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Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two - Season 23 Episode 58
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00:00Please welcome your host, Jeanette Munrara.
00:19Hello and welcome to Wednesday's It Takes Two.
00:34We are live on BBC Two and iPlayer and we are just three days away from the Strictly final.
00:42Three finest, three dances, one big night on Saturday and we're here to make sure you've
00:48got your Strictly fix.
00:49The countdown is on, so make sure to free yourself from anything you might be doing right now
00:55because this is what you've got to look forward to tonight.
00:58If Saturday's semi-final was a football game, Karen and Carlos were the players of the match.
01:04But after finishing top of the leaderboard, is the pressure now on for them to deliver
01:08in the final?
01:09Well, I'll be finding out.
01:11The weekend isn't just about our three finalists, the other celebs who started with us back in
01:16September will take to the floor this Saturday.
01:18And we've got a sneak peek at their group number as well.
01:21Can't wait.
01:22Plus three famous faces are here with one agenda to make you vote for their favourite in the Strictly
01:29final.
01:30We'll be catching up with Maisie Adam, Italian Batch and Maz Murray to find out why you should
01:35pick their favourite or the glitter ball.
01:38But before all that, I've got a thirst for some stats.
01:41Can you...
01:42Oh, thank you so much.
01:43Can I...
01:44Oh, God.
01:45This OJ is off.
01:46Can I get another one, please?
01:47Hi.
01:48Hooray!
01:49Hooray!
01:50It's time for OJ Borg's final scores on the Borg.
01:53Lovely to see you.
01:55Welcome back.
01:56And can I just say, you look lovely.
01:58I've got four noise with this outfit for a few reasons.
01:59One, it's the final week of Strictly.
02:00Yes.
02:01Of course.
02:03Secondly, I brought out my inner Anton de Bec because I'm going to Carol Vorderman's
02:16later on for some wine, cheese and algebra.
02:18Oh, lovely.
02:19I wasn't invited.
02:20Okay, here we go.
02:21But who have you got for me?
02:23Who have we got today?
02:24Well, let's look at this series because it's been truly record-breaking.
02:26You ready for some record-breaking stuff?
02:27I love a record-breaking.
02:28Before I do a deep dive into the stats, a mention of some of the records that have tumbled.
02:32We've had the joint earliest perfect score in Strictly history.
02:35The highest average score for a Blackpool week ever.
02:39Oh, hey!
02:40And a big shout-out.
02:41In fact, the biggest shout-out to Balvinda, who has won a record five dance off for a series.
02:45Wow.
02:46All right.
02:47But what about pros?
02:48Any stats on pros?
02:49Well, we are going to have a new pro winning Strictly this year.
02:51Carlos and Nikita have both been in the final once before but didn't win.
02:54It's Alexis' first year on Strictly.
02:56So, do you think it should be at a disadvantage?
02:58Not really.
02:59We have.
03:00Aliash won his first year.
03:01Yavita won her first year.
03:02So, anything can happen.
03:03Yeah, and they're all going to want to win.
03:04We know that for sure, to get that first win.
03:05Yes.
03:06All right.
03:07Well, let's go now to the celebs.
03:08Give us stats on the celebs.
03:09Okay, let's have a look at their overall scores to get an idea of how they have been marked.
03:12We have the leaderboard!
03:13Hey!
03:14I'm happy when I see this.
03:15My mummy's happy when she sees this.
03:17And you can see that Amber is currently out in front.
03:20But, 461.
03:21Wow.
03:22It is super close between Karen and George.
03:24426 to 414, using my brain and maths.
03:2712 points between them.
03:28Nice.
03:29Now, Amber can't catch Tashaguri's record for the most number of points on Strictly.
03:32But remember, Chris McCausland won the glitter ball last year after being on 406 points.
03:37So, less than George and Alexis at this point.
03:39So, it's anyone's game.
03:40And he went on to win it, right?
03:41He did, yes.
03:42So, what about tens?
03:43Any stats on the tens this series?
03:44Well, I'm glad you asked me because this is very interesting.
03:47Do you like pie?
03:48I love pie.
03:49We all like pie!
