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00:00:00Lights, Blackpool is calling.
00:00:10Blackpool.
00:00:13A seaside town steeped in history.
00:00:18A place for escape.
00:00:21It has brought joy to so many.
00:00:25It sparks imagination.
00:00:27It puts smiles on faces.
00:00:34And is a destination of everlasting memories.
00:00:51Central to the magic, the Tower Ballroom.
00:00:57Where champions are crowned.
00:01:05And dreams are made.
00:01:07But now, it's our turn.
00:01:15To experience the wonder.
00:01:18Create our own everlasting memories.
00:01:22And be part of Blackpool's iconic story.
00:01:25orgt who's iconic story.
00:01:27Closet carson.
00:01:30Closet carson, actor, car horn, rollerblades.
00:01:33Closet carson, car horn, rollerblades.
00:01:36To the greatest magic andillä.
00:01:38我就 named Dey.
00:01:39Coddy, Rory, hotel.
00:01:41Find the game.
00:01:43Luis, you've got a good job.
00:01:45Mom, come on.
00:01:46Yeah!
00:01:48Yeah!
00:02:10Today is the summer of love
00:02:13Tonight the fiesta will come
00:02:25Tonight is the night of our lives
00:02:28Que tuta la vida dasmar
00:02:32A hundred degrees and we turn up the heat one more time
00:02:38For the summer of the earth
00:02:43Oh
00:02:55There was something in your voice
00:02:59That was telling me don't be too sure
00:03:03Arousing my suspicions
00:03:06I had never felt before
00:03:09I thought we had it made
00:03:13I thought you'd never go away
00:03:17But now you're trembling like a stranger
00:03:21And you're leaving our love behind
00:03:24Of all the things I was ever planning for
00:03:29This was the last thing of my life
00:03:34I know you're somewhere else right now
00:03:47I'm loving someone else no doubt
00:03:50Where I want the sorrow
00:03:54Ain't it too, too bad
00:03:58Are you breaking someone else's heart?
00:04:02Cause you're taking my love where you are
00:04:05Where I want the sorrow
00:04:09Ain't it too, too bad
00:04:12About us
00:04:14About us
00:04:18About us
00:04:22love
00:04:24Yep
00:04:38And forgive
00:04:40And forget
00:04:41You say you'll never know
00:04:44What they say
00:04:46It's better than devil you love
00:04:50I'll be here every day
00:04:54Waiting for your love to show
00:04:57Is this you?
00:05:00What they say
00:05:01It's better than devil you love
00:05:05Holding you, holding you
00:05:10Loving you, loving you
00:05:14Tragedy
00:05:33Everything is gone, it can't go on
00:05:36It's tragedy
00:05:37It's better than devil you're crying
00:05:39I don't know why it's not too bad
00:05:41When no one's around you
00:05:43You're going nowhere
00:05:45Tragedy
00:05:48When you lose control
00:05:50And you've got no soul
00:05:51It's tragedy
00:05:52When you're born and close
00:05:54And you don't know why it's not too bad
00:05:56When no one's beside you
00:05:58You're going nowhere
00:06:00I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:01I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:02I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:03I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:04I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:05I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:06I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:07I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:08I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:09I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:10I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:11I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:12I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:13I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:14I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:15I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:16I don't know why it's not too bad
00:06:17Live from the Tower Ballroom, this is Strictly Come Dancing.
00:06:39Please welcome Tess Davies and Claudia Winkleman.
00:06:47Thank you so much to our cast, judges, choreographer Matt Flint and the magnificent steps for
00:07:11that routine. Plus, the Steps Musical, Here and Now, is currently touring the UK.
00:07:16We are back for our annual extravaganza and tonight, six more celebrities prepare to find
00:07:21out why this place is so special to us all. But first, a dance routine that we are taking
00:07:27quite seriously. Don't laugh. Tess, are you ready?
00:07:31It's time.
00:07:31Please welcome...
00:07:32The judges!
00:07:33Great Rebel Horwood and Moxie Mabuse. Shirley Valance and Anton Dufek.
00:07:44She'll beg to take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain. She'll beg for your
00:07:51purpose in life. She'll take away your pain. I can fall into your brain. Come on!
00:07:58Oh, side in side out. It's never to be down, oh God. She'll push and pull you down.
00:08:07Never to be down, oh God. Never to be down, oh God.
00:08:12Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta be down, oh God. Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta be down.
00:08:17Thank you, judges. I'm just going to share this with the group. We genuinely rehearsed that
00:08:27all day. Yeah, sorry. We're very sorry. Now, as you may have heard, Lavoie sustained an
00:08:34injury, meaning that she can't dance in Blackpool tonight. And following further advice from our
00:08:42medical team, we can now confirm she has very sadly had to withdraw from the competition.
00:08:49We will be speaking to Lavoie in tomorrow night's show. We love you so, so much.
00:08:54We sure do. We really do.
00:09:02Our remaining six couples are waiting to make their mark in this iconic ballroom. So please
00:09:09welcome our Strictly stars.
00:09:16Alex Kingston and her partner, Johannes Radeveld.
00:09:19And finally, Amber Davis and her partner, Nikita Cooksman.
00:09:23And finally, Amber Davis and her partner, Nikita Cooksman.
00:09:25So call the 넌 by Nם.
00:09:27Valvinda Sopal and her partner, Julian Bragans.
00:09:43And finally, Amber Davis and her partner, Nikita Cooksman.
00:09:49Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.
00:09:54So come let me entertain you, entertain you.
00:10:02Let me entertain you.
00:10:12Welcome to everyone.
00:10:15Oh, yeah.
00:10:16Oh, yeah, Blackpool.
00:10:24And this year, Blackpool is going to be even more special.
00:10:28Listen up, everyone, because we have an announcement.
00:10:32We can reveal no-one will be leaving Strictly this weekend.
00:10:46Oh, what a reaction.
00:10:56So sweet.
00:10:58Oh, brilliant.
00:11:02Nobody is leaving.
00:11:06You are all safe.
00:11:08There is no dance-off.
00:11:10Congratulations.
00:11:12You will all be back next Saturday.
00:11:16You are adorable.
00:11:18Although nobody is leaving, the judges will be scoring and you at home can vote for your favourites and both will be carried over and added to next week.
00:11:26So there is still everything to dance for.
00:11:29And now opening the show for us with the Charleston.
00:11:31Are you ready?
00:11:32It is Lewis and Katia.
00:11:34The Charleston looks like a really full of energy dance.
00:11:45So I'm really excited to learn this one.
00:11:47Check it out.
00:11:48Our dance is set around a snooker table, which we will be making four years of.
00:11:54We need to make sure our rhythms are accurate.
00:11:59Yes, just think.
00:12:02That synchronicity is on point.
00:12:04Why not keep going on the other leg?
00:12:06Legs are going one way, the body's going the other.
00:12:08One, two, three, four.
00:12:11It's been a real big challenge to try and marry all of those together.
00:12:15Then land and swap.
00:12:16Three, four.
00:12:18That's it.
00:12:19I am loving how fun this dance is.
00:12:22Yes!
00:12:23And I just can't wait to perform it.
00:12:29It is so nice being in Blackpool.
00:12:32And we're starting our trip off with a game of snooker.
00:12:36There's the best fish and chips.
00:12:37Sounds good to me.
00:12:41When I was younger, we used to play pool with my brothers and stuff.
00:12:44And they would call me Hittin' Hope.
00:12:46That's Lewis Cope.
00:12:49What is your first memory of Blackpool?
00:12:52I remember coming with my family.
00:12:54We used to go to Pleasure Beach.
00:12:56Did you like the rides?
00:12:57Yeah, I loved the rides.
00:12:58Oh no, the rides are not for me.
00:13:00Are you getting assistance?
00:13:01This is you when we're dancing, holding me up.
00:13:06I think it's fair to say I'm not very good at snooker.
00:13:09Ready?
00:13:10Bomb!
00:13:11Whey!
00:13:13Smell it.
00:13:14Smell what?
00:13:15It's the fish and chips that you're buying.
00:13:17Come on, let's go.
00:13:18Hello.
00:13:19Right.
00:13:20Two fish and chips, please.
00:13:21Then we're...
00:13:22Wow.
00:13:23Mmm.
00:13:24Going to be a good trip.
00:13:25Well, that will definitely fuel us up for our childhood.
00:13:26Shall we finish these off before we're headed to the tower?
00:13:27Let's do it.
00:13:28Let's do it.
00:13:29We're dancing the child reals at me and I'll stop making eyes at you.
00:13:47Why did it surprise me?
00:13:53Making eyes at me
00:13:54And I'll stop making eyes at you
00:13:56What it surprises me
00:13:59Is that I don't really want you to
00:14:00When your shoulders are falling
00:14:02You're an explosion
00:14:04The name isn't real
00:14:06I don't get the sand
00:14:07The lighting that you're
00:14:08I bet that you look good
00:14:12On the dance floor
00:14:13I don't know if you're looking
00:14:14For romance or
00:14:15I don't know what you're looking for
00:14:17I said
00:14:19I bet that you look good
00:14:21On the dance floor
00:14:22Dancing for that rock
00:14:23Like a robot from 1984
00:14:261984
00:14:28And there ain't no love, no
00:14:39What to give all that to let
00:14:41Just banging tunes and DJ sets
00:14:46And dirty dance floor
00:14:48And dreams of naughty dance
00:14:50I bet that you look good
00:14:56On the dance floor
00:14:57I don't know if you're looking
00:14:58For romance or
00:14:59I don't know what you're looking for
00:15:01I said
00:15:03I bet that you look good
00:15:05On the dance floor
00:15:06A dance floor
00:15:07Let your model
00:15:07I don't know what you're looking for tonight
00:15:11Instead of that, that you're moving on the dance floor
00:15:15That's my life over from 1984
00:15:18From 1984
00:15:37That is the sound of 800 people going crazy
00:16:05Wow, for you. Thank you so much everyone
00:16:08I mean, thank you
00:16:10Even our judges were on their feet
00:16:14You brought everything to Blackpool
00:16:16No matter how many times we come here
00:16:19I cannot get used to how much this floor bounces
00:16:21It's brilliant
00:16:23How about that for a start to our weekend, Monty?
00:16:26What a start
00:16:27What a beginning
00:16:29Honestly, this was insane
00:16:34The energy was insane
00:16:36Everything was in place
00:16:37The hair, the fingers, everything
00:16:40The movement
00:16:41The energy that you both gave
00:16:44Absolutely amazing
00:16:45The synchronization here
00:16:47With the whole group
00:16:48And let me tell you
00:16:49There's a word called acceleration
00:16:51At the end of the dance
00:16:54When you think this is done
00:16:55This man's lungs should be hanging here
00:16:57You put one more energy level up
00:17:00And you just smashed it
00:17:01The roof is up
00:17:03The roof is up
00:17:06The roof is up
00:17:08I felt it move
00:17:11Shirley
00:17:12Well, this is definitely
00:17:14A Blackpool extravaganza for sure
00:17:17Absolutely
00:17:18One can see
00:17:20I mean, you're a fantastic dancer
00:17:22But to get this kind of synchronicity
00:17:24And this kind of quality
00:17:25Takes hours and hours of work
00:17:27And I know you're probably
00:17:28Doing it at home
00:17:29As well as in the studio
00:17:30The footwork
00:17:31The arms
00:17:32Like Motsi said
00:17:33Your synchronization
00:17:34Deceleration to acceleration
00:17:36And then back the other way
00:17:37Zero to hero
00:17:39And hero to zero
00:17:40It was absolutely extraordinary
00:17:43Oh, Anton, come on
00:17:50Wow
00:17:51Wow
00:17:52Wow
00:17:53Wow
00:17:53Unbelievable
00:17:57Honestly, unbelievable
00:18:00There's nothing to say
00:18:02I haven't written anything down
00:18:03I've written down here
00:18:05I wonder if he can sing
00:18:06You seem to have cracked this dance in Malarkey
00:18:11I don't know what we've been
00:18:12Wondering about it for the last 400 years
00:18:14You've come in four days
00:18:15I think I do a bit of that
00:18:16How about
00:18:17I did that first move
00:18:18I think it would take me a fortnight
00:18:19To get off the floor
00:18:20It was so extraordinary
00:18:22I am
00:18:23I am
00:18:24Which is useless in this show
00:18:25Speechless
00:18:26But
00:18:27You are
00:18:28Breathtaking
00:18:30Thank you
00:18:32I mean
00:18:32You've got to be happy with that
00:18:35I cannot wait to find out
00:18:38What you thought, Craig
00:18:40Oh, come on
00:18:42One word
00:18:44Beginning with F
00:18:45Fab
00:18:46You are
00:18:48Thank you
00:18:59So much judges
00:19:00You couldn't hope for higher praise
00:19:02I've got high hopes for the scores
00:19:04Off you go and get them
00:19:05Thank you
00:19:05Thank you
00:19:05Thank you
00:19:06Thank you
00:19:06Thank you
00:19:07Thank you
00:19:08Thank you
00:19:09Thank you
00:19:13Thank you
00:19:13Thank you
00:19:14Thank you
00:19:16Well done
00:19:17Well done
00:19:18Well done to the two of you
00:19:20I have to say
00:19:21Your fellow dancers
00:19:22Amy
00:19:23They were like
00:19:24Screaming
00:19:25Going what a start
00:19:26The Charleston is full on
00:19:27At the best of times
00:19:28But to do it here
00:19:29Bigger room
00:19:30Bigger audience
00:19:31Extra dancers
00:19:32How did you find it?
00:19:33I absolutely
00:19:34Love that
00:19:35That was just like
00:19:36Crazy and something
00:19:37I'll remember for the rest of my life
00:19:38But I'm glad I did have the extra dancers
00:19:40Because they just
00:19:41Bring something to the room
00:19:43That you can't bring
00:19:44And you know
00:19:45You're always trying to level up
00:19:46And kind of
00:19:47Not look like the odd one out
00:19:48So yeah
00:19:49They were fantastic
00:19:49We've had a great time with them
00:19:50So thank you a lot to them
00:19:51No absolutely
00:19:52Katia
00:19:53Where does this rate
00:19:55On terms of complicated
00:19:57I don't know
00:19:58The thing is
00:19:58It comes all organically
00:20:00I was literally
00:20:01Not joking
00:20:02I was just stretching
00:20:02In the morning
00:20:03You know
00:20:04Minding my own business
00:20:05Off he goes
00:20:06Through my legs
00:20:07I'm like
00:20:08Well we're putting that in
00:20:09So we may
00:20:10It will all unfold
00:20:12Naturally
00:20:13Beautiful dance
00:20:15But we do have
00:20:16Some quite sad news
00:20:17Mission Pope
00:20:18Is not complete
00:20:19Tell me more
00:20:19It's not complete
00:20:20And it's so
00:20:21So good
00:20:22That no one goes home
00:20:23This week
00:20:24Because one of my brothers
00:20:25Couldn't come today
00:20:25Because he was watching
00:20:26His daughter in a show
00:20:27So we're all for it
00:20:29For next week
00:20:29So you can come next week
00:20:30By the way
00:20:31Should we just take a moment
00:20:32For when that was
00:20:33We should cancel
00:20:34The dance offs
00:20:35Every week
00:20:36Yeah
00:20:36Okay
00:20:36Job done
00:20:38Good luck
00:20:38The scores are in
00:20:39Thank you very much
00:20:40Ladies and gentlemen
00:20:41The judges have their scores
00:20:42Craig Revelhall
00:20:44Ten
00:20:46Moxie Mabuse
00:20:53Ten
00:20:54Shirley Ban
00:20:57Ten
00:20:58And Anton Bubek
00:21:01Ten
00:21:02Perfect score
00:21:09If Lewis and Katya
00:21:11Have oppressed you
00:21:12Then please vote for them
00:21:14At the end of tonight's show
00:21:15After all our couples
00:21:17Have danced
00:21:18As a reminder
00:21:19Nobody will leave the competition
00:21:21This weekend
00:21:22But the judges' scores
00:21:23And your votes
00:21:24Will be carried over
00:21:25To next week
00:21:26To get ready to vote
00:21:27Please sign in
00:21:28Or register for your BBC account
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00:21:36Or
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00:21:39Test
00:21:40What a start
00:21:42To Blackpool
00:21:43Now as you may have
00:21:44Already noticed
00:21:45One thing that's tradition
00:21:46Every year here in Blackpool
00:21:47Is that our couples
00:21:48Are joined by some
00:21:49Amazing extra dancers
00:21:51Who are here to just
00:21:52Help try and give things
00:21:53A bit of a lift
00:21:54Lovely
00:21:57See they're brilliant
00:21:58Thanks to them
00:21:59Is Barbinder
00:22:00And Julian
00:22:01So well
00:22:03I have always wanted
00:22:09To dance
00:22:10The Argentine Tango
00:22:11And it happens
00:22:12To fall on Blackpool week
00:22:13Just feels like
00:22:14Such a milestone
00:22:15I couldn't be happier
00:22:17Argentine Tango
00:22:21Is about precision
00:22:23And commitment
00:22:24This week
00:22:25We've gone a step further
00:22:27We have lifts
00:22:28But these are much more difficult
00:22:29And that flips you in the air
00:22:32I sort of get a little bit concerned
00:22:33That Julian might drop me
00:22:35But it's not him
00:22:36That I'm worried about
00:22:37It's me
00:22:38What if I enter it wrong
00:22:39Ready
00:22:40Alright
00:22:40Val has to really be brave
00:22:42And throw herself
00:22:43For us to get these
00:22:44We've done our training
00:22:46And our next stop
00:22:47Is Blackpool
00:22:48How do you feel
00:22:52How do you feel
00:22:52You made it to Blackpool week
00:22:53I know
00:22:54How amazing
00:22:54It's actually very special
00:22:56Tell you what though
00:22:57We did it the hard way
00:22:58Didn't we
00:22:58Four dancers
00:23:00I mean
00:23:01Who'd have thought it
00:23:02It's quite spectacular
00:23:03I'm so happy
00:23:05That we get to be a part of it
00:23:06Growing up on the other side
00:23:08Of the world
00:23:08You always want to come to Blackpool
00:23:10Because you know
00:23:10That the greatest dancers
00:23:11Have danced on that exact
00:23:12Same floor as you
00:23:13It's such a special thing
00:23:15That I'm just going to hold it
00:23:16For the rest of my life
00:23:18This cements
00:23:19What Strictly is for me
00:23:20This is everything
00:23:21I've wanted to do
00:23:22And I'm here
00:23:23Now Val
00:23:24I have it
00:23:25On good authority
00:23:27That this
00:23:27Is the best way
00:23:29To see the Blackpool Tower
00:23:31Let's do this
00:23:32Look at that
00:23:33Best view in Blackpool
00:23:35This is a bit
00:23:36Don't look down
00:23:37I can't look down
00:23:38This is actually quite high
00:23:41Oh my gosh
00:23:41Go
00:23:42About a whole week
00:23:50So there's only one more thing to do
00:23:52We just have to
00:23:52Head in there
00:23:54And dance the best
00:23:55Argentine tango we can
00:23:56Got you
00:23:58Let's do it
00:23:59Dancing the Argentine tango
00:24:04By Binda Sokol
00:24:05And Julian Keh
00:24:07When I was young
00:24:19It seemed that life was so wonderful
00:24:22A miracle
00:24:24Oh it was beautiful
00:24:26Magical
00:24:27And all the birds in the trees
00:24:30Well they were singing so happily
00:24:32Oh joyfully
00:24:34Oh playfully
00:24:36Watching me
00:24:38But then they sent me away
00:24:42To teach me how to be sensible
00:24:44Logical
00:24:47Oh responsible
00:24:48Practical
00:24:50And then they showed me a world
00:24:52Where I could be so dependable
00:24:55Oh critical
00:24:57Oh intellectual
00:24:59Cynical
00:25:00There are times
00:25:04When all the world's asleep
00:25:08The questions run to me
00:25:12What's all it just said
00:25:15For mine
00:25:16I said
00:25:23What's what you say
00:25:24Or they'll be calling you a radical
00:25:27A liberal
00:25:29Or fanatical
00:25:31Criminal
00:25:32Won't you please
00:25:34Please tell me
00:25:36What we've loved
00:25:38I know it sounds so sad
00:25:41Won't you help me
00:25:43Please tell me
00:25:44Who I am
00:25:47Who I am
00:25:51I know our history
00:25:55I know how to touch
00:25:56And I know
00:25:57Just know
00:25:57Especially
00:25:57I know now
00:25:59I know and I know
00:26:13how to touch
00:26:14Yes, Marvinda, you, beauty.
00:26:20An Argentine tango in the Tower Ballroom.
00:26:24Is this a bit of a moment for you?
00:26:26Quite special, I have to say.
00:26:28It's so special. And those lifts were so brave.
00:26:31Well done, you.
00:26:32I've got a best pro. I've got the best pro as well.
00:26:35Anton, how is that for you?
00:26:37I have to tell you, I thought you were right on form in that.
00:26:41I loved your intensity.
00:26:44I love your characterisation.
00:26:47I love that way that you danced with Jules,
00:26:51but you were sort of detached from him.
00:26:54And he was dancing, trying to...
00:26:56And you were like that, I'm not getting involved.
00:26:58You were sort of that detachable look.
00:27:00And every time he tried, you went, oh.
00:27:03And he tried, and I could see him trying again, and you went, oh.
00:27:07And I like it when you play art again.
00:27:10And I love that sense of the dance,
00:27:13because that's real characterisation.
00:27:16And then you had the other dancers with you as well,
00:27:18and you were involved with them, and the boys there getting involved,
00:27:20and you didn't suddenly get all desperate to dance with someone.
00:27:23You just held your own.
00:27:25I think that shows great strength of character,
00:27:28and great strength of performance.
00:27:30I think this is one of your best dancers with you.
00:27:32LAUGHTER
00:27:33APPLAUSE
00:27:35Great.
00:27:37I would have liked to have seen smoother weight changes and transitions.
00:27:43True, it's true.
00:27:45It's true.
00:27:46But all your lovely forward Ocho's, I could see you were working on those,
00:27:50because you had a lovely smooth and sweet pass through of the foot on that.
00:27:53And I think this style actually suits you really, really well.
00:27:58APPLAUSE
00:28:00Well, sorry.
00:28:02Well, Linda, I mean, in my books it says you are our comeback queen.
00:28:07I just have to mention it.
00:28:08This is really...
00:28:09APPLAUSE
00:28:10This is the story.
00:28:11This is the story, your story for Strictly Come Dancing,
00:28:14and another day where I can learn something from someone else,
00:28:18that you come back every time stronger.
00:28:21That is what I love.
00:28:22This was honestly, the opening, so good when you were up there.
00:28:27You were in the mood.
00:28:28You were so clear with your intention.
00:28:30You were so defined.
00:28:32I absolutely love that.
00:28:34I also love that everybody chucked you around left and right,
00:28:37but you kept your cool.
00:28:39I didn't see you panicking.
00:28:41I just believe so much in you.
00:28:43I want to give you a tip.
00:28:44Just watch for the tiny, tiny details.
00:28:46The feet, the fingers, the weight, the tone in the body,
00:28:50that you can keep it through up until the end,
00:28:53because who knows which way this is going to go,
00:28:55but you keep fighting, girl.
00:28:57Definitely.
00:28:58APPLAUSE
00:29:00I have to address it.
00:29:04You know, four times in the bottom,
00:29:06and like Motsi and I just said, now you come back stronger
00:29:09and, you know, just gold.
00:29:11I mean, you come in, you wanted to dance this dance.
00:29:14I could feel you wanted to dance this dance.
00:29:17I was also impressed with the inter-reactiveness
00:29:19with the other dancers.
00:29:21You didn't seem to panic at all when you were with the girls
00:29:24or went with the boys, so that was really great.
00:29:26I do agree with Motsi, though.
00:29:28A little bit more moving forward, tiny little things.
00:29:31Make sure your toes are pointed when you do that beautiful lifts
00:29:34that you do in the entries and exits.
00:29:36Polish is always in the extremes.
00:29:38Magic comes from the finish of every single thing that you do.
00:29:41But moody, atmospheric...
00:29:43Are you paying attention?
00:29:44No.
00:29:45No.
00:29:46Moody, atmospheric, that you had was fabulous.
00:29:50Good work.
00:29:53Wow.
00:29:54That's a wonderful comment from the judges.
00:29:57So well done.
00:29:58You can go and enjoy the rest of the show now.
00:30:00Applaud.
00:30:01Up you go, darling.
00:30:02Well then, we're in Julianna.
00:30:04Yeah, they want to take that.
00:30:06Yeah, they want to take that.
00:30:07Yeah, they want to take that.
00:30:12Well done.
00:30:13Well done.
00:30:14Well done.
00:30:15Well done.
00:30:16Well done.
00:30:17Well done.
00:30:18Well done.
00:30:19Oh, okay.
00:30:20I really loved it.
00:30:21This is the dance you were desperate to do.
00:30:23Yeah.
00:30:24Did it live up to your expectations?
00:30:25Absolutely.
00:30:26More so than anything else.
00:30:27I was like, give it to me in week one, two, three, four.
00:30:29I don't mind.
00:30:30Yeah.
00:30:31But it's happened in Blackpool.
00:30:32It's just the stars aligning for me, actually.
00:30:34So it's really special.
00:30:36Sorry.
00:30:37No, not at all.
00:30:38You do whatever you need to do.
00:30:39Tell me about those lifts.
00:30:41Because they were scary.
00:30:42Yeah, but I loved doing them.
00:30:44I think...
00:30:45She learnt that last one, the flip in the air, in five minutes.
00:30:48What?
00:30:49Yeah.
00:30:50Yeah.
00:30:51She spends more time trying to figure out your toe.
00:30:53But if I tell her, I'm going to throw you.
00:30:55You're going to flip in the air.
00:30:56I'm going to catch you.
00:30:57I'm going to put you down.
00:30:58She goes, yeah, sweet.
00:30:59No problem.
00:31:00But you must trust him so much.
00:31:01I think I had a little bit of a breakthrough a couple of weeks ago.
00:31:04I was like, okay, I'm just going to go in and play.
00:31:06Whatever Jules says, I'll do.
00:31:08And he just comes up with such brilliant choreography and lifts,
00:31:11and I love being thrown up in the air.
00:31:13And he catches me up.
00:31:14It's fantastic.
00:31:15Jules, how was the first time for you in this room?
00:31:17Oh, I mean, it's just incredible.
00:31:19The room itself, the boardroom itself, I've been saying all day.
00:31:22The energy it gives is just magical.
00:31:24And to get to share the stage with Bao for the first time,
00:31:27my first ever time dancing on the floor,
00:31:29it was just such a privilege and something I'll remember for the rest of my life.
00:31:32Definitely.
00:31:33It was a beautiful dance.
00:31:34Good luck.
00:31:35The scores are in.
00:31:36Will the judges please reveal their scores?
00:31:39Craig Revel Hall.
00:31:40Eight.
00:31:41Oh!
00:31:42One!
00:31:43Oh!
00:31:44One!
00:31:45Motsi Mabusei.
00:31:46Eight!
00:31:47Yeah!
00:31:48Yeah!
00:31:49Yeah!
00:31:50Shirley Banks.
00:31:51Eight!
00:31:52Yeah!
00:31:54Anton Dubé.
00:31:55Nine!
