Strictly Come Dancing

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{{Use British English|date=July 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Strictly Come Dancing title card.jpg | genre = Dance talent show | creator = {{Plainlist| * Fenia Vardanis<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/9011191/Richard-Hopkins.html Richard Hopkins] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111164943/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/9011191/Richard-Hopkins.html |date=11 January 2018 }} The Telegraph, 12 January 2012</ref> * Richard Hopkins<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16475107 Strictly Come Dancing producer Richard Hopkins dies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112184527/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16475107 |date=12 January 2012 }}; BBC News, 9 January 2012</ref> * Karen Smith<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Karen |title=Must see XpoNorth Panellists |date=6 October 2015 |url=http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/Whats-On/Film/5-must-see-XpoNorth-panellists-Karen-Smith-10062015.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710115651/http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/Whats-On/Film/5-must-see-XpoNorth-panellists-Karen-Smith-10062015.htm |archive-date=10 July 2015 |access-date=9 July 2015 |website=Northern-scot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Karen |title=Strictly co-devisor speaks at Edinburgh TV Festival |url=http://www.thetvfestival.com/speaker/karen-smith/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712045938/http://www.thetvfestival.com/speaker/karen-smith/ |archive-date=12 July 2015 |access-date=9 July 2015 |website=thetvfestival.com |ref=CITEREFSmith2015TVFest}}</ref> }} | developer = Karen Smith | presenter = {{plainlist | * Bruce Forsyth * Tess Daly * Claudia Winkleman * Emma Willis * Josh Widdicombe * Johannes Radebe }} | judges = {{plainlist | * Craig Revel Horwood * Arlene Phillips * Len Goodman * Bruno Tonioli * Alesha Dixon * Darcey Bussell * Shirley Ballas * Motsi Mabuse * Anton Du Beke }} | narrated = Alan Dedicoat | theme_music_composer = {{unbulleted list|Dan McGrath<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.cannonstudios.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911173245/http://www.cannonstudios.co.uk/aboutus/history/history.html |archive-date=11 September 2011 |access-date=5 January 2008 |publisher=Cannon Studios}}</ref>|Josh Phillips<ref>{{Cite web |title=TV credits |url=http://www.blazemusic.co.uk/tvcredits.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225185132/http://www.blazemusic.co.uk/tvcredits.php |archive-date=25 December 2007 |access-date=5 January 2008 |publisher=Blaze Music}}</ref>}} | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = | language = English | country = United Kingdom | num_series = 23 | num_episodes = 490 | executive_producer = {{plainlist | * Karen Smith (2004–2006) * Sam Donnelly (2007–2009) * Moira Ross (2010–2011) * Glenn Coomber (2012) * Andrea Hamilton (2012) * Louise Rainbow (2013–2018) * Sarah James (2019–present) }} | location = {{unbulleted list|BBC Television Centre (2004–2012) |Blackpool Tower (2004, 2009–2011, 2013–2019, 2022–present) |Wembley Arena (2011–2012)|Elstree Studios (2013–present)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bickerton |first=Jake |date=7 August 2012 |title=News & Comments |url=http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/BBC-Studios-and-Post-Production-to-relocate-to-Elstree-Studios_nid-1892.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021015254/http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/BBC-Studios-and-Post-Production-to-relocate-to-Elstree-Studios_nid-1892.html |archive-date=21 October 2013 |access-date=14 April 2013 |publisher=Televisual}}</ref>}} | cinematography = | camera = Multi-camera | runtime = 15–150 minutes | company = BBC Studios | network = BBC One | first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2004|5|15}} | last_aired = present | related = {{unbulleted list|''Come Dancing''|''Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two''|''Strictly Dance Fever''|''Dancing with the Stars''}} }}

'''''Strictly Come Dancing''''' (commonly referred to as '''''Strictly''''') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of judges. The title of the show is an amalgamation of 1992 film ''Strictly Ballroom'' and long-running TV series ''Come Dancing''. The format has been exported to 60 other countries under the title ''Dancing with the Stars'', licensed by BBC Worldwide, and led to a modern dance-themed spin-off ''Strictly Dance Fever''. The ''Guinness World Records'' named ''Strictly'' as the world's most successful reality television format in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Strictly Come Dancing: the worldwide phenomenon |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/8938893/Strictly-Come-Dancing-the-worldwide-phenomenon.html |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327203918/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/8938893/Strictly-Come-Dancing-the-worldwide-phenomenon.html |archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> The series was presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly from its inception; Claudia Winkleman joined Daly as a lead presenter from the 2014 series, having hosted results shows in place of Forsyth since 2010. Forsyth continued to host special episodes with Daly until November 2015. Daly and Winkleman left the series in 2025, with the presenting line-up for 2026 announced on 19 May 2026 as Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe, and Johannes Radebe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntosh |first=Steven |date=2026-05-19 |title=Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe to present Strictly Come Dancing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgep5ez80rzo |access-date=2026-05-19 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The series has been broadcast live on BBC One since 15 May 2004, airing on Saturday evenings. From series 2 onwards, the show has been broadcast in the run up to Christmas. Results shows were originally broadcast live on Saturdays, and are currently pre-recorded and aired on Sunday evenings. With its high viewing figures, ''Strictly Come Dancing'' has become a significant programme for dancing on British television.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Storry |first=Mike |title=British Cultural Identities |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |page=95}}</ref> Eighteen stand-alone Christmas specials and nineteen charity specials have also been produced.

==Development== Producer Richard Hopkins, who had produced the first British series of ''Big Brother'', unsuccessfully pitched the idea of a modern ''Come Dancing'' to the BBC under the title of ''Pro-Celebrity Dancing'' in 2003.<ref name="Telegraph">{{Cite news |date=12 January 2012 |title=Richard Hopkins |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/9011191/Richard-Hopkins.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111164943/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/9011191/Richard-Hopkins.html |archive-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> Later, entertainment executive Fenia Vardanis also suggested reviving ''Come Dancing'', so Jane Lush, the then head of BBC Entertainment, put Hopkins and Vardanis together to develop the show.<ref name=Telegraph/>

Hopkins then called in Karen Smith, who had previously produced ''Comic Relief Does Fame Academy'' for BBC One and ''The Games'' for Channel 4, to help lead the development of the show and launch the series. Smith was the show-running Executive Producer of the first three series, and of sister show ''It Takes Two''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Karen |title=Broadcast |work=Broadcast Magazine |url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/people/executive-producers/5009420.article |date=7 January 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711225917/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/people/executive-producers/5009420.article |archive-date=11 July 2015}}</ref> She then became Creative Director of BBC Entertainment whilst still overseeing series 4 and 5.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Karen |title=Broadcast Karen Smith Promotion |publisher=Media Business Insight |agency=Broadcast |url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc-promotion/1099299.article |url-status=live |access-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711235101/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc-promotion/1099299.article |archive-date=11 July 2015 |ref=CITEREFSmith2006Promotion}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Karen |date=21 February 2006 |title=BBC's Karen Smith Promoted |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/21/broadcasting.bbc1 |url-status=live |access-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710035637/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/21/broadcasting.bbc1 |archive-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>

Hopkins later took the format to America himself when the BBC dismissed the idea of selling it abroad, as they felt it was too British, establishing the format internationally as ''Dancing with the Stars''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |date=11 January 2012 |title=Richard Hopkins: Producer of 'Big Brother' and 'Strictly Come Dancing' |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-hopkins-producer-of-big-brother-and-strictly-come-dancing-6287682.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915135844/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-hopkins-producer-of-big-brother-and-strictly-come-dancing-6287682.html |archive-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>

The title is an amalgamation of the titles of the 1992 Australian film ''Strictly Ballroom'' and ''Come Dancing''.

==Format== The show is broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday evenings, with a results show originally following later on Saturday, also broadcast live. For series five, six and eight onwards, the results show is pre-recorded on Saturday and broadcast on Sunday evenings. The final results continued to be shown live on Saturdays, and were combined with the main show from series 14.

From series 1 to 11, Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly presented the pro-celebrity ballroom dancing competition. From series 8 to 11, Forsyth only presented the main show and was replaced for the results show by Claudia Winkleman, at which point Daly assumed Forsyth's role as main presenter and Winkleman assumed Daly's role as co-presenter. Winkleman joined Daly as full-time co-presenter for series 12 following Forsyth's departure after the 2013 series. Forsyth continued to present special editions of the show until 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2014 |title=Sir Bruce Forsyth steps down from Strictly Come Dancing |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26889405 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604042338/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26889405 |archive-date=4 June 2014 |access-date=6 June 2014 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> Through telephone voting, viewers vote for who they would like to be in the next round, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the judges. For example, with ten contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive ten points, second favourite nine points, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings. The bottom ranked couple gets one point.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strictly Come Dancing – How to vote |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/howtovote/terms.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015034533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/howtovote/terms.shtml |archive-date=15 October 2007 |access-date=5 January 2008 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> In the event of tied scoring from the judges by two or more contestants, the couple immediately below them gets one point below them, until the bottom ranked couple on the leaderboard who ends up getting at least 2 points instead of one.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - About |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/16rGc8M34fT0wWYmrSMc8Cp/about |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> The profits from the telephone lines were donated to Sport Relief in series 1, and to Children in Need from series 2 until series 8.

The judging panel initially consisted of Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood. Alesha Dixon replaced Phillips from series 7 to 9, after which she left the programme to judge ''Britain's Got Talent'' which led to retired ballerina Dame Darcey Bussell to replace her.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hallett |first=Emma |date=2 January 2012 |title=Alesha Dixon quits Strictly Come Dancing for Britain's Got Talent |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/alesha-dixon-quits-strictly-come-dancing-for-britains-got-talent-6284102.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112101441/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/alesha-dixon-quits-strictly-come-dancing-for-britains-got-talent-6284102.html |archive-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> Goodman left the show after the 2016 series and was replaced by Shirley Ballas who was appointed as Head Judge following a selection process which attracted many candidates. Ballas was new to the show when she joined in 2017. Bussell remained as judge until 2018 and was replaced by Motsi Mabuse in 2019. Up until 2020, Tonioli commuted weekly between Hollywood and London to judge both the American and British versions of the show simultaneously. However, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, he could not appear on both the British and American shows. No replacement was named for the 2020 series; but pro dancer Anton Du Beke took his place from the 2021 series, and since then is now a full-time judge, having replaced Tonioli on the panel. The current judging panel consists of Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke, making Horwood the only judge to remain with the programme since its inception and only missing one episode in the show's history. Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of forty. The voice-over announcer since it's inception has been Alan Dedicoat.

The singers on the show are Tommy Blaize, Hayley Sanderson, Lance Ellington, Andrea Grant and formerly British dance music vocalist Tara McDonald. The music director is Dave Arch who is often seen on camera. Tommy Blaize has been part of ''Strictly'' since its beginning. Arch joined in the fourth series and Hayley Sanderson in the fifth. The original musical director from series 1 to 3 was Laurie Holloway. In the seventeenth series, the singers were joined by Mitchel Emms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=the band |url=http://www.strictlycomedancingband.com/Strictly_Come_Dancing_Band/band.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129052447/http://www.strictlycomedancingband.com/Strictly_Come_Dancing_Band/band.html |archive-date=29 November 2019 |access-date=23 November 2019 |website=www.strictlycomedancingband.com}}</ref>

The show was broadcast from a specially constructed set at BBC Television Centre (primarily in the largest studio, TC1<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Television Centre |url=http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/tv%20centre%20history.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220032259/http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/tv%20centre%20history.htm |archive-date=20 December 2014 |access-date=26 January 2019 |website=TV Studio History}}</ref>) until its closure in 2013, with the show moving to Elstree Studios' George Lucas Stage 2 from 2013 onwards. However, in the first two series, shows were also filmed at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, where the original ''Come Dancing'' series was filmed in the 1970s.<ref name="dickinson">{{Cite web |year=2004 |title=David Dickinson Strictly Come Dancing |url=http://www.david-dickinson.net/david-dickinson-strictly-come-dancing.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206033328/http://www.david-dickinson.net/david-dickinson-strictly-come-dancing.htm |archive-date=6 December 2008 |access-date=19 October 2008 |publisher=David Dickinson Online}}</ref><ref name="imdb0411027">{{Cite web |year=2004 |title=Filming locations for 'Strictly Come Dancing' (2004) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411027/locations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709131720/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411027/locations |archive-date=9 July 2015 |access-date=19 October 2008 |publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

In the second series, two shows were filmed at the Tower Ballroom, show five and the Grand Final, which was broadcast live on 11 December 2004.<ref name="Gazette890855">{{Cite news |date=18 November 2004 |title=Strictly a sellout for return of TV classic |work=Blackpool Gazette |publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Strictly-a-sellout-for-return.890885.jp |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210094721/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Strictly-a-sellout-for-return.890885.jp |archive-date=10 December 2008}}</ref><ref name="examiner180057">{{Cite news |date=12 December 2004 |title=Strictly Come Dancing wins ratings war |publisher=BreakingNews.ie |url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2004/1212/entertainment/kfidauauojql/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022095627/http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/2004/1212/entertainment/kfidauauojql |archive-date=22 October 2009}}</ref> In 2005, the BBC announced that they would not be returning to the venue for the third series because of "logistical problems".<ref name="Gazette1237732">{{Cite news |date=29 October 2005 |title=Strictly not dancing |work=Blackpool Gazette |publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Strictly-not-dancing.1237732.jp |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101230240/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Strictly-not-dancing.1237732.jp |archive-date=1 November 2008}}</ref> In October 2008, Craig Revel Horwood called for the series to return to the Tower Ballroom, saying, "The atmosphere was electric. It's huge and has so much history. The Tower Ballroom puts a lot of pressure on the professionals and the celebrities to perform to the best of their potential. What a wonderful place to go live to 12 million people. We have got to get the BBC to bring ''Strictly Come Dancing'' back to Blackpool." Eventually, for series 7, the show did return to the Tower Ballroom, where Blackpool-born Craig Kelly was eliminated. The episode was aired live on 7 November 2009.<ref name="Gazette4604768">{{Cite news |last=Bennett |first=Julia |date=18 October 2008 |title=Strictly star wants show back in Blackpool |work=Blackpool Gazette |publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Strictly-star-wants-show-back.4604768.jp |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019194325/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Strictly-star-wants-show-back.4604768.jp |archive-date=19 October 2008}}</ref> ''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned to Blackpool for the 2010<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/nov/19/strictly-come-dancing-live-blog Strictly Come Dancing – live blog!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115431/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/nov/19/strictly-come-dancing-live-blog |date=5 March 2017 }} ''The Guardian'', 20 November 2010</ref> and 2011 series.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/07_july/30/strictly.shtml Strictly Come Dancing returns this Autumn with shows from Wembley and Blackpool] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811223524/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/07_july/30/strictly.shtml |date=11 August 2011 }} BBC Press Office, 30 July 2011</ref> After series 10, when ''Strictly Come Dancing'' did not go to Blackpool, they announced that they would return for series 11.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 August 2013 |title=Strictly show returns to the Tower |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-23586049 |url-status=live |access-date=13 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809073801/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-23586049 |archive-date=9 August 2013}} [Strictly Come Dancing announces that they will return to Blackpool Tower Ballroom for Series 11]</ref>

== Cast == ===Presenters and judges=== ;Colour key: {{columns-list|colwidth=20em| {{legend|#ffc6c6|Host}} {{legend|#ccff88|''It Takes Two'' host}} {{legend|#FFFF66|Judge}} {{legend|#FF3399|Guest judge}} {{legend|lightblue|Contestant}} {{legend|#d293ff|Professional dancer}} {{legend|#FF9944|Guest host}} }} {| class="wikitable nowrap unsortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Cast member ! colspan="24" style="text-align:center" scope="col" | Series |- ! width="15" | 1 2004 ! width="15"|2 2004 ! width="15"|3 2005 ! width="15"|4 2006 ! width="15"|5 2007 ! width="15"|6 2008 ! width="15"|7 2009 ! width="15"|8 2010 ! width="15"|9 2011 ! width="15"|10 2012 ! width="15"|11 2013 ! width="15"|12 2014 ! width="15"|13 2015 ! width="15"|14 2016 ! width="15"|15 2017 ! width="15"|16 2018 ! width="15"|17 2019 ! width="15"|18 2020 ! width="15"|19 2021 ! width="15"|20 2022 ! width="15"|21 2023 ! width="15"|22 2024 ! width="15"|23 2025 ! width="15"|24 2026 |- ! ! colspan="24" style="text-align:center" scope="col" | Hosts |- ! scope="row" | Bruce Forsyth | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | colspan="13" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Tess Daly | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" | Claudia Winkleman{{efn|In the eighth series Winkleman presented the results show and ''It Takes Two'', and presented the results show only between series 9 and series 11. She presented one episode of the main show in both series 7 and series 10, and three episodes in series 11, all in Forsyth's absence.}} | bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" | Emma Willis | colspan="23" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● |- ! scope="row" | Josh Widdicombe{{efn|Widdicombe competed in the 2024 Christmas special, partnered with Karen Hauer.}} | colspan="23" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● |- ! scope="row" | Johannes Radebe | colspan="15" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="ffc6c6" | ● |- ! scope="row" | Zoe Ball{{efn|In the twelfth series, Ball co-presented three weeks of the main show with Tess Daly while Claudia Winkleman was absent.}} | colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="lightblue" | ● | colspan="5" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | colspan="6" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Rylan Clark | colspan="16" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | colspan="4" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Janette Manrara | colspan="10" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Fleur East | colspan="19" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="lightblue" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | bgcolor="ccff88" | ● | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! ! colspan="24" style="text-align:center" scope="col" | Guest Hosts |- ! scope="row" | Natasha Kaplinsky{{efn|Kaplinsky presented the first five episodes of the second series as maternity cover for Daly.}} | bgcolor="lightblue" | ● | bgcolor="FF9944" | ● | colspan="22" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Ronnie Corbett{{efn|Corbett co-presented one episode of the seventh series with Daly and Winkleman.}} | colspan="6" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FF9944" | ● | colspan="17" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! ! colspan="24" style="text-align:center" scope="col" | Judges |- ! scope="row" | Craig Revel Horwood | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● |- ! scope="row" | Arlene Phillips | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | colspan="18" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Len Goodman | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | colspan="10" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Bruno Tonioli | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | colspan="7" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Alesha Dixon | colspan="4" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="lightblue" | ● | bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | colspan="15" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Darcey Bussell | colspan="6" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FF3399" | ● | colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | colspan="8" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Shirley Ballas | colspan="14" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● |- ! scope="row" | Motsi Mabuse | colspan="16" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● |- ! scope="row" | Anton Du Beke{{efn|Du Beke also served as a guest judge during weeks 4 and 5 of the eighteenth series.}} | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="d293ff" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● | bgcolor="FFFF66" | ● |- ! ! colspan="24" style="text-align:center" scope="col" | Guest Judges |- ! scope="row" | Jennifer Grey | colspan="8" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FF3399" | ● | colspan="15" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Donny Osmond | colspan="11" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FF3399" | ● | colspan="12" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Alfonso Ribeiro | colspan="15" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FF3399" | ● | bgcolor="FF3399" | ● | colspan="7" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" | Cynthia Erivo{{efn|Erivo served as a guest mentor during week 3 of the twenty-third series, sitting alongside the judging panel but not scoring.}} | colspan="18" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FF3399" | ● | colspan="3" bgcolor="lightgrey" | | bgcolor="FF3399" | ● | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- |} ;Notes {{notelist}}

===Professional dancers=== :{{See also|List of Strictly Come Dancing contestants{{!}}List of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' contestants}} Each series, celebrities are paired with professional dance partners who instruct them in the various dance styles, design their choreography, and perform with them each week in the competition. ;Color key {{legend|lightgreen|Professional}} {{legend|#d293ff|Did not receive a celebrity partner}} {{legend|gold|Winner}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Professional dancer ! scope="col" colspan="23" | Series |- ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 1 2004 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 2 2004 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 3 2005 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 4 2006 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 5 2007 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 6 2008 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 7 2009 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 8 2010 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 9 2011 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 10 2012 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 11 2013 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 12 2014 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 13 2015 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 14 2016 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 15 2017 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 16 2018 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 17 2019 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 18 2020 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 19 2021 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 20 2022 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 21 2023 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 22 2024 ! class="unsortable" width="20px" | 23 2025 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Brendan|Cole}}}} | bgcolor="gold" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="8" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Anton|Du Beke}}}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="5" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Hanna|Karttunen}}}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="22" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Kylie|Jones}}}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="22" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Paul|Killick}}}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="22" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|John|Byrnes|nolink=1}}}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="22" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Camilla|Dallerup}}}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="gold" | ● | colspan="17" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Erin|Boag}}}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="13" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Nicole|Cutler}}}} | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="18" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Hazel|Newberry}}}} | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="21" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ian|Waite}}}} | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="16" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Lilia|Kopylova}}}} | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="gold" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="16" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Darren|Bennett|Darren Bennett (dancer)}}}} | colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="gold" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="16" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Matthew|Cutler}}}} | colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="gold" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="16" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Hanna|Haarala}}}} | colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="20" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Andrew|Cuerden}}}} | colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="20" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Karen|Hardy}}}} | colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="gold" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="17" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Izabela|Hannah}}}} | colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="20" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Flavia|Cacace}}}} | colspan="3" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="gold" | ● | colspan="13" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|James|Jordan|James Jordan (dancer)}}}} | colspan="3" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="12" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Ola|Jordan}}}} | colspan="3" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="gold" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="10" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Vincent|Simone}}}} | colspan="3" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="13" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Brian|Fortuna}}}} | colspan="5" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="16" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Hayley|Holt}}}} | colspan="5" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="17" bgcolor="lightgrey"| |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|{{sortname|Kristina|Rihanoff}}}} | colspan="5" bgcolor="lightgrey"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | bgcolor="lightgreen" | ● | colspan="10" bgcolor="lightgrey" | |- ! 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Many of the dancers from the show have formed both professional and personal partnerships. Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova are married,<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 May 2009 |title=Pas de deux: Strictly Come Dancing's Lilia Kopylova and Darren Bennett |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/may/26/strictly-come-dancing-lilia-kopylova-darren-bennett |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021193351/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/may/26/strictly-come-dancing-lilia-kopylova-darren-bennett |archive-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> as are James and Ola Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography – James Jordan |url=http://www.jamesandola.com/bioJames.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520071631/http://www.jamesandola.com/bioJames.php |archive-date=20 May 2012 |access-date=21 May 2012 |publisher=James and Ola Jordan}}</ref> Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara, who became engaged after joining the show in 2013, were married in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Henden |first=Amalie |date=27 October 2018 |title=Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec: When did Strictly professionals get married? |language=en |work=Express.co.uk |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1033034/Janette-Manrara-and-Aljaz-Skorjanec-wedding-when-did-Strictly-professionals-get-married |access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref> Matthew and Nicole Cutler are divorced, but remain professional partners;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicole Cutler's Official Website |url=http://www.nicolecutler.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231053318/http://www.nicolecutler.com/ |archive-date=31 December 2009 |access-date=9 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2006 |title=Strictly Come Dancing series four |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/09_september/29/strictly_dancers.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104185155/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/9_september/29/strictly_dancers.shtml |archive-date=4 January 2012 |access-date=21 May 2012 |publisher=BBC Press Office}}</ref> Karen Hauer and Kevin Clifton were engaged when Clifton entered the show in 2013 and were married prior to the 2015 series, before divorcing in 2018, while Neil and Katya Jones entered the show as a married couple before separating in 2019. Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag have danced as a professional couple since 1997,<ref>{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=About the Partnership |url=http://www.antonanderin.com/About.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208175027/http://www.antonanderin.com/About.html |archive-date=8 February 2012 |access-date=21 May 2012 |website=The Official site of Anton Du Beke & Erin Boag}}</ref> while Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are former Argentine tango world champions as a duo and have done multiple tours together.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.vincentandflavia.com/about.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201103542/http://www.vincentandflavia.com/about.html |archive-date=1 December 2012 |access-date=9 January 2010 |publisher=Vincent and Flavia}}</ref> Brendan Cole and Camilla Dallerup danced together for many years, including a stint on the original series of ''Come Dancing'';<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brendan Cole (New Zealand (Aotearoa)) & Camilla Dallerup (Denmark) |url=https://dancesportinfo.net/Couple/Brendan_Cole_and_Camilla_Dallerup_2679/Details |access-date=6 December 2021 |publisher=DancesportInfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2007 |title="The last dance for Camilla and Brendan" |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/07_july/04/dance.shtml |access-date=6 December 2021 |publisher=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> following their split in 2004, Cole and Katya Virshilas formed a professional partnership before splitting in November 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Virshilas |first=Katya |date=8 October 2009 |title=Dirty Dancing |url=http://www.katyavirshilas.com/2009/10/dirty-dancing/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222040629/http://www.katyavirshilas.com/2009/10/dirty-dancing/ |archive-date=22 February 2010 |access-date=9 January 2010 |website=Katya Virshilas' official website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Virshilas |first=Katya |date=30 November 2009 |title=Meet My New Pro: Klaus Kongsdal |url=http://www.katyavirshilas.com/2009/11/meet-my-new-pro-klaus-kongsdal/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221031730/http://www.katyavirshilas.com/2009/11/meet-my-new-pro-klaus-kongsdal/ |archive-date=21 February 2010 |access-date=9 January 2010 |website=Katya Virshilas' official website |ref=CITEREFVirshilas2009Nov30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 March 2012 |title=Katya's paired up for life |work=Kent Online |publisher=KM Group |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/whats_on/2012/march/26/katyas_paired_up_for_life.aspx |url-status=dead |access-date=22 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605214947/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/whats_on/2012/march/26/katyas_paired_up_for_life.aspx |archive-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> Other current and former professional partnerships featured on the show include Dallerup and Ian Waite, Paul Killick and Hanna Karttunen,<ref>{{Cite web |title=DancesportInfo.net |url=http://www.dancesportinfo.net/Couple/Paul_Killick_and_Hanna_Karttunen_2800/Results.aspx |access-date=6 December 2021 |publisher=DancesportInfo.net}}</ref> Andrew Cuerden and Hanna Haarala, Brian Fortuna and Kristina Rihanoff, Rihanoff and Robin Windsor,<ref>{{Cite web |title=k-r-journey |url=http://www.officialkristinarihanoff.com/images/k-r-journey/k-r-journey-60.jpg |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=www.officialkristinarihanoff.com}}</ref> Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis,<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One – Strictly Come Dancing – Pasha Kovalev |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/12ng941GJ4hjjny4JlYgqlY/pasha-kovalev |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DancesportInfo.net |url=http://dancesportinfo.net/displayCouple.aspx?coupleId=7492 |access-date=6 December 2021 |publisher=DancesportInfo.net}}</ref> siblings Kevin and Joanne Clifton,<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 2013 |title=Stage Star to put on Show in Grimsby |work=Grimsby Telegraph |url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/strictly-hall-room-dancer-comes-home/story-19316874-detail/story.html#axzz2eJxBW01n |url-status=dead |access-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130908175155/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/strictly-hall-room-dancer-comes-home/story-19316874-detail/story.html%23axzz2eJxBW01n |archive-date=8 September 2013}}</ref> AJ Pritchard and Chloe Hewitt, and Gorka Márquez and Karen Hauer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2010 |title=4* Weekend Break with the stars of Strictly Come Dancing |url=http://www.donaheys.co.uk/events/dancing-with-the-stars-weekend/ |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=Donaheys.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karen Hauer |url=https://www.intertalentgroup.com/client/karen-hauer/ |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=InterTalent Rights Group |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Presentation ==

===Dances=== On average, dances last for approximately 90 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wonnacott |first=Tim |title=Strictly Come Dancing 2014: Tim Wonnacott's diary |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-10-08/tim-wonnacott-there-are-never-enough-practice-hours-for-strictly-come-dancing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027212751/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-10-08/tim-wonnacott-there-are-never-enough-practice-hours-for-strictly-come-dancing |archive-date=27 October 2014 |website=Radio Times}}</ref> Musical accompaniment is provided by an in-house band, led by Dave Arch.

===Themed Weeks=== The show includes themed weeks during the competition. Since Series 20, Movie Week falls on the third week, Halloween Week falls on the sixth week, Blackpool Week falls on the ninth week, and Musicals Week falls on the eleventh week and during the Quarterfinals. Series 22 introduced Icons Week, which originally fell on the seventh week and then on the fifth week in Series 23.

===Results show=== From series 1 to 4, the results show was shown live on Saturday night one hour after the performances.

As of series 5, the results show is recorded on the Saturday night directly after the live show and incorporates the result of the viewers' votes, which are completed by 21:30. This was confirmed by the official BBC website in 2008:

{{blockquote|The Sunday show is recorded on Saturday night but no element involving the results of the vote will start recording until after lines are closed and votes counted and verified.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/vote/ Strictly Come Dancing Vote] BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929061605/http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/vote/ |date=29 September 2008 }}</ref>}}

Throughout the Sunday results show, the presenters refer to "Saturday night" in reference to the main show due to the timing of the Sunday programme, and the outfits of Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman and the judges are changed to present an illusion of a second live broadcast while the couples wore the same performance outfits.

For series 7, the Sunday results show was cancelled and returned to Saturday nights as a result of a revamp of the show.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/a170885/strictly-results-move-back-to-saturdays.html 'Strictly' results move back to Saturdays] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813233155/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/a170885/strictly-results-move-back-to-saturdays.html |date=13 August 2009 }} Digital Spy, 12 August 2009</ref> It then reverted to Sundays from series 8.

===Dance-off=== {{unreferenced section |date=December 2015}} A new system called the dance-off, which takes place in the results show, was introduced in series 5. It continued until series 7, but did not return in series 8. It was then reinstated in series 10 and has remained a feature of the show ever since.

The dance-off consists of the two couples who received the lowest totals that week from the combined judges' scores and public vote. The aim of the dance-off is for the couples to convince the judges that they deserve to go through to the following week's competition. Before they attempt their dance a second time, the couples sometimes get advice from the judges. The judges then decide which couple remains in the competition based on the dance-off performances. If three of the judges agree that one of the couples should be saved, that couple is through to the following week's competition and the Head Judge's vote is not counted. If one couple has two votes and the other couple has one vote, then the deciding vote is cast by the head judge, originally Len Goodman and later Shirley Ballas. As of series 23, the deciding vote instead rotates weekly between each regular judge. The Monday after their elimination, the elminated couple appear on ''It Takes Two'' to discuss their time on the programme. Series 23 contestant Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian Caillon hold the record for the most dance-off victories, having been saved by the judges on five occasions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bonsall |first1=by Ray |title=Balvinder and Julian make Strictly history in tonight's dance off |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/balvinder-julian-make-strictly-history-32974138.amp |website=Liverpool Echo |access-date=1 December 2025 |language=en |date=30 November 2025}}</ref>

On two occasions, the dance-off was cancelled due to a couple in the bottom two being unable to dance due to injury. Firstly, in series 14, Anastacia sustained an injury and was unable to compete in the dance-off as a result.<ref name="TonyAdamsInjury">{{Cite news |date=13 November 2022 |title=Tony Adams leaves Strictly Come Dancing due to injury |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/13/tony-adams-leaves-strictly-injury |access-date=19 August 2025 |publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> Under the rules of the show, the couple with the lowest combined total was eliminated, and Anastacia continued in the competition. The second occasion in which the dance-off was cancelled was in series 20, again due to an injury sustained by Tony Adams. Tess Daly announced on the results show that Adams had decided to withdraw from the competition as a result of being unable to compete in the dance-off.