03:50Let's have a pie chart!
03:51It is so close between Amber and Karen.
03:53This is even more impressive.
03:54If we look at 16 and 17, just a one between them.
03:57Because this weekend, Amber and Nikita became the first couple ever to get three 14s three
04:03weeks in a row.
04:04Hat-trick, hat-trick.
04:05And what about tens from each judge?
04:07Well, here we go.
04:08Here comes the breakdown on tens from each judge.
04:10You can see that Motsi, well, look, there we go.
04:1318, 13 for Shirley, 15 for Anton Motsi.
04:16We like her.
04:17Yeah, she's the most generous judge.
04:18She's not always that generous, though.
04:19If you take a look at this, she has given out threes before.
04:21Oh, wow.
04:22Look at that.
04:23But she delivers it so nicely.
04:24She does!
04:25It's a three!
04:26It's a three!
04:27It's a three!
04:28It's like Craig going, ten!
04:29Ten!
04:30He does sound that way.
04:31If I want disappointing news, I want it like that from Motsi.
04:33Exactly!
04:34Three!
04:35As always, Craig has been tight with the tens, right?
04:37Right!
04:38Wrong!
04:39This is the most generous Craig has ever been with his ten paddle before the final in
04:43all 23 series.
04:44Yes, it is.
04:45His six tens beat his previous record of five in series 19.
04:48He gave out four more in the final that year, so if he does the same this year, it will
04:52break the record for the most Craig tens in a series.
04:55And not only that, it will also break the record for the most perfect scores in a series.
05:00Because when Craig gives out a ten, it means that it's always a 40, right?
05:03Right!
05:04Wrong!
05:05Again!
05:06Because Craig has given out a ten five times when it hasn't resulted in a perfect score.
05:10Austin and Erin's past the Doble, Alicia and Matthew's waltz, Ricky and Natalie's showdowns,
05:14Cara and Artem's American Smooth, Danny and Oti's American Smooth.
05:17And in fact, that was the last time it happened in series 14.
05:20Wow!
05:21It was good though, wasn't it?
05:22And how many tens has Craig given, speaking of the gentleman?
05:25Well, let's take a look, shall we?
05:26Yeah!
05:27Because you can see Craig, if we add these two scores together, has given out one hundred
05:30and eleven tens.
05:31But just under two thirds of them have been in the final, so he's warmed up, he's ready
05:36with that paddle.
05:37So our couples this year should be encouraged that there are more tens, hopefully, to come.
05:41Okay, speaking of the couples, can we look at stats of them individually?
05:44Yes, we can.
05:45Let's start with Amber.
05:46I want to show you how consistent she has been on the leaderboard.
05:50Right.
05:51So if we take a look at this, these are our leaderboard positions for each week.
05:54Oh, wow!
05:55But no combined scores, no instant dance scores included here.
05:58Just week on week scoring.
05:59Wow!
06:00You can see she's been consistent.
06:01I mean, look at that.
06:02Third, fourth, second, third, fourth.
06:03All amazing.
06:04She's not been lower than fourth on the leaderboard just here.
06:07And she's actually been first three times, and that includes any ties.
06:11So week eight, and then ten and eleven as well, she's been first.
06:14Nice.
06:15What is she good at?
06:16Any styles she's better at than others?
06:17Yeah, will she have a bar chart?
06:18Yeah, go on.
06:19Let's do it.
06:20You can see that she's got a better average in Latin than ballroom.
06:23She does have Latin.
06:24Ballroom is the only area she hasn't as yet had a perfect score.
06:28But if she gets three perfect scores this weekend, she will end the series on 640s.
06:32That would take the record for the most 40s in the series, currently held as five by
06:36Ashley Roberts and Pasha.
06:38Okay, what about now Karen and Carlos?
06:40Stats?
06:41Well, let's take a look at their journey, their position over the leaderboard.
06:45And I use the word journey because she's had a real strictly ride.
06:47She's been on two journeys.
06:48Whoa.
06:49Yeah.
06:50But one journey from footballer to dancer.
06:52And then we take a look at the scores.
06:54And fair enough, she's had some ones.
