Strictly Come Dancing could have solely simply begun, however in simply three quick months one celeb will get to elevate the glitterball trophy.
The 2024 line-up are at the moment attending to know their new skilled dancer accomplice and taking tentative first steps within the coaching room. However they shouldn’t get too comfy, because the BBC collection may be very a lot a contest.
From the second they set a spray-tanned foot onto the dancefloor, they’re being judged with the hopes of creating it into the Strictly historical past books.
In the event that they’re searching for inspiration then the 21 celebrities – most lately Ellie Leach – who’ve had the honour of elevating the sparkly award means above their heads within the glitzy remaining could be a great place to start out.
Right here’s everybody who’s managed to safe the glitterball to this point — and who they needed to beat to get there…
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Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole — Sequence 1 (2004)
The primary-ever winners of Strictly have been journalist Natasha Kaplinsky, 52, and her accomplice Brendan Cole, 48, who referred to as the victory ‘wonderful however bittersweet’.
‘There have been rumours of whether or not or not Natasha and I have been seeing one another, and my relationship broke down in the course of the collection [with fellow professional dancer Camilla Dallerup, whom he had been dating for eight years],’ he advised Metro.co.uk.
‘It was fairly tumultuous, and difficult to say the least.’
Second place: Christopher Parker and Hanna Karttunen
Third place: Lesley Garrett and Anton du Beke
Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett — Sequence 2 (2004)
EastEnders actor Jill Halfpenny, 49, and dancer Darren Bennett, 47, didn’t fairly get to be the primary winners, however they did obtain one other first.
The pair have been the primary coupling to attain an ideal 40, which they have been awarded for his or her high-tempo jive to to I’m Nonetheless Standing within the finale.
Second place: Denise Lewis and Ian Waite
Third place: Julian Clary and Erin Boag
Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova — Sequence 3 (2005)
Throughout the 12-week run, cricketer Darren Gough, 54, and accomplice Lilia Kopylova, 46, by no means made it to the highest of the leaderboard, however that didn’t matter once they have been declared the final word winners.
Second place: Colin Jackson and Erin Boag
Third place: Zoë Ball and Ian Waite
Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy — Sequence 4 (2006)
England cricketers proved unstoppable on Strictly Come Dancing, with Mark Ramprakash repeating Darren’s success.
55-year-old Mark’s most memorable second got here when he danced a Salsa to Scorching Scorching Scorching with Karen Hardy, 54.
It started with catastrophe when Mark’s mic received caught in Karen’s costume and so they needed to re-start their routine. They nonetheless managed to attain 36, after which within the remaining, they did it once more and received the right 40.
Second place: Matt Dawson and Lilia Kopylova
Third place: Emma Bunton and Darren Bennett
Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler — Sequence 5 (2007)
Alesha Dixon, 45, was so rattling good at dancing that after she gained, BBC gave her a job on the judging panel.
The Mis-Teeq singer’s partnership with Matthew Cutler, 50, supplied a lot delight on the dancefloor, however shockingly, they by no means fairly scored the right 40.
Second place: Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace
Third place: Gethin Jones and Camilla Dallerup
Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup — Sequence 6 (2008)
Tom Chambers confronted robust competitors from Rachel Stevens and Lisa Snowdon within the remaining and was left with the bottom rating of the trio.
Nevertheless, within the remaining, the winner is voted for fully by the general public and the Holby Metropolis actor proved to be hottest with these at residence.
It was 50-year-old Camilla’s remaining collection, so she actually went out on a excessive with Tom, 47, by her aspect.
Second place: Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone
Third place: Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole
Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan — Sequence 7 (2009)
As soon as once more, the general public flipped the leaderboard on its head and put Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan on high regardless of their decrease scores.
Chris’ memorable Charleston noticed Ola, 41, pretending to swim whereas resting on his lap, partially helped him win the general public’s affection. He has since admitted that the transfer occurred to assist fill the time so he didn’t need to study extra new steps.
The 53-year-old journalist thanked Ola throughout the stay remaining for believing in him, earlier than including: ‘I did take a look at you a little bit bit and the jive and quickstep come to thoughts. Thanks a lot you beautiful little woman.’
