BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Layton Williams addresses 'feud' with show judge as Nikita Kuzmin defends him

Layton Williams has addressed claims of a 'feud' with one of the Strictly Come Dancing judges as his dance partner Nikita Kuzmin defended him during a joint TV appearance. The pair headed on to This Morning on Tuesday (November 28) after they almost lost their place in the BBC One dance contest.

Over the weekend the pair received mixed comments on Saturday night as they performed an American Smooth to It’s Oh So Quiet by Björk. The judges scored the routine a total of 34 points, lower than what the pairing had been getting and following the public vote, Layton and Nikita ended up in the dreaded dance-off.

They went up against Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu with both couples having to perform their routines again, including Irish TV presenter Angela and Carlos reprising their Cha Cha to I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor in a bid to impress the judges and remain in the competition.

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However, it was Angela and Carlos who became the ninth couple to be eliminated from the competition after three of the four judges opted to save Layton and Nikita.

The actor and West End star and his professional dance partner are now preparing for the quarter-finals this Saturday, which is also Musicals week, but in a break from training, the pair chatted to Rochelle Humes and Craig Doyle on the This Morning sofa.

And Bad Education star Layton was asked about representing the LGBTIQA+ community and said on the trolling he has received: "It's just one of those things I had in my mind maybe it would happen but then I don't know, it's like: 'Really, are we still