Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Jacob Stolworthy

Strictly 2023 leaderboard: The scores from week five of the BBC dance competition

BBC

Week five of Strictly Come Dancing was packed with surprises as the leaderboard received a shake-up.

On Saturday (21 October), the 12 remaining couples performed a variety of dance routines, from powerful Argentine tangos to a subdued American Smooth.

At the top of the leaderboard this week is, once again, Layton Williams, a TV and musical theatre star, and his professional partner Nikita Kuzmin. Their impressive Salsa to “Quimbara” by Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz impressed all four judges, and saw them receive a near-perfect score of 39 – the first time a performance has received such a mark this early in the competition since 2010.

Closely behind them is Coronation Street and TikTok star Ellie Leach, who stunned the judges with a celebrated Paso Doble to “Insomnia” by Faithless. The actor was left ecstatic after receiving a score of 37.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the scale is comedian Eddie Kadi and his partner Karen Hauer, with 24 out of 40, with one of this year’s favourites, theatre actor and former EastEnders star Nigel Harman, receiving just 28.

Here is this week’s leaderboard in full, with the individual marks from judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke:

Layton and Nikita: 39 (9 + 10 + 10 + 10)

Ellie and Vito: 37 (9 + 10 + 9 + 9)

Angela Rippon and Kai: 34 (8 + 9 + 8 + 9)

Bobby and Dianne: 32 (7 + 8 + 8 + 9)

Adam and Luba: 32 (7 + 8 + 8 + 9)

Krishnan and Lauren: 30 (6 + 8 + 8 + 8)

Nigel and Katya: 29 (7 + 7 +7 + 8)

Angela Scanlon and Kai: 28 (6 + 7 + 7 + 8)

Zara and Graziano: 28 (7 + 7 + 7 + 7)

Annabel and Johannes: 27 (5 + 7 + 7 + 8)

Eddie and Karen: 24 (5 + 6 + 6 + 7)

Amanda and Giovanni: N/A – missed the show due to illness

Find out which celebrity was eliminated from Sunday night’s results show (22 October) here.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.