Second place: Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
Third place: Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna
Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev — Sequence 8 (2010)
Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev lived their very own Strictly fairytale in 2010. In addition to falling in love with dancing, actress Kara, 41, additionally fell for Artem, 42.
It was a Strictly blessing, quite than a curse, because the pair have been each single whereas taking part within the collection. Nevertheless, Kara was initially offended on the pairing. ‘I used to be single and so they put me with the only man!,’ she advised The Telegraph, including: ‘I used to be so offended.
‘I used to be decided we wouldn’t get collectively after which in fact you’re spending a lot time with this particular person and he was so fantastic. So sure, it was inevitable actually.’
The couple made their emotions clear once they shared a passionate kiss after being introduced as winners. So rom-com coded. They continued their relationship for 4 years, earlier than confirming the top of their romance.
Second place: Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani
Third place: Pamela Stephenson and James Jordan
Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani — Sequence 9 (2011)
He was used to being a part of a gaggle because the drummer in McFly, however Harry Judd shone all on his personal on Strictly Come Dancing (with Aliona Vilani’s assist in fact).
They left all of it on the dance flooring within the finale and received 40s for his or her Quickstep to Don’t Get Me Fallacious, and Argentine Tango to Asi se baila el tango – the primary 40 for this type of dance.
Harry, 38, referred to as Strictly ‘probably the most unimaginable expertise’ and stated he ‘simply honoured’ to develop into the ninth champion alongside Aliona, 40.
Second place: Chelsee Healey and Pasha Kovalev
Third place: Jason Donovan and Kristina Rihanoff
Louis Smith and Flavia Cacace — Sequence 10 (2012)
Olympic gymnast Louis Smith had some transferrable expertise that he may put to make use of within the Strictly ballroom and that’s precisely what he did.
Throughout the remaining, the 35-year-old carried out a present dance to Take That’s Rule The World which noticed him carry out shirtless – and carry out a string of gymnastic strikes together with a handstand on high of an enormous globe.
After successful, Flavia Cacace, 44, determined to depart Strictly. She had been there, accomplished that, received the glitterball trophy.
Notably, this was the primary yr that BBC determined to not disclose the official second and third place.
Runners-Up:
Denise Van Outen and James Jordan
Kimberley Walsh and Pasha Kovalev
Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec — Sequence 11 (2013)
Aljaž Škorjanec joined Strictly with a bang and gained his first-ever collection as an expert dancer with 38-year-old mannequin Abbey Clancy.
‘I simply beloved my expertise on the present, it was probably the most magical time,’ the star later raved to Metro.co.uk.
Nevertheless, she added: ‘It’s fairly arduous to observe it now having been on it! You see it another way since you see behind the scenes and all that.’
Runners-Up:
Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev
Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton
Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev — Sequence 12 (2014)
The late Caroline Flack’s lovely performances led her to victory with Pasha Kovalev.
Pasha, 44, has commonly paid tribute to his former Strictly accomplice since her loss of life in 2020. Talking on Lorraine, he stated: ‘I beloved dancing with Caroline.
‘I believe we introduced one thing very particular to the present after we have been competing, and I believe she completely deserved successful that yr as a result of she put every little thing she probably had in her coronary heart on the dance flooring. It was spectacular.’
He additionally stated his win with Caroline ‘will all the time maintain a particular place in my coronary heart’ on It Takes Two.
Runners-Up
Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton
Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff
Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani — Sequence 13 (2015)
Aliona turned the primary skilled dancer to get a double victory and as soon as once more it was a boyband star serving to her elevate the glitterball trophy. This time it was Wished singer Jay McGuiness, 34, main her across the dance flooring.
His most memorable efficiency was a Pulp Fiction-themed jive, which continues to be the most-viewed couple routine on Strictly’s official YouTube channel. It’s at the moment sitting at a powerful eight million views.
Runners-up:
Georgia Might Foote and Giovanni Pernice
Kellie Shiny & Kevin Clifton
Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton — Sequence 14 (2016)
Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton took the title in 2016, and as soon as once more, it was a jive that basically made them stand out from the pack.
Their high-tempo kicks and flicks to Runaway Child by Bruno Mars scored them an ideal 40 within the remaining and helped him to beat favourites Danny Mac and Louise Redknapp.
