Strictly Come Dancing week 4 leaderboard: Who is top of the leaderboard?

Strictly Come Dancing is well underway with celebrities getting to grips with their latest Latin and ballroom routines.

Last week proved an eventful night as Love Islander left fans in awe with her emotional dance to Billie Eilish’s What Was I Made For? while Go Compare man Wynne Evans left everyone in stitches.

Sadly, it was singer Toyah Willcox’s turn to leave Strictly as her Movie Week dance to Little Mermaid’s Poor Unfortunate Souls didn’t exactly land.

With week four now kicking off on One, viewers are eager to see how the celebrities and their partners do this time around.

Who is at the top of the Strictly leaderboard? Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu - 30

Singer Shayne Ward and partner Nancy Xu took on the Cha Cha to Aint No Love by Sub Sub featuring Melanie Williams and the judges could see plenty of improvement.

Motsi Mabuse said he was "cool, calm and collected" but wanted to see more use of his arms while Anton Du Beke told him to "keep going" with his progress.

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Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola - 27

The evening took an emotional turn pretty quickly as actress Sarah Hadland shared that Billie Eilish's Birds Of A Feather had a special meaning for her family.

She and partner Vito Coppola danced the Foxtrot to the beautiful tune with Shirley labelling her spins as "flawless".

Craig Revel Horwood did say that she was "trying too hard" but added that he loved she was a "clean, clean dancer, that’s spectacular.”

Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk - 21

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles was unable to perform his Charleston for Movie Week routine to Paddington 2's Rain On The Roof.

Motsi commended Nick's comeback: "Some people stop the show and never return and I think it takes a lot of courage".

She then summed it up as t"tidy, readable, nice and smooth".

Meanwhile, Anton said that he "loved it" and the "timing was exquisite".

Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas - 34

actor wowed the audience and particularly Shirley who gave him a standing ovation for his salsa to Danza Kuduro by Don Omar, Lucenzo, with Michelle Tsiakkas.

Shirley said that she "loved the joy you brought" and that it was his "best dance" to date, adding that she was "proud" of him.

Meanwhile, Craig wanted to see more "figure of eight" in terms of his hip action but commented: "all that aside, you are an incredible dancer."

Wynne Evans and Katya Jones - 34

It was then time for opera singer Wynne Evans to take to the dancefloor with Katya Jones to ABBA's Money, Money, Money for the Tango.

Motsi stated: "This is why I love , this is why I love dancing", adding how it was "beautifully timed" and that she had been "waiting for this dance".

Anton was also pleased, saying that it was "one of your best performances", because of how he was "so committed to the whole concept from start to finish".

Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez - 20

Scottish TV doctor was excited to take on the "lively" Jive to 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) by singer Lizzo alongside her dance partner Gorka Marquez.

Motsi said the performance blew "hot and cold" as there was "quite a few mistakes" but on the other hand, the second part of the choreography was "really well done".

Shirley commented that she could have put a "bit too much pressure" on herself this week and adviced that she will need to go "back to the nitty gritty".

Paul Merson and Karen Hauer - 23

Ex-footballer Paul Merson and Karen Hauer found themselves in the bottom two last week but came back to take on the Quickstep to Fred Astaire's I Won't Dance.

Anton applauded Paul, stating: "I take my hat off to you", for getting back onto the dancefloor and taking it seriously.

Craig did point out there were several issues to work on like "style, frame, gapping and heaviness" but was happy to see "progression".

JB Gill and Amy Dowden - 30

Another top performer in the competition is JLS star JB Gill alongside his partner Amy Dowden.

They danced the romantic Rumba to You Might Need Somebody by Kara Marni which went down well with the judges.

Motsi noticed he had been working on his technique and was happy to see the passion with Anton labelling him as a "good student" for listening to Amy's instructions.

Shirley commented he had a "lovely figure of eight" and said she "rather enjoyed it".

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell - 30

It was an Australian affair for comedian Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell, stepping onto the dancefloor for the Salsa to Down Under by Men At Work.

Shirley was wowed as she once again gave a standing ovation as she was left "speechless" by his lifts throughout the performance.

She continued: "I'm telling you from my heart, that was absolutely impressive."

Craig did put a slight dampener on proceedings by saying it "lacked a bit of flow" but joked that it was "bonza".

Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe - 33

Gladiator Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe danced a classy Viennese Waltz to SZA's Nobody Gets Me for week four.

Anton was delighted to say it was his "favourite dance of the night" and Motsi said both of them went "into their own " and congratulated the pair on their hard work.

Craig then added: "It was elegrant, it was grateful, it was gorgeous".

Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin - 28

Olympic field hockey player and dance professional let loose to Shakira's Hips Don't Lie with their Samba.

Shirley said that her timing was "really quite good" but in some positions could look a "little awkward".

Motsi wanted to see more Samba bounce but remained enthusiastic, ending with: "Damn girl, I love to see you on the dancefloor!"

Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal - 29

Former star dressed up for the Quickstep to Town Called Malice by The Jam with Jowita Przystal.

Craig joked that "hip rolls don't belong in any form of Quickstep" before saying that he "actually liked it".

Anton said he could see "the voices in your head start screaming" whenever he gets into hold but was adamant that he has "so much potential".

Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Škorjanec - 39

It was Charleston time for former Love Islander Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec to Anne-Marie and Shania Twain's Unhealthy.

Motsi said nothing but: "One word. Fab-u-lous!", with Shirley agreeing: "What a way to end the show, I can't fault it."

Craig couldn't help but point out a couple of missed swivels but still labelled it as "amazing" and Anton couldn't find anything wrong with it.

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