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Ofcom have revealed that after the Celebrity Big Brother Late and Live episode on Friday 15 March, they received over 100 complaints.The episode that evening saw ex-Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu booted out of the Big Brother house. Ekin-Su was voted out after musical star Marisha Wallace picked her in face-to-face nominations.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have been left upset, as they claim that one of the show's finallists was "robbed" and should have been the one holding up the glitterball trophy. Saturday night's Strictly final saw Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola crowned as the series winners, after fighting off competition from Layton Williams and Bobby Brazier.

Layton Williams has broken his silence after missing out on the Glitterball trophy at the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday, 16 December. The West End star, 29, returned to Instagram on Sunday, 17 December following the Strictly grand final and boozy afterparty. Layton, who competed with Nikita Kuzmin on the BBC One show, reposted a video from a fan to his Stories.

Strictly Come Dancing crowned Ellie Leach as the winner of this year's competition after fighting off competition from Layton Williams and Bobby Braier. As the viewers voted for their favourite dancers, the scores showed Layton and Nikita at the top of the leaderboard with a total of 119. They were closely followed by Bobby and Dianne who scored 117 while Ellie and Vito had a score of 115.

Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood has admitted that he didn't think that Bad Education star, Layton Williams, would end up in this year's final.The 58 year old, who has been a judge on the show since its inception back in 2004, revealed the reason he thought Layton wouldn't go all the way was because of his background in professional dancing and performance. Rather, he thought Layton's West End stints may have hindered him, rather than helped him.To recap, before landing a place on Strictly, Layton was known for his slew of musical theatre roles, having bagged lead parts in Billy Elliot the Musical, Thriller - Live, Hairspray the Musical, Rent, and most recently, Everybody's Talking About Jamie.

James Jordan has shared his thoughts on this year's Strictly Come Dancing, branding finalist Layton Williams the "best dancer" the BBC show has ever seen, but questioned the decision to let him appear. James, 45, who appeared on Strictly from 2006 until 2013, posts his opinions about the BBC One show each week, revealing which dances he loves and whether he agrees with the judges' scoring.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – especially if you’re Motsi Mabuse. Our favourite Strictly Come Dancing judge is excited about the show’s grand finale, which will be followed by her first family Christmas in London and an extra-special present – the birth of sister Oti’s baby. “The whole family is really excited because the last baby we had is five already,” smiles Motsi.

Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams was floored after judge Craig Revel Horwood gave him and partner Nikita Guzman a standing ovation during the semi-finals of the show. Layton and Nikita brought the house down with their lively performance of The Charleston - earning them full marks from the judges. When it was Craig's turn to give comments on the dance, he simply stood and clapped his hands, as his fellow judge Motsi Mabuse followed suit.

Strictly Come Dancing fans believe Layton Williams could have been handed a ‘death sentence’ by the show’s producers ahead of the semi-final. The 29 year old actor and his pro dance partner Nikita Kuzmin have been told they have to dance a Rumba and a Charleston on Saturday night’s showdown - and viewers of the hit BBC programme know they are among some of the most demanding routines contestants can face.

Layton Williams, contestant on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, has spoken out about rumours of a 'feud' with one of the show's judges. His dance partner Nikita Kuzmin also stood up for him during their appearance on This Morning on Tuesday (November 28), after they narrowly avoided being kicked off the dance contest.The duo received mixed reviews for their American Smooth routine to Bjork's It's Oh So Quiet on Saturday night, scoring a total of 34 points - lower than their usual scores.

Layton Williams has been dazzling us on Strictly Come Dancing and now he’s bringing the ballroom fun to Bad Education for its all-singing, all-dancing festive special. The 29-year-old, who plays Stephen Carmichael in the comedy reboot, says he was “absolutely thrilled” to show off his West End skills. “I’ve been gagging for a Christmas singy-songy musical moment from day dot,” he confesses.

Girls Aloud stars Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts met up for a night out together at the Smirnoff Vodka launch event in London's Leake Street on Wednesday, 29 November. The trio were all smiles as they partied the night away with a star-studded guest list in attendance, though Cheryl was noticeably absent from the event after the group recently announced their reunion tour. Kimberley opted for an edgy look as she donned a gunmetal roll neck top in the style of chainmail, and added a pair of leather-look trousers and heels to finish.

Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams sent fans into a frenzy as he introduced his secret boyfriend on Instagram.The 29 year old West End star, who had previously hinted at a new romance, shared a full view of his deli-owner beau as they celebrated his birthday. Layton revealed that he and his boyfriend first met at Glastonbury and, for his partner's birthday, the Strictly favourite treated him to a luxury spa day.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams has responded to fans' complaints about his latest performance, saying: "why shouldn't we." Viewers had the same complaint about his recent dance routine with partner Nikita Kuzmin, which involved a pole. During the show's special at Blackpool's Tower Ballroom, Layton and Nikita's performance was called "creative genius".

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left fuming and even threatened to “riot” due to Craig Revel Horwood's scoring, as they said he “doesn’t deserve to be a judge”.The remaining seven couples took to the dance floor to perform in the iconic Tower Ballroom on Saturday 18 November. Layton Williams and his professional dance partner Nikita performed the Couples Choice to Ain’t No Other Man by Christina Aguilera and, while they received huge praise by the judges and received a high score of 39, viewers believed Craig should have given them a 10 to make their score 40. After their stunning performance, Craig said that Layton was one of the most “incredible” dancers he had seen on the show in 20 years, despite saying this, he held off giving Layton and Nikita a 10.

