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I loved Nigel and Katya’s Rumba, the best dance of the night for me. I felt all their emotion and felt that Nigel was fully involved in the dance. I think their chemistry positively sizzled! I love how he is so grateful to be voted through, but never expects it. Out of all of them, I believe Nigel’s had the roughest ‘journey’ and critique. Just love them.

Agree that Layton should do a traditional dance. I’m getting bored with him to be honest. Loved Annabelle and Jojo’s dance. I feel she has come the furthest in her dance journey. I’ll continue to vote for her (unless she really messes up).

I can’t believe Angela Scanlon went this week after that dance , she was great

Bobby and Dianne’s dance was truly special and meant so much. They are a very special partnership. Bobby started as a complete novice and his improvement has been wonderful to watch. He’s earned his place in that final xxxx

Absolutely loved Nigel and Katya’s rumba, I fell for the characterisation of the dance 100%. It was my fave dance of the night. The “mistakes” narrative has been constantly fed by the judges each week- to a ridiculous level- even clean dances are referenced with “no mistakes this week, well done” so rather than praise it’s reminding people of the negative and he’s constantly undermarked. I can’t imagine why anyone would think he doesn’t want to be there -unless you’re exceedingly poor at reading body language. I don’t hear anyone talking about how pissy Angela seemed at her judges comments this week or how blasé Ellie was to go through, or how dismissive Layton appeared to be towards his obvious lack of popularity to be in the bottom 2.

Why haven’t you pointed out that it was unfair that Angela & Carlos were the only couple in the last 6 not to get a couple’s choice. If the show had been playing fair they would have had a couple’s choice this week. In my opinion it was clear who the show wanted to leave. Angela was very moving on It Takes Two. She was obviously very disappointed.

I agree with James. If Layton danced a traditional ballroom or Latin dance, like the rest of the contestants do, he would struggle. I was sorry to see Angela snd Carlos leave. I really liked them. I love Ellie and Vito and Bobby and Diane. I think those two are my favourites. Thanks guys xx

One thing that still bugs me is when they are judged and criticised on the choreography of the dance. 🤦🏼‍♀️ There’s people behind the scenes doing the choreography or the dance partner, not the celeb. It’s like would you go to a chemists and start messing around with the ingredients that go into your medication?… No… So why would the celebs mess with the choreography they are given?? They trust the professionals! 🙄🙄

I’ve never seen a dance partnership that strays so far from the traditional ballroom/latin principles and gets away with it. No need to ‘sassify’ every single dance - everything ends up looking the same

Nobody’s mentioning the fact that Laytons outfit was horrendous which never helps

I didn’t like Layton’s dance this week. I would have saved Angela between the two couples.

I think Nigel was mentally preparing himself to be in the dance off, and he and Katya were so elated to have gone through. It is lovely to see Katya so happy this year.

Yes James, I said the exact same thing about Leyton, just do a proper ballroom dance with no extra gimmicky stuff

I can’t wait for a Monday to watch this!! I would love to see a continuing show from James & Emmy about dancing, such a great watch. James was always my favourite pro back in the day😊 and I love his honesty. For me, bottom 2 are going to be Nigel and Leighton, love both and it’s so hard to call now x

Bobby and Annabel's dances were dances of the night. Bobby really suits a contemporary dance and the movement and expression really carried the emotion into the dance and made me feel sad. It definitely reasonated for me. And I loved Annabel's traditional paso, she really impressed me and I love her improvement as well as her gain in confidence.

I thought Nigel's rhumba was marvellous!

Surely all actors have some dance training during their schooling/training. Does that mean that future contestants cannot come from the acting profession.

I feel like everyone is so hard on Nigel. No it definitely wasn’t his best dance but it seems people especially the judges keep pounding on him and someone can only take so much and I’m worried that’s how he feels so far. Ellie and Nigel have been my favorites from the beginning. If we’re talking about winning on journey I think it should be Nigel. But Ellie has come out every week and basically smashed it.