06:56She's actually led the leaderboard three times, the same as Ander, including any ties.
07:00But she's also been bottom once.
07:03We can see that there in red at fifth.
07:05She's been tenth twice, second twice, really up and down.
07:09Wow.
07:10But it's been amazing to watch, to see her really growing confidence.
07:12It's been a wonderful, wonderful ride.
07:14What a journey.
07:15What is she best at?
07:16Well, you can see her speciality dances are where she thrives.
07:19So this is her Argentine tango.
07:21She does.
07:22The Charleston, the south of the couple's choice.
07:24She's also had 39s for her waltz and her paso.
07:26So it does go to show how much she's improved in ballroom and Latin as well.
07:30She really has, hasn't she?
07:31Yes.
07:32What about George and Alexis?
07:33So Amber and Cameron have both topped the leaderboard three times.
07:36George has never topped it.
07:38Not once.
07:39Not over the series.
07:40How can you believe that?
07:41I know, because he's been so popular and wonderful and a great dancer.
07:43He's been second three times.
07:44He's been bottom of the pile once in week five.
07:46But he scored 27 that week for his jive.
07:49So there we go, week five, eleventh.
07:51If he'd scored 27 in any other week five in strictly history, any series,
07:55he would not have been bottom, which goes to show how high the standards have been.
07:59That is amazing for the scores of the series.
08:01And what is George best at?
08:02Well, he has thrived at the Sousa and the Charlestons,
08:05so he's surely going to follow in the footsteps of Amber and Karen as a speciality specialist, right?
08:10Wrong!
08:11No, you're right!
08:12You got me!
08:13His highest average is for speciality dances.
08:16It's close, though, and George stands out as he's one of the only of the three
08:19who has a higher average for ballroom than Latin.
08:22So I think we can declare that George is a ballroom boy!
08:27Go on, one final graph.
08:28I love it. Go on, then.
08:29Thank you for saying that.
08:30And I'm glad you did, because it's my favourite graph is back.
08:33It's a man I saw at Strictly when I was there.
08:35It's the Charles Venn diagram.
08:37We love it!
08:38Now, what two dancers of all three of our finest got tens for this series?
08:41Animate!
08:42Tell me.
08:43It is the Sousa and the Charleston.
08:46I do love a Sousa.
08:47And what's the point of this?
08:48Ask me.
08:49What's the point of it?
08:50Absolutely nothing, really.
08:51It's a seven-year-old joke we can't let go of, but one thing's for sure,
08:54this year's finalists are going to give us a very special weekend.
08:56I feel like headed.
08:57Oh, wow.
08:58Well done.
08:59Thank you for that.
09:00Let's hear it for O.J. Borg!
09:03I love it.
09:04And your amazing leader Borg.
09:06All right.
09:07Right.
09:08We started with 15 and we're down to just three.
09:11Back in September, they all set out with the aim of learning to dance.
09:14This Saturday, the celebs we've lost along the way return to show off their newfound skills
09:19one last time.
09:20Let's see how they've been getting on in rehearsals.
09:25All the celebs are back for one final group dance, including some of their most memorable
09:30moments.
09:31We are family.
09:34Gosh, it came right quickly, didn't it?
09:35So quick!
09:36We're back!
09:40Just to be back in here, feeling that energy again, I'm buzzing.
09:43How excited are you from one to 100?
09:46Ugh!
09:47To the galaxy and back!
09:51We always throw the kitchen sink at this one.
09:53Everybody is back.
09:54There's going to be loads of energy and there's going to be loads of fun.
09:58I actually don't remember how to dance.
10:00It's funny.
10:01I don't.
10:02I am still nervous.
10:03Something's never changed.
10:06You know what?
10:07I forgot how hard it was.
10:10I'm really pleasantly surprised at how quickly Jimmy is picking up steps.
10:14I think I did a good job whilst we were on the show.
10:16You did the magnificent job.
10:17It's lovely to see the old team back together again just for one last final goodbye.
10:25Yeah, it's like a bookend.
10:26Yeah.
10:28So tune in this Saturday and catch a mega reunion you don't want to miss.
