.
10:59You were very compact.
11:01You were very cool.
11:02You guys have been brilliant.
11:04That's the way to start the show.
11:07You do everything so well.
11:09Your timing's brilliant.
11:10Your fluency's brilliant.
11:12Just keep going because I love it.
11:13The accent and the choreography for me was so well-balanced.
11:19You did a grand job.
11:20Well, yay, baby.
11:21I like it like she.
11:22Yeah.
11:23It's Lewis and Katia.
11:31Yes, I call it.
11:32She likes it, I think.
11:34Firstly, Lewis, you're not wearing your Cuban heels.
11:36Are you okay?
11:37I'm not really feeling myself today, so I thought I'd put some trainers on.
11:40Fleur, they are in the bag.
11:43I did the same.
11:43Actually, we're not even doing a Latin dance.
11:46I don't know what you were doing with them earlier, but...
11:49They're comfortable.
11:50Yes, well, you put on one heel of a performance.
11:54Off the back of a perfect score the previous weekend.
11:57What was your mindset?
11:59I don't know, really.
12:00I mean, I think we did carry a bit of, like, confidence from the week before into the dance,
12:05but then at the same time, it's a new dance, it's a new style, new choreography,
12:10which I was finding quite tricky, actually.
12:12So, if anything, it was probably the most nervous I've been, I think, starting a dance, yeah.
12:18But the only way we can reassure ourselves is on Thursday, we do ten runs solid.
12:24We put it on the board and we just want to make sure that we've rehearsed it so much
12:29that even little things that did go wrong during those ten runs, we can cope with now
12:34because...
12:35Culp.
12:36Culp.
12:36Culp.
12:37We've also done that many times here.
12:40We love it.
12:40So, like, I think that has been serving us so well every single week that going into,
12:47you know, the live show, we know we've done absolutely everything we can.
12:52And, yeah, and then it's just fun.
12:55Well, it's interesting because in a week where Lewis struggled,
12:58you still secured your highest scoring cha-cha-cha ever.
13:01That's amazing.
13:02Wow.
13:03Yeah, thank you.
13:04Very, very cool.
13:05It's not me.
13:05To what extent do you think Lewis is a little too hard on himself sometimes?
13:09But it's not even too hard.
13:11The thing is, celebrities, they have no measure, you would know, of what's good or what's not.
13:17You turn up on Mondego, right, we're doing a cha-cha-cha, put yourself in this weird position,
13:22you know, twist, don't twist, head straight, shoulders there, hip open, toes up.
13:27You know, you don't know whether it's right or wrong, what it's supposed to feel like.
13:33You're just having a crash course and cha-cha-cha.
13:36So, of course, if it doesn't sort of, the outside doesn't connect with your internal feeling,
13:43it can feel slightly alien to you and you can only trust the fact of me saying,
13:49you are doing great, this is exactly what we need, right?
13:52Yeah.
13:53And from experience, actually, when it feels weird, it's usually right.
13:56Yeah!
13:57It's like the more awkward it feels.
13:59It's when you're taking the mickey, it's like, oh, it's like that, isn't it?
14:02Yeah, exactly.
14:03Exactly.
14:04I was just joking.
14:05She's like, well, just joking.
14:07You admitted, though, that you found it really hard last week.
14:09What was it in particular that you found tricky?
14:11I think it was, like, exactly what I've just been saying there,
14:13the awkwardness of, like, the shapes, like, sitting in your hips
14:17that I've just never, ever done in me life or no one would ever do, really.
14:20Yeah.
14:21And then just kind of, like, the weight transfer, the changing up of the music,
14:26the beats, the counting of the music was very different than I've been counting
14:30in other dances and it was just, like, a multiple of, like, different things, really.
14:35But, um...
14:35And finding confidence in that, I think.
14:38You did really well.
14:39You didn't tell me until Saturday after we've danced that, you know,
14:44it's the most nervous you've been.
14:45Yeah, but I didn't want to, like...
14:46I didn't want to bring an energy to us, too, like, for the dance,
14:50I thought, I'll just wait until after.
14:51Well, people online loved your incredible connection.
14:54Katia, what is it like for you to be able to choreograph
14:56such electrifying routines?
14:58Yeah, I think what's been really exciting is every routine,
15:03we manage to show different emotion, you know,
15:07whether it's a fun jive or we did quite a bit more...
15:11I would say, I don't know...
15:14What was the next one?
15:15Yeah, you know, we showed loads of emotions at every single dance,
15:19whether it's soft or a little bit more assertive or deep or fun.
15:24And that was different, you know, that was flirty,
15:26that's a natural way the cha-cha-cha is done.
15:29So, with the movement comes the emotion, you know.
15:32And to be fair, I did keep telling you, dance with me, dance with me.