As again I feel Angela should of been saved. Laytons dances feels all the same. I turned the volume off and they are all the same vibe. So we had the same thought as James with that. He hasn’t progressed. Same level as week one. He’s amazing but I like to see a journey. His American smooth was so forceful. Nikita is one hell of a choreographer xx

I also love the traditional dances with traditional music ❤

Ellie is amazing. Didn’t even think she was going to be so amazing and she has really embraced the strictly journey. Her Demi point, wow. Bottom 2 next week- Layton and Annabelle. X

Unpopular opinion here. I just cannot warm to Ellie, don't know why. Would love to see Annabelle, Bobby and Nigel in the final. But doubting that'll happen lol.

Gutted Angela has gone..layton dances seem to be more gymnastics than anything else. They just don't do it for me

the thing is that Layton is getting attacked individually I saw him replying to a tweet this week where the person has been really vile about his mum / he gets homophobia all the time I do think he's pretty tough and resilient though and I really hope they have a better week this week

Despite you saying Carlos's speech was long I felt it was appropriate & touching. This was a lovely partnership.

Layton isn't the best dancer Strictly Come Dancing ever had 🙄 he a professional dancer the producers should learn for next year don't put celebrity on the show who are professional dancers it not fair on the another celebrities.

I really hope Annabel is able to get to the final. I'll keep voting for her!

Shirley saying that she’d have saved Angela over Layton is…well something she often does. I remember her saving Molly over Aston, Molly was a good dancer and well deserved semi-finalist. But we’ve saw good dancer early in Strictly so often. A lot of strictly viewers will also be old fashioned and not like seeing 2 guys dancing together. I’m 22 and I love seeing Layton and Nikita dancing! But I can see why they might not be as popular- which is sad if conservative views are the problem. I honestly think people have fallen for Annabel’s story and journey, she’s really impressed me! I thought she was good in week 1 but I wasn’t expecting her to last this long. Johannes is such a popular pro too, and the two of them are so sweet together! I hope they get to the semi at the very least! But for me; Layton and Bobby I can see being in the dance off next week. Nigel too as I feel his hesitation is really throwing him. Ellie, I agree with James, I think she’s a sure finalist and can win - plus Vito is adorable! And Annabel I think has another week left before she might be in trouble. But of course, one poor dance from any of them could see them going. And as a final note, Carlos’ speech to Angela brought me to tears. It was so cute!

As much as I love Annabel and Johannes, I really didn't get all the hype over their Paso! I thought it was ok - not amazing. I didn't understand the standing ovations and much preferred some of her previous dances. I thought Ellie and Vito's AT was arguably the best dance of the night (in terms of technique, choreography, intensity, chemistry), and I really don't understand why anyone would say otherwise!

Why do you keep blaming Layton when nikita is the professional ballroom so it's up to him to teach

I agree with you about the music and the costumes, I prefer the traditional.

Don’t think Layton can do ballroom

I agree re Layton, each week looks the same, hardly resembles the true dance style. I think Shirley got it right with her comments in the dance off this week.

That is exactly my problem with Layton. I feel that all the other celebrities are trying to get the technique right and capture the style of whatever dance they are doing whereas Layton’s dances are very showy but lacking the specific dance’s techniques. That is why I believe Shirley would have saved Angela. I’m gutted Angela and Carlos have left.

They do look so similar James, spot on. He’s a fab dancer and I love Nikita - his Halloween dance with Tilly Ramsey is one of my all time favs, Nikita was brilliant and love his choreography - bit I agree the same style in each dance if you turned music off. I’m so disappointed Angela and Carlos left, they were unlucky they had the cha, cha at this stage another dance may have had a different outcome.

My issue with Layton is that I feel, that he's not dancing ballroom/latin, but he's always dancing a show dance. To me, it always feels like a "woooo look what I can do" dance and I prefer just a straight forward dance, as it should be. The other issue I have with him, is that I don't ever feel like he's following Nikita, like he's physically telling Nikita with his body "I got this, no need to lead me" its all just too much. He will be out at some point soon because they've given him most of the dances he will smash out the park - they should have saved some party dances til last

I loved Ellie's dance . it gave an impression of her domination and power . surely the Argentine tango can mean different things. Any chance of a little Ola corner as I'm sure lots of us would love to hear just a bit of her input

I agree with so much of what you say. I would far rather see Annabelle, Ellie and Nigel get through. I was so sad to see Angela Scanlon leave and I hope she took some comfort from the fact that Shirley would have saved her. Layton is sweet, it’s not personal but I’m ready for him to leave now. As you say, his routines are becoming very ‘show dance’ and not technically ballroom.

I didnt agree with Angela leaving. This week I thought her dance was better than Laytons. I would love to see Ellie win. I also love Bobby, he is really good.

My issue with Layton's routines is similar to the one I had with Karim's and Rhys'. Although they dance very well, to me it gets a bit frantic and overdanced. Too many tricks can overpower the performance **Edited for clarification**

Bobby and Diane’s dance was just so beautiful on par with Annabel and Johannes’ couples choice.. just so moving 🥺❤️

Agree with you all the way James, professional dancers shouldn't be allowed to compete. I couldn't believe Shirley would have saved Angela, especially knowing how Shirley ticks so to speak. For me as brilliant as the orchestra is the choice of music for it wasn't good. To me it wasn't a cha cha cha.

I wouldn't say Layton is a "professional dancer". He does have dance experience, but this style of dancing is nothing like he's ever done before. In my opinion, that doesn't necessarily make him a professional.

Layton said in Week 1 that all he wanted to do was "shake my booty." So he appeared to have no interest in actually doing the proper dances, and he's not been shy about that. But because that isn't what Strictly is about--and he DOES need to get his head and his heart into it, and he hasn't. It's Week Ten - and the public isn't going to send someone through who doesn't want to be there in the way that he should be.

oh elle fantastic,,still my favourites

I felt really sorry for Angela and Carlos. It's a shame that they did the jive and the Charleston so early. I agree about Layton too. It's like watching the same dance every week. I know my ADHD makes this extreme, but I've started zoning out during his dances because they're just not capturing me at all. I feel like we've already seen his showdance.

Nigel undermarked. Thought judges a bit off.

Just finished watching Strictly It takes Two for the exit interview of Angela and Carlos and I couldn't believe how upset Angela was, no wonder Carlos said they felt robbed. Her upset might have also been due to the fact that the judge who trolled her for most of the series chose to make his first appearance of this season on Angelas exit interview program!. An organised defensive intimidatory move if ever I saw one, as everyone on the program knows that online feedback has called him out on his obvious bullying of Angela, his general misogyny even towards the female pros, and his totally biased protection of Layton. BBC cynically played the only 2 mildly positive comments he made about Angela in the first 2 weeks of the show! But NOT all the vitriol in Every week that followed. Fleur didn't confront the issue because like Angela she wants to work for the BBC in future. So that's how corporate bullies are protected folks - BBC style. Speaking of trolls , I am not going to reply to MattRoberts below who has been trolling my comments across RU-vid and I suspect from some of the details in his comments he is associated with the program trying to do damage limitation, and failing.

Layton and Nikita for me were at their best in their ‘putting on the ritz’ dance a while back. That was the dancing I would like to see more of. Dancing in hold needs some work. Regarding Nigel this week, I loved the storytelling of katya’s rumba, music and set good too and Nigel is a strong leader and did well I think. So I enjoyed their dance the best (even though I usually don’t like rumba’s! ) Annabelle needs some confidence to ‘act’ with her face but she did really well. I feel the public are behind her. Bobby’s dance was great too. What a great show. It will be so hard to see anyone leave next week.

I agree with James. All Layton’s dances are the same, and for me, really, for the stage. That’s why the Latin and ballroom dancers don’t do all his acrobatic moves, it’s not part of what they need to do. Sorry, great dancer, lovely boy but not for Strictly Come Dancing.

