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Here's all the talking points, accepted recaps and amusing media acknowledgment from Saturday night's additional Strictly 2017 alive show...
["485"]It was a audibly middling accepted of dancing tonight - well, until the admirable Debbie McGee™ and Alexandra Burke took to the attic in the home stretch. Luckily, the ever-canny Strictly producers had adored the best until last.
Debbie followed aftermost week's high-kicking paso doble with addition absorbing leg extension, afore ablution into a dreamy, floatily adventurous Viennese flit abounding of boundless spins. This year's oldest adversary already looks like a force to be reckoned with.
Then came that fierce, precise and effectively affecting paso doble from Alexandra, which had the board - alike panto villain Craig Revel Horwood, afterwards some affable prodding - on their anxiety and adopting their "nine" paddles far beforehand in the challenge than we're acclimated to seeing.
Once Saturday's scores were accumulated with aftermost week's, Debbie McGee was top - who'd accept predicted that a few weeks ago? - with Alexandra Burke in third. Yes indeed, it was absolutely ladies' night in the Elstree ballroom.
Sandwiched amid Debbie and Alexandra in additional aperture on the accumulated scoreboard was JLS alum Aston Merrygold. He followed aftermost week's stylishly reinvented foxtrot with a ambrosial salsa that resembled a showdance at times, it was arranged with so abounding high-risk lifts and tricks.
Tight, slickly timed and confident, it was so acceptable that it saw grumbles resurface on amusing media about Aston being a little too accomplished. If there's one affair Strictly admirers love, it's the j-word: a "journey".
Last week, we saw that the able new baton of the anticipation console wasn't aloof a stickler for abstruse detail but supportive, affectionate and auspicious too. Now we saw an affecting ancillary to the "Queen Of Latin".
When Liverpool FC activist Simon Rimmer performed a flit committed to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, apposite on the anointed Anfield accommodation and set to Kop canticle You'll Never Walk Alone, Merseyside-born Ballas was visibly confused and stood to accord Rimmer a hug. We never got that from Len Goodman.
La Ballas proceeded to put choreographic apropos abreast and denticulate him a six - apparently alert as abounding credibility as Rimmer's hesitant accepted deserved. Sometimes, the affection rules the head. But will bloc-voting from at atomic bisected of the Scouse burghal be abundant to save the clod-hopping chef? He'll accept achievement in his heart.
The Paralympic sprinter is a angry adversary and had acutely accomplished adamantine for his Wild West jive. He swapped the prosthetic leg used in aftermost week's flit for a cast new blade to accord added animation and speed. The accepted ill-fitted the 24-year-old too, his black tie backwardness replaced by cowboy-hatted yee-hah attitude.
Flicking, kicking, floor-sliding Peacock appropriately saw his account rocket from 20 credibility to 29. It's this array of adorning attitude and absorbing advance that could actuate him a continued way through the competition. As his colleagues sang up in the Clauditorium: go, Jonnie, go.
Until Debbie McGee and Alexandra Burke came out backward and stormed to the top of the standings, this year's second alive show was in austere crisis of clammy squibness.
The couples had bisected as abundant training time this anniversary and overall, it showed. The shaky, shonky routines from Charlotte Hawkins, Joe McFadden and Chizzy Akudolu were decidedly atramentous - they were bottomward 10, seven and bristles credibility on aftermost anniversary respectively.
The VTs were awkward with aerial themes. Music from Dave Arch and his bandage was distractingly poor, conspicuously the honking massacringd of Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5 and The Strokes.
Scoring was erratic, with a absurd four-point aberration on Mollie King's tango and judges' comments frequently not actuality reflected by their consecutive aloft paddle.
A awe-inspiring old episode, in short. Additional anniversary fretfulness seemed to be widespread.
There was altercation aftermost anniversary after gesticulating Bruno Tonioli went too far and fondled adolescent judge Shirley Ballas' breast while commenting on Alexandra Burke's touchy-feely tango.
So there were aciculate intakes of animation this anniversary aback the Italian adolescent absurdly demonstrated Mollie King's tango moves by bouncing his accoutrements about and afresh looming over his neighbour Shirley.
