Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin finally received a perfect score of 40 on Strictly Come Dancing, as the Billy Elliot star's pal rushed to his defence on ITV's Lorraine.

The 50-year-old actor also irked judges with his reactions to his scores, as Anton De Beke and Shirley Ballas were caught

BBC viewers spoke out after Joss soundtracked a performance from two Strictly Come Dancing pros - as no couple was sent home on December 3.

The actor and West End star was elated alongside his professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin over the weekend

Former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach has shared her surprise and gratitude at reaching the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final, with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola

Layton scored the first perfect 40 of the series, but due to Nigel Harman's departure the show will have no public vote or elimination this weekend.

Strictly Come Dancing favourite to win Ellie Leach is the centre of some concern from fans of the BBC show

The former tennis ace was back performing in the BBC One dance contest over the weekend with her professional dance partner

The Strictly Come Dancing semi-finalists and routines have been announced after BBC bosses removed the public vote due to a premature exit

Only one of Ellie Leach's routines for the Strictly Come Dancing semi final were announced in Sunday's BBC results show

The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 63, considered not returning for the 2023 series after an extortionate amount of hate from vile trolls online.

The actor, 50, who had been taking part in the competition alongside professional partner Katya Jones, 34, pulled out after trying to perform a stunt in rehearsals, which left him with a rib injury.

Strictly Come Dancing has announced all the dances for week 12 – the semi finals.

It comes after the dancer was gutted last week when she shared how she'd suffered a fresh setback with her health

The presenter was back on screens on Sunday night alongside Claudia Winkleman despite there being no dance-off

Nigel Harman withdrew from Strictly Come Dancing last week following an injury to his ribs during rehearsals ahead of the quarter-finals.

Former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach has thanked fans for supporting her on Strictly Come Dancing, as she shares how she never thought she's reach this point

Nigel said that seeing his partner Katya Jones brought it home to him what he was missing after he was forced to pull out with a broken rib