You’ve hit the nail on the head with Layton! He needs to strip it all back. All the extra bits are getting a bit same same. A bit boring.

I don’t agree with James that Layton is the best dancer that Strictly has ever seen… For me, Caroline Flack, Danny Mac and Kevin Fletcher were equally good if not better

I feel exactly what James said that he’s almost too good for my liking, I like to see the progress like Annabel for example has shown. My favourites have always been Ellie and Vito but I also like Annabel and Nigel too. ❤

Bottom two for quarter finals I think will be Annabel and Nigel. But Bobby needs to wow us to stay out of the danger zone.

tHANKS James

Totally agree with your views on Layton….im bored watching him cos they constantly look like the same dances. He’s a great dancer but he never does a proper ballroom dance.

No one should’ve gone home at this point. But I’m glad it wasn’t the boys. They’re worked hard and even if this wasn’t their best dance, we know it would’ve been wrong to send them home I am gutted for Angela & Carlos tho but they were at the bottom

Now I don’t normally post this sort of comment, but after haven’t seen the amount of vitriol directed at them, who agrees that Lakita deserved to win that dance-off?

Really enjoy Strictly, the truth. 👏 I'd have liked them to address Shirley giving her vote to Angela for the dance off performance. Layton is wonderful, but l do feel his dances feel samey, which is a real shame. I remember one of the judges telling him that he needed to drop being so full on and go with the character of the dance, which l fully agree with.

Really been looking forward to your perspectives after the weekend ❤❤

I feel a little lost, to be honest. Everybody was praising Ellie's rumba a couple of weeks ago, which in my opinion was just good, and this week I really liked Nigel's dance, and it turned out it was... okay. Well, probably not my thing. Don't quite understand the obsession with Bobby. Good dance, sure, but memorable due to the 'special effects', the choreography wasn't that striking. And feel very sorry for Layton, because this time I really liked their dance 😕

I've been so confused by annabelles popularity, she's so lovely but I thought her samba was way overhyped and I think next time she gets a latin dance like salsa or something she might be in the bottom two

The viewing public aren’t fooled by a professional dancer, there’s no denying Layton’s talent and it’s great to watch, mostly. BUT he is not being given technical dances to perform, relying on the same moves - that don’t belong in most ballroom dances to try and wow the crowd. Let’s see if he can do actual ballroom like the other couples are having to.

Where Nigel, Annabel & Bobby place will be entirely dependent on the dances they’re given.. if Annabel gets a Foxtrot or a Rumba I think they’ll do well. If Bobby gets a less cheeky, more elegant dance he’ll struggle and if Nigel gets a more technical dance that’s less about characterisation then he’ll struggle.

Just to add Craig has been on ITT tonight itching to get his 10 paddle out for Layton. Craig has seen that Layton is not as popular with the public as he would like, same as Ashley Roberts. You watch the 10 paddle will come this weekend and they will put him top of the leaderboard in order to try and protect him but at this stage with 5 left it won’t protect him if he is bottom in the public vote yet the judges will save him through to the final. I’ve seen this happen so many times.

I am still not convinced about the couples' choice, but I basically agree about everything else. I also think Nigel has a very strong public support, so I don't expect him to be in the DO. I rather think he's going to win it. I would like Layton to win it, ain't gonna happen, Ellie would be my second choice, but I am not holding my breath either.

Ellie and vito are amazing together ,love them to win👍❣️

I think Bobby is like Annabel, in that he also doesn't have the consistency of Ellie who is able to master every dance she does. I expect Layton to get a bounceback this week, maybe Layton will make sure he really learns the technique, rather than just doing his tricks.

