'You were born for this': I'm A Celeb's Rosemary Shrager dresses as Jane Russell as she teams up with Kim Woodburn for Comic Relief's Let's Dance
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She lost a huge amount of weight during her time in the jungle, so it's no surprise that I'm a Celeb's Rosemary Shrager wanted to make the most of her new trimmer figure on Comic Relief's Let's Dance.
Dressing up as Marylin Monroe and teaming up with How Clean Is Your House's Kim Woodburn, the TV cook embraced old school Hollywood glamour as she danced to Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend.
The ladies were competing against acts including the cast of Waterloo Road who formed a Spice Girls tribute act, Corrie's Antony Cotton who showed off his tap dancing skills and comedienne Katherine Ryan who donned a fat suit for her Nicki Minaj impression.
Going glam: Former I'm A Celeb contestant Rosemary Shrager dresses as Jane Russell for Let's Dance for Comic Relief on Saturday
Unfortunately for them, Rosemary and Kim didn't receive enough votes to go through to the final, with Antony winning the most public votes and Katherine being saved by the panel.
First up were the cast of BBC school drama Waterloo Road, in an act that saw the students join forces with the staff to create a Spice Girls tribute band.
Dancing to the group's hit Spice Up Your Life, the stars vamped it up in glitzy outfits, with two of the boys dressing as Mel C and Victoria Beckham.
They even got judges Paloma Faith, Lisa Riley and Jason Manford involved, making them shake maracas during the vivacious performance.
'What a great way to start the night. You literally did bring some spice. I feel like a proud mother,' said Lisa.
Spice Up Your Life: The cast of Waterloo Road are the first to perform dressed as the Spice Girls
Hold tight! The boys dress as Mel C and Victoria Beckham, putting on an energetic performance, all in the name of charity
Spice Girls reborn: Even the boys embrace their feminine side for the show, as everyone gets into the spirit of things
'It's like they were in the room - but the boys were enjoying it a little bit too much,' joked fellow judge comedian Jason.
Impressionist Jon Culshaw was the next star to take to the stage to show off his dancing skills, dancing to Fatboy Slim's Praise You.
Starting out in the BBC reception, the man of many faces dressed as a cleaner for his routine, and flanked by fellow dancers, he ran into the studio.
Wearing a wig and retro pair of glasses, the impressionist went to town with his dad dancing, putting his boundless energy to great use.
'I thought that was brilliant, I thought the place might go up with all the nylon being rubbed together,' said Jason.
Eclectic mix of judges: This week's judges are Lisa Riley, Jason Manford and Paloma Faith, who all seemed impressed by the routine
Creating an impression: Jon Culshaw impressed with his dance to Fatboy Slim's Praise You, running through the studio
Dad dancing: Jon put on an interesting outfit as he showed off his impressive dad dancing on stage
I was really impressed with the styling - it's so now. Brilliant images,' said a typically quirky Paloma.
'It was like a party in a charity shop. I really, really enjoyed it though, well done,' said Lisa, who recently wowed on Strictly Come Dancing.
The next act was the slightly intimidating pairing of presenter and cleaning expert Kim and TV cook Rosemary, who dressed as Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell from Diamonds Are A Girls' Best Friend.
Slipping into tight, pink satin gowns, the TV stars embraced their inner Hollywood stars and were lifted into the air by a number of suave young men.
'I love you both, You are both now my pin-ups. I can't say anything bad and I'm very envious of their costumes,' said an impressed Paloma.
Here come the girls: Rosemary and Kim squeeze into tight pink gowns for their performance, proving what a good comedy duo they are
Making the most of it: Rosemary, who shed a lot of weight in the jungle, showed off the fruit of her labour in the glam gown
Giving it their all: The two TV stars put on an impressive performance, but don't get enough votes to make it through
Up in the air: Rosemary is lifted off the ground by a team of young dancers during their comic dance routine
'I was...I can't even...I don't know how you did it - but you were born for it. You're wasted doing cooking and cleaning,' said Jason. 'I don't know how that was allowed to be pre-watershed.'
'I have to tell you I didn't think that I was going to get into the air,' admitted Rosemary.
Canadian comedienne Katherine Ryan was up next, dancing to Nicki Minaj track Starships.
Taking the micky out of the singer's curvaceous figure, the star wore a fat suit with comically large bottom and thigh area.
Next up was Corrie's Antony Cotton, who performed to Anything Goes, in a retro routine set inside a care home.
'It was proper dancing, proper tap, proper choreography - what are you doing on this show?' joked Jason.
Sending her up: Comedienne Katherine Ryan dresses as Nicki Minaj, wearing a body suit, for her routine
Bootilicious: Katherine plays on Nicki's curvaceous figure as she dances to Starships
Through to the final: Thanks to the judging panel, Katherine will perform her routine again in the final
'I'm just astonished. I expect Coronation Street the musical is going to be in the pipeline next,' said Paloma.
I can't be biased because you're my best friend, but that was amazing. I've seen you dancing after a few G&Ts but this was nothing like that,' said Lisa.
Former Corrie star Suranne Jones and current co-star Jennie McAlpine were there to support him.
Later, in the show's backstage pub Shenanigans, Rosemary and Kim showed off their singing skills with a spot of karaoke, belting out Bon Jovi's Living On A Prayer.
Thanks to the public, it was Antony who won the most votes and was put through, with Jon and Kim and Rosemary getting the least and automatically leaving the show.
Then Paloma and Jason chose to save Katherine over the cast of Waterloo Road, meaning that she too goes though to the final.
Winning performance: Antony Cotton wows as he shows off his tap dancing skills, gaining him the most public votes
Dapper dancing: The Corrie star swaps his overalls for black tie as he continues his routine
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