Cach Mercer tops Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard
Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby topped the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard on Saturday night (14.11.26), scoring 39 points.
Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby came back with a vengeance to top the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard on Saturday night (14.11.26).
The 25-year-old Love Island alum and his 21-year-old professional dance partner were at the bottom of the pile last week with 26 points, but they stormed to the top with their Charleston to Blame It on the Boogie by The Jacksons, earning 39 points.
Judge Craig Revel Horwood, 61, declared their performance "AH-MAY-ZING", while Motsi Mabuse, 45, called it "the dance of the season".
She said: "You made us wait for that. It's been a couple of shows where we're like, 'When is this going to happen? Is this going to happen?'
"You know, last week was tight, and I am so glad this happened for you.
"For me, speaking that was the dance of the season."
Neighbours alum Delta Goodrem, 42, who was partnered with Aljaž Škorjanec, 36, after Kai Widdrington, 31, sat out due to illness, finished in second place on the leaderboard after her Argentine Tango to Missing by Everything But The Girl earned 35 points, four more than her previous score.
Head judge Shirley Ballas, 66, said there was an "awful lot to like" about the performance, but noted she would have liked a "little bit sharper leg actions" from Delta.
Babs actress Jaime Winstone, 41, made a sensational return to the BBC Latin and Ballroom dance show with her professional dance partner Carlos Gu, 33, after they sat out last week because she had a torn abdominal muscle.
Their Charleston to I Can't Do It Alone by Catherine Zeta-Jones wowed the judges, earning the pair 33 points and securing them third place on the leaderboard.
Judge Anton Du Beke, 60, "loved" the "amazing" performance, but he would have declared it "the perfect dance" if they had not included the spins at the end of their routine.
While it was a great night for Cach, Delta and Jaime, the same cannot be said for three couples who found themselves joint bottom of the leaderboard.
Professional dog trainer Graeme Hall, 60, and Lauren Oakley, 35, Big Brother host Will Best, 41, and Dianne Buswell, 37, and EastEnders icon Lacey Turner, 38, and 34-year-old Vito Coppola's respective Quickstep, Paso Doble and Foxtrot failed to impress, with each couple receiving 27 points.
The judges felt Lacey and Vito's performance to Have You Met Miss Jones? by Robbie Williams was more of an American Smooth than a Foxtrot.
Vito took "full responsibility" for the choreography and reminded Lacey she had "nothing to worry about" and was "proud" of her "amazing dancing".
The results of the public vote will be announced on Sunday (15.11.26).