I expected Bobby's cc would be high on my cringe list but I loved it. I also loved Nigel's rhumba. I did feel he was invested in it. I could tell he was leading Katya and he looked more 'macho' (for want of a better word) than most of the males celebs do. It was another one that I thought would be a bit cringey. I agree that I would love to see Layton do a pure ballroom or latin dance just to prove he can. Subtle, less extravagant. Every week has been a show(off)dance

I think you are spot on about Nigel, he is a victim of his nerves!

in my opinion theres a massive difference between having dance experience and being a professionally trained dancer. lots of contestants this year and in previous years have had dance experience, which is fine in my opinion. being a professionally trained dancer, to me, on this show.. not okay. Nigel and Layton this year are both professionally trained in Musical Theatre, the main difference being that Nigel graduated in 1992, 2 years before Layton was even born so is clearly not as up on his training as Layton would be, having probably graduated between 2013-2014 time (i cant find information on when he actually graduated so making an educated guess lol)

I expect Ellie and Vito will win this year. I wouldn’t be surprised if the final was Ellie plus Bobby & Nigel

Ellie and Vito are just Amazing .❤️ I just cant warm to layton i know he is a great dancer ,but his dances are all the same ,that is not to take from him that he is an amazing dancer ,but Strictly is not for him ❤️

This happens every year after Blackpool - it feels a lot of the energy is sucked out of the contestants. Maybe this is a reason for maybe keeping Blackpool for the Grand Final. This happened before, if I remember correctly. Why not have Blackpool for the Grand Final?

It's true, Nigel looks like he's not really bothered sometimes

I think Layton will be in the dance off every week and we will lose whoever he is against. I don't think Layton will win if he's in the final because it's based only on viewers votes. I would love Ellie, Annabel and Bobby in the final.

I don’t think Leyton should have got through he is a professional dancer and he wasn’t that good Saturday night . I think Ellie and Vito will win .

I'm always looking forward to watch Vito and Ellie 😅 ❤ them

I kind of get what you mean - I did think Ellie's facial expressions were quite intense and passionate, but Vito seemed a bit closed off and clinical during the dance, for some reason... The most passionate part seemed to be at the very end!

My take: Angela and Carlos should have stayed. They stayed true to the brief. Didnt rely on tricks and DANCED the dance they were given. None of thr other dances had the absolute wow for me. Nigel and Katya, agree it didnt seem to be either max passion or max romance. Bobby and diane to me was trying to replicate rose and gio too much but it just wasnt on that level. Ellie and Vito. Agree. Somehow I feel they are dancing great, but there isnt the same chemistry as past couples have had, i think vito doesn't want to make it all about the sexy moves, and credit to him for that, but it does feel at times lacking the Giovanni factor

I saw a poll on here where they asked fans who they voted for last week ( Blackpool) and Layton and Nikita had the lowest public vote percentage, something like 10%. I think it's because he is a dancer and choreographer, he has no real journey unlike the others.

you are so far right about Layton bring on Nigel

Bobby and Diane and Annabel and Johannes seemed to be the only 2 couples that danced from their heart and soul. Much as I like Nigel , his time is up and Layton doesn't dance , he performs

I didn’t agree with James on Annibels Paso. I didn’t think it was that good. There was no shaping she was very straight up. it wasn’t that dramatic. Ellie and Vitos Argentine Tango was brilliant. Sorry didn’t agree with you on that either. The song they were given didn’t help I think but they did a great job with what they were given. I like a sultry Spanish traditional music for the Argentine Tango which sets the mood for this dance

Re Layton - I’m not interested in someone who has such strong dance experience. He really shouldn’t have been included on the show. It’s an unfair advantage. And if he’s not knuckling down with the technique why should he progress.

Disagree, Leyton is not the best dancer ever on SCD . Amazing on a West End production but not an amazing ballroom or Latin dancer

I love Layton and I've been voting him every week! For me I just get so excited to see his performance with Nikita and they've produced some of the best dances I've ever seen on the show, to the point where I've wanted to rewatch them

I hope Layton heard you say these lovely things about him James ❤

I am not a fan of couples choice, I usually find them like music and movement classes in infant school, and this week couples choice lived down to it, the schmaltz factor about his mum was the clincher.

