Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin both broke down in tears tonight on Strictly Come Dancing as he made a cryptic comment about the actor and theatre star's hardships

Strictly Come Dancing viewers know who they want to see in the final!

All four judges had high praise for Layton's "amazing" Charleston.

Dianne Buswell said the Strictly 2023 semi-final was the 'strongest' she'd ever seen

Strictly Come Dancing stars Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin sparked concern after they broke down live on air following their Charleston performance in the semi-final.

The actor performed two record-breaking performances in the semi-finals

Nikita Kuzmin and Layton Williams were in floods of tears

The competition is already fierce.

Who will make it to the 2023 Strictly grand final? That’s the business on hand this weekend, as the celebrities performed two dances to prove their worth – or, at the very least, who has the stamina to handle it. Don’t forget: we’re also carrying over the marks from last week’s show, since there was no elimination, so the leaderboard has the total scores of three dances.

Annabel's Salsa scored at the bottom of the leaderboard at the time, but fans said she's "what Strictly should be about".

Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell have been impressing week in week out on BBC show Strictly Come Dancing and the final is just in touching distance for the pair

It was crunch time in the ballroom for the former Coronation Street star and her professional dance partner Vito Coppola

The actor, 29, and his professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin , 25, bagged a perfect 40 for the second week running as they tried to bag a place in next week's final.

Their salsa didn't go to plan...

Dancer named ‘king of ballroom’ during Strictly semi-finals

Strictly Come Dancing judges name dancer ‘king of ballroom’

Vito Coppola is partnered with Ellie Leach

He returned to the judging panel for the semi-final of the BBC One dance contest