Tumble (originally Let's Get Ready to Tumble) is a British television show, featuring celebrities taking part in gymnastics to win the votes of the public. Learning sessions were given on the basics of gymnastics to the celebrities taking part. The show was backed by British Gymnastics. The trainers were the same ones who trained Louis Smith and Beth Tweddle. The show was broadcast live over six episodes on BBC One, starting on 9 August 2014.
The series was hosted by Alex Jones. The judges were Nadia Comăneci, Louis Smith, Craig Heap and Sebastien Stella. On occasions the judges would perform a routine.
On 14 November 2014, BBC One cancelled the show after only one series.
Production The television show was commissioned by Charlotte Moore and Mark Lindsay. Katie Taylor, the controller of BBC entertainment and events, said: "One thing’s for certain, you can expect the celebs to be pushed out of their comfort zone in what is probably the most physically demanding show of its kind anywhere in the world." BBC Worldwide has invested in the series. Charlotte Moore said: "Let's Get Ready to Tumble will see brave celebrity contestants sign up to the toughest live Saturday night TV challenge yet!"
Couples The celebrities taking part were announced on 13 June 2014. On 25 July, it was announced that fitness instructor & motivational speaker Mr Motivator had withdrawn from the programme after dislocating his knee, necessitating surgery. His professional partner Kerry Scotts withdrew as well. On 28 July, it was confirmed that screen actor Peter Duncan was to replace Mr Motivator in the competition with his partner Kate McWilliam. Celebrity Known for Professional partner Status Andrea McLean Loose Women panellist Alex UttleyEliminated 1ston 16 August 2014 Emma Samms Dynasty actress Ivan PastoreEliminated 2ndon 23 August 2014 John Partridge Former EastEnders actor Kat WouldEliminated 3rdon 30 August 2014 Peter Duncan Former Blue Peter presenter & actor Kate McWilliamEliminated 4thon 6 September 2014 Amelle Berrabah Sugababes singer Doug FordyceEliminated 5thon 13 September 2014 Carl Froch Retired professional boxer Sita Bhuller Lucy Mecklenburgh Former The Only Way Is Essex star Billy George Sarah Harding Former Girls Aloud singer Leon FagbemiRunners-upon 13 September 2014 Ian "H" Watkins Steps singer Holly JohnstoneBobby LockwoodWolfblood & House of Anubis actorKristin AllenWinneron 13 September 2014
Scoring chart Couple Place 1 2 (1+2) 3 4 5 6Bobby & Kristin 126.028.028.0 += H & Holly 226.526.534.033.5+29.0=62.5Sarah & Leon 225.028.528.526.529.029.5+=38.0Lucy & Billy 628.528.529.528.028.5+26.5=55.035.0Carl & Sita 626.024.526.029.531.033.0+30.5=63.538.0Amelle & Doug 624.029.029.024.0 29.532.5+31.5=64.036.0Peter & Kate 723.526.026.029.531.0+24.5=John & Kat 828.528.530.0Emma & Ivan 921.030.030.0Andrea & Alex 1021.0 indicates the couple eliminated that week indicates the couple were in the bottom two but not eliminated indicates the couple were eliminated immediately (no bottom two) indicates the winning couple indicates the runner-up couples Green scores indicate the highest score for that week Red scores indicate the lowest score for that week "—" indicates the couple(s) that did not perform that week
Average chart This table only counts for performances scored on a traditional 40-point scale.