00:31:56Nine!
00:31:57One!
00:31:58One!
00:31:59One!
00:32:00One!
00:32:01One!
00:32:02One!
00:32:03One!
00:32:04One!
00:32:05Well, Vindlet, I'm going to your support.
00:32:07Please vote for them later on in tonight's show.
00:32:10Voting will open after all our couples have performed.
00:32:13performed there will be no dance-off this week but both the judges scores and your votes will
00:32:18be carried over to next week still to come alex and jojo with their couple's choice alex we love
00:32:24you so much you wouldn't even mention blackpool you were like no i'm not even i'm not even going
00:32:29there yeah now you're here how is it it's so incredibly exciting and the ballroom itself
00:32:35i mean it's so unbelievably beautiful you have to come and experience it for yourself really
00:32:42absolutely gorgeous that's an invite put down whatever you're eating doing we'll see you very
00:32:47soon thank you next to perform in this incredible ballroom it's amber and nikita but first i'm with
00:32:54two of our strictly alumni danny mack and ashley robert so great to see you both it's good to see
00:32:59you
00:33:00and you are back because you're taking part in a very special group number we've got tomorrow night
00:33:09in the show danny what can you tell us about it there's going to be four of us dusting off some
00:33:15cobwebs from our dance shoes um and bringing you some of our most hopefully memorable numbers yeah i
00:33:22mean along with along with like 20 other dancers yeah we've got extra sparkle this time around which
00:33:29is nice well you are recreating your jive you performed at blackpool how has it been back in
00:33:34training i mean that was seven years ago tess i mean unbelievable my hips my back my legs
00:33:41everything is hurting right now but i mean i'm so excited it's so nice to be back and just
00:33:47have a bit of fun and you know hopefully do a little sparkly moment on that dance floor
00:33:51well we can't wait to see you perform later on thank you so much for coming yes up next
00:33:58they've had tens from mozzi and anton for the last two weeks but can they convince craig and shirley
00:34:03with tonight's quick step it is amber and nikita
00:34:10this is blackpool week to have made it this far is a dream come true and we are dancing a quick
00:34:17step to reach for the stars the judges criticism from the last ballroom we've done with her left
00:34:22shoulder slightly bit up so we're keeping her down this week i adjust we need to make sure that amber is
00:34:30in the right body position her shoulder has a beautiful line
00:34:36i feel like i just want to have fun so i want to bring the party to blackpool and i think i'll
00:34:41be good at that welcome to blackpool it's like nostalgic to me because i used to come with my family
00:34:48when i was little the blackpool eliminations are iconic yes and i just know the perfect way to show
00:34:55you this is amazing if you look up i have a little surprise i can't believe my nana has just surprised
00:35:07me on an open top bus how does it make you feel watching amber every week oh my gosh i'm so proud of
00:35:15her i can't believe she's there look at you now dreams do come true don't they come true when i
00:35:22lost my husband her grandchildren they've just made my life worth living you know family is everything to
00:35:30me i know i know and you're everything to me yeah seeing my nana is exactly what i needed going into
00:35:38this weekend i got a little bit emotional you can just see how much amber lost her nan it's just
00:35:43beautiful her support means the world to me hopefully you'll give us a 10. oh my gosh i'll give you a 12.
00:35:51this weekend in blackpool the dance is for her
00:35:55dancing the quick stuff amber davis and nikita kutzman
00:36:14i'm
00:36:42Never forget that I forgot you
00:36:44Have you got me so
00:36:47Reaching for the stars
00:36:49Come every mountain higher
00:36:52Reaching for the stars
00:36:54Follow your heart's desire
00:36:57Reaching for the stars
00:36:59And when the rainbow's shining over you
00:37:03That's when dreams are true
00:37:07No one knows just what the future holds
00:37:13There ain't nothing you can't be
00:37:16There's a hole in the land to be
00:37:18I said reach
00:37:19Climb every mountain
00:37:21Reach for the moon
00:37:23Follow the rainbow
00:37:26And when dreams are up
00:37:29Reaching for the stars
00:37:32And every mountain higher
00:37:35Reaching for the stars
00:37:37Follow your heart's desire
00:37:40Reaching for the stars
00:37:42And when the rainbow's shining over you
00:37:47That's when dreams are all about you
00:37:51Woo!
00:37:55Woo!
00:37:57Woo!
00:37:58Woo!
00:37:59Woo!
00:38:00Woo!
00:38:01Woo!
00:38:02Woo!
00:38:03Woo!
00:38:04Woo!
00:38:05Woo!
00:38:06Woo!
00:38:06Woo!
00:38:07Woo!
00:38:08Woo!
00:38:08Woo!
00:38:09Woo!
00:38:09Woo!
00:38:10Woo!
00:38:10Woo!
00:38:11Woo!
00:38:11Woo!
00:38:12Woo!
00:38:12I mean Amber
00:38:13I think we all love it
00:38:15Look at the room
00:38:16I love that so much
00:38:17You wanted to bring the party with that quick step
00:38:19I think you can tick that box
00:38:21You got your steps in alright
00:38:23Really?
00:38:23Yeah
00:38:24It was made for this one floor
00:38:26Yes
00:38:26Shirley what about the speed of that footwork?
00:38:28I mean I'm exhausted
00:38:30Watching it
00:38:31I mean like a Hollywood extravaganza here in Blackpool it was fantastic
00:38:36Can I first of all say you did a beautiful natural turn here and that is where she brushed her right foot towards her left beautiful footwork and some great footwork all the way around
00:38:47She was very pleased with that
00:38:49The creativity
00:38:51The creativity Nikita of all the boys and then rolling and stepping and then re-picking back up and being able to move and not missing a step was absolutely a sight to be seen wasn't it?
00:39:01It really was
00:39:02As you move forward keep working on the upper half of your body get that gap a little bit more closed for me
00:39:06Yeah
00:39:07But other than that what was that like Moxie it was fabulous
00:39:10Lightning!
00:39:11Thank you
00:39:12Thank you
00:39:13It was
00:39:14It was quite lightning
00:39:15That's fun
00:39:16Wow
00:39:17I'm going to do this a lot tonight
00:39:18Wow
00:39:19I
00:39:20This is this is what you call
00:39:22I'm going to show you a quick step and I'm going to put into it every step I've ever learnt in my life
00:39:27And we're going to do that around the Blackpool 4 which was this
00:39:30You covered the floor I'm so delighted you did a quick step because you covered this wonderful floor
00:39:35Amazingly beautifully
00:39:37I was a bit concerned at the beginning because you came off there and the boys the lovely boys who were dancing with you as well
00:39:42Got you out of the lift a bit late and you were and I and I was talking to myself
00:39:47I thought I know this could be a nasty incident and you picked it up without any hesitation at all straight in
00:39:54To the first step
00:39:56Not a mistake
00:39:58I was like that
00:39:59I was like oh
00:40:00Will she will she
00:40:01Yes of course I will
00:40:02Off I'll go
00:40:03You were amazing
00:40:04The head is not in the correct position
00:40:06We'll discuss this another day
00:40:07But for today
00:40:08Absolutely
00:40:09Gorgeous
00:40:10Thank you
00:40:11I loved it well done
00:40:12Yeah
00:40:13Let's not discuss that
00:40:15Craig
00:40:16Yes sadly there was a lot of gapping I'm afraid
00:40:20Oh
00:40:21Always working on the gapping
00:40:22Darling you flew around that floor faster than a seagull swooping in for a chip darling
00:40:28It was absolutely amazing
00:40:30I'm totally with Anton on that covering the floor was fantastic
00:40:34Your timing is exceptional
00:40:37You were such a brilliant performer
00:40:41Wow
00:40:42I praise Moxie
00:40:43Yeah you know for me you are so versatile
00:40:46Every time I watch you dance every dance there's a new amber
00:40:49And you change with the dance and I absolutely love that
00:40:52I can see that you've been working on that stretch that everyone asked for you
00:40:56You were like stretching
00:40:57I was like girl you can relax a little bit
00:40:59But it was really hard work I can see you working on that
00:41:02For me there's like a way of dancing like you know a quite male way and that would be Lewis
00:41:09And the answer to that is you
00:41:11I think you are the feminine way of doing things
00:41:14You're very energetic
00:41:16You're light
00:41:17You change
00:41:18You're quick
00:41:19You have a lot of fluidity
00:41:20I loved it guys well done
00:41:21Thank you
00:41:22Thank you
00:41:23We all loved it
00:41:25You've been working really hard
00:41:26You made the judges really happy
00:41:28Thank you
00:41:29That was beautiful
00:41:30Thank you so much
00:41:31Thank you
00:41:32Amber and Nikita
00:41:41You did it
00:41:42You did it
00:41:43I know you so wanted to perform in Blackpool
00:41:46How was it?
