Georgia & James

Not your best week last week - after the group challenge you were second bottom on the leaderboard, how did you feel?

Obviously, I didn’t feel great, I was really upset with myself but I’m so thankful that we got through!

Yes, congratulations! So what dance have you got this week?

The Samba.

Oh, how is training?

The Samba is difficult! There’s so many different rhythms and techniques you have to get right. We’re getting there but it really isn’t my favourite.

I’m sure you’ll be fine for Saturday.

I wouldn’t speak so positively!

Well, good luck anyway!

Thanks!

Now it's time to catch up on all the statistics with Russell Grant!

Russell - Statistics

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

Georgia & James - 18.5 hours
John & Erin - 18 hours
Tommy & Flavia - 17 hours
Perry & Kristina - 16.5 hours
Faye & Artem - 15.5 hours
Laura & Pasha - 15.5 hours
Louise & Robin - 14 hours
Simon & Katya - 13.5 hours


Russell then goes on to show us the average scores for all couples so far this series:

John & Erin - 33.7
Faye & Artem - 32.7
Laura & Pasha - 32.4
Georgia & James - 29.4
Tommy & Flavia - 29.3
Simon & Katya - 28.1
Louise & Robin - 26.9
Tim & Iveta - 24.2
Elaine & Vincent - 23.0
Tom & Natalie - 21.7
Perry & Kristina - 21.1
Lucy & Brendan - 19.5
Jane & Anton - 18.8
Des & Ola - 18.7

Now it's time for me to have a gossip with Perry Fenwick and Kristina Rhianoff!

Perry & Kristina

27 out of 40 for your tingling Tango and second place in the group challenge - you must have been happy?

Yea that’s one of our highest scores so we were delighted and our overall place on the leaderboard was very satisfying!

You looked really into your Tango, it was great to see! And your attempt at the East Coast Swing was fabulous, you really gave it your all!

Thank you! We tried our best!

So this week, for movie week, you are dancing the Jive. How is it coming along?

Em, it’s okay so far. Not my favourite, but, we’re dancing to one of my favourite songs so that’s a positive!

Oh! Can you tell me what song?

I don’t know if we’re allowed… You’ll have to wait and see!

Ugh you little tease! 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!

John & Erin

34 out of 40 for your sizzling Samba, a great score, but it all went downhill from there, didn’t it?

Yea, we lost the group challenge and ended up in the bottom two, so, not too great!

Were you disappointed?

Yea I was because we didn’t really expect it, but I suppose it’s getting to the stage where you need to expect that it’ll be you.

Yea, there’s hardly anyone left so it could be anyone! What dance have you got this week?

The Quickstep!

How’s training going?

I LOVE the Quickstep! It is my favourite dance so far, it’s so quick and light and cheery, it’s brilliant!

I did think you’d be brilliant at it! Best of luck with the Quickstep on Saturday!

Thank you!

Now it's time to bring in Ian Waite to see how our couples are doing in training!

Ian - Training

So let’s get cracking? Tell me about Georgia and James!

Well, as we know, they have the Samba this week, and it isn’t going too well. The Samba is very tricky because of the techniques and she’s struggling to grasp all the different parts that you need. If she’s lucky, she could pull it off in time but I wouldn’t be confident.

Oh dear, poor Georgia! How about Simon and Katya?

They’re dancing the Salsa this week and I have to say the choreography in this Salsa is one of the best I’ve ever seen! The way everything gels together with the song is fantastic - I’m not going to give too much away but it is quite spectacular!

Ugh don’t tease me like that! Finally, how are Perry and Kristina getting on?

Hmm… Perry has the Jive this week. It’s not looking good. He’s struggling to keep up and the way he is kicking and flicking his foot will be picked up by the judges. I do hope he can fix it, because he has one of my favourite songs ever!

I hope he can too! He’s so sweet! Thank you Ian!

Thank you!

Finally it's time to have a chat with Faye Tozer and Artem Chigvintsev!

Faye & Artem

Nines across the board for your stunning Waltz, second place in the group challenge and second place overall in the leaderboard. Happy?

