Last night Claudia praised Layton & Nikita for achieving the 3rd ever Week 2 score of 36, but according to our stats, Layton & Nikita are actually the 4th couple to do so in SCD history. The other three couples went on to be Finalists in their Series, but none of them became champions. Does this trend mean Layton and Nikita are destined for the final? Let’s discuss…

Last week, 50-year old Nigel Harman became only the 10th Strictly celebrity aged 45 or over to top the weekly Leaderboard, bucking the trend for younger contestants to earn higher scores. Here we countdown the Top Ten Leaderboard-topping celebrities aged 45+ – how many do you recall and can you guess the oldest?