Ricky waltzes to top marks as Joe gets the KO

Five weeks in, five weeks of gyrating hips, nervous celebrities and many mis-placed steps - and we have our first ten on Strictly Come Dancing!

Competition favourite Ricky Whittle and his partner Natalie Lowe (above) waltzed their way into Alesha's heart as she gleefully thrust the number ten paddle into the air. There is no doubting that it was a enjoyable and well performed Viennese Waltz but a ten at such an early of the competition was a hasty judgement of a good, but not perfect dance.

Whilst Ricky and Natalie danced their way to the top of the leader board, boxer Joe Calzaghe and his partner Kristina Rihanoff (above) that unfortunately were left jiving uncomfortably at the bottom.

For the first time this series they weren't actually bottom after the judge's marks (that honour fell to Flavia and Craig - whose Jive reminded me of the stereotypical embarrassing dad at the wedding) but the British public finally ran out of sympathy for Joe's awkward dancing as they lost out in the dance off to Zoe Lucker and her partner James Jordan .

Elsewhere last week's leaders Laila and Anton plummeted to the bottom half of the leader board with a terrible Jive, Ali and Brian slipped further from the top with a clumsy Jive routine and Jade and Ian finally showed their potential by gaining 35 points for a beautiful Waltz.

Picture 1 from Mirror
Picture 2 from BBC