I'm sorry to say but honestly I find James a little hypocratical. On the one hand, throughout this series he's been banging on how Layton is a professional dancer and implying how he has an (possibly unfair) advantage over other contestants. On the other hand, now he feels sorry for him and wants to give them a cuddle. If we talk about dancing professionally, we can name at least Nigel, and possibly Angela R for making a living out of dancing. Why only emphasise Layton's dancing experience? Repeating how his dance experience has basically just discounted the hard work he's put in for this show. Please just judge Layton for his dancing, and not just repeat again and again that he has experience dancing. If you're talking about being unfair, I dare say James has been very unfair to Layton.

both bobby & annabel have used family deaths to get some empathy from the public vote!! maybe angela should have said her daughters were very ill & she would have also got through!!

Agree with everything you always say James!

I absolutely agree that, if you turn off the sound, all Laytons dance look too similar. I did not like this week's at all and found it clunky and unattractive with flat turned up toes. It has certainly been a test of his popularity. I agree that he needs to now do plain, traditional dances to prove he can.

I have loved watching Layton all the way through the competition. Yes he has dance experience but this is an entertainment show and he is entertaining. However, I would like to see him push himself in the traditional dances now because I feel he has plateaued and is showing us the same competent moves every week rather than his personal growth journey. I feel people would have invested more in him. Ellie is amazing and Bobby too but my favourite is still Nigel

I comment this so much but I just need to say it again, LAYTON IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL DANCER!! Of course he’s had lots of training and is a great dancer but he is primarily an actor, he has more acting credits than anything else of course he’s had high quality dance training when he was training for musical theatre. Commercial dancing is his strong suit if anything which is far away from ballroom and Latin. I feel like people have seen it written somewhere that he is a professional dancer and haven’t actually done any research into it. I’m not saying he doesn’t have an edge over the other competitors of course he does but Nigel went to one of the best drama schools in the country to do musical theatre so probably had the same amount of training as Layton. Even Ellie did some stuff at stage school so also has an edge of some form of dance training but people never mention that. The only ones left with no dance training whatsoever is Annabel and Bobby. And Annabel is the only one to have no experience in performing which is a big enough task in itself regardless of whether you can dance or not. I’m not saying Layton should win because I don’t think seeing him win is what strictly is about, but, people saying he should never have people like Layton in the show is probably just hurtful to him. (Personally I would like to see Annabel win as she is far and away the most improved dancer of the series coming from no form of performing before) Strictly has had loads of semi professional dancers/trained dancers/performers on the show before i.e. Ashley Roberts, Faye Tozer, Jay McGuiness, but I didn’t see them get slated as much as Layton has.

Layton, i think you are Brilliant !!! You have ALL my votes , no way should you go out of the show

A blogger called Monkseal a few years ago ranked dances from the most to least likely to get eliminated on (this was a few years ago so there hadnt been that many Couple's choices) - paso was safest and samba the most dangerous (AJ Prichard would confirm three out of his four partners on the show got eliminated doing a samba)

I agree with you James that Nigel's rumba didn't look that great and agree he looks nervous most weeks.

Ellie’s dance was skilful but felt very slow and that made it feel less passionate. Layton’s dances feel more like a stage show and it would be nice to see the dances in their purist form. I think Nigel may go next week. Bobby is still the best at bringing emotion, a natural.

Love Layton! There’s always been previously trained dancers on the show (Ashley from the pussycat dolls for example literally trained in Modern dance) and while I understand it can be frustrating and seem unfair i personally love watching them. Every style of dance is different and requires a knowledge of different style, musicality and technique and therefore it can still be just as much as a challenge for trained dancers - as we can see at times with Layton. I think sometimes his dances appear gimmicky due to the choreography he is given, which to be fair on Layton isn’t his fault. I do agree that they should strip back his performance though. Sometimes a clean, sharp routine is way more impressive than one with tricks and flips in. That being said I can’t wait to see his and Nikita’s musical week routine. Also shout out to Ellie and Vito who are smashing it! 🔥 …and all the couples this year. It takes a lot to show up on a dance floor every week let alone on national television! They are all doing amazingly. 💗