| Stepping Out | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Davina McCall |
| Judges | Melanie Brown Jason Gardiner Wayne Sleep |
| Opening theme | "Dance with Me Tonight" by Olly Murs |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Production location | The Fountain Studios |
| Production company | ITV Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Release | 31 August 2013 – present |
| Related | |
| Strictly Come Dancing Got to Dance | |
Stepping Out is a British television show series, featuring celebrities with their real-life spouses and partners learning to dance live on Saturday nights. The show began airing on 31 August 2013 on ITV, and was presented by Davina McCall. [1] The judging panel was confirmed on 29 August 2013 and consisted of Mel B, Jason Gardiner and Wayne Sleep. [2] [3] [4]
There were six couples taking part in the series. They were revealed on 16 August 2013. [5] [6] [7]
| Celebrity | Known for | Partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Welch | Loose Women panelist & actress | Lincoln Townley | Eliminated 1st on 7 September 2013 |
| Glynis Barber | Television actress | Michael Brandon | Eliminated 2nd on 14 September 2013 |
| Carl Froch | Four-time world professional boxer | Rachael Cordingley | Withdrew on 17 September 2013 |
| Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen | Interior designer & TV personality | Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen | Eliminated 3rd on 21 September 2013 |
| Brian McFadden | Former Westlife singer & soloist | Vogue Williams | Runner-up on 28 September 2013 |
| Oritsé Williams | JLS band member/singer | AJ Azari | Winners on 28 September 2013 |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Tot. | Avg. | Rank by average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oritsé & AJ | 53 | 56 | 55 | 120 | 119 | 403 | 80 | 1 |
| Brian & Vogue | 42 | 47 | 55 | 100 | 108 | 352 | 70 | 2 |
| Laurence & Jackie | 26 | 36 | 39 | 76 | 177 | 35 | 4 | |
| Carl & Rachael | 31 | 34 | 48 | — | 113 | 38 | 3 | |
| Glynis & Michael | 37 | 21 | 32 | 90 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Denise & Lincoln | 28 | 26 | 54 | 27 | 6 | |||
| Couple | Order | Judges' scores | Total score | Dance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep | Mel B | Gardiner | ||||
| Carl | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 31 | Cha Cha Cha |
| Rachael | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Denise | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 28 | Disco |
| Lincoln | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Laurence | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | Street Dance |
| Jackie | 5 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Glynis | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 37 | Tango |
| Michael | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Brian | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 42 | Rock 'n Roll |
| Vogue | 6 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Oritsé | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 53 | Tap |
| AJ | 8 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Couple | Order | Judges' scores | Total score | Dance | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep | Mel B | Gardiner | |||||
| Glynis | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | Line | Safe |
| Michael | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Brian | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 47 | Contemporary | Safe |
| Vogue | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Carl | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 34 | Bangra | Safe |
| Rachael | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Denise | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | Rumba | Eliminated |
| Lincoln | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Oritsé | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 56 | Salsa | Safe |
| AJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Laurence | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 36 | American Smooth | Safe |
| Jackie | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Couple | Order | Judges' scores | Total score | Dance | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep | Mel B | Gardiner | |||||
| Oritsé | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 55 | Quickstep | Safe |
| AJ | 10 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Laurence | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | Rock & Roll | Safe |
| Jackie | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Glynis | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | Cha Cha Cha | Eliminated |
| Michael | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Carl | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 48 | Rumba | Safe |
| Rachael | 10 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Brian | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 55 | Street | Safe |
| Vogue | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
This week the celebrities had to dance with someone else's partner for one performance, this was known on the show as the "Wife Swap"
On 17 September 2013 it was confirmed that Carl Froch and Rachael Cordingley had withdrawn from the competition after Froch sustained an injury at the end of his performance in Week 3. [8]
| Couple | Order | Judges' scores | Total score | Dance | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep | Mel B | Gardiner | |||||
| Laurence | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | Paso Doble | Eliminated |
| Jackie | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Oritsé | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 60 | Bollywood | Safe |
| AJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Brian | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 44 | Samba | Safe |
| Vogue | 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Oritsé | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Jazz | N/a |
| Vogue | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | |||
| Laurence | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 | N/a | |
| AJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |||
| Brian | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | N/a | |
| Jackie | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |||
The finalists danced twice during the final show, the first time performing the Rumba and the second, their favourite dance routine of the series.
| Couple | Order | Judges' scores | Total score | Dance | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep | Mel B | Gardiner | |||||
| Brian | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 108 | Rumba | Runners-up |
| Vogue | 9 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Brian | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | Street | ||
| Vogue | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Oritsé | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 119 | Rumba | Winners |
| AJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Oritsé | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Salsa | ||
| AJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||