Source: BBC
With only a day to go before the semi final, our three celebrities have been really knuckling down ahead of their biggest dances yet. So how are they all coping?
Gethin
Gethin and Camilla have also been training hard and Gethin has been in high spirits. He says he loves the dances, and is particularly enjoying taking an aggressive role and leading Camilla around the dance floor. He’s even offered to take the flack if it all goes wrong!
‘It must be difficult to trust a Welsh Numpty,’ he says. ‘It must be so difficult to let me lead otherwise the dances would look fake. I just hope she will let me.’
‘I can’t believe we have got to the semi-final. I hate to think we’ll go out. I am so close to getting Camilla her perfect Christmas present.’
Alesha
Alesha and Matt have been making good progress; nevertheless Alesha admits she’s petrified about having to do five dances. ‘There have been moments when you dream and have that vision of lifting the trophy,’ she says. ‘It would be wonderful, but I still feel it’s a long way away.’
‘The interesting thing about this week is I feel like we are the underdogs. If it’s my last week I want to go out on a high. I want to enjoy the dances and make them special. For my own sanity I’ll focus on enjoying and celebrating the weeks we have been there.’
‘Saturday night I want to celebrate this whole experience and do it for the ladies and hopefully it’s enough to see us through to the final.’
Matt
Despite feeling the pressure from Saturday’s show, Matt and Flavia have picked themselves up and have been in much better spirits towards the end of this week.
During Thursday’s session the couple spent a lot of time laughing and joking, high five-ing, and hugging each other. At one point, Flavia wasn’t able to dance because she was laughing so much at Matt’s tomfoolery.
However, it hasn’t all been fun and games. Flavia has again lectured Matt on the extreme pressure he unfairly heaps on himself. She also told him off about his lack of self-confidence. Matt admits the mood in Team Di Angelo has been very sombre but he’s not giving up yet. ‘I know if we remember the steps then we can win,’ he says.