Rank by average Place Couple Total Number ofdisciplines Average1 1 Bobby & Kristin 223.5 7 31.92 2 H & Holly 220.5 7 31.53 4 Carl & Sita 212.5 7 30.44 4 Amelle & Doug 206.5 7 29.55 2 Sarah & Leon 197.5 7 28.26 4 Lucy & Billy 196.0 7 28.06 8 John & Kat 112.0 4 28.08 7 Peter & Kate 160.5 6 26.89 9 Emma & Ivan 74.5 3 24.810 10 Andrea & Alex 43.0 2 21.5
Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series The best and worst performances in each discipline according to the judges' 40-points scale are as follows: Discipline Celebrity Highest score Celebrity Lowest score Aerial Hoop Ian "H" Watkins 31.0 Andrea McLean 21.0 Floor Bobby Lockwood 36.0 Lucy Mecklenburgh 20.0 Rhythmic Bobby Lockwood 34.5 Emma Samms 23.5 Trampoline Bobby Lockwood 35.0 John Partridge 26.0Parallel bars Bobby Lockwood 32.5 Peter Duncan 24.5Beam Amelle Berrabah 31.5 Sarah Harding 21.0Trapeze Ian "H" Watkins 40.0 Bobby Lockwood 33.5
Weekly scores and songs
Week 1 (9 August) Additional performance: Louis Smith (plus Kristian Thomas, Max Whitlock, Adam Cox, Nile Wilson and Daniel Purvis) - “Runaway Baby” by Bruno Mars OrderCoupleJudges' scoresTotalScoreboardDisciplineSong Stella Smith Comăneci Heap 1 Amelle & Doug 7.0 5.5 6.5 5.0 24.0 6th Aerial hoop "Man in the Mirror" — Michael Jackson 2 Peter & Kate 6.5 5.5 7.0 4.5 23.5 7th Floor "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" — Seal 3 Andrea & Alex 6.0 5.0 5.5 4.5 21.0 =8th Aerial hoop "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" — Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer 4 H & Holly 8.0 6.5 6.5 5.5 26.5 2nd Floor "Johnny B. Goode" — Chuck Berry 5 Bobby & Kristin 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.5 26.0 =3rd Aerial hoop "All of Me" — John Legend 6 Lucy & Billy 5.0 4.5 6.0 4.5 20.0 10th Floor "Good Time" — Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen 7 Sarah & Leon 8.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 25.0 5th Aerial hoop "You've Got The Love" — Florence and the Machine 8 Emma & Ivan 5.5 4.5 6.5 4.5 21.0 =8th Floor "Get The Party Started" — Dame Shirley Bassey 9 Carl & Sita 6.5 6.0 7.0 6.5 26.0 =3rd Aerial hoop "I Just Want To Make Love To You" — Etta James 10 John & Kat 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.5 27.5 1st Floor "Of the Night" — Bastille
Week 2 (16 August) Additional performance: Beth Tweddle - “Rule The World” by Take That OrderCoupleJudges' scoresTotalScoreboardDisciplineSongResult Stella Smith Comăneci Heap 1 John & Kat 6.5 7.0 7.5 7.5 28.5 =5th Aerial hoop "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" — Dean Martin Safe 2 Bobby & Kristin 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 28.0 7th Floor "Kiss You" — One Direction Safe 3 H & Holly 7.5 8.0 7.5 8.0 31.0 1st Aerial hoop "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" — The Darkness Safe 4 Sarah & Leon 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.0 28.5 =5th Floor "Rather Be" — Clean Bandit Safe 5 Carl & Sita 6.0 5.5 7.0 6.0 24.5 9th Floor "Viva La Vida" — Coldplay Safe 6 Emma & Ivan 7.5 7.0 8.0 7.5 30.0 2nd Aerial hoop "No More I Love Yous" — Annie Lennox Safe 7 Amelle & Doug 6.5 7.5 7.0 8.0 29.0 =3rd Floor "It's Oh So Quiet" — Björk Safe 8 Peter & Kate 7.5 6.0 6.5 6.0 26.0 8th Aerial hoop "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins Bottom two 9 Andrea & Alex 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.0 22.0 10th Floor "Pure Shores" — All Saints Eliminated 10 Lucy & Billy 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.0 28.5 =5th Aerial hoop "Somewhere Only We Know" — Lily Allen Safe
