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List Of Strictly Come Dancing Contestants
The following is a list of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' contestants to date along with their professional partners, and competition finishes. Professional dancers ''Strictly Come Dancing'' has featured 62 professional dancers competing over the course of 22 series. List of contestants Key: : Winners of the series : Runners-up of the series : Third place of the series : Last place of the series : Withdrew : Participating in the current series Gallery of winners File:Natasha Kaplinsky 2014.jpg, Natasha Kaplinsky, winner of Strictly Come Dancing (series 1), series 1 (2004) File:Darren_Gough_portrait.jpg, Darren Gough, winner of Strictly Come Dancing (series 3), series 3 (2005) File:Mark Ramprakash 2.jpg, Mark Ramprakash, winner of Strictly Come Dancing (series 4), series 4 (2006) File:Alesha Dixon 4.jpg, Alesha Dixon, winner of Strictly Come Dancing (series 5), series 5 (2007) File:Kara Tointon.jpg, Kara Tointon, winner of Strictly Come Dancing (series 8), series 8 (2010) File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Come Dancing
''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 dance, ballroom and Latin dance, Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of judges. The title of the show is a continuation of the long-running 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. The series is currently presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. Bruce Forsyth co-presented the series with Daly until 2013, returning for special episodes until November 2015. The series has been broadcast on BBC One since 15 May 2004, typically on Saturday evenings with a following Sunday night results show. From series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Come Dancing (series 17)
''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its seventeenth series with a launch show on 7 September 2019 on BBC One, and the live shows beginning on 21 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' alongside new addition Rylan Clark. Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned to the judging panel. After seven years, Darcey Bussell did not return to the series. Motsi Mabuse, elder sister of professional dancer Oti Mabuse, was announced as Bussell's replacement on 22 July. On 19 October, actor Alfonso Ribeiro returned as a guest judge. ''Emmerdale'' actor Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse were announced as the winners on 14 December, while ''EastEnders'' actress Emma Barton and Anton Du Beke, and CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden were the runners-up. Format The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Offiah
Martin Nwokocha Offiah MBE ( (''original pronunciation''), (''commonly used'')); born 29 December 1965) is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Offiah was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013. He scored over 500 tries during his rugby league career, making him the third-highest try scorer (and top try-scoring English player) of all time, and now features in a statue of great rugby league players outside Wembley Stadium. He was a Great Britain and England national representative winger, and due to his running speed he was nicknamed "Chariots" Offiah after the film ''Chariots of Fire'' while playing amateur rugby union at Rosslyn Park. Offiah played for English rugby league clubs Widnes, Wigan, London Broncos and Salford City Reds, and in Australia for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and St. George clubs. It is believed that the England rugby anthem " Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" was first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Sweeney
Claire Jane Sweeney (born 17 April 1971) is an English actress, singer, and television personality. Known for her portrayal of Lindsey Corkhill on Channel 4's '' Brookside'' (1991–2003), she also played Roxie Hart in ''Chicago'' ( West End, 2001–2002) and starred in touring productions of '' Guys and Dolls'' (2006), '' Tell Me on a Sunday'' (2011), '' Legally Blonde'' (2011), and '' Educating Rita'' (2012). She was a panellist on ITV's '' Loose Women'' between 2003 and 2005, and presented '' 60 Minute Makeover'' from 2004 to 2006. Her debut album, '' Claire'', reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart in 2002. Sweeney has portrayed Cassie Plummer on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since 2023. Her other credits include '' Candy Cabs'' (2011), '' Scarborough'' (2019), and '' The Good Ship Murder'' (2023-2024). Sweeney has appeared as a contestant on various reality television shows. She was a housemate on the first series of '' Celebrity Big Brother'' (2001), comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Killick
Paul Killick is a British professional ballroom dancer and an International Latin American Dance Champion. He appeared in the first two series of the television show ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Killick specialize in Latin dance and has won The World Cup, World Trophy, World Masters, World Series, Universal and British Professional Latin American DanceSport Championships. Killick is also a choreographer, coach, television personality, dance judge, and the owner and director of the Arthur Murray International studio in Beverly Hills. Competitive dance career Killick represented Great Britain in competitive Ballroom and Latin American Dancesport in the Juvenile, Junior, Youth and Amateur divisions. He won the title of World Amateur Latin Champion in 1993, dancing with Inga Haas. In 1994, Killick began dancing professionally with Oksana Forova. In 1996, he began dancing with Vibeke Toft, participating in several competitions. In October 1998, Killick began dancing with Karina S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verona Joseph
Verona Joseph (born 23 April 1974) is a British actress. She played the role of Jess Griffin in the BBC drama series ''Holby City'' between 2002 and 2007 and continued to appear as a recurring character from time to time. In 2004, she appeared in the first series of the BBC dancing competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with her professional dance partner Paul Killick. She appeared in the first episode of series four of ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...'' as Penny, a journalist. Joseph married director Farren Blackburn in 2004. She has a son Terrell and two daughters Elsie-Mae and Ruby Rose. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Verona 1974 births Living people British actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Dallerup