===''It Takes Two''=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two''}}

During the run of ''Strictly Come Dancing'', ''Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' is broadcast each weeknight on BBC Two. The series was previously hosted by Claudia Winkleman but, due to her pregnancy in 2011, she had to leave the series, and was replaced by Zoe Ball, who hosted the show from series 9 to 18.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a328492/zoe-ball-to-host-strictly-come-dancing-spinoff-im-giddy-with-glee.html Zoë Ball to host 'Strictly Come Dancing' spinoff: "I'm giddy with glee"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710014601/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a328492/zoe-ball-to-host-strictly-come-dancing-spinoff-im-giddy-with-glee.html |date=10 July 2011 }} Digital Spy, 6 July 2011</ref> Rylan Clark joined as co-host in series 17. In May 2021, it was announced that Ball would leave the show after 10 years, and on 10 June 2021, her replacement was announced to be former professional Janette Manrara.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janette Manrara to join BBC Two's Strictly: It Takes Two as new host |url=http://bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/janette-manrara-strictly-it-takes-two/ |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=bbc.com |language=en}}</ref>

The show features reviews of the performances during the previous Saturday's show and interviews with, and training footage of, the couples preparing for the next show. The judges and other celebrities also provide their opinions on how the couples are progressing. ''It Takes Two'' replaced ''Strictly Come Dancing on Three'', hosted by Justin Lee Collins, which ran on BBC Three during the first series. Prior to 2010, BBC Two Scotland aired the programme on four nights only, running its own Gaelic-language programming on Thursdays instead.

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===Series 1 (2004)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 1{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 1}}

In May 2004, ''Strictly Come Dancing'' began its first series. This was the only series to air in the spring; all subsequent series aired in the autumn.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Jason Wood | Comedian | Kylie Jones | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | David Dickinson | ''Bargain Hunt'' presenter & antiques expert | Camilla Dallerup | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Verona Joseph | ''Holby City'' actress | Paul Killick | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Claire Sweeney | Actress, singer & television presenter | John Byrnes | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Martin Offiah | England rugby player | Erin Boag | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Lesley Garrett | Classical singer | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Christopher Parker | ''EastEnders'' actor | Hanna Karttunen | bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Natasha Kaplinsky | Journalist & television presenter | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 2 (2004)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 2{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 2}}

The second series began in October 2004. A new spin-off show, ''Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'', presented by Claudia Winkleman, premiered and has continued to air alongside each subsequent series on BBC Two.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Quentin Willson | Motoring journalist & television presenter | Hazel Newberry | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | Carol Vorderman | ''Countdown'' presenter | Paul Killick | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Esther Rantzen | Journalist & television presenter | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Diarmuid Gavin | Garden designer & television presenter | Nicole Cutler | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Sarah Manners | ''Casualty'' actress | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Roger Black | Olympic sprinter & sports presenter | Camilla Dallerup | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Aled Jones | Singer & television presenter | Lilia Kopylova | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | Julian Clary | Stand-up comedian | Erin Boag | bgcolor="tan" | Third place |- ! scope="row" | Denise Lewis | Olympic heptathlete | Ian Waite | bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Jill Halfpenny | ''EastEnders'' actress | Darren Bennett | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 3 (2005)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 3{{!}}Strictly Come Dancing series 3}}

The third series began in October 2005.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Siobhan Hayes | ''My Family'' actress | Matthew Cutler | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | Jaye Jacobs | ''Holby City'' actress | Andrew Cuerden | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Gloria Hunniford | Television & radio presenter | Darren Bennett | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Fiona Phillips | ''GMTV'' presenter | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Dennis Taylor | Snooker player | Izabela Hannah | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Will Thorp | ''Casualty'' actor | Hanna Haarala | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Bill Turnbull | ''BBC Breakfast'' presenter & journalist | Karen Hardy | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | Patsy Palmer | ''EastEnders'' actress | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | James Martin | Chef & television presenter | Camilla Dallerup | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! scope="row" | Zoe Ball | Television & radio presenter | Ian Waite | bgcolor="tan" | Third place |- ! scope="row" | Colin Jackson | Olympic hurdler | Erin Boag | bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Darren Gough | England cricketer | Lilia Kopylova | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 4 (2006)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 4{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 4}}

The fourth series began in October 2006.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Nicholas Owen | ''ITV News'' presenter & journalist | Nicole Cutler | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | Mica Paris | Singer & television presenter | Ian Waite | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Jimmy Tarbuck | Comedian | Flavia Cacace | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Withdrew |- ! scope="row" | DJ Spoony | DJ & BBC Radio 1 presenter | Ola Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Georgina Bouzova | ''Casualty'' actress | James Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Jan Ravens | Actress & impressionist | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Ray Fearon | Stage & screen actor | Camilla Dallerup | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Peter Schmeichel | Manchester United goalkeeper | Erin Boag | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | Claire King | ''Emmerdale'' actress | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | Carol Smillie | Television presenter | Matthew Cutler | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! scope="row" | Louisa Lytton | ''EastEnders'' actress | Vincent Simone | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! scope="row" | Emma Bunton | Spice Girls singer | Darren Bennett | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! scope="row" | Matt Dawson | England rugby player | Lilia Kopylova | bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Mark Ramprakash | England cricketer | Karen Hardy | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 5 (2007)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 5{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 5}}

The fifth series began in September 2007. The first programme was a preview of the new series before the competition began. In a change to the previous format, the results show was recorded on Saturday and broadcast on Sunday, rather than shown live later on Saturday. Additionally, the two couples at the bottom of the table after the public vote were subject to a dance-off, where they performed their routine again for the judges, who decided which couple would leave the competition.

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===Series 6 (2008)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 6{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 6}}

A sixth series was confirmed after the dancers' pay dispute ended in June 2008.<ref name="scd2008-ds">{{Cite news |last=Fletcher |first=Alex |date=26 June 2008 |title='Strictly' dancers end pay row |work=Digital Spy |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/a104277/strictly-dancers-end-pay-row.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701023707/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/a104277/strictly-dancers-end-pay-row.html |archive-date=1 July 2008}}</ref> The sixth series began in September with a behind-the-scenes look at the new series, while the first live show aired on 20 September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Programme Information Network TV Week 38 Saturday 13 September 2008 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk38/sat.shtml#sat_dancing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110141639/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk38/sat.shtml#sat_dancing |archive-date=10 January 2009 |access-date=31 August 2008 |publisher=BBC Press Office}}</ref>

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===Series 7 (2009)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 7{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 7}}

The seventh series began in September 2009. Alesha Dixon joined the judging panel, replacing Arlene Phillips, who moved to ''The One Show''.<ref name="bbcnews-alesha">{{Cite news |date=9 July 2009 |title=Dixon joins Strictly dance judges |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8142139.stm |url-status=live |access-date=9 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118222938/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8142139.stm |archive-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Martina Hingis | Professional tennis player | Matthew Cutler | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | Richard Dunwoody | Jockey | Lilia Kopylova | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Rav Wilding | ''Crimewatch'' presenter | Aliona Vilani | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Lynda Bellingham | Actress & ''Loose Women'' panellist | Darren Bennett | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Joe Calzaghe | Professional boxer | Kristina Rihanoff | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Jo Wood | Model & entrepreneur | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Zöe Lucker | ''Footballers' Wives'' actress | James Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | Craig Kelly | ''Coronation Street'' actor | Flavia Cacace | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | Phil Tufnell | England cricketer | Katya Virshilas | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! scope="row" | Jade Johnson | Olympic long jumper | Ian Waite | bgcolor="lightgreen" | Withdrew |- ! scope="row" | Ricky Groves | ''EastEnders'' actor | Erin Boag | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! scope="row" | Natalie Cassidy | ''EastEnders'' actress | Vincent Simone | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! scope="row" | Laila Rouass | ''Footballers' Wives'' actress | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 12th |- ! scope="row" | Ali Bastian | ''The Bill'' & ''Hollyoaks'' actress | Brian Fortuna | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 13th |- ! scope="row" | Ricky Whittle | ''Hollyoaks'' actor | Natalie Lowe | bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Chris Hollins | ''BBC Breakfast'' sports presenter | Ola Jordan | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 8 (2010)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 8{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 8}}

The eighth series began in September 2010.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Goldie | Musician & DJ | Kristina Rihanoff | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | Paul Daniels | Magician | Ola Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Peter Shilton | England goalkeeper | Erin Boag | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Tina O'Brien | ''Coronation Street'' actress | Jared Murillo | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Jimi Mistry | Film & television actor | Flavia Cacace | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Michelle Williams | Destiny's Child singer | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Felicity Kendal | Stage & screen actress | Vincent Simone | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | Patsy Kensit | Film & television actress | Robin Windsor | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | Ann Widdecombe | Conservative Party politician | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! scope="row" | Gavin Henson | Wales rugby player | Katya Virshilas | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! scope="row" | Scott Maslen | ''EastEnders'' & ''The Bill'' actor | Natalie Lowe | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! scope="row" | Pamela Stephenson | Comedian & psychologist | James Jordan | bgcolor="tan" | Third place |- ! scope="row" | Matt Baker | Television presenter | Aliona Vilani | bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Kara Tointon | ''EastEnders'' actress | Artem Chigvintsev | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 9 (2011)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 9{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 9}}

The ninth series began in September 2011. The couples were paired up for the first time on the launch show. This was the last series to feature Alesha Dixon as a judge; she left the show to become a judge on ''Britain's Got Talent''.

Zoe Ball replaced Claudia Winkleman as host of ''Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' due to Winkleman having just given birth.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Edwina Currie | Conservative Party politician | Vincent Simone | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | Dan Lobb | ''Daybreak'' presenter & tennis player | Katya Virshilas | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Rory Bremner | Comedian & impressionist | Erin Boag | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Nancy Dell'Olio | Lawyer & media personality | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Lulu | Singer-songwriter | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Audley Harrison | Heavyweight boxer | Natalie Lowe | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Russell Grant | Astrologer & entertainer | Flavia Cacace | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | Anita Dobson | ''EastEnders'' actress | Robin Windsor | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | Robbie Savage | Premier League footballer | Ola Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! scope="row" | Alex Jones | ''The One Show'' presenter | James Jordan | rowspan="2" bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th & 11th |- ! scope="row" | Holly Valance | Actress, singer & model | Artem Chigvintsev |- ! scope="row" | Jason Donovan | Actor & singer | Kristina Rihanoff | bgcolor="tan" | Third place |- ! scope="row" | Chelsee Healey | ''Waterloo Road'' actress | Pasha Kovalev | bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Harry Judd | McFly drummer | Aliona Vilani | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 10 (2012)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 10{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 10}}

The tenth series began in September 2012. Darcey Bussell joined the judging panel, replacing Alesha Dixon who moved to Britain's Got Talent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strictly Come Dancing: Darcey Bussell joins Strictly! |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2012/04/darcy-bussell-joins-strictly.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618082322/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2012/04/darcy-bussell-joins-strictly.shtml |archive-date=18 June 2012 |access-date=22 June 2012 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Johnny Ball | Television presenter | Iveta Lukošiūtė | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | Jerry Hall | Supermodel & actress | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Sid Owen | ''EastEnders'' actor | Ola Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Colin Salmon | Film & television actor | Kristina Rihanoff | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Fern Britton | Television presenter | Artem Chigvintsev | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Richard Arnold | ''Daybreak'' presenter | Erin Boag | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Victoria Pendleton | Olympic track cyclist | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | Michael Vaughan | England cricketer | Natalie Lowe | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | Nicky Byrne | Westlife singer | Karen Hauer | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! scope="row" | Lisa Riley | ''Emmerdale'' actress | Robin Windsor | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! scope="row" | Dani Harmer | Children's television actress | Vincent Simone | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! scope="row" | Denise van Outen | Actress, singer & presenter | James Jordan | rowspan="2" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Kimberley Walsh | Girls Aloud singer | Pasha Kovalev |- ! scope="row" | Louis Smith | Olympic artistic gymnast | Flavia Cacace | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 11 (2013)=== {{main|Strictly Come Dancing series 11{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 11}}

The eleventh series began in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Be in the audience – Strictly Come Dancing |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/shows/strictly_come_dancing_2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826071300/http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/shows/strictly_come_dancing_2013 |archive-date=26 August 2013 |access-date=29 August 2013 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Tony Jacklin | Professional golfer | Aliona Vilani | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | Vanessa Feltz | Television & radio presenter | James Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Julien Macdonald | Fashion designer | Janette Manrara | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Deborah Meaden | ''Dragons' Den'' investor & businesswoman | Robin Windsor | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Rachel Riley | ''Countdown'' presenter | Pasha Kovalev | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Dave Myers | Chef & ''The Hairy Bikers'' presenter | Karen Hauer | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Fiona Fullerton | Film & television actress | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | Ben Cohen | England rugby player | Kristina Rihanoff | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | Mark Benton | Stage & screen actor | Iveta Lukošiūtė | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! scope="row" | Ashley Taylor Dawson | ''Hollyoaks'' actor & singer | Ola Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! scope="row" | Patrick Robinson | ''Casualty'' actor | Anya Garnis | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! scope="row" | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Singer-songwriter | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 12th |- ! scope="row" | Natalie Gumede | ''Coronation Street'' actress | Artem Chigvintsev | rowspan="2" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Susanna Reid | ''BBC Breakfast'' presenter | Kevin Clifton |- ! scope="row" | Abbey Clancy | Model & television presenter | Aljaž Škorjanec | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 12 (2014)=== {{main|Strictly Come Dancing series 12{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 12}}

The series started on 7 September 2014 with a launch show,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/strictly_premiereshow_3sept14] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807021559/http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/strictly_premiereshow_3sept14|date=7 August 2014}}</ref> followed by the live shows starting on 26 and 27 September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC – Be in the audience – Strictly Come Dancing |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/strictly_come_dancing_2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823224813/http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/strictly_come_dancing_2014 |archive-date=23 August 2014}}</ref> This series was the first not to be presented by Sir Bruce Forsyth after announcing his departure from the live shows on 4 April (he made his final regular appearance in this series' launch show). However, Forsyth would continue to present special editions of the show, such as Children in Need and Christmas specials.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 April 2014 |title=Sir Bruce Forsyth steps down as Strictly Come Dancing host |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26889405 |url-status=live |access-date=14 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410213231/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26889405 |archive-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> It was announced on 9 May that Claudia Winkleman would join the main show as co-presenter and that her duties would mirror the existing result show format, with Tess Daly assuming Forsyth's role as main presenter and Winkleman taking Daly's role as co-presenter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2014 |title=Tess and Claudia confirmed as our presenter line-up |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/posts/Tess-and-Claudia-confirmed-as-our-presenter-line-up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512014445/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/posts/Tess-and-Claudia-confirmed-as-our-presenter-line-up |archive-date=12 May 2014 |access-date=9 May 2014 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

