Strictly Come Dancing: All the week 8 action as Layton Williams is back at the top of the scores

Strictly Come Dancing stepped up the competition even further in week eight as the couples put in their bid to make it to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

We're over halfway in the competition and the judges are getting tougher on the celebrity contestants but the question on everyone's lips is: who will win Strictly?

This week, Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin were back at the top of the scores for their incredible Argentine Tango - although Craig Revel Horwood still did not think it was worth getting his 10 paddle out for, leaving them on a total of 39 points.

It was still enough to put them four points clear of last week's leaders Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, who fuelled the fire of romance rumours with an intimate Rumba.

Meanwhile, the two Angelas are hoping they've done enough to stay in the competition after Rippon found herself in last week's dance off and Scanlon finished last on the previous leaderboard - but scored more highly this time.

Here's Strictly week eight as it happened...

All the Strictly dances and songs revealed

• Angela R and Kai: Paso Doble to Hung Up by Madonna

• Angela S and Carlos: Waltz to With You I’m Born Again by Billy Preston & Syreeta

• Annabel and Johannes: Samba to Whenever, Wherever by Shakira

• Bobby and Dianne: American Smooth to Ghost of You by 5 Seconds of Summer

• Ellie and Vito: Rumba to True Colours by Cyndi Lauper

• Krishnan and Lauren: Samba to Bamboléo by Gipsy Kings

• Layton and Nikita: Argentine Tango to Tattoo by Loreen

• Nigel and Katya: Couple’s Choice to Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars