Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren, DBE, born Helen Lydia Mironoff (born July 26, 1945) is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards. In 2007, Mirren recieved her highest acting honor to date, an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 film, The Queen.
Artem Chigvintsev
Artem Chigvintsev (born June 12, 1982) is a Russian professional dancer, born at Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, RSFSR, Soviet Union, specialising in Latin dancing. He moved to the United States in 2003, and began dancing with champion ballroom dancer Giselle Peacock, who became his wife. The couple separated eight months later when he auditioned to appear as a contestant on the first series of So You Think You Can Dance. Chigvintsev was eliminated alongside his fellow contestant Melissa Vella, and became an assistant choreographer for season two. Chigvintsev joined the cast of Burn The Floor. He performed both on Broadway and more recently in the West End. In September 2010, Chigvintsev joined Strictly Come Dancing season 8 as a professional dancer, where he was partnered with actress Kara Tointon. The pair achieved good scores in the first five weeks of 30, 32, 31, 32, and 37. In week 5, they were awarded the first 10 of the series by Alesha Dixon for their Paso Doble. In week 6 they were top of the leaderboard with their Salsa. They also had good scores for the next five weeks of 36, 38, 35, 34, and 38. In week 11, they got their highest score of 39 for the Viennese Waltz and Rumba and got the maximum 5/5 for the swing-a-thon. Chigvintsev and Tointon made it to the final along with Matt Baker and Pamela Stephenson. The pair went on to win the competition, beating Matt Baker and his partner Aliona Vilani into second place to be crowned series champions for 2010 . Chigvintsev is one of three professionals to win the series as a first time Strictly pro. After their victory it was announced by Tointon that she and Chigvintsev were a couple. In 2011's Strictly Come Dancing season 9 Chigvintsev was partnered with Holly Valance. He and Valance made it to Week 11, the Semi-Finals, before being eliminated.
Artem's previous DWTSGame partners include: Maya Rudolph.
Artem's previous DWTSGame partners include: Maya Rudolph.
Helen Mirren & Artem Chigvintsev
Week 1: Waltz: Weekend In New England - Barry Manilow: 23
Week 2: Jive: Tell Her About It - Billy Joel: 18
Week 3: Foxtrot: Five Minutes More - Frank Sinatra: 26
Week 4: Quickstep Duel: Little Green Bag - George Baker: won
Week 5: Paso Doble: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr.: 22
Week 6: Tango: Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA: 24
Week 6: Team Jennifer (Cha-Cha-Cha): We Found Love - Rihanna: 26
Week 7: Samba: Concrete And Clay - Unit 2 + 4: T: 19 P: 24
Week 2: Jive: Tell Her About It - Billy Joel: 18
Week 3: Foxtrot: Five Minutes More - Frank Sinatra: 26
Week 4: Quickstep Duel: Little Green Bag - George Baker: won
Week 5: Paso Doble: Ghostbusters - Ray Parker, Jr.: 22
Week 6: Tango: Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA: 24
Week 6: Team Jennifer (Cha-Cha-Cha): We Found Love - Rihanna: 26
Week 7: Samba: Concrete And Clay - Unit 2 + 4: T: 19 P: 24
Total & Average
TOTAL: 182
AVERAGE: 22.8
AVERAGE: 22.8