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Strictly Come Dancing's Ellie Leach becomes youngest winner as she's crowned champion with Vito Coppola

Strictly Come Dancing crowned Ellie Leach as the winner of this year's competition after fighting off competition from Layton Williams and Bobby Braier. As the viewers voted for their favourite dancers, the scores showed Layton and Nikita at the top of the leaderboard with a total of 119. They were closely followed by Bobby and Dianne who scored 117 while Ellie and Vito had a score of 115.

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BBC Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood admits he didn't think Layton Williams would make it to final

Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood has admitted that he didn't think that Bad Education star, Layton Williams, would end up in this year's final.The 58 year old, who has been a judge on the show since its inception back in 2004, revealed the reason he thought Layton wouldn't go all the way was because of his background in professional dancing and performance. Rather, he thought Layton's West End stints may have hindered him, rather than helped him.To recap, before landing a place on Strictly, Layton was known for his slew of musical theatre roles, having bagged lead parts in Billy Elliot the Musical, Thriller - Live, Hairspray the Musical, Rent, and most recently, Everybody's Talking About Jamie.

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Stricty pro blasts Layton Williams as he claims star's appearance could 'taint' show

James Jordan has shared his thoughts on this year's Strictly Come Dancing, branding finalist Layton Williams the "best dancer" the BBC show has ever seen, but questioned the decision to let him appear. James, 45, who appeared on Strictly from 2006 until 2013, posts his opinions about the BBC One show each week, revealing which dances he loves and whether he agrees with the judges' scoring.

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Strictly's Motsi Mabuse on her first UK Christmas and why ‘only God knows’ if she will have a second child

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – especially if you’re Motsi Mabuse. Our favourite Strictly Come Dancing judge is excited about the show’s grand finale, which will be followed by her first family Christmas in London and an extra-special present – the birth of sister Oti’s baby. “The whole family is really excited because the last baby we had is five already,” smiles Motsi.

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Strictly's Layton Williams floored after judge Craig Revel Horwood's standing ovation

Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams was floored after judge Craig Revel Horwood gave him and partner Nikita Guzman a standing ovation during the semi-finals of the show. Layton and Nikita brought the house down with their lively performance of The Charleston - earning them full marks from the judges. When it was Craig's turn to give comments on the dance, he simply stood and clapped his hands, as his fellow judge Motsi Mabuse followed suit.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams dealt huge blow days before semi-final

Strictly Come Dancing fans believe Layton Williams could have been handed a ‘death sentence’ by the show’s producers ahead of the semi-final. The 29 year old actor and his pro dance partner Nikita Kuzmin have been told they have to dance a Rumba and a Charleston on Saturday night’s showdown - and viewers of the hit BBC programme know they are among some of the most demanding routines contestants can face.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing star breaks silence on 'feud' with Shirley Ballas

Layton Williams, contestant on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, has spoken out about rumours of a 'feud' with one of the show's judges. His dance partner Nikita Kuzmin also stood up for him during their appearance on This Morning on Tuesday (November 28), after they narrowly avoided being kicked off the dance contest.The duo received mixed reviews for their American Smooth routine to Bjork's It's Oh So Quiet on Saturday night, scoring a total of 34 points - lower than their usual scores.

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Layton Williams brings his Strictly sparkle to Bad Education for a ‘magical’ Christmas special

Layton Williams has been dazzling us on Strictly Come Dancing and now he’s bringing the ballroom fun to Bad Education for its all-singing, all-dancing festive special. The 29-year-old, who plays Stephen Carmichael in the comedy reboot, says he was “absolutely thrilled” to show off his West End skills. “I’ve been gagging for a Christmas singy-songy musical moment from day dot,” he confesses.

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Girls Aloud's Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts enjoy night out amid reunion

Girls Aloud stars Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts met up for a night out together at the Smirnoff Vodka launch event in London's Leake Street on Wednesday, 29 November. The trio were all smiles as they partied the night away with a star-studded guest list in attendance, though Cheryl was noticeably absent from the event after the group recently announced their reunion tour. Kimberley opted for an edgy look as she donned a gunmetal roll neck top in the style of chainmail, and added a pair of leather-look trousers and heels to finish.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams goes public with mystery boyfriend for first time

Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams sent fans into a frenzy as he introduced his secret boyfriend on Instagram.The 29 year old West End star, who had previously hinted at a new romance, shared a full view of his deli-owner beau as they celebrated his birthday. Layton revealed that he and his boyfriend first met at Glastonbury and, for his partner's birthday, the Strictly favourite treated him to a luxury spa day.

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BBC Strictly Come Dancing star snaps 'why shouldn't we' as fans complain over routine

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams has responded to fans' complaints about his latest performance, saying: "why shouldn't we." Viewers had the same complaint about his recent dance routine with partner Nikita Kuzmin, which involved a pole. During the show's special at Blackpool's Tower Ballroom, Layton and Nikita's performance was called "creative genius".

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BBC Strictly viewers threaten to 'riot' over 'jealous' Craig Revel Horwood's scoring

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left fuming and even threatened to “riot” due to Craig Revel Horwood's scoring, as they said he “doesn’t deserve to be a judge”.The remaining seven couples took to the dance floor to perform in the iconic Tower Ballroom on Saturday 18 November. Layton Williams and his professional dance partner Nikita performed the Couples Choice to Ain’t No Other Man by Christina Aguilera and, while they received huge praise by the judges and received a high score of 39, viewers believed Craig should have given them a 10 to make their score 40. After their stunning performance, Craig said that Layton was one of the most “incredible” dancers he had seen on the show in 20 years, despite saying this, he held off giving Layton and Nikita a 10.

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BBC Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin opens up on dancing during 'invisible battle' with diabetes

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin has opened up to fans about his journey, struggles and symptoms living with Type 1 diabetes. To mark World Diabetes Day, the 25 year old year old, who is partnered this year with Layton Williams on the hit BBC show, spoke out to his 217k followers to support and lend some advice.

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Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin struggles with knee brace as he leaves rehearsals with Layton Williams

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin was strapped up with a knee brace after rehearsals on Wednesday. Pictured leaving the training space with his celebrity dance partner Layton Williams, the 25-year-old's physical condition will be of concern to them heading into the weekend after he reportedly struggled to get into his waiting taxi. The pair continued their ballroom hot-streak last Saturday by scoring 36 on Halloween Week for an impressive Tango routine.

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BBC Strictly's Layton Williams hits back at trolls saying 'I deserve to be here'

BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin have spoken about 'making a difference' and proving 'unfair' criticism wrong. Last Saturday night, the Bury-born actor and his dance partner delivered a stunning samba to Cuban anthem Quimbara, earning them a whopping 39 out of 40 points from the judges.This is a feat that hasn't been achieved in week five of the competition in 13 years.

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BBC Strictly star Layton furiously fires back at claims he has 'unfair advantage' on show

Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams has hit back at claims he has an "unfair advantage" on the BBC show. Layton, 29 has been dominating the Strictly scoreboard with his natural rhythm and almost faultless frame which scored him four nines in just the second week. His compatibility with professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin has also been applauded by the judges with Craig Revel Horwood labelling Layton's talent as "ridiculous".

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Loose Women star throws support behind Strictly's Layton Williams and bids for show spot

Loose Women star Brenda Edwards shared her support for Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams, who is taking the show by storm with his professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin this year, after attending Saturday night's performance. The TV star and panellist is a singer and theatre star herself, having announced her next project as the director of a West End touring production earlier this year. And after a night watching the celebrity contestants tear up the Elstree Studios dance floor on 14 October, Brenda was bubbling with excitement to take part in the competition next year too.