Strictly Come Dancing 2021 Final: Rose and Giovanni lift the Glitterball in emotional finale
Rose Ayling-Ellis was the hot favourite going into the final – and even more so when competitor AJ Odudu was forced to pull out with an injury,…
Strictly Come Dancing 2021 Final, review: historic night as Rose and Giovanni are crowned champions
The finalists had been introduced dancing in front of huge glowing stars in an opening pro dance to the strains of Boy Meets Girl’s Waiting for a…
Show-stealing AJ Odudu was everything a Strictly contestant should be
She’s trained ferociously hard over the past 13 weeks to maintain that dazzling standard. Of her fellow finalists, Rose Ayling-Ellis is a ballroom specialist, while John Whaite’s…
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Week 12 semi-final, live – the girls top a high-scoring leaderboard
Well, the two-dance semi-final usually sees the standard drop as the celebrities struggle with twice the workload, but not this year. AJ Odudu and Rose Ayling-Ellis are…
Is the BBC telling the truth about Strictly 2021 scores? The data says no
As you might have guessed, Craig is the meanest judge – or, put another way, the most rigorous. On average, the panel’s resident panto villain scores every…
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: quarter-final results, live – Dan Walker’s journey comes to an end
The judges were in agreement Our original quartet were reunited this weekend following two shows with Covid absences, and they mainly concurred on Saturday’s dances – though…
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Week 11, live – Rose Ayling-Ellis’s leap of faith puts her on top
It was all about the lifts in this eventful quarter-final. Four routines featured our celebrities lifting or being lifted, though it didn’t quite go to plan for…
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: week 10 – John Whaite is back on top with a fiery Argentine tango
Every week, the judges have commented on Stephenson’s speed and energy, so how would he cope with a slow waltz? Pretty well, in fact. This was by…
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: week 10, live – John Whaite is back on top with a fiery Argentine tango
Every week, the judges have commented on Stephenson’s speed and energy, so how would he cope with a slow waltz? Pretty well, in fact. This was by…