Strictly Week 8 Leaderboard: Cach Mercer Tops With 39 – Results Show Time Tonight

15th November 2026

Updated 15 Nov 2026, 07:57 · First published 15 Nov 2026

Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby topped the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard in week 8 with 39 points for their Charleston – and one couple will leave the competition in tonight’s results show at 7.15pm on BBC One, a week before Blackpool.

Strictly week 8 leaderboard

1st

Cach Mercer & Maddie Ingoldsby – Charleston – 39

2nd

Delta Goodrem & Aljaž Škorjanec – Argentine tango – 35

3rd

Jaime Winstone & Carlos Gu – Charleston – 33

4th

John Nellis & Katya Jones – Jive – 31

5th=

Dani Dyer & Nikita Kuzmin (Paso doble), Tabby Stoecker & Mark Karmalita (Viennese waltz) – 30

7th=

Graeme Hall & Lauren Oakley, Lacey Turner & Vito Coppola, Will Best & Dianne Buswell – 27

Three 10s for Cach and Maddie

Cach and Maddie’s Charleston to “Blame It On The Boogie” by The Jacksons earned 10s from Anton Du Beke, Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse, and a 9 from Craig Revel Horwood.

Delta dances with a new partner

Delta Goodrem’s partner Kai Widdrington fell ill and could not perform, so Aljaž Škorjanec stepped in with less than 24 hours to go. Delta told viewers during the live show that Kai had been taken to hospital. The pair still scored 35 for their Argentine tango.

Who is in danger?

Graeme Hall, Lacey Turner and Will Best shared the bottom of the leaderboard on 27 – but the public vote decides who ends up in the dance-off.

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When is the Strictly results show?

The results show is on tonight (Sunday 15 November) at 7.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Next week, the remaining couples head to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

Source: BBC.