"The audition went horribly wrong!" Shirley Ballas & Ore Oduba on Strictly Come Dancing
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome to We're Talking.
How did Ore Oduba first discover his passion for dance on Strictly?
In today's episode, I sit down with Strictly Cum Dancing legends Shirley Ballas and Ore Oduba to talk about the show that has captivated millions of people and the very different journeys that brought them to the dance floor.
I had no clue how large the viewership was, how committed the audience was to to to strictly. I I had no clue until we need to talk. We've had various people who've been on strictly on we need to talk. So I believe that when you were on strictly, we're talking about over thirteen million people
yeah
watching.
I think the peak audience that watched that final was was over thirteen, maybe fourteen million people. That's way over fifty percent of the viewership. And and you think that moment is crazy 'cause that will be ten years ago, next year. that that'll be ten years ago.
What led Shirley Ballas to become a judge on Strictly Come Dancing?
Look at that. And when I say your name What I what what people tell me is that they associate you with news round. And strictly.
Why has Strictly become a national phenomenon in the UK?
They're like, What's that the guy that won Strickly? Yeah, I know exactly who he is, right?
How does Shirley handle criticism of Strictly and its judges?
So it's one of those where it it was this moment in history, from what I understand, you always wanted to be a part of Strickly. Yeah.
What does Shirley love most about being part of Strictly?
This was a dream of yours.
Which celebrity does Shirley wish to see on Strictly next season?
This was Which is interesting. Yeah, it was a dream of yours. But now understanding how you came alive on stage.
Yeah. It makes sense to me. Yeah. And do you know what was so crazy? 'Cause I had forgotten about that person. That Spice Girls Performing Kid. And it was only about halfway through that series that A light went off. Oh no well. Oh my. Oh my god. This is everything that used to bring me to life. And it was visceral. It was visceral because I approached that series going, I really want to put in all of this industry and all of this work that I've ever loved and learnt and and all of that, you know, trying to excel that I've been taught. along with this show that I've adores, you know. You all know Bruce Forsyth. Yes. Absolutely. It was a huge hit. And from eighteen years old I wasn't bothered about. Saturday nights going out and chasing
Girls, I wanted to watch that show that Bruce was hosting. And when I start working at the BBC, you know, on a Saturday The whole building comes to life. You know, there's a buzz around I always compare it to the Wonka's factory. There's a buzz around, you know, the chimneys are smoking 'cause there's life in that building now and the audience is queuing around the corner. And I feel like a kid with my nose pressed up against the window going, I wanna be wanna be in there. I don't know what happens in there, but I'd love to be in there. And everybody wants to be on strictly. And I remember them. Giving me a cool. Just a meat. I hope. They know who I am. They know who I am. I'm nobody. This is wild. I'm I'm I might in five years time I might have a chance to be on that show.
And I remember going to that meeting and going I mean, I'm gonna tell them how obsessed I am with the show. I've been watching it at this point now for over ten years. I know every single winner. I remember that dance. I remember that score. I remember that moment when it went wrong on television. It is. You were strictly super f I was a super fan and I did not hide it. And I thought, well, you know, maybe they'll pick up the phone in a couple of years' time. But I think I'd put my best foot forward and I didn't hide it. And two months later I got the court. And I it was I I I I wasn't
What happened during Ore’s audition that went horribly wrong?
Ready. for what was gonna happen. Of course this wasn't planned. Let alone being on the show. We had conversations but Being on the show was one thing. Going through that course for four months, like you said, in people's homes, in people's families. the the the affection and and the connection they have to the show, how much it brings people's hearts alive. And I'm having this Self discovery in the middle of a going. Oh, okay, hold on. This isn't just a the show that I was a fan of. This is a person that had been dimmed Four. Decades. That is now starting to Say hello. I'm I'm I'm still here by the way. And so You know, that series For me was an awakening.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:02
2
How did Ore Oduba first discover his passion for dance on Strictly?
0:02–1:09
3
What led Shirley Ballas to become a judge on Strictly Come Dancing?
1:09–1:21
4
Why has Strictly become a national phenomenon in the UK?
1:21–1:26
5
How does Shirley handle criticism of Strictly and its judges?
1:26–1:37
6
What does Shirley love most about being part of Strictly?
1:37–1:38
7
Which celebrity does Shirley wish to see on Strictly next season?
1:38–4:17
8
What happened during Ore’s audition that went horribly wrong?
4:17–24:43
Speakers
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