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin has opened up to fans about his journey, struggles and symptoms living with Type 1 diabetes. To mark World Diabetes Day, the 25 year old year old, who is partnered this year with Layton Williams on the hit BBC show, spoke out to his 217k followers to support and lend some advice.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin was strapped up with a knee brace after rehearsals on Wednesday. Pictured leaving the training space with his celebrity dance partner Layton Williams, the 25-year-old's physical condition will be of concern to them heading into the weekend after he reportedly struggled to get into his waiting taxi. The pair continued their ballroom hot-streak last Saturday by scoring 36 on Halloween Week for an impressive Tango routine.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin have spoken about 'making a difference' and proving 'unfair' criticism wrong. Last Saturday night, the Bury-born actor and his dance partner delivered a stunning samba to Cuban anthem Quimbara, earning them a whopping 39 out of 40 points from the judges.This is a feat that hasn't been achieved in week five of the competition in 13 years.

Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams has hit back at claims he has an "unfair advantage" on the BBC show. Layton, 29 has been dominating the Strictly scoreboard with his natural rhythm and almost faultless frame which scored him four nines in just the second week. His compatibility with professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin has also been applauded by the judges with Craig Revel Horwood labelling Layton's talent as "ridiculous".

Loose Women star Brenda Edwards shared her support for Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams, who is taking the show by storm with his professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin this year, after attending Saturday night's performance. The TV star and panellist is a singer and theatre star herself, having announced her next project as the director of a West End touring production earlier this year. And after a night watching the celebrity contestants tear up the Elstree Studios dance floor on 14 October, Brenda was bubbling with excitement to take part in the competition next year too.

Layton Williams, 29, is currently partnered with Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin and the pair have been lighting up with the dance floor. In their most recent performance for Movie Week, Layton wowed in a pink skirt for his Grease themed Viennese Waltz. However, he thinks after several seasons including same-sex couples, next year bosses could welcome a trans contestant.

Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams and his professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin were spotted leaving an afterparty rather worse for wear. The dancing duo, who have been turning heads in the BBC competition with their exceptional partnership, appeared to have had a night of making shapes and downing the drinks as they stumbled down the stairs inside the Roundhouse venue in Camden, following the Attitude Awards on Wednesday evening, 11 October.

Strictly Come Dancing's Nikita Kuzmin looks to have found love with model and recent University of Durham graduate, Lauren Jaine, after the pair were pictured getting cosy together after Saturday's show. The 25 year old professional dancer, who first joined the BBC One show in 2021 for its 19th series, has apparently been dating Lauren for months, with an insider telling The Sun that they "seem to have an amazing connection." The source also revealed the pair have "tried to keep their romance under the radar but they have been attending events together and are really enjoying each other's company." "Things are progressing and Nikita is very happy with his new romance," they added.

Actor Layton Williams has been the subject of much Strictly Come Dancing talk since he waltzed onto the dancefloor - but says he won't give the trolls any "ammo" to use against him. Speaking to OK! on the red carpet at the Pride of Britain Awards on Sunday, the Everybody's Talking About Jamie star got emotional as he opened up about the negative comments he's received about his outfit choices.The musical theatre star revealed to OK! that he finds it "wild" when people take the time to criticise his choices. "At first I was like, 'oh it won't affect me'," he said, before admitting that it had.

Layton Williams left fans amazed on Saturday night's Strictly Come Dancing with his latest performance during Movie Week.The musical theatre star, 29, dressed in a pink shirt and long skirt to play Sandy in Grease while his professional partner Nikita Kuzmin played Danny.They danced a Viennese Waltz to There Are Worse Things I Could Do from Grease, getting a score of 28 from judges Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood. He received mixed comments, with Craig telling him he gave the dance "too much attack" while Anton gave Layton a dance masterclass on one aspect of the dance.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Layton Williams said he has faced “low key trolling” that he has found “overwhelming”. On Sunday, a day after Layton and professional dance partner Nikita Kuzmin received four nines from the judges on the BBC show, the 29-year-old revealed that he had been getting mixed messages from the public. Writing on social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, Layton said: “The messages of love are overwhelming but as is the low key trolling.

After another exciting round of dancing from all 15 of this year's contestants, Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin topped the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard with a score of 65 points! The exciting development came after the duo performed a Quickstep to Puttin’ on the Ritz by Gregory Porter, something which saw them receive high praise from the judges, with Motsi Mabuse even branding the performance the "dance of the night." However, despite their success, another star was hot on Layton’s heels, as Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice only narrowly missed out on the top spot with a score of 61. The latest leaderboard shake up comes just one week on since the debut live show of the season, which saw Nigel Harman beat some stiff competition to score 32 points with his first dance.

Strictly's Layton Williams has joked that he and pro Nikita Kuzmin are 'potential lovers' during an appearance on Lorraine.The 29 year old actor, best-known for playing the role of Stephen Carmichael in the television series Bad Education, is starring on this year's Strictly Come Dancing. He and Nikita, 25, wowed with their first dance of the series on Saturday, September 23, as they performed the Samba, to Little Mix's song Touch.

Amanda Abbington has told how she has a decades-long bond with her Strictly Come Dancing co-star Layton Williams after working with him in one of his earliest roles. Sherlock star Amanda, 51, and Layton, 29, both had roles in the 2011 CBBC mini-series Postcode about a Somali boy and his family who move to London and are now set to be reunited in the Strictly ballroom. And although Amanda admits to being competitive and having her eye on the Glitterball trophy, she is tipping her old co-star, Bad Education's Layton, for the top spot in this year's BBC series.

Layton Williams has said farewell to his BBC role as he prepares to make his debut on Strictly Come Dancing. The 28-year old actor has signed up to star in the 21st series of the popular dance contest in a bid to take home the Glitterball trophy.