10:38Well that is going to be fantastic.
10:40And speaking of fantastic, behind every great dancer is a best friend supporting them.
10:45So let's welcome our celebrity supporter panel.
10:52She met Kaz playing in a charity football match but her only goal that day was to become her friend.
10:59Back of the net, it's Maisie Adams.
11:02He's a social media star with over 3 million followers on TikTok.
11:07And when it comes to George, he'd follow him to the ends of the earth.
11:11Or at least to the end of Strictly.
11:13It's Italian Batch.
11:15And she starred in some of the West End's biggest productions including We Will Rock You, Chicago and Mamma Mia.
11:21My, my, how can we resist her?
11:24It's Amber's mate, Maz Murray.
11:28Did you like those guys?
11:30You're welcome, rub them myself.
11:32Okay, welcome to the show.
11:34I'm going to start with you, Maisie, because you're here supporting Kaz.
11:37Now you've been a big fan of hers since the days of her just playing really.
11:41What is the difference between Kaz the footballer and Kaz the dancer?
11:45I think that's been one of the things that's been so amazing to see is, like, Kaz is a footballer.
11:52She was so tenacious.
11:54She was so kind of like the quick, like how you see her on the dance floor now.
11:58But also, she was such a team player and a leader.
12:01And I think that's what we've also loved watching her in Strictly.
12:03She's the same way she would be first off the pitch to go, you know, when they have those chats at the end of a game.
12:07And she would be the first to go, oh, but thanks to all the crowd, the travelling fans and thanks to all the other players, that's the reason I got player of the match or whatever.
12:15And she's the same now, going, like, at the weekend when she was like, thanks to the costume department for making me feel beautiful.
12:21She's just always that team player.
12:23So, I really don't think actually there's that much difference between how she was as a footballer.
12:27But she did week one.
12:29The shoes are better.
12:31She did the jive on week one.
12:33And she's chosen to do it again in the final.
12:35I'm so excited.
12:36So excited to see it again.
12:37I love this.
12:39It was so good.
12:41Maisie.
12:42Full kit.
12:43Sorry, I just, sorry.
12:45Maisie was distracted watching it over again.
12:47Just full kit.
12:48Amazing.
12:49I'm so excited to see it again.
12:50So excited.
12:51Any other dance of hers that you loved or impressed you the most?
12:53I mean, the couple's choice.
12:55The couple's choice.
12:56And especially because of, like, the story behind it of Kazza's just, she's overcome so much in her career.
13:03But she's, again, on and off the pitch and just really done things her way, you know, and been unapologetically herself.
13:09And it's been amazing for people to see that side of her as well, which is amazing.
13:15She's done really well overall, though, because she's topped the leaderboard three times.
13:18Yeah.
13:19She's got 16 10s.
13:2016?
13:2116 10s.
13:22Do you think she can cross the line in the final?
13:24She's got 16 10s.
13:25She has 16 10s.
13:26I know.
13:27Oh, yeah.
13:28Like, she's the goat.
13:29She's so good.
13:30She's the goat.
13:31She's so good.
13:32Yeah.
13:33And, like, I just think it's been amazing for people to see somebody that isn't the player or the pundit, but this person.
13:40But now she's a beautiful dancer.
13:41She's a beautiful dancer.
13:42Bats, we're going to talk to you now because you're here supporting George and Alexis.
13:46That's right.
13:47A good friend of yours.
13:48Yes.
13:49Now, we saw you in the training room a little bit earlier in the series.
13:51He came in and you watched.
13:52When you were in the room, did you go, wow, this is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be?
13:56I did, yeah.
13:57I tried a little bit with Alexis, and I just kept falling over.
14:01Just over and over.
14:02I mean, what you saw on TV was just one minute of maybe we were there for an hour and a half, and there was just lots of falling and falling.
14:10And then I was running around in all fours at one point.
14:13It was a bit chaotic.
14:14It was a bit of a fever dream, really, but, yeah.
14:16Did you bring out that move?
14:17Yeah.
14:18That'd be good.
14:19I'd like to see.
14:20My personal favorite is the boom, boom that we saw in the salsa.
14:22Oh, George's little boom.
14:23Yeah, little boom, boom.
14:24Yeah, his hips are great.
14:25But George had such a solid start in the series, so what was your reaction when you first saw him dance?
14:29Did you go, what?
14:30I had a feeling that his hips could do that.
14:32Did you?
14:33Yeah.
14:34I had a feeling.
14:35I had a feeling.
14:36So this is his week one American smooth.
14:38Look at him.
14:39He was amazing.
14:40I was shocked to see how good he was for week one.
14:42Yeah.
14:43But I knew that he had something in him, you know?
14:47And he, at the beginning, he got a lot of criticism from the judges for not, like, really letting go.
14:52Yeah.
14:53Has there been a dance that you think personally, alright, he's definitely let go now?
14:56I think the recent Samba.
14:58Yes.
14:59Incredible.
15:00Yeah, that was amazing.
15:01And he was ripping.
15:02I was watching at home and I was trying to rip my shirt off.
15:04Yeah.
15:05I just gave myself a loose neck, but it was just...
15:08He was incredible.
15:09He was so good.
15:10So good.
15:11Yeah.
15:12And like you said, it's just a different George, really, from what we started.
15:14It's a completely different George, yeah.
15:15Completely.
15:16But, you know, he's the last man standing in the competition.
15:20Yes.
15:21Could he be the last celeb standing in the final?
15:24I mean, I've got to say yes.
15:25He's right here.
15:26I think he will be.
15:27I think he will be.
15:28Yeah.
15:29Well, we'll see what happens.
15:30But you are here today, Maz, to support Amber and Ken.
15:32Yes.
15:33All of them are just brilliant, aren't they?
15:34All the finalists.
15:35Yeah.
15:36You met Amber backstage at a West End Live just after she had finished doing Love Island.
15:40Yeah, she'd just come out of Love Island.
15:42Yeah.
15:43I mean, what do you make of her?
15:44She's really transformed, I think.
15:45Yeah.
15:46I mean, you know, when I met her, she'd just come out of Love Island and she felt that she
15:49had everything to prove to the musical theatre community.
15:53It was a massive event called West End Live, which is in Trafalgar Square and you sing live.
15:57And it was a lot for her and a lot for her to prove herself.
16:00And, yeah, she was having a little weep backstage because it had all got too much.
16:04And we forget that she was a kid, you know, then.
16:08And she takes it very seriously.
16:10Yeah.
16:11She, above all, is a massive fan.
16:13Yes.
16:14She's a massive fan of this show.
16:16She's a massive fan.
16:17Which is probably why, even though they called her at the last second.
16:20Yeah.
16:21She couldn't say no!
16:22But she would...
16:23She handled it so well, didn't she?
16:24Well, you know, the criteria was with wonderful Danny Dyer couldn't do it.
16:27So it had to be a Love Island contestant and it had to be somebody that can come in and
16:31learn something overnight.
16:32In about three seconds.
16:33I mean, you look at this.
16:34Okay.
16:35She had six hours to learn a routine.
16:38Six hours.
16:39Not six weeks like everybody else.
16:41And to do it like that, you can't even see her legs shake and they will have been because
16:45I know her and she would have been absolutely petrified.
16:47But it's the way that she maintained her nerves as well.
16:50She loves it.
16:51She loves the training.
16:52She loves the show.
16:53But Nikita described their American Smooth that they did a few weeks back as one of
16:57his favourite ever dances on Strictly.
16:59But it's one of yours as well.
17:00It's my favourite.
17:01Why is that?
17:02Well, because it's from The Sound of Music and because that music is so romantic.
17:06She is as cute as a button.
17:08And that's where she...
17:10Look how beautiful that is.
17:12I mean, her lines, everything.
17:14And she looks...
17:15I know this sounds funny, but she looks so cute and so chuchy and so...
17:20I mean, she is wearing a pink dress ruffle, so I get it.
17:22But to me, she's a kid, you know.
17:24To me, she's starting out in her career and she works really, really, really hard.
17:28She does work really hard.
17:29Yeah, really hard.
17:30I mean, three great contenders, everybody.
