This week on It Takes Two, we have learnt...

- Dianne has never been to Blackpool before.
- Kevin thinks that he and Anton are the only male pros with hairs on their chest. Not during the off-season, hon.
- Jonnie's goal was to get to week six initially, but Oti forced him to upgrade it to week nine.
- One of Jonnie's backing dancers for the tango was Oti's husband Marius.
- It was Oti and Marius's wedding anniversary last week.
- A 'source close to Jonnie' said he was scared of the week 9 curse of the SPORTSMAN but Jonnie says reading that was the first he'd actually heard of it.
- Jonnie's bum now has its own Twitter account. That's right: there is a literal arse on Twitter, and it still pumps out less shit than James Jordan.
- Oti was very pleased with Jonnie's posture in the dance-off.
- Jonnie wants Aston to win. But failing that he'll settle for Davood.
- Jason Gilkison and his choreography team (feat. Chloe) use sweets to represent the dancers when they plan group routines.
- It takes 6 weeks to plan BLACKPOOL.
- Joe really is terrified of heights, he wasn't just putting that on for the VT.
- Joe has only just discovered that he's been chest-popping wrong for 20 years.
- Joe thinks being in hold is more 'free' because it's easier to mask mistakes.
- Vincent Simone hurt his back on tour.
- Vincent pronounces 'ovation' as 'ovulation' and hips as 'eeps'.
- Vincent thinks Gemma is the most improved so far.
- The paso has three stages: the challenge, the caping, and flamenco.
- Davood didn't realise how revealing his paso top was. His see-through mesh paso top.
- Debbie can kick and twirl an umbrella at the same time; Davood can't.  Way to reinforce the 'men can't multitask' stereotype there, Davood.
- 'Umbrella' is apparently quickstep music now.  And Billy Joel samba music.
- There was far too much Jason Gilkison on the show this week.
- Apparently Giovanni has been coaching Debbie on dance-off technique right from the beginning. Not entirely sure Sunday was good proof of that.
- Debbie and Giovanni both knew they were going to be in the dance-off. Again, not saying they're lying, just saying that it wasn't the vibe I got.
- Geri Halliwell has been in touch with Debbie to tell her that she's inspirational, and apparently Kylie has been asking to do "Debbie McGee lifts" on her new video.
- Debbie and Giovanni are doing yet another Latin routine this weekend which means they'll likely have two ballroom routines in two-dance week, well planned, show.  Still, this week IS their Argentine Tango, which: cannot wait.
- Debbie won't be allowed to pull a tambourine out of her vagina in the pasodoblathon. What a swizz.
- Susan and Kevin are doing a foxtrot-based American Smooth.  Because foxtrot went so well for them the last time they attempted it.
- Ian was apparently on a mega downer on Wednesday and basically laid into everyone's training footage.
- This year's pro challenge is to do as many charleston swivel steps as possible in 30 seconds.
- Mollie gave AJ his first curry.
- AJ scored 17 on the pro challenge after having three steps disqualified.
- AJ thinks Janette will win the pro challenge.  But it's Janette so she'll probably find a way of fucking it up.
- Janette thinks one of the best things about Jay's jive was that he kicked whilst turning.
- 11-year-old Chloe looks exactly the same as she does now.  11 year old AJ does too, except with MUCH less hair.
- AJ and Chloe did not do well in their first competition at Blackpool.
- Mollie's charleston lifts did not go so well in the dress rehearsal.
- AJ likes the quickstep because it's a dance you can smile in. Bless.
- Mollie wants to wave at the other couples during the pasodoblathon. Bless.
- For the pasodoblathon, the men will all have traditional paso jackets and capes, though they may not have all elected to use the capes.
- Debbie's Argentine tango dress has a lot of transparent mesh going on.
- Alexandra wears a deep V well.
- The waltz is yet another dance joining the DIFFICULT FOR MEN pantheon.
- Gorka didn't do much preparation for the pro challenge because he forgot it was happening. <3
- Gorka only got 14 charleston swivels after having two disqualified. He thinks Anton might win it.
- Asked who makes the best cup of tea, Aljaž, Janette and Pasha said Anton. Karen thinks Kevin, while Kevin, Chloe, Gorka, Giovanni and Katya said AJ.
- Asked who looks the worst in the morning, Gorka said "some of the girls with no make-up, it's too early" (Gorka, you cad!), Nadiya nominated Kevin (who nominated himself), Neil said pre-coffee Giovanni, Giovanni said Aljaž, Aljaž said Karen because KAREN LIKE FOOD and if she doesn't get food she's a terror (Karen confirmed this).
- This week's pro routine is fashion-themed and involves a lot of voguing.
- Alexandra is planning to keep the coin with her head on from their routine last week.  I can just imagine how her haters took that.
- Alexandra still can't roll her Rs.
- Gorka wants their rumba to 'put the tears in someone'.
- Alexandra and Gorka aren't planning to push anyone in the pasodoblathon, but they might give
them a gentle nudge.
- It was Zoe's birthday on Thursday.  Does anyone associated with this show NOT have a birthday in the last quarter of the year?
- '10 club' is apparently now so much a thing that it has its own logo.
- Gemma doesn't feel like she has enough hippage. She's quite surfboardy.
- Aljaž really can't sing.
- Gemma doesn't eat red meat, but would rather have a sausage roll than a samba roll.
- Joe and Katya's quickstep training footage looks a total shambles.
- Debbie and Gio have the legs and the passion, but not the ability to relax.
- Mollie is worried that she is too slow to quickstep.
- This week's Friday panel is Clare Balding, Russell Grant and Cherry Healey.
- Russell thinks if he was a woman, he'd be Susan. Can I be the one to tell him that Susan's already a much better dancer than he ever was?
- Clare Balding is yet another member of Susan's high profile celebrity women gang.
- Clare thinks Alexandra could be a high jumper.
- Davood has a beautiful 'head carriage'.
- Debbie's Argentine tango will have lots of extended legs.
- Alexandra designates Friday as her cleaning day.
- Aljaž had never done charleston before joining the show and rates his swivel 'a really strong 3'.
- Aljaž loves opera music, really wants a pet cat, and is named after the Aljaž Tower in Slovenia.
- Aljaž completed 18 charleston swivels in the pro challenge but had five disqualified, so he had an overall score of 13 and is currently bottom of the leaderboard.
- Nicky Byrne's dancing has not got any better since he did the show.
- AJ's brother is a pro on Dancing With The Stars in Ireland.
- DWTS Ireland have an Irish dancing week and a 'switch up' pairings week which both sound fucking horrific.
- Kevin had a quote from Strictly Ballroom written under the collar in the suit he got married in.
- Susan and Kevin practice a rumba to 'Freak Me' by Another Level in training for their own amusement.
- Stuart the Strictly warm-up guy has a variety of wacky suits, and something to fit every theme week.
- He wants to learn to dance but only Giovanni has offered to partner him and he wants ' one of the girls'.
- Russell Grant spent six weeks doing an Argentine tango in the West End with Vincent and Flavia.
- Joe and Katya did Russell's favourite charleston.
- Clare thinks Susan will win the pasothon, Russell and Cherry think it will be Davood.
- Clare thinks the person going home this week will be "whoever's second from bottom on the leaderboard" (lol Susan stan), Russell wouldn't say, and Cherry thinks it will be "one of the boys".
- During practice for the pasothon, Katya fell over when her heels got caught on Giovanni's shoes.