Tim & Iveta

Fantastic score of 26 for your Viennese Waltz on Saturday, how did it go?

I think it went very well, we were really pleased with the comments and scores!

It was such a great dance, considering the week you’ve had…

Yes it was quite tough after Aliona pulled out but it’s been fantastic with Iveta!

She has been great, stepping in at the last minute again! What dance do you have this week?

The Rumba…

Oh, the dance of love! How is training?

It’s going well, but Iveta says that I have one expression on my face and that I need to change it!

I’m sure you’ll be brilliant, best of luck!

Thank you!

Now it's time to talk to Russell!

Russell - Statistics

Russell shows us how much our couples have trained for so far this week:

John & Erin - 18 hours
Laura & Pasha - 16.5 hours
Georgia & James - 16 hours
Tommy & Flavia - 15 hours
Elaine & Vincent - 13.5 hours
Faye & Artem - 13.5 hours
Jane & Anton - 12.5 hours
Des & Ola - 11 hours
Perry & Kristina - 11 hours
Louise & Robin - 10 hours
Tim & Iveta - 9.5 hours
Simon & Katya - 9 hours


Russell then shows us the eight other occasions that a "1" has been awarded, after Jane and Anton received the first of this series.

Quentin & Hazel's Cha Cha Cha, Series 2
Fiona & Brendan's Rumba, Series 3
Gary & Karen's Cha Cha Cha, Series 6
John & Kristina's Cha Cha Cha, Series 6
Ann & Anton's Salsa, Series 8
Ann & Anton's Samba, Series 8
Ann & Anton's Rumba, Series 8
Nancy & Anton's Waltz, Series 9

Now it's time to see how Louise Minchin and Robin Windsor are getting on!

Louise & Robin

Not your best dance on Saturday, 23 out of 40, how was it?

Yea it certainly wasn’t our best, I just didn’t like the Jive and I think it showed! Onwards and upwards though!

Yes, onwards and upwards! This week I believe you have the Foxtrot, I’m guessing this is going well?

I love the Foxtrot it is so much fun! It’s so sweet and our song is really cute!

What song are you dancing to?

Super Trouper by ABBA!

I love that song! Good luck for Saturday, you’ll be great!

Thanks, we hope so!

Finally tonight I'll be speaking to Perry and Kristina!

Perry & Kristina

An improvement, you got 17, did you enjoy it?

Yes we did enjoy it, a tad more than the previous week!

You really looked like you were giving it your all and the judges applauded you for it!

Well I knew after the previous week that I had to up my game and if that was the way I was going to do it, then so be it!

Anyway, what dance are you doing this week?

The Foxtrot!

How is training going?

Going well, I do like the Ballroom more than the Latin because I can cover up my mistakes!

Aw Perry! Best of luck for Saturday!

Thank you!

So that's all for today. Thanks to all my guests tonight and thanks to you for watching!

Laura & Pasha

You danced a stunning Waltz on Saturday, 33 and second on the leaderboard, you must have been thrilled?

We were delighted to get a 9! I still can’t believe it that is great!

A 9 at this stage is hard to get, your dance was stunning though!

Thank you, we really enjoyed it!

So this week you have the Samba, how is training?

I’m finding it quite tough, this is the dance I dreaded the most. It’s very technical and quite fast and bouncy!

It is difficult isn’t it? What song are you dancing to?

Mi Chico Latino by Geri Halliwell!

I really like that song, best of luck for Saturday!

Thank you!

Now I'll be chatting to Simon Webbe and Katya Virshilas!

Simon & Katya

28 for your Jive last week, how did it go?

I loved it! I loved how fast it was!

You really gave it your all didn’t you? You looked like you were having a ball out there!

We were - it was fantastic!

This week you have the Viennese Waltz, is training going well?

Yea I like the Viennese Waltz it is very calming. We’ve thrown a fleckerl in there to please Len!

Haha! He will be thrilled! What are you dancing to?

I’ll Never Break Your Heart by Backstreet Boys!

Nice and cheesy for cheesy pop week! Best of luck!

Thanks Zoe!

Now it's time to bring in Ian Waite!

Ian - Training

So let’s just pick out a few couples, how is Jane getting on?

Well this week she has the Quickstep - and it’s looking a lot better than her Rumba. She is great in hold but it sometimes looks like she is clinging on to Anton and the out of hold parts could do with a bit of polish, she just needs to look more confident.

I think Jane will be good at the Quickstep, well I hope so anyway. What about Georgia and James?

Ah, I was hoping you’d pick them. As we know, the judges have been very harsh recently about her lack of performance. But if you look here, you can see that she is pulling it off. I’m sure if she performs like that on the night she could top the leaderboard.

Wow Ian, sounding very optimistic! Finally, Des and Ola?

He has the Samba this week and it’s looking like a car crash to be honest. It doesn’t have the carnival feeling mainly because of the way he’s dancing. He has no natural bounce, or rhythm and as Craig would say it’s looking very laboured and unnatural.

Poor Des, hopefully he can sort that out. Thank you, Ian Waite!

Thank you, Zoe Ball!

Next up I'll be talking to my final guests of the night, Elaine Paige and Vincent Simone!

Elaine & Vincent

You scored 20 out of 40 for your Nolan-based Cha Cha Cha. Did you enjoy it?

I have to say, even though it was technically rubbish, I was having the time of my life! I loved it!

You certainly showed it in your face! You were in the bottom two, how did you feel?

