Strictly Come Dancing viewers have crowned Dani Dyer as this year's winner after what they called the "best" performance of the series so far. The remaining couples performed their latest routines over the weekend, with just weeks to go until the final.
Sunday's results show on November 8 saw two contestants and their professional partners in the bottom two, as another pair was eliminated from the competition. Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu found themselves fighting for a place in next week's show, alongside former Love Island star Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby.
Bethany and Nancy Leave the Competition
Both couples performed their routines again: a Foxtrot to Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis, and a Waltz to That Ain't You by Mulaa Joans. Ultimately, it was Bethany and Nancy who left the competition.
With the countdown to the final underway, Strictly fans have already picked their winner after what they dubbed one of the "best" performances of the weekend. Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin impressed viewers and judges with their American Smooth to 'It Had To Be You', placing them top of the leaderboard with 36 points, including a 10 from Motsi.
Dani Dyer's Thank You to Fans
Taking to Instagram, Dani Dyer shared a message with fans, saying: "THANK YOU What a special night for us @nikita__kuzmin you are just incredible and I will never be able to describe how I feel dancing with you on that dance floor… & still can’t believe we got our first 10 and to be on top of the leaderboard.. I am honestly still so lost for words and so grateful."
She added: "A massive thank you to everyone who voted for us. We really do appreciate every single vote and all the lovely messages and support. We’re so grateful to have you behind us, it really does mean the world to us so excited for week 8."
Fans Predict a Win
One person replied: "You were FANTASTIC. It was my dance of the night." Another commented: "What an entrance !!! You shone on that dance floor well done both of you I see you in the final."
A third added: "You have to win this your amazing", as a fourth echoed: "Winners of the show for me." A fifth said: "Truly iconic, one of my favourite dances everrrrr, you’re smashing it Dani."
A sixth viewer wrote: "I’ve been wanting @danidyerxx to win since they announced she was back this year! Dani is genuinely a great dancer and I just love her vibe! My type of girl! My winner! This is your time to shine!"
One person praised: "What I love about you is your getting better and better each week I have a feeling you could be the Dark horse here", as another stated: "You totally deserved it. It was your best dance by far." Another simply commented: "Knew you would get through!!! You have to win that glitter ball."
Strictly Come Dancing can be streamed on BBC iPlayer.