Camilla Sacre-Dallerup (born 6 April 1974) is a Danish author, life coach, hypnotherapist and former ballroom dancer. Dance career Dallerup was born in Aalborg, where she started dancing at the age of two and a half when her mother took her to her first class. She won the Danish Junior Championships at the age of 12. Dallerup later moved to London, United Kingdom, where she lived and competed with Brendan Cole, who also became her fiancé. In 2003, Dallerup and Cole were placed third in Latin American at the UK Closed Championships, and in the top 12 of the world professionals at the Open British Championships. From 2004, Ian Waite has been her professional dance partner and they were placed second in Latin American at the 2005 UK Closed Championships and in the semi-final of the International Championships at the Royal Albert Hall in 2004. In September 2007, Dallerup and Cole represented the UK in the inaugural Eurovision Dance Contest 2007. ''Strictly Come Dancing'' Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dickinson
David Dickinson (born David Gulesserian; 16 August 1941) is an English antiques dealer and television presenter. Between 2000 and 2004, Dickinson hosted the BBC One antiques show '' Bargain Hunt'', where he was succeeded by Tim Wonnacott. Dickinson left the BBC in 2005, and between 2006 and 2024, he hosted the ITV daytime show '' Dickinson's Real Deal''. The show saw members of the public bringing antiques and collectables to sell to a dealer or take to the auction. He is also known as the Duke. In April 2003, Dickinson hosted his own daytime chat show series ''The David Dickinson Show'' and in 2017, he presented ''David Dickinson's Name Your Price'' for ITV. Origins Dickinson was born on 16 August 1941 in Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Cheshire, the son of Eugenie Gulesserian (born 1919 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire), a daughter of Hrant Gulesserian, an Armenian textile merchant who had moved from Constantinople to Manchester in 1904. Dickinson was placed for adoption as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Jones
Kylie Jones is a British professional ballroom dancer. She was the 2000 and 2001 World Ballroom Champion, the 2001 European Ballroom Champion, the 2000 and 2001 Open British Ballroom Champion, and the 2000 and 2001 United Kingdom Ballroom Champion. Jones began dancing as a seven-year-old and by the age of 11 she had become the International and Open British Juvenile Ballroom champion. She became the British Junior Champion in three consecutive years at ages 13, 14 and 15. Jones won the World Games in 2001 with her then-partner Jonathan Crossley. After winning their second World Ballroom Championship title in 2001, Jones and Crossley turned professional. They competed in a number of professional competitions between 2001 and 2002, including the British National Dance Championships, the 2002 British Open, the 2002 UK Open, the Asian Open Professional Championships, and the 2001 and 2002 Elsa Wells International Championships. Jones took part in the first series of ''Strictly Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Wood (comedian)
Jason Robert Wood (21 January 1972 – 20 February 2010) was a British comedian. He was a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he was best known for his comic musical impersonations of performers including Cher and Morrissey. He frequently headlined comedy clubs. Wood was born in Luton, and attended Icknield High School. In 2004, he took part in the first series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. He and his partner, professional dancer Kylie Jones, were the first to leave the competition. He was a contestant on the second series of '' The Underdog Show''. Wood was gay. His show "My Anus Horribilis," its name a play on the Queen's 1992 "Annus Horribilis" Christmas message, was about how " he Christian right ispushing the country backwards, and I wanted to point that out. It’s insane when they’re quoting Leviticus to outlaw gay sex, yet most people, who have never read the Bible, won’t know that book also threatens punishment for people who wear shirts of mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Come Dancing Series 22
''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its twenty-second series with a launch show on 14 September 2024 on BBC One, with the live shows beginning on 21 September. A special episode to commemorate the programme's twentieth anniversary was also confirmed. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, whilst Janette Manrara and Fleur East returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two''. Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke returned to the judging panel. Comedian Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell were announced as the winners on 14 December, while Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, and Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec were the runners-up. Format The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. After all the couples have danced they are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Come Dancing Series 21
''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its twenty-first series with a launch show on 16 September 2023 on BBC One, with live shows beginning on 23 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Janette Manrara returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'', alongside Fleur East, who was announced as the new co-host after Rylan Clark's departure in April 2023. In April 2023, the BBC announced that Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood would return to the judging panel. Actress Ellie Leach and her partner Vito Coppola were announced as the winners on 16 December, while Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin, and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell were the runners-up. Format The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The couples are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