It was announced on 1 June 2014 that professional dancers Artem Chigvintsev, James Jordan and Anya Garnis would not be returning for the new series, although Garnis would remain on the show's choreography team. It was also announced that Tristan MacManus and Joanne Clifton would be joining the show's professional line-up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2014 |title=Strictly Come Dancing: Artem Chigvintsev, James Jordan not returning – Strictly Come Dancing News – Reality TV |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a574743/strictly-come-dancing-artem-chigvintsev-james-jordan-not-returning.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605053206/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a574743/strictly-come-dancing-artem-chigvintsev-james-jordan-not-returning.html |archive-date=5 June 2014 |access-date=6 June 2014 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref> It was then announced in August that Robin Windsor had withdrawn from the competition due to a back injury. Windsor was replaced by new professional Trent Whiddon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2014 |title=Robin Windsor pulls out of Strictly Come Dancing after suffering back injury |url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/06/robin-windsor-pulls-out-of-strictly-come-dancing-after-suffering-back-injury-4822029/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104410/http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/06/robin-windsor-pulls-out-of-strictly-come-dancing-after-suffering-back-injury-4822029/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |publisher=Metro}}</ref> In week three, entertainer Donny Osmond joined the four regular judges, making the maximum score that week 50 points.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2014 |title=Donny Osmond to guest judge on Strictly Come Dancing |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a598047/donny-osmond-to-guest-judge-on-strictly-come-dancing.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074214/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s104/strictly-come-dancing/news/a598047/donny-osmond-to-guest-judge-on-strictly-come-dancing.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=5 October 2014 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref> Due to Winkleman's absence in weeks 6, 7 and 8, ''It Takes Two'' presenter Zoe Ball co-presented with Daly.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- !Gregg Wallace |''MasterChef'' judge |Aliona Vilani | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- !Jennifer Gibney |''Mrs. Brown's Boys'' actress |Tristan MacManus | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- !Tim Wonnacott |''Bargain Hunt'' presenter & antiques expert |Natalie Lowe | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- !Thom Evans |Scotland rugby player & model |Iveta Lukošiūtė | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- !Scott Mills |BBC Radio 1 presenter |Joanne Clifton | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- !Alison Hammond |Television presenter |Aljaž Škorjanec | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- !Judy Murray |Tennis coach & British Fed Cup captain |Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- !Steve Backshall |Naturalist, author & television presenter |Ola Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- !Sunetra Sarker |''Casualty'' actress |Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- !Pixie Lott |Singer-songwriter |Trent Whiddon | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- !Jake Wood |''EastEnders'' actor |Janette Manrara | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- !Mark Wright |''The Only Way Is Essex'' star |Karen Hauer | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 12th |- !Frankie Bridge |The Saturdays singer |Kevin Clifton | rowspan="2" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- !Simon Webbe |Blue singer & actor |Kristina Rihanoff |- !Caroline Flack |Television presenter |Pasha Kovalev | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 13 (2015)=== {{main|Strictly Come Dancing series 13{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 13}}

''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its thirteenth series with a launch show on 5 September 2015, followed by the live shows starting on 25 and 26 September.

On 23 April 2015, the list of professionals participating in the thirteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included Trent Whiddon, Iveta Lukošiūtė and Joanne Clifton. Clifton would remain involved in group dances and would feature on ''Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' as a dance expert. Robin Windsor, absent from the previous series because of injury, also did not return for this series. Three new professional dancers were introduced: Russian dancer Gleb Savchenko (from the American, Australian and Russian versions of ''Dancing with the Stars''), South African dancer Oti Mabuse (from Germany's ''Let's Dance'') and Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2015 |title=Strictly Come Dancing new professional dancers revealed – BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32432686 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728162219/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32432686 |archive-date=28 July 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

On 3 October 2015, the judges performed The Strictly, a signature dance made up of some iconic moves from the show's history for fans to do at home when they hear the theme tune; subsequently, a tutorial for the dance was made available on the show's website and iPlayer hosted by Natalie Lowe and Tristan MacManus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strictly Come Dancing – #DoTheStrictly – BBC One |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4QpcRTJQKn5qTnPxS7jC5cn/dothestrictly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013043513/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4QpcRTJQKn5qTnPxS7jC5cn/dothestrictly |archive-date=13 October 2015 |access-date=13 October 2015 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

Series 13 was the last to feature Tristan MacManus, Kristina Rihanoff, Ola Jordan, Gleb Savchenko and Aliona Vilani as professional dancers. Jordan later announced that she had quit the show, claiming that the results were "fixed". Vilani announced three days after winning that she was leaving the show; however, she participated in the 2016 live tour. Savchenko announced that he was leaving the show on 28 June 2016.<ref name="Darvill, Josh; meet new pros Katya">{{Cite news |last=Darvill |first=Josh |date=28 June 2016 |title=Meet Strictly Come Dancing's new pros: Katya Jones, Oksana Platero, Gorka Marquez |publisher=Telly Mix |url=http://www.tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/strictly-come-dancing/266139-meet-strictly-come-dancings-new-pros-katya-jones-oksana-platero-gorka-marquez.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629091955/http://www.tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/strictly-come-dancing/266139-meet-strictly-come-dancings-new-pros-katya-jones-oksana-platero-gorka-marquez.html |archive-date=29 June 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! Iwan Thomas |Olympic sprinter & sports pundit | Ola Jordan | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! Anthony Ogogo |Olympic boxer | Oti Mabuse | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! Daniel O'Donnell |Singer-songwriter | Kristina Rihanoff | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! Ainsley Harriott |Chef & ''Ready Steady Cook'' presenter | Natalie Lowe | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! Kirsty Gallacher |Television presenter | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! Carol Kirkwood |''BBC Breakfast'' weather presenter | Pasha Kovalev | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! Jeremy Vine |BBC Radio 2 presenter & journalist | Karen Clifton | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! Jamelia |Singer & ''Loose Women'' panellist | Tristan MacManus | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! Peter Andre |Singer & television personality | Janette Manrara | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! Helen George |''Call the Midwife'' actress | Aljaž Škorjanec | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! Anita Rani |Television presenter | Gleb Savchenko | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! Katie Derham |BBC Proms & BBC Radio 3 presenter | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 12th |- ! Georgia May Foote |''Coronation Street'' actress | Giovanni Pernice | rowspan="2" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! Kellie Bright |''EastEnders'' actress | Kevin Clifton |- ! Jay McGuiness |The Wanted singer | Aliona Vilani | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 14 (2016)=== {{main|Strictly Come Dancing series 14{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 14}}

''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its fourteenth series with a launch show on 3 September 2016 on BBC One. This was Len Goodman's final series as head judge.

On 28 June 2016, the list of professionals who were returning for the fourteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who would not return included the previous series' champion and two-time professional winner of the show Aliona Vilani, former professional winner Ola Jordan and two-time professional finalist Kristina Rihanoff, as well as Gleb Savchenko and Tristan MacManus. Joanne Clifton returned after a one-series hiatus. The leaving professionals were replaced by Katya Jones, ''Burn the Floor'' dancer Gorka Márquez and former ''Dancing with the Stars US'' troupe member Oksana Platero.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2016 |title=BBC Blogs – Strictly Come Dancing – 2016 Strictly Professional Dancer line up revealed! |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/entries/f245a196-3e06-4dd4-bdc7-a9de97ff0226 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718195741/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/entries/f245a196-3e06-4dd4-bdc7-a9de97ff0226 |archive-date=18 July 2016 |access-date=14 July 2016 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> On 26 July 2016, three more new professional dancers (AJ Pritchard, Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones, husband of new dancer Katya) were announced.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2016 |title=Three new professional dancers join the Strictly Come Dancing line-up for 2016 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-one-new-dancers-strictly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731185504/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-one-new-dancers-strictly |archive-date=31 July 2016 |access-date=26 July 2016 |publisher=BBC Media Centre}}</ref> Hewitt and Neil Jones did not partner a celebrity as the professionals outnumbered the celebrities, although they were still in group dances and appeared on ''It Takes Two''.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! Melvin Odoom |Television & radio presenter | Janette Manrara | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! Tameka Empson |''EastEnders'' actress | Gorka Márquez | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! Will Young |Singer-songwriter & actor | Karen Clifton | style="color:black;background:lightgreen;" |Withdrew |- ! Naga Munchetty |''BBC Breakfast'' newsreader & journalist | Pasha Kovalev | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! Lesley Joseph |Stage & screen actress | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- !Anastacia |Singer-songwriter | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! Laura Whitmore |Television presenter | Giovanni Pernice | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! Daisy Lowe |Fashion model | Aljaž Škorjanec | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! Greg Rutherford |Olympic long jumper | Natalie Lowe | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! Ed Balls |Labour Party politician | Katya Jones | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! Judge Rinder |Criminal law barrister & television judge | Oksana Platero | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! Claudia Fragapane |Olympic artistic gymnast | AJ Pritchard | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! Danny Mac |''Hollyoaks'' actor | Oti Mabuse | rowspan="2" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! Louise Redknapp |Eternal singer & television presenter | Kevin Clifton |- ! Ore Oduba |BBC Sport presenter | Joanne Clifton | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 15 (2017)=== {{main|Strictly Come Dancing series 15{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 15}}

On 4 May 2017, it was announced that series 7 finalist Natalie Lowe would be departing the show. Five days later, on 9 May, Shirley Ballas announced that she would be replacing Len Goodman as head judge.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=9 May 2017 |title='Queen of Latin' Shirley Ballas to be head judge on Strictly Come Dancing |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/09/queen-of-latin-shirley-ballas-replace-len-goodman-strictly-come-dancing-head-judge |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914064539/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/09/queen-of-latin-shirley-ballas-replace-len-goodman-strictly-come-dancing-head-judge |archive-date=14 September 2017 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> On 21 June 2017, Oksana Platero and the previous series' professional champion, Joanne Clifton, announced that they would also be leaving. The new professionals replacing them were Australian Open champion Dianne Buswell, Welsh dancer Amy Dowden, and Ukrainian two-time world champion Nadiya Bychkova. On 7 August, Nick Grimshaw announced that Mollie King was the first celebrity known to be taking part in the series. This was the first series to be broadcast since Sir Bruce Forsyth's death in August that year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 August 2017 |title=Sir Bruce Forsyth: TV legend dies aged 89 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40978576 |url-status=live |access-date=18 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818153841/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40978576 |archive-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! Chizzy Akudolu |''Holby City'' actress & comedian | Pasha Kovalev | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! Rev. Richard Coles |Broadcaster, musician & Church of England priest | Dianne Buswell | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! Charlotte Hawkins |''Good Morning Britain'' presenter & journalist | Brendan Cole | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! Brian Conley |Comedian, singer & actor | Amy Dowden | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! Simon Rimmer |Chef & ''Sunday Brunch'' presenter | Karen Clifton | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! Aston Merrygold |JLS singer | Janette Manrara | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! Ruth Langsford |Television presenter | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! Jonnie Peacock | Paralympic sprinter | Oti Mabuse | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! Susan Calman | Stand-up comedian & television presenter | Kevin Clifton | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! Davood Ghadami | ''EastEnders'' actor | Nadiya Bychkova | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! Mollie King |The Saturdays singer | AJ Pritchard | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! Alexandra Burke |Singer-songwriter | Gorka Márquez | rowspan="3" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! Debbie McGee |Radio presenter & magician's assistant | Giovanni Pernice |- ! Gemma Atkinson |Actress & model | Aljaž Škorjanec |- ! Joe McFadden |''Holby City'' actor | Katya Jones | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 16 (2018)=== {{main|Strictly Come Dancing series 16{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 16}}

On 30 January 2018, it was announced that Brendan Cole would be leaving the show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCreesh |first=Louise |date=30 January 2018 |title=Brendan Cole reveals he has been axed from Strictly Come Dancing |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/strictly-come-dancing/news/a848738/brendan-cole-axed-strictly-come-dancing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624093448/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/strictly-come-dancing/news/a848738/brendan-cole-axed-strictly-come-dancing/ |archive-date=24 June 2018 |access-date=30 May 2018 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref> On 30 May 2018, the full lineup of professional dancers was announced. Chloe Hewitt left the series and three new professional dancers ( Graziano Di Prima, Johannes Radebe and Luba Mushtuk) were announced to be joining the show. This meant that there were 18 professional dancers, the most in the show's history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2018 |title=We reveal our biggest pro-dancer line-up ever! As a trio of outstanding dancers join the show |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/entries/2c041434-fe0e-4566-bf45-b9f9e8ddfde7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531065009/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/entries/2c041434-fe0e-4566-bf45-b9f9e8ddfde7 |archive-date=31 May 2018 |access-date=30 May 2018 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! Susannah Constantine |Television presenter & fashion journalist | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! Lee Ryan |Blue singer & ''EastEnders'' actor | Nadiya Bychkova | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! Katie Piper |Philanthropist & television presenter | Gorka Márquez | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! Vick Hope |Capital FM presenter | Graziano Di Prima | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! Seann Walsh |Stand-up comedian | Katya Jones | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! Dr. Ranj Singh |''This Morning'' presenter & author | Janette Manrara | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! Danny John-Jules |Stage & screen actor | Amy Dowden | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! Kate Silverton |''BBC News'' presenter & journalist | Aljaž Škorjanec | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! Graeme Swann |England cricketer | Oti Mabuse | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! Charles Venn |''Casualty'' actor | Karen Clifton | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! Lauren Steadman |Paralympic swimmer & paratriathlete | AJ Pritchard | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! Ashley Roberts |The Pussycat Dolls singer | Pasha Kovalev | rowspan="3" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! Faye Tozer |Steps singer | Giovanni Pernice |- ! Joe Sugg |YouTube personality | Dianne Buswell |- ! Stacey Dooley |Investigative journalist | Kevin Clifton | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 17 (2019)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 17{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 17}}

On 13 February 2019, professional dancer Pasha Kovalev announced that he was leaving the show after competing on it for eight years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Earp |first=Catherine |date=13 February 2018 |title=Strictly Come Dancing confirms one of its professional dancers has quit after eight series |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a26319961/strictly-come-dancing-pasha-kovalev-quits-exit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213194719/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a26319961/strictly-come-dancing-pasha-kovalev-quits-exit/ |archive-date=13 February 2019 |access-date=17 February 2018 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref> On 10 April 2019, it was announced that judge Darcey Bussell had left the show after seven years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 April 2019 |title=Dame Darcey Bussell decides to step down as judge from Strictly |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/entries/6570af93-cd3a-46b0-955a-ff92a820d0e4 |url-status=live |access-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417224300/https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/entries/6570af93-cd3a-46b0-955a-ff92a820d0e4 |archive-date=17 April 2019}}</ref> On 22 July 2019, Motsi Mabuse was announced as the replacement for Bussell. On 30 July 2019, it was announced that Nancy Xu would be joining the cast of professional dancers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Who is Nancy Xu? Strictly Come Dancing 2019 professional dancer guide |work=Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-14/who-is-nancy-xu-strictly-come-dancing-2019-professional-dancer-guide/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220081358/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-12-14/who-is-nancy-xu-strictly-come-dancing-2019-professional-dancer-guide/ |archive-date=20 February 2020}}</ref> On 5 September 2019, it was announced that Jamie Laing had withdrawn from the show due to a foot injury. He was later replaced by Kelvin Fletcher. In late October, Will Bayley left the competition due to a sustained leg injury.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 October 2019 |title=Will Bayley leaves Strictly after leg injury |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50242471 |url-status=live |access-date=5 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104164253/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50242471 |archive-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! James Cracknell |Olympic rower | Luba Mushtuk | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! Anneka Rice |Television & radio presenter | Kevin Clifton | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! Dev Griffin |BBC Radio 1 presenter | Dianne Buswell | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! David James |England goalkeeper | Nadiya Bychkova | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! Catherine Tyldesley |''Coronation Street'' actress | Johannes Radebe | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! Will Bayley |Paralympic table tennis player | Janette Manrara | style="color:black;background:lightgreen;" |Withdrew |- ! Emma Weymouth |Fashion model & socialite | Aljaž Škorjanec | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! Mike Bushell |''BBC Breakfast'' sports presenter | Katya Jones | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! Michelle Visage |''RuPaul's Drag Race'' judge & singer | Giovanni Pernice | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! Saffron Barker |YouTube personality | AJ Pritchard | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! Alex Scott |England footballer | Neil Jones | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! Chris Ramsey |Stand-up comedian | Karen Hauer | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! Emma Barton |''EastEnders'' actress | Anton Du Beke | rowspan="2" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! Karim Zeroual |CBBC presenter & actor | Amy Dowden |- ! Kelvin Fletcher |''Emmerdale'' actor & racing driver | Oti Mabuse | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 18 (2020)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 18{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 18}}