We were heartbroken but you do have to try and prepare yourself if you’re at the bottom. We’re delighted we’re still here though.

So are we! What dance do you have this week?

The Viennese Waltz!

I think you’re enjoying it, are you?

I love it, it’s so sweet and spinny and I am in hold!

Yes, and you’re in hold with Vincent! I sure wouldn’t mind being in hold with him!

I’m a lucky girl!

Yes you are, and I wish you even more luck for Saturday!

Thank you!

Well that's all we've got time for today! Thanks to all my guests tonight and thanks to you for watching!

Faye & Artem

You were top of the leaderboard, 35 out of 40, how were you feeling?

We were over the moon to have such a great score, I mean, 9s is just fantastic!

It was a stunning dance, you were great!

Thanks!

This week you have the Paso Doble, how are you finding it?

It’s okay, I prefer the Foxtrot if I’m honest! But it’s going well, and we’re dancing to a song that’s quite familiar to me…

Oh! What is it?

Em… Deeper Shade Of Blue by Steps!

Aw that’s a great song! It’ll be good to see you dancing to it!

Yea we can’t wait!

Best of luck for Saturday, hope everything goes well!

Thank you!

Now it's time for a peak at this week's costumes!

Costumes

Zoe enters wardrobe and takes a look through this week's costumes:

Jane & Anton's Quickstep

Georgia & James' Jive

Faye & Artem's Paso Doble

Now it's time to have a chat with Jane McDonald and Anton DuBeke!

Jane & Anton

First of all, I’d like to give you a massive happy birthday! Fifty years old today!

Thank you very much!

14 out of 40 for your Rumba, bottom of the leaderboard, how did you feel?

We were gutted but I’m so happy the public kept us in, thank you everyone so much!

This week you have the quickstep, training going well?

I love the quickstep, it’s definitely my favourite so far. I’m really looking forward to dancing it on Saturday!

I’m sure you’ll be great; any hints at the song?

I’m just a love machine…

Oh, nice hint! Listen, best of luck for Saturday and enjoy the rest of your birthday!

Thank you!

So that's all for today. Thanks to all my guests tonight and thanks to you for watching!

John & Erin

29 for your Jive - your lowest score so far. Were you upset?

Yea but 29 is still a great score and we did know it wouldn’t be as good as our first two dances, so we expected it.

I really enjoyed it, it was very funky!

Haha, yea, we loved it out there.

So what dance do you have this week?

The Tango…

Ooh… now I’m thinking you’ll be good at this. How’s training?

Training’s going really well, Erin and I have been working on my serious face for the dance!

I’m sure you can pull off a serious face! Best of luck for tomorrow!

Thank you!

Now I'll be having a little gossip with Des Lynam and Ola Jordan!

Des & Ola

A great improvement, 24 out of 40 from the judges, were you happy?

I’m actually still in shock, I can’t believe we got four 6s, that’s quite good actually!

I know that’s fantastic! Your face when the scores were read out was a picture!

That’s why I haven’t watched it back…

Haha! This week, Samba.

Yes, Samba.

How’s it going?

I’ve got to say, it is going absolutely terribly. I can’t wait until it’s over with.

Aw Des I’m sure you’ll do better than that. Good luck for tomorrow.

We’ll need it! Thank you!

Next up I'll be having a good discussion with my brilliant Friday panel!

Friday Panel

I’m with my lovely Friday panel of Billy Zane, Pixie Geldof and Tom Fletcher! So let’s start with you Billy, who do you like?

I'm really liking John, I think he's fantastic, he's just such a natural.

He is just astounding isn't he. This week he has the Tango, do you think he'll be able to get back into the judges' good books?

I think he'll be amazing at the Tango, I'd be surprised if he isn't top!

What about you Pixie? Who do you like watching?

I really like Laura, she's great. She seems really hard working and she's also a lovely person.

Yea she is so sweet. Finally, Tom. What about you?

I'm going to be a bit biased and say Faye and Simon - just because they're from the music industry. I loved Faye's dance last week, that was superb.

That dance was stunning, I have to say.

I think she could win it.

Well, we'll have to wait and see. So that's all we've got time for today! Thanks to all my guests tonight and thanks to you for watching!

Welcome to Strictly Come Dancing's fourth live show! Tonight our twelve couples will take to the floor, dancing to some cheesy tunes, hoping to impress the judges and you at home. Last week we said goodbye to Olympic Rower Tom James and Natalie Lowe, but who will it be this week? Anyway, Let's meet the stars of our show...

From Steps, Faye Tozer and her dance partner Artem Chigvintsev!
Former tennis ace Tim Henman and his dance partner Iveta Lukosiute!
BBC Breakfast newsreader Louise Minchin and her dance partner Robin Windsor!
EastEnders actor Perry Fenwick and his dance partner Kristina Rhianoff!
Loose Woman and media personality Jane McDonald and her dance partner Anton Du Beke!
Actor Tommy Knight and his dance partner Flavia Cacace!
Television presenter Des Lynam and his dance partner Ola Jordan!
Casualty and Coronation Street actress Georgia Taylor and her dance partner James Jordan!
Singer and actress Elaine Paige and her dance partner Vincent Simone!
Blue's Simon Webbe and his dance partner Katya Virshilas!
Olympic golden girl Laura Trott and her dance partner Pasha Kovalev!
And finally, singer and actor John Barrowman and his dance partner Erin Boag!

First up tonight we have Laura and Pasha!