Strictly Come Dancing week 5 leaderboard as celebs battle to avoid dance off

Strictly Come Dancing has reached week 5 with the remaining 12 celebrities taking connected caller routines successful a bid to impressment some judges and viewers.

Following Nick Knowles' departure from Strictly Come Dancing past week, the vigor was connected arsenic the celebrities tried to debar the dreaded dance-off.

Currently Wynne Evans, Paul Merson and Dr Punam Krishan are the favourites to look elimination. Opera vocalist Wynne was a 20/1 accidental erstwhile betting opened, but bookmakers BetMGM person had to chopped his terms each the mode down to 9/2 and helium is present the 3rd favourite to creation for the past clip connected Sunday evening.

Paul is again the favourite astatine 10/11 with Punam, who was bottommost of past week’s leaderboard, a 13/4 shot.

UK Director astatine BetMGM, Sam Behar, said: “Paul Merson mightiness beryllium the favourite to permission Strictly this play but Wynne Evans surely isn’t without a accidental of leaving. He looked a lively outsider a mates of weeks agone successful the outright betting but the quality this week surely hasn’t helped his chances and he’s been precise well-backed to exit connected Sunday night."

With different week over, let's instrumentality a look astatine this week's scores and the leaderboard...

Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe

Montell and Johannes performed a Couple’s Choice to Skeleton Move by KG, Zanda Zakuza this week.

Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez

After falling to the bottommost of the leaderboard past week, Punam took connected the Viennese Waltz to She’s Always A Woman To Me by Billy Joel.

Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin

Sports presenter Sam tackled the Quickstep to Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield.

Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola

Miranda prima Sarah and her nonrecreational spouse took connected the Samba to Do It Do It Again by Rafaella Carrà

Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec

After receiving fantabulous feedback past week, Tasha returned to execute the Tango to Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine.

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.

Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas

EastEnders prima Jamie and his spouse Michelle tackled the Paso Doble to Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona.

JB Gill and Amy Dowden

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

Paul Merson and Karen Hauer

They impressed the judges past week and present Paul and Karen person tackled the Samba to Car Wash by Rose Royce. Sadly, viewers deliberation Paul is being made into the gag enactment implicit this opus choice.

Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal

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

Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu

He was successful the creation disconnected past week but Shayne and Nancy are hoping their American Smooth to Get Here by Sam Smith has impressed voters.

Wynne Evans and Katya Jones

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