Actor Layton Williams has smashed this year's Strictly record by achieving the highest score of the series so far.The Bad Education star, 29, wowed judges with his and partner Nikita Kuzmin's cha cha cha to Million Dollar Bill by Whitney Houston, scoring an impressive 37 points.Head judge Shirley Ballas said the male couple were "back in the game", Anton Du Beke called their performance "just brilliant" and Craig Revel Horwood told them "million dollar bill, million dollar dance".Motsi Mabuse gave them a 10 and said she could watch them "day and night".Actors Nigel Harman and Adam Thomas did not fall far behind - scoring 33 and 32 each alongside their partners.The improvement in Harman's salsa to Suavemente by Elvis Crespo compared with his performance last week alongside partner Katya Jones was noted by judges.Ballas said "you really decided to pull your socks up, and that is what you did" as she praised his musicality, while Du Beke quipped: "Welcome back Nigel."Revel Horwood and Mabuse both said he was giving "real Patrick Swayze vibes".Waterloo Road star Adam Thomas's brother Ryan could be seen shedding a tear from the audience while he watched his brother glide across the dancefloor.Mr Thomas delivered an elegant waltz for his latest routine with his partner Luba Mushtuk to I Wonder Why by Curtis Stigers.Du Beke admitted he was "speechless" after the performance and praised the star for having the best top line he had seen across the whole series.Mabuse also agreed it was his "best dance" since the series started.Actress Ellie Leach kicked off the fourth week with a lively samba to Copacabana by Barry Manilow alongside her partner Vito Coppola.Dressed in a vibrant pink feathered dress, the former Corrie star twirled

Layton Williams smashes Strictly series record for Cha Cha Cha

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