It Takes Two – Monday 15th October 2012

First post-eviction It Takes Two and who does Zoe have to give her commiserations to…her dad 🙁

On Monday’s show they featured Johnny & Iveta, Craig Revel-Horwood and Nicky & Karen.

Strictly Headlines

  • Kisses not kicks for Craig for awarding his first FAB-U-LOUS, to Denise & James
  • Brucie’s favourite…Michael & Natalie
  • Richard Arnold failed to impress, first dance-off survivor
  • James Jordan/Nicky Byrne Pecs-off…James I think wins!

Johnny Ball & Iveta Lukosiute

Zoe: “How disappointed were you?”
Johnny: “4th from the bottom seemed to me safe…then that run was the worst I ever did it…top half wasn’t bad but something totally different was happening down [below the waist]”

Zoe: “How did the dance go on the night?”
Iveta: “I was very happy with our performance…he was smiling, he was handsome”

Zoe: “How did you feel going into the dance-off?”
Johnny: “Out of everyone we were the two gagsters…I told him I didn’t want him to go…that’s why I ducked and dived…”

Zoe: “Are you going to miss dancing with Iveta?”
Johnny: “I’m going to miss her terribly…if we’d gone on a bit further I’m sure I would have improved”

They show a VT of his highlights…and low-lights in the case of Aliona’s ankle.

Louis & Dani, when they’re 3 times older then they are now, will still be 5 years younger then Johnny Ball is now!


Craig Revel-Horwood

“Poor ‘Daddy’ didn’t do well did he darling?…in the dance-off he made too many errors”

“Richard just had more content”

Craig on:

  • Louis & Flavia – “I really liked it…it wasn’t worth an 8 because he was a little bit skippy”
  • Denise & James – “She was fantastic…her timing was exceptional…all the swing dance was just brilliant and suited her personality and her body”
  • Michael & Natalie – “It’s frantic darling…what’s missing? It’s too stompy, it’s too all over the shop, plus the timing”
  • Victoria & Brendan – “I was delighted she remembered it…she cannot turn however…must learn to turn”
  • Kimberley & Pasha – “They’re beautiful to watch together…she was doing a bit of a Keira Knightley”
  • Colin & Kristina – “Hideous [hand] flick that was most annoying…he danced to his height…didn’t stoop or bend his knees more”
  • Lisa & Robin – “It should be a little gentler than that…she is great, absolutely great”
  • Jerry & Anton – “Probably a good thing [that you don’t look at her feet]…it should look wonderful, Ballroom is gorgeous on tall people”
  • Dani & Vincent – “[The dismount] looks clumsy…I hate that dismount…I didn’t like that, he could have done some wonderful lifts”
  • Nicky & Karen – “It was very flat footed…there wasn’t enough content…I like him…but he’s not much cop as a dancer, just yet”

Nicky & Karen

Nicky couldn’t hear the cue over the audience cheers, and it was downhill from there, he had to miss out actual choreography and make it up until Karen got him into hold.

Karen thought there was plenty of Cha Cha, and apparently there would have been if Nicky hadn’t been improvising and missed out a whole section.

He’s petrified on the floor but feels like they were marked fairly based on what happened on the night.

“I feel like people haven’t seen me dance yet”

A VT of Nicky having regular breaks, and grazing throughout training.

Quickstep for the Hollywood week, please no lifts Karen!


Johnny’s gone, that’s 13 celebs left, Hollywood week next week so look for training videos later this week.

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