Spooktacular! Louis Smith bags the first nines of the series as his terrifying zombie routine puts him on top of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard

By JENNIFER RUBY

Terrifyingly good: Louis Smith and partner Flavia Cacace wowed the crowd with their spooky tango It's been a scary week for the Strictly dancers after Jerry Hall's shock exit last Sunday. But most of the contestants upped their game for the terrifying Halloween theme this week, and none more so than heartthrob Louis Smith who bagged the first nines of the series. The gymnast was left visibly shocked as he received nines form Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli after his spooky zombie Tango.

Scarily stylish: Louis admitted that he'd found his niche and was better at tango than ballroom The Olympian came top of the leaderboard with 35 points, impressing with his routine to Rihanna's Disturbia, which was described by Darcey as the 'best Tango of the night.' 'I wish the clocks could go back right now so I could have another look at that because it was fabulous,' said Len after his performance. Louis wore a pair of scary contact lenses as he spun partner Flavia Cacace around the floor and was told that he'd really found his niche.

Best score of the series: Louis was visibly shocked as he bagged three nines from the judges There was a turnaround in fortunes for both Michael Vaughn and Victoria Pendleton, who came joint second. After suffering a wardrobe malfunction last week, Victoria looked scary as a corpse bride as she tangoed with Brenden Cole to Billy Idol's White Wedding.

Corpse bride: Victoria and Brendan dance to Billy Idol's White Wedding and come point top on the leaderboard She's had a difficult start to the competition, but the judges loved her routine, giving her a 31, making her joint second. 'This was a proper Tango,' said Len. 'It was sharp and crisp.The whole feeling of it was good.' I'm enjoying it so much, it's still really nerve-wracking but I really want to stay in,' said Victoria.

Going for it: Victoria goes crazy on the dancefloor and manages to impress all of the judges source: dailymail

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