Week 3 (23 August) Additional performance: The Saturdays - "Up"/"Higher"/"All Fired Up"/"Ego"/"What About Us" OrderCoupleJudges' scoresTotalScoreboardDisciplineSongResult Stella Smith Comăneci Heap 1 Carl & Sita 6.5 7.0 8.0 8.0 29.5 =3rd Trampoline "Bamboléo" — Gipsy Kings Safe 2 H & Holly 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.5 26.5 =6th Trampoline "Summer" — Calvin Harris Safe 3 Lucy & Billy 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 29.5 =3rd Trampoline "The Only Way Is Up" — Yazz Safe 4 Peter & Kate 6.5 7.5 8.0 7.5 29.5 =3rd Trampoline "Jump Around" — House of Pain Safe 5 Sarah & Leon 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 26.5 =6th Trampoline "Burn" — Ellie Goulding Safe 6 Amelle & Doug 6.0 5.0 6.5 6.5 24.0 8th Rhythmic "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" — The Supremes Bottom two 7 Emma & Ivan 6.0 5.0 6.5 6.0 23.5 9th Rhythmic "Ghost" — Ella Henderson Eliminated 8 John & Kat 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 30.0 2nd Rhythmic "Should I Stay or Should I Go" — The Clash Safe 9 Bobby & Kristin 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.5 32.5 1st Rhythmic "Everybody Get Up" — 5ive Safe
Week 4 (30 August) Additional performance: Circulus OrderCoupleJudges' scoresTotalScoreboardDisciplineSongResult Stella Smith Comăneci Heap 1 John & Kat 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 26.0 8th Trampoline "Treasure" — Bruno Mars Eliminated 2 Amelle & Doug 7.0 7.0 7.5 8.0 29.5 5th Trampoline "Diamonds" — Rihanna Safe 3 Peter & Kate 7.5 7.0 8.0 8.5 31.0 =3rdRhythmic "Money, Money, Money" — ABBA Safe 4 Bobby & Kristin 8.5 9.0 9.0 8.5 35.0 1st Trampoline "Rocket Man" — Elton John Safe 5 Sarah & Leon 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.5 29.0 6th Rhythmic "Le Freak" — Chic Safe 6 Carl & Sita 8.0 7.5 8.0 7.5 31.0 =3rd Rhythmic "Born To Be Wild" — Steppenwolf Safe 7 Lucy & Billy 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.5 28.0 7th Rhythmic "I Put a Spell on You" — Nina Simone Bottom Two 8 H & Holly 9.0 8.0 8.5 8.5 34.0 2nd Rhythmic "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl Safe
Week 5 (6 September) Additional performance: Sebastien Stella OrderCoupleJudges' scoresTotalScoreboardDisciplineSongResult Stella Smith Comăneci Heap 1 Peter & Kate 6.5 5.5 7.0 7.0 26.0 7th Acro-floor "I Wan'na Be Like You" — Robbie Williams feat. Olly Murs Eliminated 2 Sarah & Leon 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 29.5 5th Acro-floor "Don't Let Go (Love)" — En Vogue Safe 3 H & Holly 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.0 33.5 2nd Acro-floor "Can You Feel It" — The Jacksons Safe 4 Bobby & Kristin 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 36.0 1st Acro-floor "Let It Go" — Idina Menzel Safe 5 Lucy & Billy 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.5 28.5 6th Acro-floor "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" — Cher Safe 6 Amelle & Doug 7.5 8.0 8.5 8.5 32.5 4th Acro-floor "Bang Bang" — Jessie J Safe 7 Carl & Sita 8.0 8.0 8.5 8.5 33.0 3rd Acro-floor "Up Where We Belong" — Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Bottom two
Week 6: Final (13 September)
OrderCoupleJudges' scoresTotalScoreboardDisciplineSongResult Stella Smith Comăneci Heap 1 Lucy & Billy 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 35.0 5th Trapeze "Born This Way" — Lady Gaga Eliminated 2 Bobby & Kristin 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 33.5 6th Trapeze "It's a Beautiful Day" — Michael Bublé Winner 3 Amelle & Doug 9.0 9.0 8.5 9.0 35.5 4th Trapeze "Stay with Me" — Lorraine Ellison Eliminated 4 H & Holly 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 40.0 1st Trapeze "Holding Out for a Hero" — Bonnie Tyler Runners-up 5 Sarah & Leon 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 38.0 =2nd Trapeze "Beneath Your Beautiful" — Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé Runners-up 6 Carl & Sita 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 38.0 =2nd Trapeze "Timber" — Pitbull feat. Kesha Eliminated
Ratings All ratings are taken from BARB.
Episodeno. Airdate Total viewers(millions) Weekly rankingBBC One 1 3.44 28 2 3.54 28 3 N/A Outside Top 30 4 N/A Outside Top 30 5 N/A Outside Top 30 6 N/A Outside Top 30
See also Strictly Come Dancing, which follows a similar format but for dancing instead of gymnastics Dancing on Ice, which follows a similar format but for ice skating instead of gymnastics Just the Two of Us, which follows a similar format but for singing instead of gymnastics Splash!, which follows a similar format but for diving instead of gymnastics The Jump, which follows a similar format but for winter sports instead of gymnastics
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