BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams says 'unfortunately' as he clears up misconception after 'love you' surprise

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Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams has responded after a misconception about his upbringing in Greater Manchester was brought to light.

The actor is currently hard at work in training as he prepares to head to Blackpool with the BBC One dance contest. Last weekend, Layton closed Saturday night's live show (November 11) alongside dance partner Nikita Kuzmin in incredible fashion as they topped the leaderboard in yet another week as it was revealed the pair have come first for a total of four times throughout the series so far.

West End star Layton's fast and emotional Argentine tango to Tattoo by Eurovision winner Loreen with professional dancer Nikita on the latest episode of the BBC One dance contest received a standing ovation from judges Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans fume 'tell us' as they make observation about Blackpool dance choices READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News Motsi, 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." Meanwhile, 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 near-perfect score of 39 out of 40.

But while Layton's busy training and getting ready for week nine of the competition which will take place in the iconic Tower Ballroom in Blackpool as per the show's annual tradition, he couldn't help but be distracted by something he had seen online.