BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams lands first 'perfect' score in 2023 competition
dailyrecord.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing returned on Saturday night as the quarter-finals got underway. Ellie Leach, Bobby Brazier, Layton Williams and Annabel Croft are the celebs left to battle it out for the glitterball trophy.Layton and partner Nikita Kuzmin finally secured the first perfect score of 40 from the panel of judges after performing a dramatic Paso Doble to Backstage Romance from Moulin Rouge!
The Musical.The Bad Education star showed off his high kick and quick footwork skills before being dragged across the floor in splits and being lifted into the air at the end in a high energy performance which saw them with a perfect scoring in the series first.Motsi Mabuse gave him a standing ovation and said “this is how you come back from a dance-off”, and described the performance as “stunning”.Craig Revel Horwood said it brought him back to his time performing in the Moulin Rouge, and described the routine as “fab-u-lous” as he gave his first score of 10 throughout the 2023 series.Meanwhile, hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman confirmed there would be no public vote and in turn no elimination this weekend following the sad news of Nigel Harman's sudden departure from the show due to medical reasons.The former EastEnders actor became emotional as he took a look back on his 'best bits' from his time in the BBC competition alongside his professional partner Katya Jones. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. "I was flying as Peter Pan and as I landed I was in A&E.
I'm on painkillers and sore," Nigel revealed, saying he damaged his ribs. He then paid tribute to Katya, adding: "Kat, the only reason I am standing here is because of all the work you put into
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