17:32I don't know what's going to happen at the weekend.
17:34In case any viewers, though, are undecided, each of you are going to now make a public appeal
17:40to your friends asking the audience to please vote for them.
17:44Now, you'll each have ten seconds to convince everyone watching why they should vote for your friend.
17:50Are you ready?
17:51You've got ten seconds, all right?
17:52Can I have ten seconds on the clock?
17:54All right.
17:55Maisie, you're up first.
17:56Okay, down here.
17:57Here we go.
17:58Your time starts now.
17:59Hello.
18:00Right.
18:01Hello.
18:02I should...
18:03Don't say hello.
18:04Right.
18:05For years, Kaskadi has inspired on and off the pitch.
18:06Now she's inspiring on and off the dance floor.
18:08And she tangoed in a flat cap.
18:09That's really hard.
18:10And well done.
18:11Very good.
18:12Very good.
18:13You just got too much time saying hello.
18:15It's your turn.
18:16Ten seconds.
18:17Okay, ten seconds.
18:18Are you ready?
18:19Your time starts now.
18:20Okay.
18:21Please vote for Joy.
18:22He said that I can keep this if you vote him.
18:24And I really want to keep this and I'm not going to breathe until you vote for him.
18:28That's good.
18:29That's good.
18:30Time to spare.
18:31That's prime.
18:32Maz, you're up next.
18:33Are you ready?
18:34Yes.
18:35Time starts now.
18:36The highway code says when it goes to Amber, you better get ready.
18:40Listen, she said it's the best experience of her life.
18:44So, show your support.
18:46Yay!
18:47Well, thank you all so very much.
18:48Ten seconds, Jeanette.
18:49That shows some support for our supporters panel.
18:51Yay!
18:55Next up, Karen and Carlos are finalists.
18:58Yes.
18:59And there's not a sleeve big enough to wipe away Carlos' tears of joy.
19:05None at all.
19:10Beautiful waltz, beautiful feet, beautiful musicality, beautiful connection between you two.
19:18It had flow, it had elegance, darling.
19:22Very, very beautiful.
19:26I never thought you could do that quality, that softness, that sensitivity.
19:31This is beautiful and I love you for this.
19:33Congratulations, that was amazing.
19:35You got out there and you thought, I'm giving everything I'm capable of and I loved it.
19:48For me, it was a little bit skippy, but you know what?
19:51It was clean, it was crisp, it was flashy, darling.
19:55You've gone.
19:56You've gone.
19:57This is it.
19:58I'm going to treat it like the final.
20:00And this was just out of this world.
20:03Well done.
20:04Well done.
20:05It's Karen and Carlos, everyone.
20:10Kaz, what a weekend.
20:13610s and top of the combined leaderboard.
20:17I mean, could it have gone any better?
20:19Could it have gone any better?
20:20No, and I never imagined it to be like that.
20:23I just, I can't, I still cannot believe it, that it happened and yeah, unbelievable.
20:29Yeah, and Carlos, you felt every emotion possible at the weekend.
20:33How are you now?
20:34Have you recovered?
20:35I still not.
20:36We've got tissues here just in case.
20:38It's just been emotional.
20:39I mean, this whole journey has been really emotional for me and Karen.
20:42And we've been through so much and have grown as a pair.
20:45And I think we connect in such a deep level.
20:49So we understand each other much more than we thought and we expected.
20:54And having her doing that awards, it made my heart.
20:58Yes, and what a great score for it as well.
21:00If there was ever any doubt about how much this competition
21:05or what this competition means to you, it has definitely been decided after this.
21:10Karen and Kyle.
21:11Yes!
21:12You're welcome.
21:16You're welcome.
21:18Thank you so much.
21:22But I mean, where does the feeling of that rank for you
21:27in terms of all the amazing moments you've had in the series?
21:30I'm just so proud because I never thought we'd get this far.
21:36And actually, it's never been about winning a glitter ball or getting to a final.
21:42It's always been so much more and just having so much fun and personal obstacles to overcome.
21:48And also the privilege of being on the best show and something I've watched on a sofa at home for years.
