We're now only a couple of weeks away from the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 final but first, there's the small matter of the quater-finals for the remaining couples to contend with.
12.11.2023 - 09:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Strictly Come Dancing fans who couldn't wait until Sunday evening (November 12) to find out who was the latest couple to leave the competition have been left devastated. The hit BBC One dance show returned to screens on Saturday night (November 11) with a place in Blackpool at stake.
The famous trip to the seaside resort returns next Saturday (November 18) and will see the seven remaining couples perform in the iconic Tower Ballroom in the show's spectacular annual tradition.
But the couples needed to succeed in week eight of the 2023 series first and it was quite the night in the Strictly ballroom. After a couple of weeks in second place, Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin topped the leaderboard once again.
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The pair have come first for a total of four times on the Saturday show and this weekend, their fast and emotional Argentine tango to Tattoo by Loreen saw them riding high as they received a standing ovation from Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse.
Motsie, who called the performance “iconic”, said: “Oh man, what are you are doing to us… guys, speechless that happens once in a lifetime to me." While head judge Shirley said the dance “went beyond perfection and pure art” and she was “lost in the Layton magic” before the judges awarded a total score of 39 points.
Coming second during the live show, after topping the leaderboard for the past two weeks, was former Coronation Street actress Ellie Leach who wore matching pink garments with her professional Vito Coppola as they spun around during a rumba to True Colours by Cyndi Lauper.
Motsie
We're now only a couple of weeks away from the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 final but first, there's the small matter of the quater-finals for the remaining couples to contend with.
While the remaining Strictly Come Dancing couples will be hoping to impress this week, they may want to reconsider taking the top spot on the leaderboard. The 2023 run of the BBC One dance contest reaches the quarter-final stages on Saturday night (December 2).
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One of the remaining Strictly Come Dancing couples has been dealt a huge blow ahead of this week's show - as it has been claimed they 'won't make the final'. This weekend the BBC One dance contest enters week eleven which is not only the quarter-finals, but also the much-loved Musicals week. And the final five couples are ready to take to the dancefloor in the hope of impressing the judges and the voting public before the semi-finalists are revealed with the Glitterball trophy now well and truly in sight.
One of the remaining Strictly Come Dancing couples has been dealt a blow - as it has been claimed they 'won't make the final'. This weekend the BBC One dance contest enters week eleven which is not only the quarter-finals but also the much-loved Musicals week.
Strictly Come Dancing star Vito Coppola gave an insight into how hard he and Ellie Leach are training for the quarter-finals after the pair shared 'love' remarks. The Italian dancer took to his Instagram Story to offer the update hours after they had appeared on It Takes Two.
Bobby Brazier has given fans a sneaky glimpse at his upcoming Strictly Come Dancing routine - and he was certainly giving off Patrick Swayze vibes. The EastEnders star and his professional dance partner Dianne Buswell are currently preparing for the quarter-finals of the BBC One dance contest.
Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has told how she was rushed to hospital amid a 'never-ended health nightmare'. The dancer recently marked the end of her chemotherapy treatment by emotional ringing the bell months after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Ellie Leach has told her fans 'you're not alone' as she offered a personal update amid her busy training schedule with Vito Coppola. The former Coronation Street actress is currently working hard for another week competing on Strictly Come Dancing.
Strictly Come Dancing fans have said they're 'so bored' as they shared a mixed reaction to the song and dance choices for Musicals week. The razzle-dazzle of the stage will be coming to the Elstree studio ballroom when the BBC One dance contest returns on Saturday (December 2).
Katya Jones has told Strictly Come Dancing fans that she and Nigel Harman are 'under no illusion' as she spoke out on their progression into the next stage of the competition. The dancer and her actor dance partner found out they were in the quarter-finals on Sunday night (November 26).
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.
Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left picking their jaws up from the floor as they were left flocking to comment about an 'insane' moment during Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola's performance.
The cast and crew of Strictly Come Dancing have officially arrived home from Blackpool and the competition continues in the usual Elstree studio this weekend. Ellie Leach, Annabel Croft, Nigel Harman, Layton Williams and Bobby Brazier are the six celebrities still left in the competition.
A Strictly Come Dancing couple are starting to show 'cracks' and are said not to 'have long' left in the competition - or so their body language suggests. Saturday night (November 18) is a special point in the series as the remaining seven couples as well as the judges, hosts and crew have headed to Blackpool.
We're now officially nine weeks into Strictly Come Dancing and it's now time for what we've all been waiting for. This weekend's show marks the BBC One dance contest's return to Blackpool as per the show's annual tradition.
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Strictly Come Dancing fans only had their attention on two of the judges this weekend but for different reasons. The hit BBC One dance contest returned to screens on Saturday night (November 11).
The competition has now officially pass the halfway mark - as the battle for the Glitterball trophy continues on Strictly Come Dancing. The eight remaining celebrity contestants and their professional dance partners will return to the ballroom on Saturday night (November 11) and nobody will be anting to go home.