The underdog stated that listening to his identify was ‘probably the most sudden second’ of his life. The 38-year-old added: ‘I can not consider it, we didn’t even take into account this, not even for a single week of this.’
Joanne, 40, was competing in opposition to her brother Kevin Clifton, 41, who was partnered with Louise, 49, however managed to be the sibling who got here out on high.
Runners-up:
Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse
Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton
Joe McFadden and Katya Jones — Sequence 15 (2017)
Holby Metropolis clearly had a knack for producing Strictly winners as Joe McFadden was capable of repeat Tom’s win.
Joe, 48, and Katya Jones, 35, went on an actual journey all through the competitors. Beginning as an entire newbie, Joe initially discovered himself within the decrease finish of the leaderboard, however he slowly however absolutely bopped to the highest.
Reflecting on how Strictly modified him, Joe advised Metro.co.uk: ‘It made me extra fearless and it’s made me say sure to extra issues. I used to be very scared going into it and my solely ambition was to outlive the primary week.’
Runners-up:
Alexandra Burke and Gorka Márquez
Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice
Gemma Atkinson and Aljaž Škorjanec.
Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton — Sequence 16 (2018)
Stacey Dooley and Kevin didn’t simply take residence the glitterball trophy after Strictly, in addition they discovered a romantic connection.
After the collection ended, Stacey, 37, and Kevin started relationship, and so they’ve gone on to welcome a daughter collectively, Minnie.
Runners-up:
Joe Sugg and Dianne Buswell
Faye Tozer and Giovanni Pernice
Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev
Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse — Sequence 17 (2019)
Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher wasn’t even imagined to be on Strictly, Jamie Laing was set to be partnered with Oti Mabuse, 34. Nevertheless, an damage meant an early exit from the collection, and so Kelvin, 40, shimmied into the lineup.
Regardless of having much less coaching time, Kelvin’s expertise was apparent and he persistently wowed judges and the audiences at residence.
Runners-up:
Emma Barton and Anton Du Beke
Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden
Invoice Bailey and Oti Mabuse — Sequence 18 (2020)
Oti was the envy of different Strictly skilled dancers when she managed to take the highest honours for the second yr on the bounce.
Invoice Bailey, now 57, additionally made historical past by turning into the oldest winner of the collection at 55 years outdated.
Runners-up:
HRVY and Janette Manrara
Maisie Smith and Gorka Marquez
Jamie Laing and Karen Hauer
Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice — Sequence 19 (2021)
Giovanni Pernice and EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, 29, lifted the coveted trophy, after an inspiring run on the collection.
In a single significantly standout routine, Rose, who was born deaf, and Giovanni, 34,danced to an interlude of silence throughout their Couple’s Selection routine. The dance gained a BAFTA within the publicly voted Virgin Media Should-see Second class.
Runners-up:
John Whaite and Johannes Radebe
Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał — Sequence 20 (2022)
Hamza Yassin was one other underdog who rose to the very high with an excellent collection efficiency.
After successful wildlife cameraman Hamza, 34, thanked Jowita Przystal, 30, for guiding him all through the competitors.
‘Phrases can’t describe how I really feel. I wish to thank one particular person particularly – Jowita, you might be an angel disguised as a human being. That’s what you might be, you’re wonderful,’ he sweetly stated.
Regardless of storming to victory, Hamza revealed he was satisfied they might be an early departure so developed a ritual.
‘Each week, we have now this factor the place I maintain her thumb, and I say to her, I lean in, “Thanks very a lot, it’s been an important journey, I’m prepared for the dance off and right here we go”,’ he shared on The One Present.
Runners-up:
Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez
Fleur Est and Vito Coppola
Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu
Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola — Sequence 21 (2023)
The reigning champions are Ellie Leach, 23, and Vito Coppola, 31, who excelled all through the competitors.
Virtually 10 million individuals tuned in to see the Coronation Avenue actress, who was 22 on the time, turned the youngest ever winner.
Upon listening to her identify, Ellie stated: ‘I truly, genuinely, can not consider this.’
‘All of the bruises and the blisters, you could have been so wonderful, you might be Strictly. You signify Strictly, you’re the diamond I used to be speaking about, shining,’ Vito added.
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Runners-up:
Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin
Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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