Strictly Come Dancing has entered its seventh week with just nine stars taking to the dance floor. Sadly, Will Bayley had to pull out of the competition earlier this week due to an injury he sustained last week in training. As a result, only three couples will make it to the Strictly final this December instead of four. As Blackpool week and the final approaches, who is currently top of the Strictly leaderboard?
Who is at the top of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard?
Tonight on Strictly Come Dancing, nine couples took to the dance floor to impress the judges and audience at home.
Last week, Michelle Visage was top of the leaderboard for her Halloween performance of the Foxtrot.
Karim Zeroual and his partner Amy Dowden blew the judges Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Dame Darcey Bussell and Motsi Mabuse away with their performance of the Quickstep to Mr Pinstripe Suit by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
Also leaving an excellent impression on the judges were Drag Race judge Michelle Visage, comedian Chris Russell and Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher.
Unfortunately for EastEnders star Emma Barton and her partner Anton du Beke, their performance of the Rumba to Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand failed to impress, scoring an underwhelming 22 out of 40.
Karim and Amy topped were top of the Strictly leaderboard with a score of 39 out of 40.
They also received a standing ovation from judges Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse.
Michelle, Chris and Kelvin came joint second place with a score of 34/40.
For her performance of the Paso Doble with partner Giovanni Pernice, Michelle received a standing ovation. She was also top of the leaderboard last week.
Shirley also gave Chris Ramsay and his partner Karen Clifton a standing ovation for their commercial performance.
In third place was Alex Scott and Kevin Clifton for their performance of the American Smooth. They received a score of 31/40.
Kevin stepped in once again to partner Alex after her original partner Neil Jones had to sit out again this week due to his leg injury.
At the bottom of the leaderboard was Emma Barton and her partner Anton du Beke.
Surprisingly, Mike Bushell who closed the show tonight found himself fourth from the top. Mike has been in the bottom two for the past two weeks and will be hoping to avoid it for a third week in a row.
Here is a complete break down of the Strictly leaderboard tonight:
- Karim and Amy – Quickstep, 39/40
- Chris and Karen – Couple’s Choice (street/commercial) 34/40
- Michelle and Giovanni – Paso Doble, 34/40
- Kelvin and Oti – Viennese Waltz, 34/40
- Alex and Kevin – American Smooth, 31/40
- Mike and Katya – Charleston 30/40
- Saffron and AJ – Salsa, 27/40
- Emma and Aljaz – Samba, 26/40
- Emma and Anton – Rumba, 22/40
Who will win Strictly Come Dancing 2019?
At the moment, Kelvin Fletcher and his partner Oti Mabuse are the favourites to win Strictly Come Dancing across the bookies.
Kelvin has been a dark horse in the competition this year, considering he was not even supposed to take part in the competition in the first place.
He stepped in to replace Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing who injured himself during the Strictly launch show.
Ladbrokes spokesperson Jessica O’Reilly said: “Kelvin leads the betting to land the glitterball trophy this year as the overwhelming front runner at 4/5.”
Kelvin is currently at odds of 4/5 to win the show at Bet365, Ladbrokes and Coral.
The second favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing 2019 is CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual and his partner Amy Dowden.
They failed to impress the judges last week with their Paso Doble but that has not stopped them from being clear favourites to win.
Karim and Amy are at odds of 3/1 at William Hill, Betfair and Marathon Bet.
The third favourite couple to win Strictly Come Dancing 2019 is EastEnders star Emma Barton and her partner Anton Du Beke.
Emma and Anton are at odds of 6/1 to win the competition at Paddypower, Coral and Betway.
Ladbrokes odds for the Strictly Come Dancing winner 2019 are:
- Kelvin 4/5
- Karim 3/1
- Emma B 6/1
- Saffron 12/1
- Michelle 12/1
- Alex 16/1
Strictly Come Dancing continues tomorrow at 7:15pm on BBC One
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