Strictly 2023: The remaining couples hit the dancefloor for week 7 - As it happened

Strictly Come Dancing was in its seventh week, with the stars showing huge improvements in their performances on the ballroom floor on Saturday, 4 November.

The remaining celebrities — Annabel Scanlon, Adam Thomas, Angela Rippon, Angela Scanlon, Bobby Brazier, Ellie Leach, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Layton Williams, and Nigel Harman — were ready for another week of putting their best foot forward (or trying to at least) in order to impress judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.

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With the glitterball trophy closer than ever, it was Ellie Leach who came out on top with her American Smooth alongside Vito Coppola, with the pair earning a near-perfect score of 39 (judge Craig Revel Horwood continued to keep his 10 paddle locked away).

Layton Williams also received a high score of 36 for his Jive with Nikita Kuzmin, while Annabel Croft's emotional Couple's Choice —which she performed in tribute to her late husband Mel Coleman — earned her a total score of 35.

On the other side of the leaderboard was Adam Thomas, who didn't impress with his Rumba (a notoriously difficult dance) which saw him be scored 27. Angela Scanlon also received a score of 27 for her Samba, meaning they are both at risk of going home during Sunday's elimination.

Here is everything that happened during week 7 of Strictly Come Dancing:

Here are the dances and songs from week 7 of Strictly Come Dancing:

Adam and Luba - American Rumba to Dancing On My Own by Calum Scott

Annabel and Johannes - Couple’s Choice to Wings by Birdy

Angela R and Kai - Waltz to Fascination by Nat King Cole

Angela S and Carlos - Samba to Ain’t It Funny by Jennifer Lopez

Bobby and Dianne - Argentine Tango to Sail by AWOLNATION

Ellie and Vito - American Smooth to Ain’t That A Kick In The Head by Robbie Williams

Krishnan and Lauren - Couple’s Choice to You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon

Layton and Nikita - Jive to Shake Ur Body by SHY FX, T.Power, Di

Nigel and Katya - Tango to Nothing Breaks Like a Heart by Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus