Strictly Come Dancing 2026 week 7 scores and leaderboard

Here is who topped the leaderboard for week 7. <i>(Image: BBC/Guy Levy)</i>
Here is who topped the leaderboard for week 7. (Image: BBC/Guy Levy)
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All of the celebrities and their professional dance partners have taken to the dancefloor for week seven of Strictly Come Dancing.

The judges have shared their scores for each of the dances with one couple coming out on top.

After a spooky Halloween-themed week, there was a three-way dance off during last week’s results show with Jaime and Carlos, Bethany and Nancy, and Lawrence and Jowita all taking part.

Lawrence and Jowita received the most votes from the judges meaning they were sent home.

But who will be in the dance off this week?

Strictly Come Dancing 2026 week 7 scores

The show started with all of the celebrities entering the ballroom in their sparkly outfits for their dances.

The first couple to take to the floor was Will and Dianne who danced a quickstep to This Love by Maroon 5 and received a score of 29.

The judges and Strictly audience were emotional watching Graeme and Lauren's Couple Choice dance that was inspired by his health journey after he suffered a stroke in 2019.

But it was Dani and Nikita who topped the leaderboard with their American Smooth to It Had To Be You by Harry Connick Jr, which scored a 36.

At the bottom of the leaderboard was Cach and Maddie and John and Katya, who both scored 26.


You can find all of the latest news and updates about Strictly Come Dancing 2026 in our guide here.


Here’s a full breakdown of everyone’s scores for week one of Strictly Come Dancing 2026.

  • Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin - 36
  • Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu - 30
  • Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola - 30
  • Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington - 31
  • Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby - 26
  • Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita - 33
  • John Nellis and Katya Jones - 26
  • Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley - 28
  • Will Best and Dianne Buswell - 29

Jaime did not perform this week because of an injury and has been given a bye through to next week’s show.

How much do the Strictly hosts get paid?

No information has been officially released on what the Strictly hosts are being paid or whether they are being paid the same figure.

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly earned an estimated £150,000 for each series they hosted, according to The Express.

Due to being new hosts of Strictly Come Dancing, it is possible the three hosts will be earning less than that figure for an entire series.

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