Flirty Strictly Come Dancing
Get ready for temper tant rums galore, bitching, flirting and lots and lots of falling over.
Oh, and there'll be some dancing too.
The fifth series of the hit BBC1 show Strictly Come Dancing kicks off tonight with a special preview showcasing the latest celebs gearing up to cha-cha-cha. With the likes of Kelly Brook, Gabby Logan, Penny Lancaster and Alesha Dixon taking part, along with EastEnders' Matt Di Angelo and rugby hunk Kenny Logan, it's shaping up to be the steamiest series yet.
But it's not just about sex and dancing - ex-snooker star Willie Thorne will be there too. The live competition proper starts next week when Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly return with judges Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood.
So as the nervous contestants enter their last week of training, we take a sneaky peek behind the scenes... and find out what really goes on in those hot and sticky studios.
Gethin Jones & Camilla Dallerup
Blue Peter's Gethin is rapidly emerging as the most self-critical of the bunch.
"Come on Jonesy, concentrate, you fool!" he's often heard muttering to himself while trying to avoid stepping on Camilla's dainty feet. And he is crippled by the giggles when the two get close during the dances.
Gethin claims she's like a wife and mother to him - which might explain some of the bickering. Although Gethin is willing to let Camilla take charge, there have been early signs that he can get irritated with her.
At one point he snapped: "Camilla, don't. I'm just mentioning it." When she tried to explain herself Gethin cut in and frostily told her to "forget it". Whoooh, get him!
Gabby Logan & James Jordan
TV sports presenter Gabby is so energetic she's wearing out the normally super-strict James.
At one point, James wanted to sit down to show mum-of-two Gabby, whose rugby player hubby Kenny is also taking part, a dance routine on his laptop. But Gabby accused James of making an excuse just so he could have a break.
James has dubbed her the "bionic woman". "Oh baby!" he said. "It's tiring. She's a machine." Blimey.
Kelly Brook & Brendan Cole
When there's a beautiful woman around, Brendan's never far away and he is finding it extra hard to concentrate with sexy Kelly.
Kelly, who is engaged to actor Billy Zane, has had to tell him to start focusing more seriously on the routine and less on her amazing body.
She has even warned him a few times that he should go home if he's not going to dance properly.
Brendan is going all out to impress the latest lady in his life. But his attempts to woo her haven't always gone to plan.
At one point he tried to show off with a cool slide move in front of her. Sadly, he ended up completely cocking it up and nearly injured himself in the process. Shame.
Alesha Dixon & Matthew Cutler
Former Mis-Teeq singer Alesha has been freaking Matthew out with all the weird noises she's been making during training.
Their sessions have sparked off loads of strange straining sounds, whoops and bursts of singing.
And Alesha's distinctive laugh echoes around the dance studio.
She admitted herself that her chuckle sounds exactly like Dick Dastardly's Muttley. She giggled: "Oh no, now I'm going to get really paranoid about it!"
Willie Thorne & Erin Boag
Former snooker star Willie is worried about his weight. He keeps mentioning his "big belly" and is constantly complaining to Erin that he "looks like an elephant". He said: "I can't see anything other than my big belly."
Erin has already nicknamed him "Wobbly Willie" due to his inadvertent hip action during the waltz. But the pairing is proving a success and Erin finds Willie utterly charming.
She said: "Willie is what this competition is really about. He is a classic gentleman with no dance experience who will go on a journey."
Kenny Logan & Ola Jordan
Kenny's wife Gabby and Ola's hubby James are training next door, so it's almost like an episode of Wife Swap.
Gabby and James haven't been able to resist popping in to check on their progress.
And James has even demonstrated with Ola how it should be done in a bid to give Kenny some extra tips. Talk about an unfair advantage!
Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacace
Eastenders star Matt is worried he's going to end up looking camp. Er, this is the campest show on TV, Matt!
He's been getting frustrated with his inability to grasp the steps. And in an uneasy moment, he shut himself in a storeroom and whispered that he thought he and Flavia were getting on each other's nerves.
The actor marched back out with a boxing glove and said: "I've found something that can make us friends again. Hit me!"
Good lad.
Beth.Neil@Mirror.Co.Uk
"IT'LL BE A LONG HARD SLOG"
By Rory Smith
Former Strictly Come Dancing champion Darren Gough has warned this year's contestants that they're in for a hard slog.
Yorkshire and England cricket star Gough, 37, won the show in 2005 after starting the series as a total novice - with hands described as "spatulas" by judge Len Goodman.
He said: "Strictly Come Dancing showed me how committed dancers are. The show's a lot of hard work and it really helped my fitness.
"You're practising for hours every day. We worked hard Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and wound down a bit on Thursday and Friday - to keep a bit of an edge for Saturday.
"You have to have total trust with your partner, and you have to get really close with a lot of eye contact. But I hope I proved that even macho blokes can dance. Every man would love to dance but they wouldn't have the guts to do it."
And he reckons that some dances should be on the national curriculum.
"Everyone should be able to waltz," he says. "At school it should be compulsory to learn the waltz.
"Me winning Come Dancing just goes to show that if you put your mind to something you can achieve it, however unlikely it seems.
"The whole experience was incredible and something I will always remember.
"The show is an amazing journey."