00:41:47I can't believe I'm getting the Blackpool Strictly experience in my lifetime
00:41:52Yes
00:41:53I just feel so unbelievably lucky and the fact that no one is going home
00:41:59Yeah
00:42:00It's like the icing on the cake I could really just enjoy that
00:42:03Yeah it was wonderful
00:42:04Wonderful
00:42:05Let's talk about your lovely Nana
00:42:06Oh my Nana
00:42:07Yeah
00:42:08She's here
00:42:09She's amazing
00:42:11I love you
00:42:12She's amazing
00:42:13You were very worried there might be an accident right because there were so many people
00:42:18It was complicated footwear
00:42:19You were like we need to get through this
00:42:21If we went on different timings obviously he'd be doing the right timing I would be doing the wrong timing
00:42:26I was scared that our ankles were going to intertwine and one of us would end up on the floor
00:42:32Yes
00:42:33But we didn't
00:42:34We've already got it
00:42:35Yes
00:42:36Nikita I know you always want to do the quick step here and what's even more special is your parents Natalia and Evgeny
00:42:42Are with our kids
00:42:48To watch their little boy
00:42:50Yeah no it's honestly it's a dream come true even to be here it's a dream come true to the quick step
00:42:55It's a dream come true to do it with you and to be honest to see my mum and my dad just there
00:43:01You know I own them all my life the only reason why I'm here today is just because of them and to see them
00:43:06Happy and proud it's it just it's my dream come true honestly. I'm just so so happy. I love them so much mama
00:43:13They love you too
00:43:16They love you too
00:43:17They're so proud of you
00:43:18They're so proud of you
00:43:19Well done on your dance
00:43:20Good luck
00:43:21The scores are in
00:43:22The judges have their scores
00:43:24Craig Revelhorn
00:43:25Nine
00:43:26Yay
00:43:29Moxie LaBuce
00:43:30Nine
00:43:31Yay
00:43:33Shirley Bat
00:43:34Nine
00:43:36If you love Anthony Nicoletta then please vote for them all the couples are safe this week but your votes and the judges scores are being carried over to next weekend voting will open at the end of the show still to come George you are closing the show with a salsa how has your week been tell me
00:44:00Um it's been a really fun week it's felt like a party the whole time and now I guess with no one going home
00:44:05It is
00:44:06It is
00:44:07Yes
00:44:08Correct
00:44:09We cannot wait to see your dance
00:44:10Thanks
00:44:11Thank you next to dance in the tower ballroom it's Karen and Carlos and for tonight's Paso Doble Karen is taking on the role of a fortune teller
00:44:19She's really hoping a crystal ball shows nothing but glowing reviews from these four
00:44:28I'm so happy that we're doing Paso in Blackpool is like this
00:44:32The Paso is very dramatic
00:44:34We live in a moment
00:44:35Not that we need dramatic we've got Carlos
00:44:37Absolutely love him
00:44:38Absolutely love him
00:44:39It's a dance of the strength and dance of power
00:44:43Silence
00:44:45Yes
00:44:46You're not from Birmingham
00:44:47In this dance you're from Madrid
00:44:50The way of walking in this dance is very unique
00:44:53Your belly is going backwards your chest is going forward
00:44:57I'm the ball Paso Doble is all about frame for arms, shoulders, the hips
00:45:04The posture is very unfamiliar
00:45:06It's a challenge
00:45:08But I'm honoured to go to Blackpool and honoured to dance with Carlos
00:45:17As you know you're playing fortune teller in this Paso Doble
00:45:20So I brought you to a very special place
00:45:23Okay
00:45:25Breathe in
00:45:27Breathe out
00:45:28And I want you to think of a question
00:45:32How will our Paso go this week?
00:45:36Well it's bringing up positive influences
00:45:38Yes
00:45:39The main thing is just trust in yourself
00:45:43Everybody's going to be good
00:45:45But there is going to be a bit of a shock for somebody
00:45:48Wow
00:45:49Are we in a dance-off?
00:45:50Yeah
00:45:51We are in a dance-off?
00:45:52No
00:45:53Oh
00:45:55I was like
00:45:57There's a dagger in my heart
00:46:00I have one question too
00:46:02Will my costume look fabulous?
00:46:05Absolutely unbelievable
00:46:06Great
00:46:08And the confidence is going to be very, very high
00:46:11That's what we need now
00:46:12No
00:46:13You're ready and I've sprinkled all the gold dust all over you
00:46:16So you've got nothing to worry about
00:46:18Okay
00:46:19Thank you, thank you very much
00:46:20You're welcome
00:46:21Thank you
00:46:23We are ready to perform the amazing Paso at
00:46:28I mean look at that
00:46:29Wow
00:46:30Stunning
00:46:31Dance in the Pasadena
00:46:32Karen Connie and Carlos Green
00:46:33Dancing the Pasadena
00:46:34Dancing the Pasadena
00:46:35Karen Connie and Carlos Green
00:46:36Dancing the Pasadena
00:46:37Karen Connie and Carlos Green
00:46:38Thank you
00:46:39Thank you
00:46:40Thank you
00:46:41Thank you
00:46:42Thank you
00:46:43I am
00:46:49I am
00:46:50I am
00:46:52I am
00:46:53Out of the
00:46:55This landlord
00:46:56Thank you
00:47:09Oh
00:47:39Oh
00:48:09Oh
00:48:39Oh
00:48:41Oh
00:48:43Oh
00:48:45Oh
00:48:47Oh
00:48:49Oh
00:48:51Oh
00:48:53I mean
00:48:55One word
00:48:57to describe that
00:48:59Epic
00:49:01Thank you
00:49:03Thank you
00:49:05I mean the drama
00:49:07The floor spin
00:49:09That was superb
00:49:11And adding to the drama what
00:49:13Incredible music
00:49:15From Dave Arch
00:49:17And singing
00:49:19In Latin
00:49:21Are brilliant singers
00:49:23In Latin
00:49:25It's a 10 from us for sure
00:49:29Craig
00:49:31Cameron is bringing the drama
00:49:33That's how you score a goal that's for sure
00:49:37Insane
00:49:39Charm
00:49:41Exciting
00:49:43I would have liked a little bit
00:49:45No
00:49:47Stop
00:49:49Stop
00:49:51Stop
00:49:53No just
00:49:55Just
00:49:57Just
00:49:59Just
00:50:01I don't think I agree with you Craig
00:50:02I don't think I agree with you Craig
00:50:03And with a softened line
00:50:05Oh my goodness
00:50:07It was dramatic
00:50:09It was passionate
00:50:11You are absolutely
00:50:13Incredible
00:50:15I can't wait
00:50:17I said no
00:50:19I fought for you
00:50:21Yes
00:50:22I really fought
00:50:23Actually the whole audience fought for you
00:50:25Yes
00:50:26Yes
00:50:27Honestly
00:50:28I
00:50:29I
00:50:30Let me put it
00:50:31I'm gonna try to keep it short
00:50:33I do not
00:50:34Have
00:50:35A paddle
00:50:36That
00:50:37In any way
00:50:38Can express
00:50:39How good that dance was
00:50:40You
00:50:41I
00:50:42Thank you so much
00:50:44Thank you so much
00:50:45Thank you
00:50:46Congratulations
00:50:47Thank you very much
00:50:48Oh I got the whole goose pimples then Shirley on
00:50:50Well Carlos actually you've got me quite emotional
00:50:53Here we are in this boar room this iconic boar room where I've seen many brilliant Paso dobles
00:50:58That choreography from you was the
00:51:00Of the highest
00:51:02Of the highest
00:51:04Competitive quality
00:51:06Now last week you got emotional because you've been in the studio you were working on this posture
00:51:12I've never seen a Paso doble like that the drama the music the atmosphere you never wobbled once you nailed everything like a top class professional having never danced before that is epic it will go down in history
00:51:27It did not require anything soft it was not that kind of Paso doble you scored on every competitive level with that Paso doble
00:51:40Oh
00:51:41I love that
00:51:42Yes
00:51:43Oh Anton
00:51:46Wow
00:51:47Oh wow
00:51:48Oh
00:51:49God
00:51:50I asked
00:51:51I asked
00:51:52Bring your best
00:51:53When you come to Blackpool
00:51:54Bring your best
00:51:55It was amazing
00:51:56This was an absolute tour de force
00:51:59I thought it was extraordinary
00:52:00I thought it was extraordinary
00:52:02The most brilliant thing
00:52:05I mean I have to tell
00:52:08I'd like to give you 25 for that
00:52:10That was so brilliant
00:52:11It was
00:52:12It was everything
00:52:13Drama
00:52:14The choreography was brilliant
00:52:16Your execution was amazing
00:52:17Your timing
00:52:18Your intensity
00:52:19You
00:52:20You
00:52:21You
00:52:22And I hope to say this is going to be the end of your career
00:52:24But you'll never dance better than that
00:52:26No one will dance better than that
00:52:27You never know
00:52:28That was
00:52:29Extraordinary
00:52:30Brilliant
00:52:31You are wonderful
00:52:32Thank you
00:52:34Thank you
00:52:35Yes sir
00:52:36Thank you to our dancers
00:52:40Our dancers and everyone behind us as well as part of our team
00:52:43So they were part of the scoring as well
00:52:44So great job to them
00:52:45It was wonderful
00:52:46Thank you
00:52:47Wonderful performance
00:52:48You so put those comments from the judges
00:52:49Unbelievable
00:52:50And good luck with your scores darling
00:52:52Thank you
00:52:53Brilliant
00:52:54Thank you
00:52:55Thank you
00:53:04Can you believe it?
