{"id":40027,"date":"2023-11-19T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T11:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1929472"},"modified":"2023-11-19T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T11:14:35","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-2023-blackpool-week-recap-best-moments-from-the-show","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-blackpool-week-recap-best-moments-from-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Blackpool week recap: Best moments from the show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Layton Williams and Ellie Leach found themselves joint top of the leaderboard. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 19 November 2023 at 11:04 AM<\/p>

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It was an exhilarating night on Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> as the celebrities took to the Blackpool Tower dance floor in truly epic fashion.<\/p>\n

With the quarter finals around the corner, the competition was on and this year\u2019s line-up did not hold back when it came to their routines.<\/p>\n

For all the highlights and best moments from Strictly Come Dancing 2023\u2019s Blackpool week, check out our catch-up video above.<\/p>\n

Viewers were in awe of the Strictly pros as they opened the show with an \u201ciconic\u201d routine<\/a>, as they performed to Somebody Else\u2019s Guy by Jocelyn Brown.<\/p>\n

All eyes were on Joannes Radebe when he burst out onto the dance floor in a sparkly green jumpsuit, with the audience cheering and those on social media praising the Strictly pro.<\/p>\n

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The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 celebrities and professional dancers. BBC\/Guy Levy<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Bobby Brazier and his dancer partner Dianne Buswell kicked off the performances with a Jive to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go by Wham!, and received their highest score of the series with 35 points.<\/p>\n

The judges were highly impressed with the routine and head judge Shirley Ballas told Bobby: \u201cYou brought everything to this dance. I\u2019m so proud of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Motsi Mabuse even declared the Jive Bobby\u2019s \u201cpersonal best\u201d.<\/p>

Angela Rippon found herself at the bottom of the leaderboard<\/a> with 28 points after failing to impress all of the judges with her American Smooth to Tea for Two by Ella Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n

While she performed a lift during the routine, the judges weren\u2019t convinced and she received a 6, 7, 7 and 8.<\/p>\n

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Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington. BBC\/Guy Levy<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Meanwhile, Layton Williams and Ellie Leach found themselves in joint top spot with 39 points apiece, with Craig giving them a 9 on both occasions while the other judges gave them 10s.<\/p>\n

Layton performed a Couple\u2019s Choice to Ain\u2019t No Other Man by Christina Aguilera, which included several flips and impressive form, but Craig was not convinced and noted he and Nikita seemed out of sync at times.<\/p>\n

Ellie Leach danced a Charleston to Love Machine by Girls Aloud and while Craig admitted Ellie had the best cross swivel he had seen on the show, yet gave her nine points.<\/p>\n

Fans were left unimpressed with the scores<\/a>, with one viewer writing on X<\/a> (formerly Twitter): \u201cBeyond annoyed at Craig \u2013 what more can Layton do to get a 10!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point I\u2019m starting to think that Craig will never get his 10 paddle out,\u201d another user penned.<\/p>\n

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