Strictly Come Dancing week 5 leaderboard as stars fight to avoid dance-off

Strictly Come Dancing has reached week five and once again, two celebrities will face the dreaded dance off as one will be sent home

After Nick Knowles' exit from Strictly Come Dancing, the competition intensified as the celebrities aimed to steer clear of the dance-off.

Currently, Wynne Evans, Paul Merson, and Dr Punam Krishan are tipped as likely candidates for elimination. Opera singer Wynne's odds were initially 20/1, but BetMGM has slashed them to just 9/2, making him the third favourite to potentially take his final bow on Sunday night.

Paul is still leading as the most probable to depart at 10/11, while Punam, who found herself at the bottom of last week's leaderboard, is a 13/4 bet.

BetMGM's UK Director, Sam Behar, commented: "Paul Merson might be the favourite to leave Strictly this weekend but Wynne Evans certainly isn't without a chance of leaving. He looked a lively outsider a couple of weeks ago in the outright betting but the news this week certainly hasn't helped his chances and he's been very well-backed to exit on Sunday night."

With another week wrapped up, here's a glance at the latest scores and standings...

Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe

This week saw Montell and Johannes deliver a Couple's Choice performance to Skeleton Move by KG, Zanda Zakuza.

Craig - 9; Motsi - 10; Shirley - 10; Anton - 10

Total: 39/40

Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez

Bouncing back from last week's low score, Punam performed a Viennese Waltz to She's Always A Woman To Me by Billy Joel.

Craig - 4; Motsi - 6; Shirley - 5; Anton - 6

Total - 21/40

Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin

Sports presenter Sam took on the Quickstep with verve to Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield.

Craig - 6; Motsi - 7; Shirley - 6; Anton - 7

Total: 26/40

Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola

Miranda star Sarah and her professional partner danced the Samba to Do It Do It Again by Rafaella Carra.

Craig - 8; Motsi - 8; Shirley - 8; Anton - 8

Total - 32/40

Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec

After receiving excellent feedback last week, Tasha returned to perform the Tango to Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine.

Craig - 8; Motsi - 9; Shirley - 8; Anton - 9

Total 34/40

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell

Currently the favourites to win, this week Chris and Dianne performed the Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone by Gerry and the Pacemakers.

Craig - 8; Motsi - 9; Shirley - 9; Anton - 9

Total: 35/40

Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas

EastEnders star Jamie and his partner Michelle tackled the Paso Doble to Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona.

Craig - 9; Motsi - 10; Shirley - 10; Anton - 10

Total: 39/40

JB Gill and Amy Dowden

Upping the pace this week, JB and Amy took on the Jive to Hey Ya! by Outkast.

Craig - 7; Motsi - 8; Shirley - 7; Anton - 8

Total: 30/40

Paul Merson and Karen Hauer

They impressed the judges last week and now Paul and Karen have tackled the Samba to Car Wash by Rose Royce. Sadly, viewers think Paul is being made into the joke act over this song choice.

Craig - 3; Motsi - 5; Shirley - 5; Anton - 6

Total: 19/40

Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal

Fans claimed Pete was 'cursed' after learning he and Jowita would be dancing the Rumba to Don’t Look Back In Anger by Oasis.

Craig - 4; Motsi - 5; Shirley - 6; Anton - 7

Total: 22/40

Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu

He was in the dance off last week but Shayne and Nancy are hoping their American Smooth to Get Here by Sam Smith has impressed voters.

Craig - 7; Motsi - 8; Shirley - 8; Craig - 8

Total: 31/40

Wynne Evans and Katya Jones

One of the favourites to face the dance-off, Wynne and Katya took on the Quickstep to Mr Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra.

Craig - 7; Motsi - 9; Shirley - 9; Anton - 8

Total: 33/40

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