Strictly Come Dancing: The stars who were forced to pull out of 2021 series

After 13 weeks the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing came to an end on Saturday night.

Saturday night marked the Strictly Come Dancing final, and Piers Morgan has taken aim at the show after fans shed tears over it. Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice were crowned the winners of Strictly Come Dancing 2021 on Saturday night as they took home the Glitterball trophy.

Rose Ayling-Ellis, the actress who this year became the first deaf contestant on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing, is now also the first deaf winner of the British dance competition series, after triumphing in its 19th season.

Selome Hailu editorSeries 19 of British dance competition series “Strictly Come Dancing” has its winner. Actress Rose Ayling-Ellis became the first deaf contestant ever to be crowned the series’ winner on Saturday night.Along with her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice, she beat out competitors including chef and 2012 winner of “The Great British Bake Off” John Whaite and television presenter AJ Odudu, who exited the competition on Friday after injuring her ankle.

Danny Dyer has lead messages of congratulations for Rose Ayling-Ellis after she was announced the winner of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Rose and professional partner Giovanni Pernice beat John Waite and Johannes Radebe in an emotional final of the hit BBC dance show after AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington were forced to pull out.

Tonight will see the much-anticipated final of Strictly Come Dancing air on BBC 1.

Rose Ayling-Ellis isn’t afraid of stepping out of her comfort zone.

Strictly Come Dancing will come to an end on Saturday, but it has been an eventful year with injuries, positive Covid tests and self-isolation periods among the contestants and judges. The dramatic exit of AJ Odudu due to injury means that the winner of the glitterball trophy will be decided between EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis and partner Giovanni Pernice and TV baker John Whaite and partner Johannes Radebe.

Rose Ayling-Ellis has been undeniably incredible on the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom floor, and she's currently the hot favourite to pick up the Glitterball with partner Giovanni Pernice. While watching her has been a joy to many people around the UK, it has been particularly special for the deaf community to see representation on a prime time show.

Strictly Come Dancing is about to come to an end, with just three dances separating the finalists from the 2021 glitterball trophy. Saturday (December 18) night’s grand finale will see John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice and AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington take to the dancefloor in a bid to impress the judges one last time.

Two celebrities are said to have dropped out of this weekend’s reunion dance on the Strictly Come Dancing final, while another is reportedly causing difficulties with other members of the cast and crew, resulting in concerns that the reunion dance may become "difficult".The Strictly final will see EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, TV presenter AJ Odudu and chef and former The Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite battle it out for the infamous Glitterball trophy.