Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams has issued a plea to his supporters as he doesn't want 'what' everyone did' to him during the series to happen to Ellie Leach after winning the show.
The actor and West End star made it to the final of the BBC One dance contest with professional partner Nikita Kuzmin. The pair pulled out all the stops for their three performances on Saturday night (December 16), achieving not one but two perfect scores from the judges.
Layton and Nikita faced Ellie and her dance partner Vito Coppola as well as Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell in the grand finale of the 2023 series.
As already mentioned, a bid to win the Glitterball trophy, each couple performed three routines each and while the judges gave their feedback and scores, the end result came down to the public vote. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Leach issues plea to fans as she breaks social media silence after win with Vito Coppola READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News At the end of all nine performances, it was Bury-born Layton and Ukrainian dancer Nikita received a total score of 119 points out of a possible 120 after scoring two '40s' while Bobby and Dianne bagged 117 points.
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