Oh we were just delighted, we couldn’t believe how well our Waltz went down with the judges, and the group challenge was so much fun!

You really loved that dance and you could tell, your smile was bigger than Russell Grant’s!

Haha! I did really love that dance it was great!

This week you have the Cha Cha Cha, how are you finding it?

I’m enjoying it, it’s fun because we have such a good song.

Can you give me a hint?

It’s a Madonna song, but we’ll leave it at that!

Hmm… I’m going to be thinking of a lot of Madonna songs tonight! Good luck for Saturday!

Thanks Zoe!

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

Simon & Katya

On Saturday you danced your stunning Foxtrot, and your team won the group challenge - you must have been delighted?

Yea, of course we were! Especially after being in the bottom two the week before, that was just the best outcome I could have hoped for!

And your face when you were announced as safe was fantastic! I don’t think I’ve seen anyone so happy!

That was quite a celebratory face!

So what dance have you got this week?

We have the Salsa!

Now I’m imagining you’ll be quite good at this, your hips can certainly shake! How is it going?

Yea I absolutely love it! It suits me perfectly and our song is brilliant, I can’t wait!

Neither can I haha! Good luck for Saturday!

Thanks Zoe!

Now it's time to have a chat with Louise Minchin and Robin Windsor!

Louise & Robin

29 out of 40, and then 10 points from the group challenge, how did you feel?

We were very happy because 29 is one of our best scores, and then to win the group challenge was fabulous!

Your Rumba was so gentle and I actually felt like I was connecting with you… you pulled it off great!

Thank you!

This week you are dancing the American Smooth, how is it going?

I love it! It’s so jazzy and sexy!

Can you give us any hints about your movie song?

Hmm… okay! Females like ruby.

That’s a hard one, I’ll need to think about that! Best of luck with the American Smooth!

Thank you!

And finally tonight, it's time for a peak at this week's costumes!

Costumes

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

Louise & Robin's American Smooth

Faye & Artem's Cha Cha Cha

Perry & Kristina's Jive

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

Laura & Pasha

The perfect weekend for you last week - top of the leader board and you won the group challenge! How did you feel?

I was absolutely flabbergasted! I was so, so, so happy - I can’t even describe how happy I was!

When you got your 10 from Bruno - I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bigger smile! And you screamed the house down!

Yea I’ve watched it back and it was quite loud wasn’t it!

And I wasn’t even in the studio! Anyway - this week you have the Paso Doble. How is training coming along?

It’s been going well, I’m trying to get the feel of it just now!

Are you enjoying it?

Yea! I mean, I love every dance we do! It’s not easy because you have to stay in character but every dance has its own challenge so I’m up to it! I can’t wait to dance it!

And I can’t wait to watch it - best of luck!

Thank you!

Now it's time to bring in my wonderful Friday panel!

Friday Panel

I'm with my wonderful Friday panel of Marvin Humes, Emma Bunton and Shane Filan! So let's begin with Marvin, who are you liking?

Simon has got to be my favourite. I think his Samba a few weeks ago was fantastic, and I hope he can pull something similar out of the bag with his Salsa this week.

Now he was in the dance off two weeks ago, do you think he has the "onwards and upwards" attitude?

Yea, he'll definitely move on from that. I think being in the bottom two can only be a good thing as it puts more fire in the contestants' belly and determination to improve.

Okay, Emma, who is your favourite?

I love Georgia! I think her improvement over the last few weeks has been outstanding - and I also love Tommy, because I think the way he attacks the dances is incredible!

Now Emma, you've been in Strictly before. How hard is it to improve each week?

Oh yes it is difficult! Especially if you're at the top of the leaderboard, the pressure is immense and you feel like you have to train long, long hours in order to keep your position!

Finally, Shane, who do you like?

Faye and Tommy for me! I think Faye is such a sweet person and you can tell how much she loves learning the different dances, and Tommy, just because of the way he wants to improve and his drive to do better!

Thank you very much Friday panel, you have been wonderful!

Thank you!

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