BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams flooded with 'absurd' and 'outrageous' messages as he speaks out on dance-off
27.11.2023 - 10:29
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Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams has been flooded with messages branding his place in the dance-off as 'absurd' and 'outrageous' as he broke his silence on being saved. The actor and West End star drew gasps in the ballroom as it was revealed that he'd be dancing again for his place in the BBC One dance contest.
Layton and his professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin had received mixed comments on Saturday night as they performed an American Smooth to It’s Oh So Quiet by Björk. The judges scored the routine a total of 34 points, lower than what the pairing had been getting.
And they were criticised by head judge Shirley Balls who said the routine was “gestural and fun” and not “smooth enough”, which attracted boos from the live audience. But following the public vote, Layton and Nikita were put under the red light of doom alongside Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu.
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Both couples performed their routines again, including Irish TV presenter Angela and Carlos reprising their Cha Cha to I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor in a bid to impress the judges and remain in the competition. However, it was Angela and Carlos who became the ninth couple to be eliminated from the competition after three of the four judges opted to save Layton and Nikita.
After the news was revealed during Sunday night's (November 26) results show, Layton shared a string of pictures of himself and Nikita both in the ballroom and behind the scenes before adding a video that showed him during Blackpool's epic opening performance which saw
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