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Strictly Come Dancing final live: Karen Carney wins the Glitterball as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman bow out

The former England player beat Amber Davies and George Clarke in the grand final

The Independent UK

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

Former contestant Vicky Pattison says all Strictly finalists are ‘so incredible’

The reality TV star sung the praises of the show’s finalists as she rooted for them all to win.

Evening Standard

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Strictly star says love outshines the hate amid online backlash

Davies has drawn criticism from online commentators, who have highlighted her previous dance experience

The Independent UK

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

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

Evening Standard

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

WSL at halfway: best of the season, second-half hopes and biggest gripe

With 11 games played our writers assess what has been good and not so good in England’s top flight as the league takes a winter break

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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

Strictly’s Amber Davies says ‘we’re stronger with kindness’ after Nikita Kuzmin’s emotional plea

The former Love Islander made it through to the ‘Strictly’ final after surviving Sunday night’s dance-off

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s finalists revealed as latest celebrity is voted off

The results show also featured a surprise for presenters Tess Daly and Winkleman ahead of their departure.

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing’s Karen Carney is a joy to watch – and deserves the Glitterball trophy

COMMENT: Lewis Cope’s elimination threw the competition wide open - and now, the former Lioness has proven she deserves to, win writes Rachel McGrath

The Independent UK

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from the semi-final of the competition

One couple received a perfect score for the third week in a row

The Independent UK

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

Strictly’s Julian Caillon breaks down in tears during semi-final

‘All I’ve ever wanted in my life was to make my family proud,’ says pro dancer

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Strictly Come Dancing: semi-final results – as it happened

After the surviving four couples tackled two routines apiece, the semi-final results came in. But who would progress to the grand final? Who would face the year’s climactic dance-off? And who would fall at the last hurdle?

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing live: Karen Carney and Carlos Gu burst into tears in emotional semi-final

All the live updates from semi-final of BBC dancing competition

Evening Standard

Amber Davies receives perfect score during musicals week on Strictly

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

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Evening Standard

George Clarke opens Strictly’s musicals week with ‘sensational’ Argentine tango

Ahead of musicals week the pair met cast members from The Phantom Of The Opera to get into character.

The Independent UK

Strictly 2025 – live: Amber Davies lands perfect score in Musicals Week

All the live updates from quarter-finals of BBC dancing competition

The Independent UK

Alex Kingston eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after ‘difficult’ dance off

Judges were split over latest decision on BBC competition

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s chaotic Instant Dance challenge deserves to be a permanent fixture

COMMENT: Strictly Come Dancing bosses made the rare move of trying something new on Saturday night - and it worked, writes Rachel McGrath

Evening Standard

Lewis Cope tops Strictly leader board and wins first Instant Dance challenge

Saturday night was eventful in the Strictly studios after the BBC dance competition introduced a new challenge.

The Independent UK

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week 10 of the competition

Which couples will end up securing a spot in the quarter finals?

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing crowns first ever winners of Instant Dance challenge

Couples faced the high pressure test for the first time in the competition’s history

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