15:35I was just focusing on the steps and the hips and all of that.
15:38Exactly.
15:39You forget to dance, and it wasn't until you do that
15:41that you feel the emotion, really.
15:43Yeah.
15:44To be fair, there's a lot to think about.
15:45But you know what, let's cha-cha change the topic.
15:47Let's cha-cha change the topic.
15:48And look ahead to this week, where you'll be dancing a tango to this.
15:52Oh, that's 12 to 12 by Somba.
15:58We haven't seen a serious side to you, actually,
16:01since your week three Paso.
16:03So, how Somba is the vibe going to be of this dance?
16:06This is a strict one, right?
16:08Well, this is a similar question to
16:11what shoes do I need to wear for this dance?
16:14What face do I need to wear for this dance?
16:17Yeah, it is a serious one.
16:19And actually, what we've been working on is very much like,
16:22very focused and very much just like two people dancing
16:26and the intensity between that, rather than sort of, like,
16:29any sort of tricks or putting on a big show.
16:32It's kind of, we're trying to kind of draw...
16:34I think we are, aren't we?
16:35We are.
16:36We're trying to wear...
16:36You're looking at me a bit weird, though.
16:39I think we're trying to draw everyone in to watch us,
16:42rather than, you know, putting on a big performance,
16:44which is different and nice, and I'm looking forward to it.
16:47Yeah, it's going to be interesting to see that new side to this couple.
16:50I'm very excited.
16:51Well, Katia, you do take the educational side of things very seriously.
16:55Lewis, you posted this.
16:56Let's take a look.
16:57What is that?
16:59Please explain what's going on here.
17:01Interesting what you can get with a sausage roll high in the morning.
17:04Look at how detailed this is.
17:06Four spot, four spot Lewis.
17:07This doesn't make any sense to you.
17:08So that was Monday morning.
17:11Walk straight into the studio, and there's your routine.
17:15It gives me the piece of paper, so I'm looking at it.
17:17I don't have a clue how to read it, but it makes sense to you, at least.
17:21Yeah, this actually is not as detailed.
17:23That was a...
17:24Oh, was it not a clue?
17:25Normally, I write down the counts, and I write shapes of the moose...
17:29Shapes?
17:30Shapes.
17:30Shapes of the moose as well.
17:32Well, you better get reading and get those steps into action.
17:36Good luck this week.
17:37It's Lewis and Katya!
17:44OK, from a couple who are used to being at the top
17:48to a chart that is used to making you bop,
17:50it's time for Top of the Bops.
17:59Welcome to It Takes Two's Top of the Bops.
18:03Tonight, we'll be announcing the songs our couples will be dancing to
18:06on Saturday, so in no particular order,
18:08here's this week's Top Eight.
18:12Straight in at eight.
18:13As we've just heard, Lewis is hoping that his Tango to 12 to 12
18:17by New York musician Somba will be right up your fifth avenue.
18:22At seven, Vicky will be dancing to Girls Aloud's debut single
18:26and number one hit, Sound of the Underground.
18:28And after topping the leaderboard,
18:30she's hoping for something kind of ooh with this jive.
18:33A return at six, Say Grace's modern version
18:37of the 1960s pop anthem, You Don't Own Me.
18:40However, Karen is hoping she owns her American Smooth on Saturday.
18:46A non-mover of five, Amber and Nikita will be performing
18:49the ninth passo of the series to an epic rendition
18:51of the Aerosmith hit, Dream On.
18:54At four, Lavoie's couple's choice will be to Barbara Streisand's
18:59Don't Rain On My Parade.
19:01Will there be an outpouring of love for this number?
19:05Now the moment you've all been waiting for.
19:08It's the top three.
19:09Again, in no particular order.
19:12At three, Fanelos, get ready.
19:15Alex and Johannes will be waltzing away to this.
19:18That's Barry Manilow's Weekend in New England.
19:23It's a track that has been a favourite on Strictly,
19:25with the likes of 2004 champ Jill Halfpenny dancing to it.
19:29So Alex is hoping that after a score of 30 at the weekend,
19:33she'll have a rise and no fall with this waltz.
19:37At two, George and Alexis will be performing a rumba to this.
19:41That's Lily Allen's cover of Keen's Somewhere Only We Know,
19:46which hit number one in 2013 after featuring in a festive ad.
19:51So has Christmas come early for George with this gift of a track?
19:56And claiming that number one spot, it's Balvinda and Julian.
20:00They will be dancing to this.
20:03Balvinda will be hoping there is nothing rough
20:06about her American smooth to My Guy by Mary Wells.
20:09The 1964 hit single was written and produced by Smokey Robinson,
20:14but let's hope it doesn't cause Balvinda to feel burnt out.
20:18And that's it for this week's official Strictly Top of the Box.
20:26Next up, you know what?