On 6 March 2020, Kevin Clifton announced that he was leaving the show after seven years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Earp |first=Catherine |date=6 March 2020 |title=Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton leaves the show |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a31259464/strictly-come-dancing-professional-kevin-clifton-leaves-quit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215150701/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a31259464/strictly-come-dancing-professional-kevin-clifton-leaves-quit/ |archive-date=15 December 2020 |access-date=6 March 2020 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 26 March 2020, AJ Pritchard also announced that he was leaving the show after four years.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Daly |first=Helen |date=26 March 2020 |title=AJ Pritchard quits BBC show – here's why |publisher=Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-26/strictly-come-dancing-aj-pritchard-quit/ |url-status=live |access-date=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327045757/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-26/strictly-come-dancing-aj-pritchard-quit/ |archive-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was confirmed that the series would be slightly shorter than planned.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 June 2020 |title=Strictly Come Dancing 2020 to be shorter series |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53168872 |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625060624/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53168872 |archive-date=25 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Strictly start date revealed as Blackpool set to go ahead during shorter series |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-07-01/strictly-come-dancing-2020-start-date-blackpool/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703134934/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-07-01/strictly-come-dancing-2020-start-date-blackpool/ |archive-date=3 July 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Darvill |first=Josh |date=10 October 2020 |title=Strictly Come Dancing 2020 start date and line up for new series |url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/strictly-come-dancing/446035-strictly-come-dancing-2020-start-date-line-up-confirmed.html |website=TellyMix}}</ref> Before the series began, the professional dancers and some of the crew isolated and tested for COVID-19 to then become a household. ''Strictly'' took over a hotel near the studios and the pro dancers learnt and filmed all the group routines for the series at once.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One – Strictly Come Dancing – Strictly Come Dancing 2020 – COVID Contingencies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2pzCYgJm5ZY0mKlQ9Z7BYvs/strictly-come-dancing-2020-covid-contingencies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205123821/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2pzCYgJm5ZY0mKlQ9Z7BYvs/strictly-come-dancing-2020-covid-contingencies |archive-date=5 December 2020 |access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> This allowed for the show to still include the professional group dances each week. On 21 August 2020, it was announced that Bruno Tonioli would not be on the judging panel but would appear virtually while he filmed ''Dancing with the Stars'' in the US. It was the first series since 2012 to begin in October.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2020 |title=Strictly Come Dancing's Bruno Tonioli to miss part of 2020 series |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53867049 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823214022/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53867049 |archive-date=23 August 2020 |access-date=24 August 2020 |website=BBC News}}</ref> On 12 November 2020, Nicola Adams and Katya Jones were forced to withdraw from the competition after Jones tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 November 2020 |title=Strictly Come Dancing: Nicola Adams exits after Katya Jones catches Covid |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54919497 |url-status=live |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112193125/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54919497 |archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> On 19 December 2020, Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse were announced as the winners of the series, making Mabuse the second professional dancer to win the show twice and the first to win it consecutively, following her 2019 victory. This series featured the first all-female and same-sex partnership of Nicola Adams and Katya Jones.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! Jacqui Smith |Labour Party politician | Anton Du Beke | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! Jason Bell |NFL player & pundit | Luba Mushtuk | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! Nicola Adams |Olympic boxer | Katya Jones | style="color:black;background:lightgreen" |Withdrew |- ! Max George |The Wanted singer | Dianne Buswell | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! Caroline Quentin |Actress & television presenter | Johannes Radebe | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! Clara Amfo |BBC Radio 1 presenter | Aljaž Škorjanec | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! JJ Chalmers |Television presenter & Invictus Games medallist | Amy Dowden | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! Ranvir Singh |''Good Morning Britain'' presenter & journalist | Giovanni Pernice | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! HRVY |Singer & television presenter | Janette Manrara | rowspan="3" bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! Jamie Laing |''Made in Chelsea'' star | Karen Hauer |- ! Maisie Smith |''EastEnders'' actress | Gorka Márquez |- ! Bill Bailey |Comedian, musician & actor | Oti Mabuse | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 19 (2021)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 19{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 19}}

On 10 June 2021, it was announced that Janette Manrara would leave the show as a professional dancer and replace Zoe Ball as a new ''It Takes Two'' presenter. On 24 June, Anton Du Beke was announced as having joined the judging panel for this series instead of returning as a professional dancer, replacing Bruno Tonioli, who missed a second year due to continuing travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the remaining fourteen professional dancers from series 18, all of whom returned for this series, four new professional dancers joined the show: Cameron Lombard, Jowita Przystał, Kai Widdrington and Nikita Kuzmin.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pike |first1=Molly |last2=Methven |first2=Nicola |date=19 July 2021 |title=Strictly Come Dancing announces four new professional dancers for 2021 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/breaking-strictly-come-dancing-announces-24564973 |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=Daily Mirror |language=en}}</ref>

This series marked the first time that two contestants withdrew from the competition. On 13 October 2021, Robert Webb withdrew from the competition for health reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2021 |title=Robert Webb withdraws from Strictly Come Dancing |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58905864 |access-date=13 October 2021 |website=BBC News}}</ref> On 17 December 2021, AJ Odudu was forced to withdraw from the final after tearing a ligament in her right ankle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 December 2021 |title=Strictly Come Dancing: AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington pull out of final |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/17/strictly-come-dancing-aj-odudu-partner-kai-widdrington-pull-out-final |access-date=17 December 2021 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

The series saw the first couple with a deaf contestant, actress Rose Ayling-Ellis and the first all-male partnership of John Whaite and Johannes Radebe.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Result |- ! scope="row" | Nina Wadia | Stage & screen actress | Neil Jones | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | Katie McGlynn | ''Coronation Street'' actress | Gorka Márquez | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | Robert Webb | Comedian & actor | Dianne Buswell | style="color:black;background:lightgreen" |Withdrew |- ! scope="row" | Greg Wise | Film & television actor | Karen Hauer | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | Ugo Monye | England rugby player & pundit | Oti Mabuse | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | Judi Love | Comedian & ''Loose Women'' panellist | Graziano Di Prima | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | Adam Peaty | Olympic swimmer | Katya Jones | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | Sara Davies | ''Dragons' Den'' investor & businesswoman | Aljaž Škorjanec | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | Tom Fletcher | McFly singer | Amy Dowden | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | Tilly Ramsay | Chef & television presenter | Nikita Kuzmin | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 9th |- ! scope="row" | Dan Walker | ''BBC Breakfast'' presenter & journalist | Nadiya Bychkova | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 10th |- ! scope="row" | Rhys Stephenson | CBBC presenter | Nancy Xu | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 11th |- ! scope="row" | AJ Odudu | Television presenter | Kai Widdrington | style="color:black;background:lightgreen" |Withdrew |- ! scope="row" | John Whaite | Baker & television presenter | Johannes Radebe | bgcolor="silver" | Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | Rose Ayling-Ellis | ''EastEnders'' actress | Giovanni Pernice | bgcolor="gold" | '''Winners''' |}

===Series 20 (2022)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 20{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 20}}

The twentieth series began in September 2022. New professionals joining the show were Vito Coppola, Carlos Gu, Michelle Tsiakkas, and Lauren Oakley. They replaced professional Janette Manrara, who had moved to become co-presenter of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two following the departure of Rylan Clark, and professional Anton Du Beke who had become a full-time permanent Strictly Judge, following Tonioli's departure.

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===Series 21 (2023)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 21{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 21}}

The twenty-first series began in September 2023.

In April 2023, Rylan Clark announced that he was leaving as co-host of ''It Takes Two''. Fleur East, who was one of the finalists in series 20, was later announced as his replacement.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Molly |date=17 June 2023 |title=Strictly It Takes Two confirms Fleur East as new host and Rylan responds to replacement |work=Radio Times |url=https://radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/strictly-it-takes-two-host-fleur-east-rylan-replacement-newsupdate/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628225833/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/strictly-it-takes-two-host-fleur-east-rylan-replacement-newsupdate/ |archive-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>

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===Series 22 (2024)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 22{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 22}}

The twenty-second series began in September 2024. Aljaž Škorjanec returned to the series as a professional dancer, following a two year break from the show. He was paired with Love Island star and model Tasha Ghouri and the pair reached the final, finishing as runners-up.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:80%" |- ! scope="col" | Celebrity ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notability ! scope="col" | Professional partner ! scope="col" | Status |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tom|Dean|Tom Dean (swimmer)}} | Olympic swimmer | {{sortname|Nadiya|Bychkova}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | Eliminated 1st |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Toyah|Willcox}} | Singer, actress & television presenter | {{sortname|Neil|Jones|Neil Jones (dancer)}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 2nd |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Nick|Knowles}} | Television presenter | {{sortname|Luba|Mushtuk}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 3rd |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Paul|Merson}} | England footballer & pundit | {{sortname|Karen|Hauer}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 4th |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dr. Punam|Krishan|Punam Krishan}} | ''Morning Live'' doctor & author | {{sortname|Gorka|Márquez}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 5th |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sam|Quek}} | Olympic field hockey player & television presenter | {{sortname|Nikita|Kuzmin}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 6th |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shayne|Ward}} | Singer & actor | {{sortname|Nancy|Xu}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 7th |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Wynne|Evans}} | Opera singer & BBC Radio Wales presenter | {{sortname|Katya|Jones}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 8th |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jamie|Borthwick}} | ''EastEnders'' actor | {{sortname|Michelle|Tsiakkas}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 9th |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Montell|Douglas}} | Olympic sprinter, bobsledder & ''Gladiators'' star | {{sortname|Johannes|Radebe}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 10th |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Pete|Wicks}} | Television personality | {{sortname|Jowita|Przystał}} | bgcolor="f4c7b8" |Eliminated 11th |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tasha|Ghouri}} | ''Love Island'' finalist & model | {{sortname|Aljaž|Škorjanec}} | rowspan="3" style="color:black;background:silver;" |Runners-up |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|JB|Gill}} | JLS singer & television presenter | {{sortname|Amy|Dowden}} (weeks 1–6) {{sortname|Lauren|Oakley}} (weeks 7–13) |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sarah|Hadland}} | Stage & screen actress | {{sortname|Vito|Coppola}} |- ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Chris|McCausland}} | Stand-up comedian & actor | {{sortname|Dianne|Buswell}} | style="color:black;background:gold;" |'''Winners''' |- |}

===Series 23 (2025)=== {{Main|Strictly Come Dancing series 23{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing'' series 23}}

The twenty-third series began in September 2025. Two new professional dancers joined the series, with Julian Caillon being paired with actress Balvinder Sopal where they reached the semi-final, and Alexis Warr being paired with social media star George Clarke where they reached the final.

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===Specials=== {{Main|List of Strictly Come Dancing specials{{!}}List of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' specials}}

Since the inception of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2004, several special editions of the show have been transmitted by the BBC each year. These have included seasonal specials, charity specials, and variations of the ''Strictly Come Dancing'' format.

==''Strictly Come Dancing Live!'' == {{main|Strictly Come Dancing Live!{{!}}''Strictly Come Dancing Live!''}}

''Strictly Come Dancing Live!'' is a nationwide arena tour staged every year since 2008.<ref name="tour">{{Cite news |date=12 October 2007 |title=BBC Dancing show to hit the road |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7041109.stm |url-status=live |access-date=5 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014003257/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7041109.stm |archive-date=14 October 2007}}</ref>

== Controversies == {{csection|date=May 2025}} === 2008 voting system === On 13 December 2008, ''Strictly Come Dancing'' became the subject of press attention and viewer complaints about an error in the voting system during the semi-final of series six. In the show, three couples remained in the competition. After all three had performed and the judges had given their scores, two of the couples were in joint-first position on the leaderboard, with Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup in last place. This meant that, no matter how many public votes were cast in their favour, it was mathematically impossible for Chambers and Dallerup to avoid the dance-off. This oversight was initially unnoticed by producers until after the public vote became live and viewers were invited to call in and save their favourites at a cost of 15p per vote. Once the mistake was finally realised and the public vote was closed, it was announced that all three couples would be put through to the final, all the votes already cast would count towards the final result of the competition, and viewers could apply for a refund if they wished.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=27 April 2009 |title=Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin – Issue number 132 |url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/45870/issue132.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925065306/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/45870/issue132.pdf |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |publisher=Ofcom |pages=42–43}}</ref>

The BBC received 1800 complaints about the incident,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deans |first=Jason |date=16 December 2008 |title=Strictly Come Dancing fans offered refund by BBC after voting fiasco as complaints top 1,800 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/dec/16/strictlycomedancing-bbc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925104331/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/dec/16/strictlycomedancing-bbc |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=24 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> while media regulator Ofcom received 297.<ref name=":0" /> Jon Beazley, the BBC's Head of Entertainment Production, was interviewed on ''Strictly''<nowiki/>'s spin-off show ''Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' on 15 December. He apologised for the oversight, referring to it as an "unprecedented situation". On the same day, the BBC posted a statement on its website, which clarified that an independent adjudicator had been consulted to reach a solution that would offer "fairness to the viewers who voted and the contestants themselves".<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2008 |title=BBC – Strictly Come Dancing 2008 – News: Week 13 Results Update |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/2008/news/december/wk13_news_update_151208.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102001449/http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/2008/news/december/wk13_news_update_151208.shtml |archive-date=2 November 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> The BBC also stated that, following the mistake, "the voting and judging mechanisms used in all BBC voting programmes [had] been thoroughly examined".<ref name=":0" />

After conducting an investigation, Ofcom concluded that "the mistake had resulted from an oversight, rather than any shortcomings in the technical arrangements for voting or in the handling of votes received", and that they were "satisfied that appropriate steps were taken by the BBC and the disadvantage to viewers minimised". Ofcom also opined that "the BBC had been open and transparent with viewers about the mistake it made and the solution adopted".<ref name=":0" />

=== Dismissal of Arlene Phillips === In June 2009, tabloid newspaper ''The Sun'' reported that the then 66-year-old judge Arlene Phillips, who had judged the show since its inception in 2004, was to be replaced by series five winner Alesha Dixon, then aged 30.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 2009 |title=Judge's Strictly exit unconfirmed |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8106527.stm |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925065258/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8106527.stm |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref> This was later confirmed by the BBC in July of that year.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Holmwood |first=Leigh |date=9 July 2009 |title=BBC denies ageism as Arlene Phillips shifted off Strictly Come Dancing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/09/arlene-phillips-strictly-come-dancing-bbc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925141933/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/09/arlene-phillips-strictly-come-dancing-bbc |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Subsequently, the BBC was accused of ageism and sexism by several sources,<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |date=16 July 2009 |title=Strictly Come Dancing's Arlene Phillips is a victim of ageism, says Harriet Harman |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/5844671/Strictly-Come-Dancings-Arlene-Phillips-is-a-victim-of-ageism-says-Harriet-Harman.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925065237/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/5844671/Strictly-Come-Dancings-Arlene-Phillips-is-a-victim-of-ageism-says-Harriet-Harman.html |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref> an accusation the corporation has faced before over the removal of several older female presenters, including Moira Stuart,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Cochrane |first=Kira |date=11 January 2011 |title=Miriam O'Reilly: 'Standing up to the BBC was the right thing to do' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jan/11/miriam-oreilly-standing-up-bbc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925142030/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/jan/11/miriam-oreilly-standing-up-bbc |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Juliet Morris,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Holmwood |first=Leigh |date=28 November 2008 |title=Countryfile shifts to peak time but loses middle-aged female hosts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/nov/28/countryfile-bbc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701164844/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/nov/28/countryfile-bbc |archive-date=1 July 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Miriam O'Reilly,<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> Michaela Strachan,<ref name=":3" /> Charlotte Smith<ref name=":3" /> and Anna Ford.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hagerty |first=Bill |date=27 August 2007 |title=Interview with Anna Ford |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/aug/27/mondaymediasection.television |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925142034/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/aug/27/mondaymediasection.television |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> The BBC denied the allegations that the decision to remove Phillips was due to her age.<ref name=":1" />

Furthermore, Dixon herself was criticised after the debut episode of the seventh series, the first to feature her as a judge. A total of 272 complaints were received by the BBC (bringing the total number about Dixon joining the programme to over 4,000) along with over 5,000 comments on ''Strictly Come Dancing''<nowiki/>'s internet message board.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=21 September 2009 |title=Complaints over Strictly's Dixon |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8266534.stm |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925065334/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8266534.stm |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref> Dixon was compared unfavourably to Phillips, with claims that the former was "unsuitable", "unqualified" and lacked "knowledge, experience and talent".<ref name=":4" /> However, Dixon was praised and defended from her critics by the BBC,<ref name=":4" /> by fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood<ref name=":4" /> and by Phillips herself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brook |first=Stephen |date=21 September 2009 |title=Alesha Dixon's debut as Strictly judge draws more than 250 complaints |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2009/sep/21/alesha-dixon-strictly-come-dancing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220170042/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2009/sep/21/alesha-dixon-strictly-come-dancing |archive-date=20 December 2013 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

=== Same-sex couples === In 2015, in an interview with the ''Daily Mirror'', ''Egghead'' C. J. de Mooi said that he was rejected by the show because he had wanted to dance with a same-sex partner.<ref name="CJdeMooi" /> The BBC denied that de Mooi had ever been under consideration for the show,<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCormick |first=Joseph Patrick |date=4 September 2015 |title=BBC denies dropping TV star from Strictly after he asked for a same-sex partner |work=PinkNews |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/09/04/this-tv-star-says-strictly-dumped-him-after-he-asked-for-a-same-sex-partner/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328005126/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/09/04/this-tv-star-says-strictly-dumped-him-after-he-asked-for-a-same-sex-partner/ |archive-date=28 March 2019}}</ref> and also declared that "''Strictly'' is a family show and we have chosen the traditional format of mixed-sex couples".<ref name="CJdeMooi">{{Cite news |last=Watts |first=Halina |date=5 September 2015 |title=Strictly hasn't started but there's already been a bust-up |work=Daily Mirror |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/strictly-come-dancing-reject-cj-6384863 |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925180717/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/strictly-come-dancing-reject-cj-6384863 |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref> The press has reported on the issue on numerous occasions when gay celebrities have appeared on the show, including Will Young,<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 2017 |title=Will Young Weighs in On 'Strictly Come Dancing' Same-Sex Couples Debate |work=HuffPost |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/strictly-come-dancing-same-sex-couples-will-young_uk_59c287cde4b087fdf50991b2 |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925180705/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/strictly-come-dancing-same-sex-couples-will-young_uk_59c287cde4b087fdf50991b2 |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref> Susan Calman,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Zoe |date=12 September 2017 |title=Susan Calman same-sex pairing row: is fancying your partner Strictly necessary? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/sep/12/strictly-come-dancing-susan-calman-gender-gay-partner-television |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925220016/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/sep/12/strictly-come-dancing-susan-calman-gender-gay-partner-television |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Robert Rinder,<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 September 2017 |title=Judge Rinder Weighs in On 'Strictly Come Dancing' Same-Sex Partners Debate |work=HuffPost |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/judge-rinder-strictly-come-dancing_uk_59bfd246e4b086432b08c0ce?a4g |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925180759/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/judge-rinder-strictly-come-dancing_uk_59bfd246e4b086432b08c0ce?a4g |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref> Richard Coles<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ward |first=Victoria |date=3 August 2018 |title=Strictly Come Dancing will not have same-sex couples this year |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/03/strictly-come-dancing-will-not-have-same-sex-couples-year/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925215759/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/03/strictly-come-dancing-will-not-have-same-sex-couples-year/ |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref> and Ranj Singh.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=22 August 2018 |title=Shirley Ballas backs Dr Ranj to have same sex partner on Strictly Come Dancing |work=Metro |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/22/shirley-ballas-backs-dr-ranj-to-have-same-sex-partner-on-strictly-its-two-humans-moving-to-music-7871107/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925215810/https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/22/shirley-ballas-backs-dr-ranj-to-have-same-sex-partner-on-strictly-its-two-humans-moving-to-music-7871107/ |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref> ''Strictly Come Dancing'' judges Shirley Ballas<ref name=":7" /> and Craig Revel Horwood<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 September 2018 |title=Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood backs same-sex couples being added to the show |work=Metro |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/24/strictlys-craig-revel-horwood-backs-campaign-for-same-sex-couples-to-be-added-to-the-show-7974389/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925120036/https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/24/strictlys-craig-revel-horwood-backs-campaign-for-same-sex-couples-to-be-added-to-the-show-7974389/ |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref> have both expressed their support for introducing same-sex couples.

Same-sex partnerships have been featured on several international versions of the show, including Italy (2018), Australia (2019) and Denmark (2019).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hudson |first=David |date=11 May 2018 |title=Same-sex couple reach Dancing with the Stars grand final |work=Gay Star News |url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/same-sex-ciacci-dancing-with-stars/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513135317/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/same-sex-ciacci-dancing-with-stars/ |archive-date=13 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Morgan |first=Joe |date=18 February 2019 |title=Courtney Act wows with first Dancing With The Stars Australia same-sex pairing |work=Gay Star News |url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/courtney-act-wows-with-first-dancing-with-the-stars-australia-same-sex-pairing/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320050029/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/courtney-act-wows-with-first-dancing-with-the-stars-australia-same-sex-pairing/ |archive-date=20 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=Chelsea |date=19 February 2019 |title=Everything you need to know about Courtney Act, Dancing With The Stars' 2019 frontrunner |work=MamaM!a |url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/courtney-act-dancing-with-the-stars-australia-2019/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328005205/https://www.mamamia.com.au/courtney-act-dancing-with-the-stars-australia-2019/ |archive-date=28 March 2019}}</ref> On 3 November 2019, Johannes Radebe and fellow professional Graziano Di Prima performed together to Emeli Sandé's "Shine" on the Sunday results episode, the show's first individual same-sex dance.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 November 2019 |title=Johannes 'felt so liberated' doing Strictly dance |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50287263 |url-status=live |access-date=7 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114145526/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50287263 |archive-date=14 November 2019}}</ref> On 2 September 2020, it was announced that boxer Nicola Adams would feature in the show's first same-sex couple for its eighteenth series.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2020 |title=Strictly Come Dancing: Ex-boxer Nicola Adams to have same-sex dance partner |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53989693 |url-status=live |access-date=2 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902074224/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53989693 |archive-date=2 September 2020}}</ref> She was partnered with professional dancer Katya Jones. In 2021, it was announced that John Whaite would feature in the first all-male same-sex couple with Johannes Radebe for the nineteenth series, with the two of them eventually finishing as the runners-up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2021 |title=Strictly Come Dancing: John Whaite to be in first all-male partnership |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58089932 |access-date=5 August 2021 |publisher=BBC News |language=en}}</ref> The American version of the show would also have a same-sex couple that same year, with JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson. Series 20 also included same-sex partnerships with Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice in an all-male partnership and Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer in an all-female partnership.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Gemma |title=Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Full list of pairings and professionals without partners |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/strictly-come-dancing-2022-full-25096629 |website=Liverpool Echo |access-date=15 October 2022 |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> In Series 21, Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin competed as an all-male partnership, eventually finishing as one of the two runners-up couples.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-strictly-come-dancing-2023-27726792|title=BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Full list of celebrities and professional partners|work=Manchester Evening News|first1=Jessica|last1=Sansome|first2=Phoebe|last2=Jobling|date=16 September 2023|accessdate=17 September 2023|language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== 2025 police investigations === In August and October 2025, it was reported that two unnamed male stars of the series were arrested on suspicion of rape. The reports indicated that neither individual was due to be involved in the 2025 series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Strictly: Man arrested on suspicion of rape|first=Noor|last=Nanji|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly3p58rm8go|date=26 August 2025|access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape|first=Noor|last=Nanji|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgmgyrdlxdo|date=21 November 2025|access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Strictly Come Dancing star reportedly arrested on suspicion of rape|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/21/strictly-come-dancing-star-reportedly-arrested|date=21 November 2025|access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref> This followed a Metropolitan Police investigation into alleged drug use by two stars of the series in August 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=Police investigating Strictly 'drug use' claims|first=Emma|last=Rossiter|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2px5r90x4o|date=17 August 2025|access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref>

=== Thomas Skinner === For the twenty-third series (2025), former ''The Apprentice'' contestant Thomas Skinner's participation as a celebrity dancer was deemed controversial due to his association with US Vice President JD Vance and the wider Make America Great Again movement.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Strictly, babe, this is a mistake’: are the BBC dance show’s fans fed up with the constant scandal?|first=Isobel|last=Lewis|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/02/strictly-babe-this-is-a-mistake-are-the-bbc-dance-shows-fans-fed-up-of-the-constant-scandal|date=2 October 2025|access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref> At a press event to promote the series, Skinner left early, which he attributed to having seen a message relating to a "personal story" from his past on a reporter's phone. Director General of the BBC Tim Davie defended Skinner's casting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Strictly's Thomas Skinner sorry for grabbing reporter's phone|first1=Ian|last1=Youngs|first2=Emma|last2=Saunders|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l8vnzmeqpo|date=10 September 2025|access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref>

After becoming the first contestant to be eliminated from the series, Skinner claimed to be in possession of an email detailing that the result against him had been rigged, and that the BBC were "angry" and "nervous" over his meeting with Vance. In response to the allegation, the BBC affirmed that the vote was "independently overseen and verified to ensure complete accuracy", with auditors PromoVeritas also stating that they had not found any issues with the public vote. While he reportedly planned to sue the BBC over the matter, Skinner declined to attend the series' final with the other eliminated celebrities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Strictly contestant claims BBC fixed vote to see him eliminated|first=Nadeem|last=Badshah|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/20/strictly-contestant-claims-bbc-fixed-vote-to-see-him-eliminated|date=20 December 2025|access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Skinner claims BBC rigged Strictly vote removing him|first=Hafsa|last=Khalil|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9yg0x4j1wo|date=20 December 2025|access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref>

===Misconduct of dancers and celebrities=== ====Anton Du Beke==== In 2009, during the seventh series, professional dancer Anton Du Beke issued a public apology<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conlan |first=Tara |date=5 October 2009 |title=The apologies of Anton Du Beke and Carol Thatcher in full |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/05/anton-du-beke-carol-thatcher-apologies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925142241/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/05/anton-du-beke-carol-thatcher-apologies |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> for his use of a racial slur during a conversation with his dance partner Laila Rouass.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Tryhorn |first=Chris |date=5 October 2009 |title=Strictly Come Dancing: Anton Du Beke apologises over racist term |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/05/strictly-come-dancing-race |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011072204/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/05/strictly-come-dancing-race |archive-date=11 October 2017 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Rouass accepted his apology and said that he should "[a]bsolutely not" be fired: "Anton has apologised and I've accepted it. This happened a couple of weeks ago now and we are just having a really good time. We just want to move on from it."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strictly Come Dancing: Laila Rouass says Anton Du Beke shouldn't get the sack over race row |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/strictly-come-dancing-laila-rouass-423169 |publisher=The Mirror |date=2009-10-09 |access-date=2024-09-06}}</ref> In 2016, she backed him to be a Strictly judge.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-09-22|title=Laila Rouass Says Anton du Beke Would Be a Harsh Judge|url=https://tv.bt.com/tv/strictly-2016/strictly-come-dancing-2016-laila-rouass-says-anton-du-beke-would-be-a-harsh-judge-11364097718782|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922180450/https://tv.bt.com/tv/strictly-2016/strictly-come-dancing-2016-laila-rouass-says-anton-du-beke-would-be-a-harsh-judge-11364097718782|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-09-22}}</ref>

Over 600 complaints were received by the BBC, including those about comments made by Bruce Forsyth, then host of ''Strictly Come Dancing'', on a Talksport radio programme. Forsyth suggested that Britain "used to have a sense of humour" about such incidents, and that Du Beke's apology should be accepted.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Tryhorn |first=Chris |date=9 October 2009 |title=Bruce Forsyth spurs surge in Strictly Come Dancing complaints |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/09/strictly-come-dancing-bruce-forsyth |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925104320/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/09/strictly-come-dancing-bruce-forsyth |archive-date=25 September 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>

Following the incident, and Forsyth's response, the BBC stated:<blockquote>Racially offensive language in the workplace is entirely unacceptable. Anton was right to apologise quickly and without reservation and Laila has wholly accepted his apology. Everyone is very clear that there can be no repetition of this behaviour.<ref name=":6" /></blockquote>Forsyth also clarified his position:<blockquote>What Anton said to Laila was wrong and he has apologised unreservedly for this. Nor do I in any way excuse or condone the use of such language. To be absolutely clear, the use of racially offensive language is never either funny or acceptable. However, there is a major difference between this and racist comments which are malicious in intent and whilst I accept that we live in a world of extraordinary political correctness, we should keep things in perspective.<ref name=":6" /></blockquote>

====Giovanni Pernice==== In January 2024, ''The Sun'' reported that Amanda Abbington requested footage of her time training with Giovanni Pernice and was seeking legal advice over his training methods.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 January 2024 |title=Amanda Abbington 'requests Strictly Come Dancing rehearsal footage' amid legal advice |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/amanda-abbington-strictly-dancing-giovanni-pernice-b2474536.html |access-date=17 July 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> In March 2024, ''The Sun'' said that Abbington, Laura Whitmore and Ranvir Singh had met to discuss their negative experiences with Pernice on the show. Legal firm Carter Ruck told BBC News there were "numerous serious complaints" about his behaviour while filming ''Strictly Come Dancing''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 May 2024 |title=Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice rejects claims over teaching methods |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-69034518 |access-date=17 July 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 16 May, it was reported by ''The Sun'' that Pernice had quit the show. Pernice denied all accusations of wrongdoing. His departure was confirmed by the BBC on 10 June.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 June 2024 |title=Giovanni Pernice will not return to Strictly Come Dancing |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgeedq2zjjeo |access-date=17 July 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

====Graziano Di Prima==== In July 2024, the BBC's probe into misconduct brought further claims made by production staff, who observed Graziano Di Prima's behaviour towards dance partner Zara McDermott during the 2023 series. A source speaking to ''The Sun'' claimed that footage showing Di Prima's alleged treatment of McDermott "reduced those who have seen it to tears".<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2024 |title=Timeline of Strictly scandals: From Graziano Di Prima to Giovanni Pernice claims |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/strictly-graziano-di-prima-zara-mcdermott-giovanni-pernice-timeline-b2580551.html |access-date=17 July 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> In a statement Di Prima said that he "deeply regretted his actions that led to his departure from [the show]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Graziano Di Prima to leave Strictly Come Dancing |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ngl4qkjgeo |access-date=17 July 2024 |website=www.bbc.com |date=13 July 2024 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The BBC has announced that Di Prima has left the show, and in the future a member of the production team would be present at all times during rehearsals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2024 |title=Strictly Come Dancing: BBC to introduce chaperones in rehearsal rooms |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2gkrlvkyno |access-date=17 July 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

A third professional dancer has been identified as a "person of interest".<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 July 2024 |title=Third Strictly Come Dancing star named as 'person of interest' amid scandal |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/strictly-come-dancing-bbc-graziano-zara-dancers-b2581097.html |access-date=17 July 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

====Wynne Evans==== In 2024, Wynne Evans became embroiled in controversy after allegedly making a sexualized remark about dancer Janette Manrara during a Strictly live tour photocall, which was reported by the press and led to public backlash and accusations of misogyny. Evans denied the remark was sexual or directed at Manrara, explaining it was an inside joke nickname for fellow contestant Jamie Borthwick, but nonetheless issued an apology and agreed to resign from his BBC radio show and the tour to focus on his wellbeing. The scandal was compounded by a separate incident involving a TikTok "body language experiment" with dance partner Katya Jones, which was misinterpreted and also prompted an apology. Throughout, Evans maintained that his actions were misunderstood and expressed regret over the effect on his reputation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morgan |first=Holly |date=25 May 2025 |title=Wynne Evans breaks silence about 'heartbreak' after Strictly scandal |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wynne-evans-heartbreak-breaks-silence-31718441 |access-date=25 May 2025 |website=Wales Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Jess |date=25 May 2025 |title=Wynne Evans finally gives his side of Strictly sex scandal 'An experiment' |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/2059875/wynne-evans-strictly-sex-scandal-experiment |access-date=25 May 2025 |website=Express.co.uk}}</ref>

====Jamie Borthwick==== In June 2025, Jamie Borthwick was suspended from ''EastEnders'' by the BBC after a backstage video from ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in November 2024, surfaced showing him referring to the inhabitants of Blackpool by using ableist language considered derogatory toward disabled individuals. The BBC described his language as "entirely unacceptable" and said it did not reflect their values or standards. He issued a public apology in a statement to ''The Sun on Sunday'', expressing regret for his words and acknowledging the offence they had caused.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nanji |first=Noor |date=7 June 2025 |title=Strictly Come Dancing's Jamie Borthwick suspended over offensive language |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2qxd1e1pyo |access-date=7 June 2025 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Sasha |date=8 June 2025 |title=Strictly Jamie Borthwick gives statement as BBC suspends him over slur |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/2065860/strictlys-jamie-borthwick-issues-statement-bbc |access-date=22 August 2025 |work=Daily Express}}</ref> In September 2025, it was announced that Borthwick had been axed from ''EastEnders'' after 19 years, and would not return from his suspension.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nanji |first=Noor |title=Jamie Borthwick axed from EastEnders after 19 years |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9njexd88qo |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=6 September 2025 |access-date=7 September 2025}}</ref>

==Ratings== An example of ''Strictly Come Dancing''{{'}}s popularity is that, after episodes, electricity use in the United Kingdom rises significantly as viewers who have waited for the show to end begin boiling water for tea, a phenomenon known as TV pick-up. National Grid personnel watch the show to know when closing credits begin so they can prepare for the surge.<ref name="carrington20131220">{{Cite news |last=Carrington |first=Damian |date=20 December 2013 |title=Strictly Come Dancing: National Grid prepares for biggest surge of the year |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/20/strictly-come-dancing-bbc-national-grid |url-status=live |access-date=19 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120080254/http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/20/strictly-come-dancing-bbc-national-grid |archive-date=20 January 2015}}</ref>

All ratings are from BARB. Series averages exclude Christmas special and launch show. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Series ! Series premiere ! Series finale ! Average UK viewers (in millions)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four-screen dashboard | BARB |url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330085121/https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/ |archive-date=30 March 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref> |- ! 1 | 15 May 2004 | 3 July 2004 | 6.45 |- ! 2 | 23 October 2004 | 11 December 2004 | 8.61 |- ! 3 | 15 October 2005 | 17 December 2005 | 8.37 |- ! 4 | 7 October 2006 | 23 December 2006 | 8.55 |- ! 5 | 6 October 2007 | 22 December 2007 | 9.05 |- ! 6 | 20 September 2008 | 20 December 2008 | 9.64 |- ! 7 | 18 September 2009 | 19 December 2009 | 9.22 |- ! 8 | 1 October 2010 | 18 December 2010 | 11.07 |- ! 9 | 30 September 2011 | 17 December 2011 | 10.98 |- ! 10 | 5 October 2012 | 22 December 2012 | 10.80 |- ! 11 | 27 September 2013 | 21 December 2013 | 10.71 |- ! 12 | 26 September 2014 | 20 December 2014 | 10.25 |- ! 13 | 25 September 2015 | 19 December 2015 | 10.63 |- ! 14 | 23 September 2016 | 17 December 2016 | 10.96 |- ! 15 | 23 September 2017 | 16 December 2017 | 11.14 |- ! 16 | 22 September 2018 | 15 December 2018 | 10.59 |- ! 17 | 21 September 2019 | 14 December 2019 | 10.42 |- ! 18 | 24 October 2020 | 19 December 2020 | 10.77 |- ! 19 | 25 September 2021 | 18 December 2021 | 9.72 |- ! 20 | 24 September 2022 | 17 December 2022 | 9.09 |- ! 21 | 23 September 2023 | 16 December 2023 | 8.55 |- ! 22 | 21 September 2024 | 14 December 2024 | 8.21 |- ! 23 | 27 September 2025 | 20 December 2025 | 7.40 |}

==Awards== The show has won a Rose d'Or award for "Best Variety Show", competition from reality shows from twelve other different countries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolfe |first=Ronald |date=23 May 2005 |title=Programme for change – Rose d'Or awards |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2005/05/programme-for-change-rose-dor-awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320174816/http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2005/05/programme-for-change-rose-dor-awards/ |archive-date=20 March 2014 |access-date=20 March 2014 |website=The Stage}}</ref> It has also won two awards for "Best Reality Show" at the TRIC Awards and two at the TV Quick Awards for "Best Talent Show". It has also received four BAFTA Award nominations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Entertainment & Events Awards |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/production/entertainmentandevents/awards.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108211720/http://www.bbc.co.uk/production/entertainmentandevents/awards.html |archive-date=8 January 2016 |access-date=20 March 2014 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

The show won the award of "Most Popular Talent Show" at the National Television Awards in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Bates v The Post Office wins big at the NTAs - as scandal-hit Strictly Come Dancing takes best talent show |url=https://news.sky.com/story/mr-bates-v-the-post-office-wins-big-at-the-ntas-as-scandal-hit-strictly-come-dancing-takes-best-talent-show-13213181 |access-date=12 September 2024 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>

