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Strictly week 5 leaderboard and results revealed

Who topped the leaderboard on Week 5?

Matthew Moore
Online News Writer & Diversity and Inclusion Lead
October 21, 2024
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Last week's Strictly Come Dancing was a show-stopper, with Tasha Ghouri earning the first tens of the series – three of them, in fact – and Paul Merson showcasing that he could be a dancer.

However, the episode also proved to be slightly controversial with many noticing Katya Jones moving her partner, Wynne Evans' hand away from her waist. Viewers also noticed the dancer turning the opera singer down for a high-five, prompting plenty of comments.

The pair have since rubbished claims of a feud, with Katya saying the incidents were an "inside joke" between the pair. Wynne, on his BBC Radio Wales show said he was "heartbroken" over the response.

BBC staff, employed in the wake of allegations against Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima, have checked in with the pair and are taking no further action.

Dr Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez dancing together© Guy Levy
Punam and Gorka's performance was scored lowly

Follow along with HELLO! to find out the leaderboard…

Jamie Borthwick dancing a paso doble with Michelle Tsiakkas© Guy Levy
Jamie Borthwick & Michelle Tsiakkas topped the leader board with a score of 39
  1. Jamie Borthwick & Michelle Tsiakkas - Paso Doble - 39 (9, 10, 10, 10)
  2. Montell Douglas & Johannes Radebe - Couple's Choice - 39 (9, 10, 10, 10)
  3. Chris McCausland & Dianne Buswell - Waltz - 35 (8, 9, 9, 9)
  4. Tasha Ghouri & Aljaz Skorjanec - Tango - 34 (8, 9, 8, 9)
  5. Wynne Evans & Katya Jones - Quickstep - 33 (7, 9, 9, 8)
  6. Sarah Hadland & Vito Coppola - Samba - 32 (8, 8, 8, 8)
  7. Shayne Ward & Nancy Xu - American Smooth - 31 (7, 8, 8, 8)
  8. JB Gill & Amy Dowden - Jive - 30 (7, 8, 7, 8)
  9. Sam Quek & Nikita Kuzmin - Quickstep - 26 (6, 7, 6, 7)
  10. Pete Wicks & Jowita Przystal - Rumba - 22 (4, 5, 6, 7)
  11. Dr Punam Krishan & Gorka Marquez - Viennese Waltz - 21 (4, 6, 5, 6)
  12. Paul Merson & Karen Hauer - Samba - 19 (3, 5, 5, 6)

As you can see, Montell and Jamie are tied for the top spot for their showstopping routines, while Chris finds himself just below them with a score of 35 points. The bottom of the leaderboard sees Pete, Dr Punam and Paul. 

Who left the competition in week five?

Former football player, Paul Merson and his dance partner, Karen Hauer, were eliminated from the competition on Sunday night, after facing JLS star, JB Gill and his partner, Amy Dowden in the dance off. 

Tess Daly, Paul Merson and Karen Hauer on Strictly© BBC
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer left the competition

"I've loved every minute of it. I can dance now – I've won because I can dance, I couldn't dance before and I can half dance now. It's a bonus, absolute bonus," Paul, 56, said of his time on the show. 

Next week, the remaining 11 couples will take to the dancefloor in a Halloween Special. 

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