00:53:06I know
00:53:07I hope you can hear everyone here
00:53:09Like Vita was like
00:53:10She never takes the full credit
00:53:12She's such a team player
00:53:13Unbelievable
00:53:14You thanking everybody then
00:53:15Katia was like
00:53:16I mean
00:53:17We're in love with it
00:53:18Yes
00:53:19How did you find it?
00:53:20I think I was so blown away by the noise at the end
00:53:23I was a bit like
00:53:24Did that really happen?
00:53:25And I'd love to do it again
00:53:27Just for fun
00:53:28Not thanks Carlos
00:53:29Here we are
00:53:30But you know
00:53:31No we don't have to thank Loretta
00:53:32That's been taken off the table
00:53:34Oh thank god
00:53:35But it was so good
00:53:36Thanks Claudia
00:53:37You are the most gentle human being
00:53:39And I don't mean that in a bad way
00:53:40But isn't she
00:53:41You are so polite
00:53:43You are so kind
00:53:44You are so kind
00:53:45To every single person
00:53:46How do you pull that off?
00:53:48How do you look grumpy?
00:53:49I said to him
00:53:50Try and wind me off
00:53:51And to be fair
00:53:52People did it when I played
00:53:53So I said to Carlos
00:53:54Try and wind me off
00:53:55I'll get angry
00:53:56I'll get really angry
00:53:57I'm over it now
00:53:58I'm calm and I'm still
00:53:59Don't worry
00:54:00I'm all right
00:54:01Yeah exactly
00:54:02Carlos I know that you love this dance
00:54:04And you gave Kaz a proper history of the Pasadena
00:54:06Oh I did in the room
00:54:07I like
00:54:08I couldn't stop talking to her
00:54:10Like I mean dancing Pasadena
00:54:11In this iconic venue
00:54:13I told her the
00:54:14Where's Pasadena from
00:54:16Where it developed in Spain
00:54:17From the France
00:54:18That's why a lot of Spanish influence
00:54:20And the character she had
00:54:21One day she's cape
00:54:23Another day she's bull
00:54:24Another day she's a Spanish lady
00:54:26Another day she's a Karen Carney
00:54:28You know what I am?
00:54:29With the four characters
00:54:30Smash it
00:54:31Smash it
00:54:32And you wouldn't know where the drama came from
00:54:33Do you know what I mean?
00:54:34You are magnificent
00:54:35Good luck
00:54:36The scores are in
00:54:37The judges' scores are in
00:54:40Craig Rebel Hawke
00:54:42Nine
00:54:48Matsu Mabusa
00:54:49Ten
00:54:54Ten
00:54:57Anton Dubé
00:54:58Hey
00:55:05I'm so happy for both of you
00:55:07Does it feel great?
00:55:08Amazing
00:55:09Well done
00:55:10If Kaz and Carlos have wowed you with their performance
00:55:13Then you can show your support for them later on in the show
00:55:17Voting will open soon
00:55:18After our final couple has performed
00:55:20Nobody is leaving this weekend
00:55:22Yes
00:55:23But your votes will be carried over to next week
00:55:25Now I know what you're thinking
00:55:27We need more Blackpool content
00:55:28That's right
00:55:29Sure
00:55:30Head over to our socials
00:55:31Where you'll be able to find everything that's been going on during our staycation this year
00:55:36Including I imagine all of us doing that Passo in the bar later
00:55:41Using the details on your
00:55:43I don't know how to do it
00:55:44On your screen now
00:55:46Amazing
00:55:47Up next it is Alex and Johannes
00:55:49But before we see them dance
00:55:50I have two more Strictly legends with me
00:55:52Layton Williams
00:55:53Hello
00:55:54And Jay McGinnis
00:55:55Good to see you guys
00:55:56Lovely to have you back
00:55:57Layton it's been two years since you performed in Blackpool
00:56:01How's it feel to be back here?
00:56:03It does feel quite weird to be back but it's so nice to not be judged from being honest
00:56:07I don't want another nine from Craig
00:56:09You know what I'm saying
00:56:10I'm here for a good time
00:56:11I'm here to shake it
00:56:13And it's such an honour to be back
00:56:14So thank you for having me
00:56:15Excellent we can't wait for you to shake it
00:56:16Thank you
00:56:17And Jay you won the show
00:56:19We are approaching the last few weeks of the competition now
00:56:22So what's your advice for our celebrities?
00:56:24Well ordinarily I would say you've done all the hard work so just go and enjoy it
00:56:29But I know they're going to be facing new challenges, new formats
00:56:32So I think with that in mind be malleable, breathe, listen to the music and dance
00:56:37Excellent good advice
00:56:39Thank you very much
00:56:42Layton you are both performing in tomorrow's group dance
00:56:46You're doing a quick step, you are reunited with Nikita
00:56:49Are you excited?
00:56:50I'm so excited
00:56:51I feel so lucky that he's still in the competition so we can dance together
00:56:53Amber thank you for letting me land in for five minutes
00:56:56I might be a little heavier than Amber
00:56:58But you know I'll do my thing
00:56:59Not her doing the flips tonight
00:57:00I'm like girl leave me to the flips
00:57:02You know what I'm saying?
00:57:03But no she's absolutely killing it
00:57:04I'm so proud of them
00:57:05So yeah I can't wait to dance with him again
00:57:07Aw I can't wait to see you together
00:57:09And Jay you are recreating your iconic Pulp Fiction Jive
00:57:14Come on
00:57:15I mean I'm so excited about that
00:57:18How are you feeling about it?
00:57:19I mean I just have to keep reminding myself
00:57:21How lucky you are to ever even do this show
00:57:24So I think we all feel really lucky to be invited back
00:57:27And if hypothetically there were a Strictly All Stars
00:57:31Would you want to come back one more time for the road?
00:57:34Would you Tess?
00:57:35Me! Me! I'm not a dancer!
00:57:38Not am I Tess nor am I
00:57:41Yes you are
00:57:42That's a lovely idea I liked it
00:57:44We're looking forward to seeing you both on the dance floor tomorrow
00:57:47Thank you very much now performing on the spring floor
00:57:50It is Alex and Johannes and in preparation for her couples choice
00:57:54Alex has been reflecting on her life, career and Strictly adventure so far
00:57:58This week I'm doing Couples Choice in Blackpool
00:58:06Cha cha beautiful
00:58:08When I was little the first thing I wanted to be obviously was a princess
00:58:12Then a barrister
00:58:14Then I realised I just wanted to wear the costume
00:58:17Maybe I actually want to be an actor
00:58:19ER came calling and it changed my life
00:58:23It really was a family
00:58:25And I stayed for 22 years
00:58:28Los Angeles and ER have been a colossal definitive part of her life
00:58:33And to leave her behind was not straightforward, it wasn't easy
00:58:37Welcome to the breakfast club
00:58:41The major factors in coming back
00:58:45My daughter was born in America
00:58:48I had finished ER
00:58:50I had met my husband Jonathan
00:58:52I'd started commuting to do Doctor Who
00:58:55And Jonathan was doing a very long commute to LA
00:58:58I was doing a very long commute to LA
00:58:59And there's a point at which you just go
00:59:01We need to be together
00:59:02Jonathan is just the most incredible human being
00:59:07He gets me in a way that nobody else really has
00:59:11He writes me poetry
00:59:13And he also will learn a poem
00:59:17And then just recite it to me
00:59:19You remember from our wedding?
00:59:21Oh my gosh
00:59:22It had become a fairy girl
00:59:24With blossoms in her golden hair
00:59:26Who called me by her name
00:59:28Then ran and faded through the brightening air
00:59:33Me crying
00:59:35I'm insanely proud of her
00:59:37And it's extraordinary to me to think
00:59:40That only a year ago
00:59:43Alex was really not well
00:59:45I was diagnosed with a uterine cancer
00:59:50I had to go in and have a full hysterectomy
00:59:54Then they found out that the cancer had moved
00:59:58I had to have radiotherapy
00:59:59So coming off the back of that, getting the all clear
01:00:03I decided that I would do strictly
01:00:05When I watch her dance
01:00:07I think, you know
01:00:08Thank you for being so brave
01:00:14Dancing with you
01:00:15Yeah
01:00:16It's just an incredible gift
01:00:17That I will take with me
01:00:19Till the end of my days
01:00:21I think what makes Alex special
01:00:23Is her love for people and life
01:00:27And life
01:00:28There's never been anybody like you, babe
01:00:32Oh
01:00:36So in this couple's choice
01:00:38I would love people to connect with my joy
01:00:42I would love people to also sort of feel
01:00:46Life is worth celebrating
01:00:48Dancing their couple's choice
01:00:54Alex Kingsley
01:00:55And Johannes Randle
01:00:57There's just one
01:00:58– incredible music
01:01:00I would love people to have at the right
01:01:02––
01:01:03North Carolina
01:01:03How close
01:01:04The middle is
01:01:06You're amazing
01:01:07And the history
01:01:09They're all about
01:01:10What do you have at your bar?
01:01:12Who has marked that huh
01:01:13That do you have at a studio
01:01:15And the ketop
01:01:16I don't know
01:01:17When you're in this house
01:01:18Don't know
01:01:19You don't know
01:01:21You can't see
01:01:22What are their enemies
01:01:23Like
01:01:23Take it
01:01:24Are you
01:01:25This place is free
01:01:27Maybe next time you shall hide
01:01:31They say the next big thing is here
01:01:34That the revolution's near
01:01:37But to me it seems quite clear
01:01:41That it's all just a little bit of history repeating
01:01:45Look at me
01:01:48I'm the drama queen
01:01:51If that's your thing
01:01:54I can even do reality
01:01:59My little white lies tell the story
01:02:14I see it all
01:02:19It has no glory
01:02:22Oh, just a little bit of history repeating
01:02:27Come on, look at me
01:02:31I'm the drama queen
01:02:34If that's your thing
01:02:38Come on, look at me
01:02:41I'm the fantasy
01:02:44This place is free
01:02:48This place is free
01:02:50Come on, look at me
01:02:53Come on, look at me
01:02:55Oh, Alex, darling
01:03:12Absolutely brilliant
01:03:14You were holding that floor in that routine
01:03:17Your name in lights
01:03:19I hope it felt as good as it looked
01:03:21Yes, I don't like listening to the VTs
01:03:24They put me off
01:03:25Oh, do they?
01:03:26I'm so sorry about that
01:03:27Yes, I just had to go
01:03:29Yeah, I just had to go
01:03:29Yeah, it was quite emotional
01:03:32But you did say you wanted to celebrate life
01:03:34Absolutely.
01:03:35With this routine.
01:03:36How does she do, Shirley?
01:03:37A celebrated life for sure here at the Towers, for sure.
01:03:41I mean, I sit here and what I see is that elegant, expressive lady
01:03:46who added all sorts of flicks and kicks going over.
01:03:48Good for you, that was amazing.
01:03:50With that sass of sassy.
01:03:52We were saying it's got this sassy feeling going to it.
01:03:54But all the time everybody's tumbling and going and kicking and doing.
01:03:58There's you just doing your graceful bit,
01:04:01being where you need to be, on those feet.
01:04:04I enjoyed it immensely.
01:04:07Well done.
01:04:10Anton.
01:04:11Oh, this is right up my street.
01:04:15I love this.
01:04:16Naming lights, big cloth, drop the cloth.
01:04:18There I am, surrounded by fabulousness.
01:04:20I'm going to walk down the stairs.
01:04:20I'm going to be amazing.
01:04:21I'm going to give you some of that.
01:04:22I'm going to get one of them.
01:04:23I'm going to be swept up.
01:04:24I'm going to be put down.
01:04:25I'm going to go across there.
01:04:27This is so stylish and sophisticated.
01:04:29It's so you.
01:04:30And it's just, I'm so glad it's a couple's choice because this is you.
01:04:34And I want you to do this number because I love you doing this number and I love this number.
01:04:40Well done.
01:04:44Great.
01:04:44And you had little stop moments, which I'm calling highlights, you know, where one freezes the body and then melts into the next move.
01:04:53They could have had a little bit more definition, I thought.
01:04:56Your timing got completely out on one little section there.
01:05:02Also, there was a nasty little awkward underarm turn that happened.
01:05:07But you know what I love?
01:05:09I loved the sultry temptress.
01:05:12I loved that whole story.
01:05:14You had, I felt like you really held your own completely in this dance.
01:05:19And I think, you know, I've just absolutely loved it because of pure theatre, darling.
01:05:24Well, first of all, thank you again for reminding us what is important in this life.
01:05:33This is really so, so important and opening up for us.
01:05:36I thought you were slick.
01:05:38I thought it was sultry.
01:05:39I thought it was sensational.
01:05:41I thought this is just the dance for you.
01:05:44It was so tight.
01:05:46And every time you gave it the attitude and the right type of tempo for the dance, the mood for the dance.
01:05:52This was Alex.
01:05:53Thank you so much.
01:05:54Both of you.
01:05:55Thank you so much.
01:05:58We love the attitude of yours.
01:06:00You are our black hole diva.
01:06:01Thank you so much.
01:06:03And Johannes.
01:06:12Yes.
01:06:13Well done.
01:06:15Alex, I love those comments because I love Moxie going, this was you.
01:06:19And, you know, it was theatre.
01:06:21What did you want to get across?
01:06:22I really did want to just encourage people to sort of just live life.
01:06:28Just go for it.
01:06:29Yeah.
01:06:30Irrespective of your age, whatever, you know, you can do whatever you want if you put your mind to it.
01:06:36I love that.
01:06:37Absolutely.
01:06:37Yeah, amazing.
01:06:38So, yeah.
01:06:39Your lovely husband is in the audience.
01:06:42And we all fell in love with him.
01:06:44I don't know whether he's interested in that.
01:06:46He bought a cummerbund specially for tonight.
01:06:49Aw.
01:06:50A cummerbund?
01:06:51I don't even know what that is.
01:06:52No, it's a thing.
01:06:54I also love the fact that you said that this week you were like, I'm just going to trust the process.
01:06:59What he says, I will do.
01:07:00Trust the process.
01:07:02Trust all of the sort of the throws and things because that has been a bit scary for me.
01:07:07But, oh, my gosh, I just have to say thank you to Joel, Jake, Jai, Johannes, Abs, and Simone.
01:07:15They were just amazing.
01:07:16And all of the dancers who are supporting us.
01:07:18Absolutely.
01:07:19Absolutely.
01:07:20They're just beyond.
01:07:24Really, really wonderful.
01:07:25They are.
01:07:26Jojo, I love the fact that you said that this dance was about Alex having her moment.
01:07:30Absolutely.
01:07:31Absolutely.
01:07:32And I think it was warranted.
01:07:34Darling, I just wanted you to shine and also showcase just how far you've come along.
01:07:38Yeah.
01:07:39I mean, now the other day she said to me, look at me.
01:07:42I said, darling, I see you.
01:07:44Sweet divine.
01:07:46We all saw you.
01:07:47It was knockout.
01:07:48Good luck.
01:07:49The scores are in.
01:07:51Will the judges please reveal their scores?
01:07:54Craig Revel Horwood.
01:07:55Eight.
01:07:56That's okay.
01:07:58No, that's okay.
01:07:59Motsi Mabuse.
01:08:00Nine.
01:08:03Shirley Ballard.
01:08:04Nine.
01:08:07Anton Dubé.
01:08:08Nine.
01:08:10Well done to both of you.
01:08:12If you love Alex and Jojo, then please support them or any of tonight's couples.
01:08:17Just head to our website or scan the QR code on your screen now to get ready to vote in
01:08:22a few moments after our next and final couple has performed.
01:08:27There is no dance-off this weekend.
01:08:28I will never tire of saying that.
01:08:30But your votes still count for next week.
01:08:34Tess.
01:08:34Yes.
01:08:35Our final couple in the Tower Ballroom tonight is George and Alexis.
01:08:39And for their salsa, they're heading out for a night at the Blackpool Fairground.
01:08:42Funnily enough, our judges headed out in Blackpool last night.
01:08:45How was it, Anton?
01:08:47Oh.
01:08:48Exhausting.
01:08:50Glad you let your hair down.
01:08:57I'm very excited to have made it to Blackpool.
01:09:00I know it's a big day in the Strictly calendar.
01:09:02Slide and...
01:09:03It's a bit of an honour.
01:09:04Seven and...
01:09:05Our style this week is a salsa.
01:09:09Guys, this is about to get crazy.
01:09:11And it is a party.
01:09:13I have a special section just for your hips.
01:09:14These bad boys will be going haywire.
01:09:16They'll be all over the place.
01:09:17I will be completely honest with you.
01:09:20I do not know a lot about the salsa.
01:09:21One and two and three.
01:09:23I know that it tastes good.
01:09:25No!
01:09:25The music is quick.
01:09:27Ta-ta-ta-ta.
01:09:28But also, we've got extra dancers.
01:09:30That feels like there's just going to be more toes to look out for.
01:09:34And this is when the two boys will flip you.
01:09:36Okay.
01:09:37Flip.
01:09:37Georgia and the Lexus.
01:09:39Blackpool 2025.
01:09:40Here we go.
01:09:41Ow!
01:09:42Ow!
01:09:42Ow!
01:09:43Ow!
01:09:45Right, Lexus.
01:09:46Let's go find our hotel because tomorrow we've got all sorts of fun to be had.
01:09:50See you there.
01:09:51Guess where we're going to go.
01:09:55To the rock shop.
01:09:56It's right here.
01:09:57There's names.
01:09:59See if we can find ours.
01:10:00Switch!
01:10:01I am boss, so I shall take boss.
01:10:03I'm the boss.
01:10:04That'll rock your world.
01:10:06Now we're off to the beach.
01:10:08Let's go to the beach.
01:10:10Have you ever thought you'd be practicing your Strictly dance on the beach?
01:10:14Mom, can you bring gloves?
01:10:18Oh, this is really not going well.
01:10:24I won!
01:10:26That's awfully embarrassing.
01:10:28What a day we've had.
01:10:29Have you enjoyed yourself?
01:10:30I've had a really good time.
01:10:31I feel like you've got a hell of an itinerary, Alexis.
01:10:34So...
01:10:36Kudos to you.
01:10:37And do you know where else we're going to have fun?
01:10:39Blackpool Tower!
01:10:40Blackpool!
01:10:41Blackpool!
01:10:46Dancing with Sansa, George Clarke and Alexis Wood.
01:10:55One, one!
01:10:57One, one!
01:10:59Two, three, three!
01:11:19A lot of good stuff
01:11:21Rock this party
01:11:23Dance everybody
01:11:25Make it hot in this party
01:11:27Don't stop, move your body
01:11:29Rock this party
01:11:31Dance everybody
01:11:33Make it hot in this party
01:11:37I need it rock this party
01:11:39Cause I can make it be alright
01:11:41Sweet boy rock your body
01:11:43I get you just a super light
01:11:45Oh oh this party
01:11:47Oh oh you're in now
01:11:49She burns like a break
01:11:51It's time to make it like a break
01:12:10The elements bring me in, bring me
01:12:13While a player's team make me move like a break
01:12:17Mr. Central brings me up, brings me up, brings me down
01:12:21A player's team makes me move like a break
01:12:24Mr. Central
01:12:26Everybody, everybody
01:12:29I wanna dance now
01:12:31I wanna dance now
01:12:33I wanna dance now
01:12:35I wanna dance now
01:12:37I wanna dance now
01:12:39원이
01:12:55Oh, yes, please
01:12:57I'm a king!
01:13:04George Clark, where did that come from?
01:13:06I don't know, I mean, I usually don't say a lot as is, but I've physically been capable too now.
01:13:11It was incredible!
01:13:13And where have you been hiding those hips?
01:13:15I don't know.
01:13:16Well, so did you enjoy that?
01:13:17Wow! Wow! Anton, I'm turning into...
01:13:20Wow!
01:13:21Wow!
01:13:22Wow!
01:13:24When we started the night, I said, Lewis, this is how you open a black pool.
01:13:29And now I'm saying, George, this is how you sometimes...
01:13:37I love that.
01:13:38Oh my God.
01:13:40Wow.
01:13:41Thank you so much.
01:13:42Oh, I love it when you're blown away. Shirley.
01:13:44A new day, a new George, with a fantastic vibe.
01:13:48I mean, I wasn't expecting that from you, I really wasn't.
01:13:52I mean, every week we've asked you to bring your personality a little bit more.
01:13:56What I loved is you were front and centre on your own.
01:13:58Nobody.
01:13:59You had to keep everybody else on time.
01:14:02You did it immaculately.
01:14:03You fitted in, you made no mistakes.
01:14:05I love the way you did the lift and then put it very gently down into the splits.
01:14:09That takes care and guidance.
01:14:12And that's something from somebody who's a high level dancer.
01:14:15Woo!
01:14:16You know, George.
01:14:17Your sidesteps, your rhythm, your connection with your partner.
01:14:21I thought that's your best dance so far.
01:14:23By far.
01:14:24You are a star and you are listening.
01:14:26And I think you're a humble warrior with that fight inside your belly.
01:14:29And I think you want to make that final.
01:14:31I feel it.
01:14:32I feel it.
01:14:33Yeah!
01:14:34She feels it.
01:14:36She feels it.
01:14:37I'm a humble warrior.
01:14:38Oh.
01:14:39George!
01:14:40Wow!
01:14:41Wow!
01:14:42I love this.
01:14:45This was so good.
01:14:47This was so good.
01:14:48This was Alexis went, this is my first time at Blackpool.
01:14:52You better not mess this up with me.
01:14:54I'm going to give it all and you better follow.
01:14:57He's gone, fine.
01:14:58All right.
01:14:59Do what you like.
01:15:00You gave it the stousa face.
01:15:01You went, mmm.
01:15:02I did!
01:15:03I did!
01:15:04I did!
01:15:05Ooh!
01:15:06Come on then.
01:15:07Ooh!
01:15:08Some of that.
01:15:09Ooh!
01:15:10I love it!
01:15:11I have to tell you, this has been a magical, I don't know if I've experienced a better
01:15:18Blackpool than this.
01:15:19Yes.
01:15:20Cherry on the cake.
01:15:22Cherry on the cake.
01:15:23Wonderful.
01:15:24I love George of the night, Craig.
01:15:26Be nice.
01:15:27Uh, well, I thought the whole base of the salsa was danced a little bit wide.
01:15:32Oh!
01:15:33Oh!
01:15:34For my personal liking.
01:15:35They don't agree with them.
01:15:36I don't say it.
01:15:37But, you know, your hips were swinging, darling.
01:15:40Those lifts were absolutely incredible.
01:15:43I loved all the armography.
01:15:45You are, as they say, the true star.
01:15:48Oh!
01:15:49Thank you very much.
01:15:50I mean, incredible comments.
01:15:52Congratulations, George.
01:15:53You worked so hard this week.
01:15:54They're well deserved.
01:15:55Thank you very much.
01:15:56I hope you enjoyed it.
01:15:57Cheers.
01:15:58It was wonderful.
01:16:09Well done.
01:16:10George, well done.
01:16:12You just closed Blackpool.
01:16:13Yeah.
01:16:14And those comments, you were like, what?
01:16:16To me?
01:16:17Yeah, I'm still sort of trying to come to terms with what's just happened.
01:16:20I...
01:16:21You have never seen him this happy, have you?
01:16:23Oh, my God.
01:16:24I mean, he's a happy...
01:16:25He's a happy guy, but doing the salsa, he was suddenly like, oh, hello.
01:16:28And all throughout this week, like, I felt there's this energy shift, there's this attitude
01:16:32shift, and he just had this fire, and just, it was so cute after we would do like the dance,
01:16:38right?
01:16:39He would just look at me, just like...
01:16:41And it was just, it was the best thing, and it's just so fun to see you enjoy like that
01:16:45and put your personality, like, I feel like he put George into that.
01:16:49Yes, absolutely.
01:16:50I had rubbish for the first eight weeks.
01:16:51No, no, no.
01:16:52You're always...
01:16:53How did you find being lifted, the extra dancers, challenging or charming?
01:16:58I was terrified.
01:16:59I think...
01:17:00Right.
01:17:01He went white on the first time.
01:17:02Yeah, in the end, it was really fun, but please don't go to the gym, because that was horrible.
01:17:07Okay, fine.
01:17:08Well done.
01:17:09Good luck.
01:17:10The scores are in.
01:17:11Come on!
01:17:12The judges have their scores.
01:17:14Craig Revelhall.
01:17:15Nine.
01:17:16Motsy Mabuse.
01:17:17Ten.
01:17:18Ah!
01:17:19Shirley Ballard.
01:17:20Ten.
01:17:21AIM!
01:17:22Ten!
01:17:23AIM!
01:17:24AIM!
01:17:25AIM!
01:17:26AIM!
01:17:27AIM!
01:17:28AIM!
01:17:29AIM!
01:17:30AIM!
01:17:31AIM!
01:17:32AIM!
01:17:33AIM!
01:17:34AIM!
01:17:35AIM!
01:17:36AIM!
01:17:37AIM!
01:17:38Yes, yes, yes.
01:17:41AIM!
01:17:42Yes!
01:17:4310s is my new favorite thing congratulations what a score if you think george and alexis have earned
01:17:50their spot in blackpool history then you can show your support for them very soon when voting opens
01:17:56let's have a look at tonight's leaderboard at the top lewis has 40 joint second kaz and george
01:18:04at the other end balvinda and just above alex nobody is going home tonight the judges scores
01:18:11are being carried over with your votes when they will be combined with next week's scores and votes
01:18:18there will be a dance-off next weekend you can support your favorite couple sorry
01:18:24i know that's not damn it uh you can vote for your favorite couple right now because the vote
01:18:28is officially what is it
01:18:428 35 tonight please do not try and vote if you're watching on demand here is a reminder
01:18:48all of tonight's performance
01:19:01that you look
01:19:13is
01:19:26You've got me so reaching for the stars
01:19:31I'm every mountain higher
01:19:34Reaching for the stars
01:19:36But know your heart's desire
01:19:39I think it's not going to be all
01:19:44It's the ventos
01:19:47It's the ventos
01:19:49Send me your glory
01:19:56Look at me
01:19:59Take it out
01:20:02Because this place is free
01:20:06Make it next time
01:20:08Use your eyes
01:20:10Bring me, bring me down
01:20:14Place me, make me
01:20:16Move like I'm free
01:20:17Mr. Sato, please
01:20:19Bring me, bring me down
01:20:22Place me, make me
01:20:24Move like I'm free
01:20:25Thank you
01:20:33So much for having us Blackpool
01:20:36We couldn't have asked for a better night
01:20:38We love you
01:20:39We really do
01:20:40Our six couples
01:20:41We'll all be back next week
01:20:43A final reminder that the vote is open
01:20:46And you can have your say until 8.35
01:20:49All of tonight's votes will be carried over to next week
01:20:52We'll be back tomorrow for the end of our Blackpool weekend
01:20:55Strictly alumni Leighton Williams, Ashley Roberts, Danny Mack and Jay McGuinness
01:21:00Will join our professionals for an incredible group number
01:21:03Plus we have a performance from the very brilliant Louis Capaldi
01:21:07And we'll be saying goodbye to La Voix in style
01:21:10Two words, huge love heart
01:21:12That was three, sorry
01:21:13That's all tomorrow at 7.15
01:21:16Up next is Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
01:21:18Shall we, Claude?
01:21:20Should we also get Blackpool tattoos?
01:21:22We have to
01:21:23Good God
01:21:23Keep dancing
01:21:25And you can
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