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Karen Carney and Carlos Gu win Strictly Come Dancing in emotional final

The evening also marked the final time presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman co-hosted the live weekend show together.

Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2025

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman in tearful sign-off from Strictly Come Dancing

The final marked the duo’s last live episode of the show.

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2025

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly to host their final live Strictly show

Their final appearance as a presenting pair on Strictly will be in the pre-recorded Christmas special.

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2025

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Former Lioness, podcaster and West End star to face off in Strictly final

The trio will perform three times each during the grand final of the BBC One dancing competition.

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2025

Strictly star Amber Davies says love outshines the hate she has received

Davies said she has felt ‘so supported’ on the show.

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Karen Carney says Strictly has ‘fixed me’ and ‘rebuilt my confidence’

Carney is a Strictly finalist with reality TV star Amber Davies and social media star George Clarke.

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing has its 2025 finalists – but who will win the Glitterball trophy?

This year’s champion will be crowned in Saturday’s grand final, the last ever live episode to be hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

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Former England Lionesses footballer Karen Carney tops Strictly semi-final table

Carney and her professional dance partner Carlos Gu scored 39 for their waltz to One Moment In Time by Whitney Houston.

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2025

Karen Carney ‘really proud’ to be first footballer to make Strictly semi-finals

The TV pundit has become the highest-placing footballer in the show’s history regardless of the result of Saturday’s semi-final.

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2025

Lewis Cope says Strictly’s Katya Jones helped him ‘fall in love with life again’

Cope and Jones found themselves at the bottom of the Strictly leader board and subsequently lost the dance-off to Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin.

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025

Strictly favourite Lewis Cope eliminated from show in tense dance-off

The star says competing has been ‘more than I could have ever wished for’

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025

Strictly semi-finalists revealed after elimination during musicals week

Sunday’s results show featured a dance routine of Cell Block Tango from Chicago and a performance from the cast of musical Titanique.

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2025

Amber Davies receives perfect score during musicals week on Strictly

The reality TV and West End star top the leaderboard with 40 points.

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025

Stacey Dooley splits fans with 'camp disco' Christmas tree

The tree has left fans divided - with some branding it “hideous” and others saying it “belongs in Vogue”

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

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Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2025

Strictly’s former finalists ‘really excited’ to return to Blackpool

The former contestants will revisit their best-known Strictly moments before coming together in a dance routine.

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2025

Lewis Cope tops Strictly leaderboard with perfect 40 as La Voix withdraws

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star La Voix had initially been given a bye to the next round of the competition after the injury was announced last week.

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2025

La Voix forced to withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing due to injury

The RuPaul’s Drag Race star had initially been given a bye into the next round but was forced to pull out altogether.

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

La Voix to miss this week’s Strictly Blackpool specials following injury

The 45-year-old, whose real name is Christopher Dennis, will receive a bye to next week’s episodes of the BBC dancing programme.

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The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025

Vicky Pattison becomes the seventh celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing

Star topped the leaderboard last week but received low marks for Saturday night’s jive

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing star eliminated from competition on their birthday

Sunday’s results show also featured a routine from the professionals and street dance troupe Diversity.

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2025

George Clarke delivers ‘beautiful’ Strictly dance in tribute to his mother

The internet star revealed his mother had recently been diagnosed with cancer.

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Layton Williams and Ashley Roberts among former stars set to make Strictly return

This weekend’s episodes will also feature performances from Olly Murs, Lewis Capaldi, Steps and dance group Diversity

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025

Sixth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

The judges’ vote was unanimous.

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2025

Vicky Pattison tops Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard with ‘dance of the night’

The former Geordie Shore star, 37, and professional dancer Kai Widdrington scored 39 points for their Tango to Taylor Swift’s The Fate Of Ophelia.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025

Ellie Goldstein to keep dancing with Vito Coppola following Strictly elimination

Goldstein, who became the first celebrity with Down’s syndrome to compete on the main series, was the fifth celebrity to be eliminated.

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