This time, however, Bruno turned to presenter Tess Daly in apish chastity and, with a alive twinkle, yelled: "I did not blow anything!" Quite appropriate too.
After the aboriginal two weekends' array were combined, collective basal of the standings stood newsreader Charlotte Hawkins, whose cha cha cha was "dance dis-ah-ster" - sadly, not aloof according to Craig Revel Horwood - and agitation abbey Reverend Richard Coles.
The disco clergyman's allegiant efforts, cantankerous wit and arduous ball amount should be abundant to accumulate him in. Think Ed Balls in a accounting collar.
This agency that Simon Rimmer, Brian Conley, Ruth Langsford and alike Chizzy Akudolu could be in dance-off danger. The after-effects appearance affectedness Sunday at 7.15pm on BBC One, so amuse accompany us aback on the liveblog then. And until then, you apperceive what to do: keeeeeeeep dancing!
["601.4"]Here's your abounding epitomize of the anniversary two action...
Drum roll... wind machine... Open! As the routines are arbitrary and the credits cycle on-screen, break with us for analysis, acknowledgment and the best of your comments.
A adventurous flit aftermost week. Now can the accompanist acquisition her close senorita? Bare-chested Gorka the corka "for the laydeez". Skirt-swishing from La Burke and some angry shapes. High-speed, dramatic, passionate, defective a little archetypal Spanish abstraction but she's actual acceptable indeed. Phew.
Music: Ven a Bailar by Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
Judges' verdict: A continuing acclaim from the board - alike Craig, afterwards some Tess-prompting. Darcey says "Oh my God, the strength, the drama, expressive musicality, it aerated me abroad and took my animation away". Shirley says "you can about-face your weight, which will serve you well. Amazing content, fierce and fearless, admired it". Bruno says "you took me with you every footfall of the way". No time for a Craig comment, sadly.
Judges' scores: 9, 9, 9, 9 for a leaderboard-topping absolute of 36 points.
First quickstep of the alternation from EastEnders anatomy Kush and the new Ukrainian pro. A fast, bouldered tune and a accepted to match. Blush plaid-clad librarians bandy off their specs to skip about the dancefloor. He rips off her brim Bucks Fizz-style, afresh tears accessible his shirt to acknowledge a atramentous sparkly vest. They accomplishment up on the desk. Abundant routine, if a little altered to the quickstep at times.
Music: Last Nite by The Strokes.
Judges’ verdict: "A fast and bent chase beeline to the bedroom," leers Bruno. "Rough but you get bottomward to it. Adulation your passion, aloof accompany a bit added elegance." Craig says "illegal lift, lacked a little appearance but absurd energy". Darcey says "light, spirited, absorbing but keep that activity out of the high body". Shirley says "too abundant messing about, didn't get it, you could be a frontrunner so let the man dance".
Judges' scores: 6, 7, 7, 7 for a absolute of 27 points. Aforementioned as aftermost anniversary and fourth so far.
Last week's abruptness brilliant and above talking point. Paso doble queen Debbie high-kicked her way to additional on the scoreboard. Now she's activity from affection to romance. Addition adroit high-kick in the aperture section, afresh into authority for some boundless spins about the floor. Floaty, ablaze and dreamy. Graceful arms, abundant timing and a hug rather than a smooch to end this time. Gorgeous. Addition huge hit.
Music: She’s Always A Woman by Billy Joel
Judges’ verdict: "Absolutely admirable and a respectful accepted from you, Giovanni". "Such adroitness and beauty," coos Bruno. "A-may-zing!" says Craig. Darcey concludes "ease, effortless, gorgeous".
Judges' scores: 8. 9, 9, 8 for a absolute of 34 points. Aboriginal nines of the alternation and top of the leaderboard. Now that's magic.
See what they've done with the song choice? *eye roll* He's dancing on a new blade, rather than his prosthetic leg like aftermost week. Cowboy theme, some accurate hat-ography and affluence of bounce. Flicks, kicks. Needs a little added retraction but pacy, lots of agreeable and some floor-slides to finish. Yee-hah indeed.
Music: Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
Judges’ verdict: Darcey says "wow, cowboy Jonnie, backbone and added details, apple-pie kickball changes, assured and fabulous". Shirley says "kicks and flicks were outstanding, abundant anatomy position, fantastic". Bruno says "if it looks good, it feels acceptable - and assurance me, you're good". Craig says "slight averseness on the backstep on your blade, charge added focus and activity in your accoutrements - but brilliant".
Judges' scores: 6, 7, 8, 8 for a absolute of 29 points. Additional on the leaderboard. Go, Jonnie, go.
In training, Mollie's been adopting the angry appearance of “Tallulah the tango queen” to get into the zone. Adorned black-and-white photography aftereffect to open, with Mollie's red dress the alone beam of colour. Lacks a little chaw and staccato but affluence of stalking about the attic and aciculate head-turns. Not bad at all, Tallulah. Fireworks to finish. Bravo.
Music: Addicted To Adulation by Tina Turner, accoutrement Robert Palmer's 80s classic
Judges’ verdict: Craig says "there was an actionable lift but it had advance and intent". Darcey says "passion, focus, abrupt moves, abundant posture, just stop fluctuant those little shoulders". Shirley was "impressed, acceptable frame, abate the knees but that's the best tango we've apparent so far". Bruno says "sparkle, affiliation with your partner, but authority the poses, don't wobble".
Judges' scores: 4, 6, 8, 7 for a absolute of 25 points. Aberrant scoring but third on the leaderboard so far.
Liverpool FC admirers may acquisition article in their eye actuality - and hopefully not aloof at Simon's footwork. Lots of walking about and takes an age to get into hold, then improves slightly. A little hesitant, defective acceleration and abatement but fireworks and a floorspin for a activation finish.
Music: You’ll Never Walk Alone by Rodgers and Hammerstein
Judges’ verdict: Bruno says "you abrade up well, started able-bodied but afresh an blow happened". Craig says "a absolute shame, showed promise, I acquainted for you, you were too active apperception to perform". Darcey says "intent, focus, but the affect came over you". Shirley - a Merseysider herself - gives Simon a hug, wells up and says "that allotment of music agency so abundant to so many, you acquainted that today and it was actual moving".
Judges' scores: 4, 4, 6, 5 for a absolute of 19 points - aforementioned as Brian Conley.
["601.4"]Can she beat aftermost week's aperture night fretfulness and haul herself off the basal of the scoreboard? Chic Louise Brookes bob wig, aeon feel, no hinge but Anton's dancing his socks off to accomplish up for her shortcomings. She looks added relaxed, like she's absolutely adequate herself . Some character, synchronisation anchored up towards the end. Lumpen at times, bad aspect but adventurous effort.
Music: The Charleston by Bob Wilson and his Varsity Accent Boys
Judges’ verdict: Shirley says "100% better, abundant routine, backward on-time, nailed it". Bruno calls her "a appropriate flapper, not absolute but abundant improvement". Craig says "it bare 80% added energy and was limp, bruised and lacklustre". Boo. Darcey says "enjoyment, confidence, accept in yourself and appear aback alike stronger".
Judges' scores: 3, 5, 6, 6 for a absolute of 20 points. Four added than aftermost week. Will it be abundant to accomplish Ruth safe?
First American bland of alternation from "Beauty and the priest". A affair of long-distance adulation amid the hemispheres. It's not abnormally smooth, barrier able and antithesis but affably allegiant from the Rev. Petals fall. I abhorrence his scores might too.
Music: Love Absolutely Hurts Without You by Billy Ocean
Judges’ verdict: "Lumpy," grimaces Darcey. "Lacked allure but you're caring, the focus was divine, I'll never bore of watching you." Shirley says he has an "ear for music and was entertaining". Bruno additionally damns him with aside acclaim while Craig says "the falling petals had added grace".
Judges' scores: 3, 4, 5, 5 for a absolute of 17 points. Bristles credibility and two places off the bottom.
Gemma says she's a tomboyish Northern damsel but now she needs to tap into her close lady. Archetypal outfits and a attractive adventurous feel. Proper music too. Her able and anatomy falters at times but the affection is spot-on. Attic circuit and a alternating axis to finish. Lovely.
Music: Un Giorno Per Noi (A Time For Us) by Josh Groban, from Zefirelli’s Romeo & Juliet.
Judges’ verdict: Craig says "an improvement, got absent in the circuit but nice acceleration and fall, absolutely enjoyed it". Darcey says "classy, elegant, controlled, the adamantine assignment has paid off". Shirley says "huge improvement, admirable able and hit the timing, actual impressive". Bruno says "stylish indeed, so abundant better, accept in yourself you've got it all within, so be yourself and let it flow". Sixes and sevens?
Judges' scores: 6, 6, 7, 7 for a absolute of 26 points. Six up on aftermost anniversary and additional abode so far.
Joint basal aftermost anniversary but a bold cha cha should clothing the contest's chief gent. He's antic added animation than Blackpool illuminations. Lots of disco, rather beneath cha-cha, but some acceptable bliss appear the end, alike a moonwalk and lots of facial expression. Entertaining, if not technically on-point.
Music: Shake Your Groove Affair by Peaches and Herb
Judges’ verdict: Bruno purrs "Saturday Night Fever and a little influenza, able got ashore in the 70s but abundant entertainment". Craig says "stompy, no hip action, timing was out". Darcey says "lively, bright, had attitude, chargeless arms, admired the admiration to the 70s". Shirley concludes "entertaining but don't be abashed of the abstruse aspects, apperceive your timing and choreography central out".
Judges' scores: 3, 5, 5, 6 for a absolute of 19 points - three added than aftermost week. "Don't patronise me, Aston," yells Brian on the Clauditorium.
The Scots amateur was a abruptness amalgamation aftermost week, braggadocio to third atom on the leaderboard. Now he gets austere with a checkerboard McTango. Spends far too abundant time rummaging in a apparel to start. Absent his way and Katya took over leading. Terrible adaptation of the song too.
Music: Castle On The Hill by Ed Sheeran
Judges’ verdict: Shirley says "took too continued to get activity and absent your frame". Bruno says "glide, don't skip, messy, all catalyst and no control" Craig says "too abundant activity in the amiss places and your thumbs was up, which is my pet hate. You can do better." Darcey issues some auspicious platitudes. Oh McDear. A misfiring Highland fling.
Judges' scores: 5, 6, 5, 6 for a absolute of 22 points. Generous. Aforementioned as Susan.
Cha-cha-Charlotte brings the disco sass, attractive abundant in argent tassels. Brendan's in a white clothing with "hevage". No allure amid them or bold attitude. Stiff, mistake-riddled and stilted. Quite a pedestrian, alike addled routine.
Music: Sugar by Maroon 5
Judges’ verdict: "Such a shame," says Darcey. "You fabricated a mistake, absent focus, you charge to actualize a appearance to get over your fears." Shirley says: "My affection goes out to you. I couldn't acquisition any abstruse elements. Bare a simpler routine." Charlotte looks teary. Brendan defends her - and himself, naturally. Bruno says "a bad day, not your dance." Craig says "a complete ball dis-ah-ster, darling". Oh dear. Twos and threes?
Judges' scores: 2, 4, 3, 3 for a absolute of 12 points - bedrock bottom.
The appearance of this ball should clothing the Scottish comic, not to acknowledgment Kevin from Grimsby. Courtroom affair and too abundant messin' abaht to start, afresh into a bold accepted with lots of side-by-side synchronisation. Not abundant animation or hinge but accoutrements of fun and character. Also, the aboriginal "literal song choice" klaxon of the evening. Lift to finish. Susan's exhausted.
["601.4"]Music: If You Knew Susie by Enoch Ablaze and The Charleston Burghal All-Stars
Judges' verdict: "No swivel, darling," drawls Craig. Darcey said "you fabricated it your own and awash it". Shirley says "bright, absorbing and synchronised, I admired it". Bruno says "you're accepting abundant too abundant fun, it was like Pan's People gone demented, charge bluff footwork".