21:53So it just, it was also, I just can't believe it if I'm being brutally honest.
21:57Yeah.
21:58It was just, just pride, joy and gratefulness to be in that position.
22:03Oh, and we're grateful to have you.
22:05We're so excited for you.
22:06Now, back to your performances on Saturday.
22:09You scored 39 for both dancers.
22:12I mean, not a bad shout.
22:14Do you have a favorite?
22:15Can you?
22:16I loved the salsa, you know, because that's, I think that is more of our, like, personality.
22:22Yes.
22:23But I think in terms of, I never believed in myself to do what I did in the waltz.
22:29And he, Carlos, drew that out of me.
22:32And I still can't believe that happened.
22:35So I think for personal reasons, I'm, I cannot believe that that happened for me.
22:40And I'm, again, like, grateful.
22:42Yeah.
22:43I mean, it was stunning to watch.
22:44You could really see the improvement, right?
22:46And through the series, especially in the waltz.
22:48Yeah.
22:49Well, you are officially finalist.
22:50I can't say it enough.
22:51I'm just so excited.
22:52Yes.
22:53But this week, you do have three dances.
22:56So it's not going to go easy, okay?
22:57I know.
22:58We're going to do a show dance to this.
23:00You made me feel.
23:01Woo!
23:02That's Inner Smile by Texas.
23:05Now, this song will be particularly recognisable to football fans, especially anyone who loves
23:10Bend It, like Beckham.
23:11Yeah.
23:12But what does it mean to you?
23:13To be fair, I'm a massive fan of Texas and friends with Charlene.
23:17And, yeah, it just, it's such a great song.
23:21And it's about, like, that inner smile, but I've just had such an outer smile on this experience.
23:27But for us, it's just go and enjoy it.
23:30Like, we're privileged to be in a final.
23:33Just go for it.
23:34And just bring everybody on a journey, on a party.
23:37Like, it strictly is about joy.
23:39And, like, our aim is to always get people up and dancing at home and just have such a good time.
23:44That's what we're having.
23:45And it is such a banger of a tune, and it's been sped up.
23:48Okay.
23:49So it's much faster.
23:50Oh, yeah.
23:51So it's been, it's been turned into Karen, I would say.
23:53Yeah.
23:54Karen Speed, yeah.
23:55Karen Speed.
23:56Well, you said there that you and Charlene are very good friends, and she's actually sent you a message.
24:00Oh, no way.
24:01No way.
24:02Kaz, you know I love you.
24:03Carlos, you've been amazing to my friend and Geidner.
24:08And I am so looking forward to seeing you both dance in the final.
24:12Can we say that again?
24:13In the final.
24:14It's the inner smile.
24:16Kill it, the two of you.
24:18Love you both.
24:19Bye.
24:20Aww.
24:21That's amazing.
24:22Carlos, you are working though with Jake Lee again on the show dance.
24:25I know.
24:26He did well for you the first time, right?
24:28Amazing.
24:29So any, can you tell us anything about the dance?
24:31I mean, you know, very, oh there's one moment, it's very special actually.
24:35He told me today.
24:36Our starting, our starting post of the showdown is the ending post of a couple choice.
24:42No way.
24:43And the ending post of our showdown is our promote picture, first picture we ever took together.
24:49Yeah.
24:50That was amazingly thoughtful.
24:53It's come full circle.
24:55It's just a full circle moment.
24:56I know.
24:57Wow.
24:58It was, it got me straight around.
24:59I was like, Jake, you're a genius.
25:00Everyone at home now going, right, what was the photo like?
25:02Let me check anything.
25:03Check the fingers, you know.
25:05It was just emotional.
25:07If I think of that, it's just like, this dance is going to be amazing.
25:10Yeah, because he's thought of that detail even.
25:12Well done, Jake.
25:13You love you.
25:14Let's move on to your favourite dance now.
25:16You have picked your jive from week one.
25:19That's your favourite.
25:20Yeah.
25:21How excited are you to do the jive again?
25:22Yeah.
25:23I mean, I don't know how many people have picked their favourite for their week one dance.
25:26You know what I mean?