In the ''Guinness World Records'' 2010 edition, the format of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' was named the most successful television show with the format being sold to more than 38 countries worldwide.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}} |- | {{center|2004}} | National Television Awards | Most Popular Entertainment Programme | ''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{nom}} | |- | rowspan="6"| {{center|2005}} | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | Karen Smith, Richard Hopkins, Izzie Pick | {{nom}} | |- | British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Costume Design | Su Judd | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=BAFTA: Winners & Nominees |url=http://www.bafta.org/craft/announce.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050511000449/http://www.bafta.org/craft/announce.htm |archive-date=11 May 2005 |access-date=18 February 2021 |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)}}</ref> |- | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Entertainment | rowspan="4"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=14 March 2011 |title=Programme Awards Winners 2005 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/programme-awards-winners-2005 |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en}}</ref> |- | National Television Awards | Most Popular Entertainment Programme | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2005 |title=National TV Awards nominations |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/oct/11/broadcasting.uknews |access-date=12 November 2010}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Entertainment Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2013 |title=The Television and Radio Industries Club – The TRIC Awards 2005 |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2005winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510021222/http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2005winners.html |archive-date=10 May 2013 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | Rose d'Or | Variety | {{won}} | |- | rowspan="3"| {{center|2006}} | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | Karen Smith, Richard Hopkins, Sam Donnelly | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2006 |title=Bafta TV Awards 2006: The shortlist |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4848666.stm |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=BBC News}}</ref> |- | National Television Awards | Most Popular Entertainment Programme | rowspan="2"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2006 |title=National TV Awards 2006: Full winners list |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a38859/national-tv-awards-2006-full-winners-list.html |access-date=12 November 2010 |publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Entertainment Programme | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 2006 |title=O'Grady triumphant at TV awards |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4785698.stm |access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4"| {{center|2007}} | British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Sound: Fiction/Entertainment | Gary Clarke | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Television Craft – 2007 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2007/tvcraft |access-date=19 February 2021 |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)}}</ref> |- | Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Sound – Entertainment & Non-Drama Productions | BBC Studios Sound Team | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Craft & Design Awards 2007 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-craft-and-design-winners-2007 |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=24 January 2011 }}</ref> |- | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | rowspan="2"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2007 |title=''Doctor Who'' leads TV Awards nominees |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a77730/doctor-who-leads-tv-awards-nominees.html |access-date=12 November 2010 |publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2013 |title=The Television and Radio Industries Club – 2007 TRIC Award Winners |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2007winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510021412/http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2007winners.html |archive-date=10 May 2013 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5"| {{center|2008}} | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | Martin Scott, Sam Donnelly, Clodagh O'Donoghue | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2008 |title=Cranford leads Bafta nominations |publisher=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7302169.stm |access-date=18 March 2008}}</ref> |- | Audience Award | rowspan="8"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{nom}} |- | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Entertainment | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2008 |title=RTS Programme Award nominations |url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/mar/03/television2 |access-date=29 March 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> |- | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=30 October 2008 |title=National Television Awards: The Winners |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a134091/national-television-awards-the-winners.html |access-date=12 November 2010 |publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2013 |title=The Television and Radio Industries Club – 2008 TRIC Award Winners |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2008winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510021543/http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2008winners.html |archive-date=10 May 2013 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| {{center|2009}} | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Entertainment | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=14 March 2011 |title=RTS Programme Awards 2009 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2009 |access-date=4 March 2022 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2013 |title=The Television and Radio Industries Club – TRIC Awards 2009 Winners |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2009winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606041447/http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2009winners.html |archive-date=6 June 2013 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| {{center|2010}} | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2010 |title=National Television Awards 2010: The Nominees |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a193954/national-television-awards-2010-the-nominees.html |access-date=12 November 2010 |publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2013 |title=The Television and Radio Industries Club – TRIC Awards 2010 Winners |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2010winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510021750/http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2010winners.html |archive-date=10 May 2013 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="7"| {{center|2011}} | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Multi-Camera | Nikki Parsons | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Catriona Wightman |date=12 April 2011 |title=In Full: BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2011 – Nominees |work=Digital Spy |publisher=Hearst Magazines UK (National Magazine Company Ltd.) |url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/british-tv/news/a314075/in-full-bafta-tv-craft-awards-2011-nominees.html |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> |- | Best Entertainment Craft Team | Su Judd, Patrick Doherty, Mark Kenyon, Lisa Armstrong | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Lighting For Multicamera | Mark Kenyon {{small|(for "Halloween Special")}} | {{nom}} | rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Craft & Design Awards 2011 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-announces-winners-craft-design-awards-2011 |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=6 September 2012 }}</ref> |- | Make Up Design – Entertainment & Non Drama Productions | Lisa Armstrong {{small|(for "Halloween Special")}} | {{nom}} |- | Sound – Entertainment & Non Drama | Tony Revell, Andy Tapley, Howard Hopkins {{small|(for "Halloween Special")}} | {{nom}} |- | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | rowspan="2"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite news |date=26 January 2011 |title=NTA 2011: National Television Awards results |work=Beehive City |publisher=Honeycomb Publishing & Media |url=http://www.beehivecity.com/television/national-television-awards-2011-results-98742/ |url-status=dead |access-date=27 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129223639/http://www.beehivecity.com/television/national-television-awards-2011-results-98742/ |archive-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2013 |title=The Television and Radio Industries Club – TRIC Awards 2011 Winners |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2011winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621003926/http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2011winners.html |archive-date=21 June 2013 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| {{center|2012}} | Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Costume Design – Entertainment & Non Drama Productions | Vicky Gill | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Craft & Design Awards 2012 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-announces-winners-craft-design-awards-2012 |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=27 November 2012 }}</ref> |- | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | rowspan="3"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a342357/national-television-awards-2012-the-nominees.html|title=National Television Awards 2012: The nominees|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|date=27 September 2011 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=28 September 2011}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=15 July 2013 |title=The Television and Radio Industries Club – The TRIC Awards 2012 |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2012awards.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715154812/http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2012awards.html |archive-date=15 July 2013 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5"| {{center|2013}} | British Academy Television Awards | Radio Times Audience Award | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2013 |title=TV Baftas 2013: all the winners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/may/12/baftas-2013-all-the-winners |access-date=13 May 2013 |website=Guardian UK}}</ref> |- | British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Multi-Camera | Nikki Parsons | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodrich |first=Helena |date=25 March 2013 |title=Parade's End leads the BAFTA TV Craft Awards nominations |work=The Telegraph |publisher=Telegraph Media Group (Press Holdings) |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9952800/Parades-End-leads-the-BAFTA-TV-Craft-Awards-nominations.html |access-date=4 April 2013}}</ref> |- | Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Costume Design – Entertainment & Non Drama | Vicky Gill | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=RTS Announces Winner of Craft & Design Awards 2013 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-announces-winner-craft-design-awards-2013 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=19 November 2013 }}</ref> |- | National Television Awards | Most Popular Talent Show | rowspan="3"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a453099/national-tv-awards-2013-the-winners-list-in-full/|title=National TV Awards 2013: The winners' list in full|publisher=Digital Spy|date=23 January 2013|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2013 |title=The Television and Radio Industries Club – The TRIC Awards 2013 – Winners |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2013winners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508012511/http://www.tric.org.uk/main/2013winners.html |archive-date=8 May 2013 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="10"| {{center|2014}} | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Jamie |date=7 April 2014 |title=BAFTA Television Awards 2014: This year's nominees in full |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a562750/bafta-television-awards-2014-this-years-nominees-in-full.html#~oALfki2ca6knTs |access-date=7 April 2014 |publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Multi-Camera | Nikki Parsons | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Television Craft – 2014 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2014/tvcraft |access-date=20 February 2021 |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)}}</ref> |- | Special Awards | ''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} |- | rowspan="4"| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Costume Design – Entertainment & Non Drama | Vicky Gill | {{nom}} | rowspan="4"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=RTS Announces Winner of Craft & Design Awards 2014 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-announces-winners-craft-design-awards-2014 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=2 December 2014 }}</ref> |- | Multicamera Work | Nikki Parsons and Camera Team | {{nom}} |- | Make Up Design – Entertainment & Non Drama | Lisa Armstrong | {{won}} |- | Production Design – Entertainment & Non Drama | Patrick Doherty | {{nom}} |- | National Television Awards | Talent Show | rowspan="3"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2014 |title=National Television Awards: Ant and Dec and Coronation Street top honours |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25853262 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123010032/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25853262 |archive-date=23 January 2014 |access-date=23 January 2014 |website=BBC News }}</ref> |- | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Comedy/Entertainment | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=BPG TV & Radio Awards 2014 |url=https://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/bpg-awards/2014-winners/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=Broadcasting Press Guild|date=29 March 2014 }}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2014 |title=TRIC – The Television And Radio Industries Club – Home of the TRIC Awards 2014 |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/2014awardwinners.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129043746/http://www.tric.org.uk/2014awardwinners.php |archive-date=29 November 2014 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="11"| {{center|2015}} | rowspan="3"|British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | Louise Rainbow, Nikki Parsons, Vanessa Clark, Jason Gilkison | {{nom}} | rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite news |title=Bafta TV awards 2015: Winners in full |date=8 April 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32215563 |access-date=30 July 2016 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> |- | Radio Times Audience Award | ''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{nom}} |- | Best Entertainment Performance | Claudia Winkleman | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"|British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Make Up and Hair Design | Lisa Armstrong, Neale Pirie | {{nom}} | rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Television Craft – 2015 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/tvcraft |access-date=21 February 2021 |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)}}</ref> |- | Best Costume Design | Vicky Gill | {{nom}} |- | Best Entertainment Craft Team | Lisa Armstrong, Patrick Doherty, Vicky Gill, Tony Revell | {{nom}} |- | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Entertainment Performance | Claudia Winkleman | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2015 |title=RTS Programme Awards 2015 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2015 |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Costume Design – Entertainment & Non Drama Productions | Vicky Gill | {{won}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Craft & Design Awards 2015 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/craft-design-awards-2015 |access-date=1 March 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=14 August 2015 }}</ref> |- | Make Up Design – Entertainment & Non Drama Productions | Lisa Armstrong, Neale Pirie | {{nom}} |- | National Television Awards | Talent Show | rowspan="2"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/01/21/national-television-awards-2015-the-x-factor-nabs-the-talent-show-prize-ahead-of-strictly-come-dancing-5031262/|title=National Television Awards 2015: The X Factor nabs the talent show prize ahead of Strictly Come Dancing|last=Westbrook|first=Caroline|date=21 January 2015|work=Metro|access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2015 |title=TRIC – The Television And Radio Industries Club – 2015 TRIC Awards Winners |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/2015awardswinners.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404121525/http://www.tric.org.uk/2015awardswinners.php |archive-date=4 April 2015 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="7"| {{center|2016}} | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | Louise Rainbow, Vinnie Shergill, Sarah James, Nikki Parsons | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Strictly beats Britain's Got Talent and Adele At The BBC to win its first ever TV Bafta |url=http://tv.bt.com/tv/tv-news/strictly-beats-britains-got-talent-and-adele-at-the-bbc-to-win-its-first-ever-tv-bafta-11364059803846 |access-date=11 May 2016 |website=BT.com}}</ref> |- | British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Entertainment Craft Team | Jason Gilkison, Mark Kenyon, Tony Revell, Dave Newton | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Television Craft – 2016 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2016/tvcraft |access-date=21 February 2021 |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Multicamera Work | Camera Team, Nikki Parsons | {{nom}} | rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Craft & Design Awards 2016 |url=https://rts.org.uk/craftdesign |access-date=2 March 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=21 June 2016 }}</ref> |- | Production Design – Entertainment & Non Drama | Patrick Doherty | {{nom}} |- | Sound – Entertainment & Non Drama | Tony Revell | {{nom}} |- | National Television Awards | Talent Show | rowspan="3"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref name="Winners NTA">{{Cite web |last=National Television Awards |title=Winners – National Television Awards |url=http://www.nationaltvawards.com/winners |website=nationaltvawards.com}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2016 |title=TRIC – The Television And Radio Industries Club – Home of the TRIC Awards 2016 |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/2016awardswinners.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311115540/http://www.tric.org.uk/2016awardswinners.php |archive-date=11 March 2016 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="12" | {{center|2017}} | rowspan="3"| British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | {{won}} | rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2017 |title=Bafta TV awards 2017: full list of winners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/14/bafta-tv-awards-2017-full-list-of-winners |access-date=16 May 2017 |website=Guardian}}</ref> |- | Best Entertainment Performance | Claudia Winkleman | {{nom}} |- | Virgin TV's Must-See Moment | "Ed Balls' Gangnam Style" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Multi-Camera | Nikki Parsons | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2017 |title=Television Craft Awards in 2017: Nominations Announced |work=Bafta |url=http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/television-craft-awards-nominations-announced-2017 |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref> |- | Best Entertainment Craft Team | David Newton, Mark Kenyon, Jason Gilkison, Vicky Gill | {{nom}} |- | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Entertainment | ''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2016 |title=RTS Programme Awards 2017 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2017 |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Costume Design – Entertainment and Non Drama | Vicky Gill & The Costume Team | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Craft & Design Awards 2017 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/craft-design-awards-2017 |access-date=4 March 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=5 June 2017 }}</ref> |- | Multicamera Work | Camera Team, Nikki Parsons | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" |National Television Awards | TV Judge | Len Goodman | {{Nom}} | |- | Talent Show | rowspan="3" |''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref name="Winners NTA" /> |- | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Entertainment | {{nom}} | |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2017 |title=TRIC – The Television And Radio Industries Club – Home of the TRIC Awards 2017 |url=http://www.tric.org.uk/2017awardsnominees.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313080132/http://www.tric.org.uk/2017awardsnominees.php |archive-date=13 March 2017 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="7"| {{center|2018}} | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Multi-Camera | Nikki Parsons | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2018 |title=Nominations Announced for the British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2018 |work=Bafta |url=http://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/tv-craft-nominations-2018 |access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> |- | Best Entertainment Craft Team | Jason Gilkison, Mark Kenyon, Patrick Doherty, David Newton | {{nom}} |- | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Entertainment Performance | Claudia Winkleman | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2017 |title=RTS Programme Awards 2018 in partnership with Audio Network |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2018-partnership-audio-network |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en}}</ref> |- | Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Director – Multicamera | Nikki Parsons | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Craft & Design Awards 2018 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/craft-design-awards-2018 |access-date=5 March 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=2 July 2018 }}</ref> |- | National Television Awards | Talent Show | rowspan="3"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=23 January 2018 |title=NTAs 2018: Ant and Dec win big with three awards |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42776760 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124035627/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42776760 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=BBC News }}</ref> |- | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Entertainment | {{nom}} | |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Starkey |first=Adam |date=13 March 2018 |title=Emmerdale and Suranne Jones lead winners at TRIC Awards 2018 |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/13/emmerdale-suranne-jones-and-this-morning-lead-winners-at-tric-awards-2018-7383586/ |access-date=24 February 2022 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="7"| {{center|2019}} | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | Louise Rainbow, Sarah James, Robin Lee-Perrella, Jason Gilkison | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite news |date=28 March 2019 |title=BAFTA Television 2019: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards + British Academy Television Craft Awards |language=en |work=www.bafta.org |url=http://www.bafta.org/television/awards/tv-2019 |access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> |- | British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Entertainment Craft Team | Lisa Armstrong, Jason Gilkinson, Mark Kenyon | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Costume Design – Entertainment & Non Drama | Vicky Gill | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Craft & Design Awards 2019 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/craft-design-awards-2019 |access-date=7 March 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=24 May 2019 }}</ref> |- | Make Up Design – Entertainment & Non Drama | Lisa Armstrong | {{won}} |- | National Television Awards | Talent Show | rowspan="4"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref name="Winners NTA" /> |- | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Entertainment | {{nom}} | |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2019 |title=TRIC Awards |url=http://tric.org.uk/tric-awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190317043237/http://tric.org.uk/tric-awards/ |archive-date=17 March 2019 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5"| {{center|2020}} | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=31 July 2020 |title=BAFTA TV Awards Winners: Night Of Surprises, As 'Chernobyl' & 'The End Of The F***ing World' Take Two Prizes Each |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/bafta-tv-awards-winners-watch-1202996917/ |access-date=6 March 2021 |website=Deadline}}</ref> |- | British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Entertainment Craft Team | David Bishop, Patrick Doherty, Vicky Gill and Andy Tapley | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite news |title='Chernobyl' Leads 2020 BAFTA TV Craft Awards |language=en |work=bbc |url=https://variety.com/2020/artisans/news/chernobyl-leads-2020-bafta-tv-craft-awards-1234709721/ |access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> |- | Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Production Design – Entertainment & Non Drama | Catherine Land, Patrick Doherty | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Craft & Design Awards 2020 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-craft-design-awards-2020 |access-date=17 March 2023 |website=Royal Television Society|date=23 June 2020 }}</ref> |- | National Television Awards | Talent Show | rowspan="3"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref name="Winners NTA" /> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2021 |title=2020 Winners – TRIC |url=https://tric.org.uk/winners/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814041656/https://tric.org.uk/winners/ |archive-date=14 August 2021 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="7"| {{center|2021}} | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | {{nom}} | rowspan="4"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2021 |title=BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards |url=https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/tv-2021 |access-date=28 April 2021 |website=www.bafta.org |language=en}}</ref> |- | Best Entertainment Performance | Claudia Winkleman | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Multi-Camera | Nikki Parsons | {{nom}} |- | Best Entertainment Craft Team | David Bishop, Darren Lovell, David Newton, Richard Sillitto, Andy Tapley, Catherine Land | {{nom}} |- | National Television Awards | Talent Show | rowspan="4"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref name="Winners NTA" /> |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Vicki |date=15 September 2021 |title=TRIC Awards 2021 winners as Piers Morgan, Kate Garraway and Ant and Dec honoured |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/tric-awards-2021-winners-full-24990714 |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref> |- | Rose d'Or | Studio Entertainment | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2021-rose-dor-winners-1235053808/|title=Netflix's 'Bo Burnham: Inside,' 'Call My Agent!' Win Comedy Honors, British 'Help' Best Drama at 2021 Rose d'Or|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|date=29 November 2021|access-date=20 December 2024|language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="9"| {{center|2022}} | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=30 March 2022 |title=Bafta TV awards 2022: full list of nominations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/30/bafta-tv-awards-2022-full-list-of-nominations |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> |- | Virgin TV's Must-See Moment | "Rose and Giovanni silent dance to 'Symphony'" | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Multi-Camera | Nikki Parsons | {{nom}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=30 March 2022 |title=BAFTA TV Awards: Russell T. Davies' 'It's a Sin' Dominates Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-awards-2022-its-a-sin-dominates-1235122248/ |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> |- | Best Entertainment Craft Team | David Bishop, Patrick Doherty, Catherine Land, David Newton, Richard Sillitto and Tom Young | {{nom}} |- | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Judges' Award | ''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2021 |title=RTS Programme Awards 2022 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/programme2022 |access-date=30 March 2022 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en}}</ref> |- | Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Make Up Design – Entertainment & Non Drama | Lisa Armstrong, Lisa Davey | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2022 |title=RTS Craft & Design Awards winners announced |url=https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/rts-craft-design-awards-winners-announced/ |access-date=2 February 2023 |website=British Cinematographer}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| National Television Awards | Talent Show | ''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | rowspan="2"| <ref name="Winners NTA" /> |- | Talent Show Judge | Anton Du Beke | {{won}} |- | TRIC Awards | Reality Programme | rowspan="2"|''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2022 |title=Strictly Come Dancing, Gogglebox and Ant and Dec win at 2022 TRIC Awards {{!}} Virgin Radio UK |url=https://virginradio.co.uk/entertainment/67585/strictly-come-dancing-gogglebox-and-ant-and-dec-win-at-2022-tric-awards |access-date=27 October 2024 |website=virginradio.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5" | {{center|2023}} | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | {{nom}} | rowspan="3"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=22 March 2023 |title=BAFTA TV Awards: 'This is Going to Hurt,' 'The Responder' Lead Pack of Nominees |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-awards-nominations-2023-1235357562/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322230324/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bafta-tv-awards-nominations-2023-1235357562/ |archive-date=22 March 2023}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Multi-Camera | Nikki Parsons | {{Nom}} |- | Best Entertainment Craft Team | Catherine Land, David Bishop, Patrick Doherty, Richard Silitto, David Newton, Joe Phillips | {{Won}} |- | National Television Awards | Talent Show | rowspan="4" | ''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{Won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Harp |first=Justin |date=5 September 2023 |title=NTAs 2023 winners announced |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a45000505/national-television-awards-2023-winners/ |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref> |- | TRIC Awards | Entertainment Programme | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Manning |first=Jonathon |date=27 June 2023 |title=Paul O'Grady and Nigel Farage among winners at The TRIC Awards |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/paul-ogrady-nigel-farage-among-27210452 |access-date=7 July 2023 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | {{center|2024}} | British Academy Television Awards | Best Entertainment Programme | {{Won}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/2024-nominations-winners#entertainment---strictly-come-dancing|title=BAFTA Television 2024: The Winners and Nominations|website=bafta.org|date=15 March 2024 |accessdate=13 May 2024}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | National Television Awards | Talent Show | {{won}} | rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/television/national-television-awards-2024/|title=NTA Awards: Full list of winners from the 2024 ceremony|website=hellorayo.co.uk|date=11 September 2024|accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref> |- | Expert | Anton Du Beke | {{nom}} |- | TRIC Awards | Entertainment Programme | rowspan="3" | ''Strictly Come Dancing'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2024 |title=TRIC Awards 2024: Death in Paradise, Ant and Dec, Gogglebox and more nominated - 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==''Strictly Come Dancing: The Game''== In 2016, BBC Worldwide commissioned a match-3 mobile app game published by Donut Publishing and developed by Exient Entertainment. The game uses a mix of hand animation and motion-captured data for all the dances in the game, using pro dancers from the show (Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones). The mo-cap process was featured on ''It Takes Two'' in the build-up to the release of the app. The game features over 150 dresses and 9 dances: Quickstep, Jive, Tango, Salsa, Charleston, Viennese Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, and Paso Doble. It was released on the App Store and Google Play in early 2016, and is regularly updated with new dance features alongside new series of the show.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strictly Come Dancing – Apps on Google Play |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.donutpublishing.eclairuk&hl=en_GB |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118222939/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.donutpublishing.eclairuk&hl=en_GB |archive-date=18 January 2021 |access-date=7 May 2020 |website=play.google.com |language=en}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Television|United Kingdom}} * Just the Two of Us – the same format, with singing instead of dancing * ''Let's Dance for Comic Relief''

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading== * Smith, Rupert (2005) ''Strictly Come Dancing''; dance consultant: Len Goodman. London: BBC Books {{ISBN|0-563-52293-3}}

==External links== * {{BBC programme}} * {{IMDb title|id=0411027|title=Strictly Come Dancing}} * {{UKGameshow|Strictly_Come_Dancing}} * [http://www.biogs.com/strictlycomedancing/index.html Strictly Come Dancing] Biogs.com

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