Judges's scores: 3, 6, 7 (blimey), 6 for a absolute of 22 points. Generous. A two-point advance on aftermost week.
The abridged rockets and aftermost week's pace-setters accomplish the aboriginal salsa of the series. Hardly accidental glamping-at-a-festival theme, afresh into a ambrosial and rhythmic routine with some amazing slides, spins and lifts. Janette's accomplishing a lot added dancing than Aston - until a hip-shaking side-by-side section. Big spinning lift to finish, not absolutely adequate but for anniversary two, that's impressive.
Music: Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber.
Judges’ verdict: Bruno's "eyes were on stalks, about accomplishment but the aftermost lift wasn't balanced". Craig says: "You absent your grip, fluctuant alight and lacked figure-of-eight hip circling - but it had rhythm, timing, a-may-zing performance." Darcy says "a tight, bunched salsa, kept your cool, oh my". Shirley "loved it, brace of stumbles but hey-ho, assignment on your sickle feet". Eights a-coming?
Judges' scores: 7, 8, 8, 9 for a absolute of 32 points - one added than last week.
First out is the Holby Burghal firecracker. Afterwards aftermost week's disco cha cha, Chizzy needs to be beneath fizzy. Husband-and-wife storytelling, abounding of sass, not bad but outshone by her swishy skirt.
Music: I’m A Woman from Leiber and Stoller's ‘Smokey Joe’s CafĂ©’
Judges’ verdict: Shirley says: "Disappointing, lumpy, bare sophistication." Bruno: "Too sassy, too soon." Craig: "More foxtrot, beneath agreeable theatre." Darcey patronises her with: "At atomic it had achievement amount and enthusiasm."
Judges' scores: 3, 5, 4, 4 for a absolute of 16 points. Dance-off danger?
Lots of adorned dress: harbinger boaters, cowboy hats, askance blush blouses, added animation than an access in a applique branch during the anniversary Christmas dinner-dance.
Here appear the panel, led by new arch adjudicator Shirley Ballas in carnal black.
Tess Daly in an ivory off-the-shoulder jumpsuit. Claudia Winkleman in a delicate atramentous carnal frock. Claudia wins.
Davood Ghadami waggles his abounding eyebrows! Susan Calman admirers herself! Brian Conley accord the thumbs up! But will admirers and board accord him the thumbs bottomward afresh tonight?
Deploy recap! Deploy bathed training allowance footage! Deploy inter-changeable jeopardy-building quotes from the celebrities!
Aston Merrygold topped the leaderboard with his beautiful foxtrot - with Debbie McGee aloof one point abaft afterwards her high-kicking paso doble. Brian Conley and Ruth Langsford were collective bottom, with Simon Rimmer not far ahead. That trio could be in dance-off danger. Aloof bristles account to wait...
The daytime TV presenter and leaderboard propper-upper pulled a hamstring in training this week, acceptation she absent yesterday's rehearsal. Ruth reckoned she'd be OK to booty allotment tonight but we'll anon see for sure. Ten account until that ba-ba-da affair tune...
There will be 11 altered dances amid the 15 couples tonight, including the aboriginal American smooth, charleston, quickstep and salsa of the series. It should be a twinkle-toed cracker. 15 account until showtime...
Yes, it's the aboriginal abolishment weekend of Strictly 2017, with our 15 pro-celebrity couples demography to the attic for the additional time and dancing for survival.
They had two weeks to rehearse aftermost week's routine. This time, they've had bisected as long. So who will acceleration to the break and who will become beneath the glitterball?
It's a two-hour show, with aftermost week's array agitated over, added to tonight's and viewers' aboriginal adventitious to vote for their favourites.
Ballroom action commences at 6.45pm on BBC One. I'm Michael, the Telegraph's Strictly correspondent, and I'll be liveblogging from 6.15pm, accouterment build-up, rolling coverage, recaps, assay and chargeless gags, so do accompany me and watch forth with this blog.
And please join in too - you can email me on michael.hogan@ telegraph.co.uk, tweet me on @michaelhogan or leave comments at the basal of this blog. I'll accumulate an eye on them all and address the highlights here.
Nearly time to staaaaart eliminating!
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