25:27Your first dance.
25:28But it, I don't know.
25:29We had no expectations on anything of our journey.
25:32That was so good.
25:33It was our first dance.
25:34We just smiled and full circle.
25:37Let's just end on the jive where we started our journey.
25:39Yeah.
25:40Our posture definitely can get better this time after 13 weeks of dance.
25:44Okay.
25:45Well, we've got a question that's come in for the two of you.
25:46Okay.
25:47All right.
25:48And it says, this is from Hannah.
25:49And she says, are you changing any of your choreo for your jive since it was so long ago?
25:54Are you changing it up?
25:56Doing anything different?
25:57No, we're staying.
25:58I think we're going to stay in original because we'll have to remember where we come from.
26:03Yes.
26:04Without that jive, we wouldn't be here.
26:05Oh, again, it's that full circle feeling, isn't it?
26:08Exactly.
26:09Like you're doing for the show dance.
26:10It's meant to be.
26:11I'm so grateful.
26:12Thank you very much.
26:13We loved it then.
26:14I cannot imagine what it's going to look like now after all these weeks of dance training that you've had.
26:18Carlos, you were the top of the leaderboard with the jive on week one.
26:21Yeah, we did.
26:22So what are you hoping to improve on when you do it again now?
26:25I mean, first, I'm really glad that actually she remembered more step than I did for the first try.
26:29I was like, great girl, are you ready?
26:31Of course, because she's been dancing for over the last 12 weeks.
26:35Yeah.
26:36The details, the partnership we had definitely has improved.
26:39The way how we communicate with each other, with our bodies has improved.
26:42Her spin has improved.
26:44Her posture has improved.
26:46We're definitely going to imply all those details into the jive and make a jive to another level.
26:52I mean, she's going to be putting her feet are going to be on fire.
26:55I know.
26:56It's going to be on fire for sure.
26:57Oh my God.
26:58No pressure.
26:59Finally, the judges have decided that they would like to see your Argentine tango again.
27:03Personally, one of my favorites from the two of you in the series.
27:06But Kaz, that dance was the first time that you got your strictly tens on the show.
27:10It meant so much to you.
27:11So what was your reaction like when you found out that you were actually doing it again?
27:14I'm so happy because it was a massive turning point, I think, for me on the journey because
27:19I think for four weeks I've not really, I've been stuck and wasn't really progressing.
27:23Yes.
27:24And then I put that hat on and it's my favorite show, the Peaky Blinders.
27:28And I went in on that Monday and I was like, I'm not letting my city down.
27:32It's to Birmingham, it's a nod to Birmingham.
27:35And I'm like, there's no way I'm letting the city down.
27:38And I was like, be more focused than ever.
27:40And it was a massive turning point.
27:41So, but after that, I am going to lie, I nicked the hat.
27:45Did you?
27:46I nicked the hat.
27:47We one time.
27:48We one time.
27:49So I never thought I'd get to this point where I'd do it again.
27:51So I've got to try and find the hat again to pull it out.
27:55And I'm like, oh, I've got the hat, Vicky, don't worry.
27:58Did you find it?
28:00Yeah, I've got it.
28:01I've got it.
28:02So I'll have to bring it in.
28:04But I never believed we'd get to that point.
28:06That's why I nicked it.
28:07So, yeah, it's an honour to do it again.
28:10And it means a lot.
28:11I'm proud Birmingham girl.
28:13And to do it again and my favourite show with my partner in crime.
28:17We're going to just enjoy it.
28:19Oh, you're going to be amazing.
28:20I know.
28:21I'm just so happy.
28:22Well, good luck at the weekend.
28:23We cannot wait.
28:24Let's do it now for Karen and Carlos.
28:26Finalists.
28:28That's all for tonight.
28:29I'll be back tomorrow with a first look at all our finalists,
28:32show dances.
28:33Vicky Gill will be giving us a sneak peek at the outfits.
28:36Strictly's creative director, Jason Gilkison, is here to talk about his favourite dances
28:40this series.
28:41And I'll be catching up with George and Alexis on making it through to the final,
28:45all from 6.30.
28:46Good night.
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