All the celebrities and their professional partners have completed their eighth live performance on Strictly Come Dancing 2026, and the scores are in.
Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby recorded the highest score of week eight with a near-perfect 39 for their Charleston (to Blame It on the Boogie by The Jacksons).
It was a three-way tie at the bottom of the leaderboard, with Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley, Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola, and Will Best and Dianne Buswell all scoring 27.
Strictly Come Dancing 2026 week 8 scores and leaderboard
Here is a full recap of all the scores from week eight on Strictly Come Dancing 2026 and what the leaderboard looks like:
- Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby - 39
- Delta Goodrem and Aljaž Škorjanec (filling in for Kai Widdrington) - 35
- Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu - 33
- John Nellis and Katya Jones - 31
- Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita - 30
- Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin - 30
- Will Best and Dianne Buswell - 27
- Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola - 27
- Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley - 27
Who has been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2026 (so far)
So far, six couples have been eliminated from Strictly 2026:
- Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden (week 2)
- Melanie Walters and Aljaz Skorjanec (week 3)
- Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon (week 4)
- Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr (week 5)
- Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał (week 6)
- Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu (week 7)
There was no elimination in week one.
How to vote on Strictly Come Dancing
Viewers can vote for their favourite couples on Strictly after tonight's show via the BBC website.
You can also scan the QR code shown on screen during the broadcast, which takes viewers directly to the vote page.
You can vote using a mobile, tablet, or computer, but you must be signed in with a BBC account to cast your vote.
Following the public vote, two couples will compete in the dance-off during Sunday's (November 15) results show.
The judges will then choose the next couple to be eliminated from Strictly 2026, with Craig Revel Horwood having the deciding vote this week.
Who was your favourite couple on Strictly Come Dancing this week? Let us know in the comments below.
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