20:28Nobody really knows this about me.
20:29I love bears.
20:31Winnie the Pooh, Paddington and even Bear Grylls.
20:34And none of them compare to the nation's favourite softie.
20:38Pudsey.
20:40And after his big return to It Takes Two last night,
20:43Pudsey has been blown away by all the love he's received.
20:46Even our crew want pictures with him.
20:51And speaking of pictures, I'd like you to picture this.
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22:24Thanks, Alan.
22:25As you might have guessed, my final couple of the night are Karen and Carlos.
22:28They stepped it up with a fast-paced Charleston that literally turned our world upside down, as you can see.
22:33While I figure out how to get the right way up, here's a reminder of that performance.
22:40Well, you're right, little Bobby Dazzler, darling.
22:43I'm going to call you Kaz Dazz, I think.
22:45That was absolutely incredible.
22:50It was definitely a fast-paced, difficult routine, which you handled very well.
22:55There was so much to like.
22:58You hit that perfectly.
23:01It was absolutely brilliant.
23:03All in all, I just loved it.
23:10Give it up for Karen and Carlos!
23:13OK, Kaz, tell us, how does 90 minutes of football compare to 90 seconds of that Charleston?
23:19To be fair, I used to walk a little bit in a football match and there was, yeah, I asked my teammates, there was a little bit of walking every now and then.
23:26There was no walking in that.
23:28We did not ease up at all.
23:30At all.
23:31So, that was harder, I think, for me.
23:33Yeah, it was zero chill.
23:35No chill.
23:35It was amazing.
23:36We've taken some inspo from a video that you posted on your podcast socials.
23:40This is how Carlos has been every time he finishes a fast dance with you.
23:45Take a look.
23:45Oh, no.
23:46Take my breath away.
23:54My love.
23:56Take my breath away.
23:59That was genuine.
24:01I'm like, still like, babe, I'm like, oh, 22, what's happened to me?
24:05Oh, thanks.
24:06Compared to your other routines, how physically challenging was that routine?
24:10Oh, Fleur, darling.
24:11I think, like I said on the live show, this is the hardest routine we've ever done.
24:16The fastest.
24:17Yeah.
24:17Amongst of the content we have in this routine is relentless.
24:22It, I mean, I survived.
24:24And this woman, she literally, she's, her stamina is just outstanding.
24:29Yeah, honestly, you have incredible stamina.
24:32Like, you just keep going.
24:33You could just keep going, didn't you?
24:34I couldn't believe football just won this game.
24:36Just won the game.
24:37That routine was so fast.
24:39Did you actually track how many steps you did?
24:41Oh, I reckon, I don't know.
24:43It felt like a billion.
24:44Yeah.
24:44It felt like that.
24:46It kept going and we kept going.
24:48And, yeah, when I first saw it on the Monday, I looked and thought, whoa, there's no chance
24:54I'm, A, remembering that or doing it.
24:56And, yeah, so I don't know how we managed it.
24:59Yeah.
24:59Well, our lioness isn't just putting Carlos through his paces.
25:03Amber posted bits online.
25:06Ah.
25:06Yeah, so I can see you guys.
25:08Actually, that's my ball.
25:10Well, the fact that you're playing football with your fellow celebs shows that you're very
25:15much at home.
25:16How true is this?
25:17Well, Carlos is right.
25:19It's actually his ball.
25:20And I gifted it to him, like, week one.
25:23And he takes it everywhere.
25:25Yeah.
25:25So without the ball, I won't be able to play.
25:28And then Amber said, oh, Kaz can have a kick around.
25:31And then Nikita joined in and everyone was joining in then.
25:34And it was just felt at home.
25:35Oh, yeah, it felt great.
25:36But if you didn't bring the ball, we wouldn't be able to play.
25:38So well done you.
25:39And, by the way, why a wig?
25:41Why a wig?
25:43Just mixing it up every Saturday.
25:46Yeah, we were going to go with that and then we changed it.
25:50But, yeah, every now and then we might throw a wig on.
25:52I like it.
25:53The sneaky behind the scenes that we got there.
25:55Very exciting.
25:56Your former Strictly partner, Angela Scanlon, was in the audience.
26:00I know.
26:00What did she have to say about your Charleston?
26:02Because you actually scored the same score, 35, that you got for your 2023 routine together.
26:08Oh, right.
26:08Yeah.
26:09Yes.
26:09Oh, she asked me after.
26:12She was like, I could have not done that.
26:13I said, no, you can't.
26:15You couldn't.
26:15It was fast.
26:17That's ridiculous.
26:19Fast.
26:19I know.
26:20Look at me.
26:20I'm out of breath.
26:21But, yeah.
26:22But she was the Charleston Queen.
26:23And she is the Charleston Queen.
26:26So it's amazing to have two Charleston Queens with me.
26:29I'm a lucky boy.
26:29That's amazing.
26:30Your reaction to that 10 from Motsi was priceless.
26:34Now that you've had some time to let it sink in, how proud of yourself are you?
26:38I couldn't really believe it.
26:40And I think then, obviously, Shirley and Anton fell in.
26:42And it wasn't until Carla's went, we got a 10.
26:45Motsi gave us a 10.
26:46And I was like, I could, yeah.
26:47And then it's really, really strong.
26:48I was like, oh, my God, we got a 10.
26:50But, yeah.
26:50It was just wild.
26:52Yeah.
26:52So happy.
26:53Just what a moment after all that hard work as well.
26:56It's just such a great reward.
26:57Well, that dance is Charleston done.
27:00And this week, you're performing an American smooth to this.
27:03Oh, that's You Don't Own Me by Say Grace.
27:09From the pace of the Charleston to the smoothness of the American smooth.
27:13Are you looking forward to having a chance to slow down this week?
27:16It might appear slow.
27:19But when Carlos is your partner, there's no slow.
27:24And what I mean by that is I always say he's so athletic.
27:27When he glides across the floor, he moves.
27:31And he is moving.
27:33And I'm trying to keep up with him.
27:35So, in my head, it hasn't slowed down.
27:37It's early days.
27:38You've only had a couple of days.
27:40Yes.
27:40You know, give it some time.
27:41So, we see.
27:41After two amazing weeks, Carlos, what does Kaz need to do to keep the standard up there?
27:46I know.
27:47You know, that's actually quite challenging.
27:49It's giving a precious after two outstanding weeks she had.
27:52And both of the weeks she had the 10s.
27:54So, but this one, we completely changed the style of the dance.
27:58It's a ballroom.
27:59It's a smooth.
28:00We, it's about storytelling.
28:02We're going to tell a beautiful story between two amazing humours and having this you don't owe me sort of fight.
28:11But, you know, we're going to, we're going to really open it up about everything.
28:14Like, just everything she has, the smooth, the glam, you know, the ballroom bits, the very beautiful gesture of frames.
28:23Everything we're going to throw, everything we have.
28:25Well, speaking of returning to the ballroom, you know, you've had the chance to perform in flatter shoes and now you're back to the ballroom heels.
28:31How do you feel about that?
28:32Thrilled.
28:33Yeah, I'm reading you.
28:38Yeah, I can see you.
28:39We've got that connection.
28:41Craig named Karen Kaz Daz on Saturday.
28:44Oh, yeah, I love that.
28:45What are you naming her this week?
28:46Well, I do actually gave it a name.
28:49I told you this morning, I said you are the princess of the darkness in this dance.
28:54Oh, princess of darkness.
28:56Yes.
28:56That's very exciting.
28:58Despite your sporty background, Kaz, you were determined not to let your competitive side break through.
29:02But now we're over halfway in the competition.
29:05Are you feeling a little bit more competitive?
29:07No, I don't think it's competitive.
29:09I think it's more, I think, since the rumba, I think I was annoyed with myself.
29:14So I came in after rumba and I think I've been more focused.
29:19Yeah.
29:19Like, and I know how the week kind of sets out now.
29:22So I came in and for the Peaky Blindness set, I said, Carlos, I'm going to be so focused.
29:29And that's all I've changed, really.
29:30Yeah, she says to me, I could do better.
29:32I feel like I'm not giving 100%.
29:33Pushed me, I can do better.
29:35That was her.
29:37Yeah.
29:37Yes, and better you have done.
29:39You have delivered.
29:41Blackpool is in sight, Carlos.
29:43I know.
29:43What would it mean to get Kaz there?
29:46I don't believe it.
29:47Blackpool just around the corner, it means everything.
29:49I have to take to Blackpool and we have to make it.
29:52And we'll try our best and to show her everything that we're dancing about in Blackpool, in that amazing ballroom.
29:59Even the smells can make you a better dancer.
30:01Trust me.
30:02Even the smell?
30:03Yeah, smell the room.
30:04Smell for the room, make you a better dancer.
30:06Trust me.
30:07Interesting theory.
30:08Well, all the best for this week.
30:10It's Karen and Carlos.
30:13Smell you later.
30:16Well, that's it for tonight.
30:17Thanks to all my guests.
30:19Jeanette will be here tomorrow with a first look at how some of our couples are getting on in training.
30:23And you can look forward to a very special panel of fashion experts, designer Julian McDonald, former magazine editor Joe Elvin and model Jodie Kidd.
30:33They'll be talking through the different Strictly styles we've seen in the series and revealing their favourite looks.
30:38Plus, George and Alexis and Balvinda and Julian will be here chatting about their upcoming dances.
30:43Have a lovely evening.
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