Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick and professional dancer Nancy Xu have been crowned this year's winners of the Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special.
11.12.2023 - 07:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Strictly Come Dancing fans were left demanding 'more' after an unexpected moment in the ballroom. The last results show of the series on Sunday night (December 10) saw the three finalists of the 2023 series decided ahead of next weekend's final.
After another epic night of the BBC One dance contest on Saturday (December 9) - which saw the four remaining couples perform twice for the judges' scores and viewers' votes - there was one last dreaded dance-off between Annabel Croft and Bobby Brazier.
Ex-tennis star Annabel and her dance partner Johannes Radebe performed their Viennese Waltz to Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by Slow Moving Millie while EastEnders star Bobby and dance partner Dianne Buswell performed their Quickstep to Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin.
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It was then over to the judges for their decision. Craig Revel Horwood kicked things off by opting to save Annabel and Johannes but after both Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse chose to save Bobby and Dianne, it was left to head judge Shirley Ballas to cast the deciding vote and she chose to save Bobby and Dianne.
But as well as reacting to the fact that Annabel and Johannes left the competition, there was also another moment earlier in the results show that left viewers flocking to social media.
Graziano di Prima and Lauren Oakley led the group of professional dancers' latest opening dance routine before co-host Tess Daly announced which celebrity couple had landed in the bottom two. And as fake snowflakes fell to the ground at the end of the romantic performance, a dog, named
Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick and professional dancer Nancy Xu have been crowned this year's winners of the Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special.
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Fans of Strictly Come Dancing were left divided when they got more than they bargained for during the show's grand final. On Saturday night (December 16) this year's run of the BBC One dance contest came to an end.
The finale of Strictly Come Dancing 2023 provided more epic moments for the show's history books but fans think the show 'missed a trick'. The BBC One dance contest's 21st run came to an end on Saturday night (December 16) after another 13 weeks of celebrities and professional dancers performing week in, week out.
Strictly Come Dancing fans were left feeling 'sick' as they shared their complaints about an issue spotted before this year's winners were announced. After 13 weeks of dancing and dance-offs, Saturday night (December 16) marked the grand final of the BBC One dance contest.
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Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola have been crowned the winners of Strictly Come Dancing 2023. Fans flocked to social media in their droves to have their say as the results were revealed by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on Saturday night (December 16) following a spectacular grand final.
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Baffled Strictly Come Dancing fans were left asking 'what's the point' after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman confirmed details about the usual results show. It was all change this weekend after an unexpected exit from the BBC One dance contest - and not because of the dreaded dance-off.
Some Strictly Come Dancing were united in their 'hate' as they told producers of the show what they 'need' during a bit of a different quarter-final. It was supposed to be crunch time in the ballroom on Saturday night (December 2) with the couples competing for a place in the semi-finals.
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