Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick and professional dancer Nancy Xu have been crowned this year's winners of the Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special.
09.12.2023 - 23:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
According to Strictly Come Dancing fans, 'tension' between the judges and one of the celebrity contestants has been 'confirmed' after a telling comment from Motis Mabuse. It was the semi-final of the BBC One dance contest on Saturday night (December 9) and the remaining four couples performed twice for the judges and the voting public watching at home
Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin received a standing ovation from Craig Revel Horwood during the penultimate week of the competition. For their second dance, Williams, 29, and Kuzmin, 25, wore matching suits as they performed the Charleston to Fit As A Fiddle by Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor.
They made use of chairs, a ladder and umbrellas as they danced their way to a full 40 points. Craig said the dance was “the best Charleston I’ve ever seen in twenty years," while fellow judge Anton Du Beke told stage and TV actor Layton: "That’s the best thing you’ve ever done."
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Meanwhile, Bobby Brazier was called “the king of ballroom” during the Strictly semi-finals. The EastEnders star, 20, and his dance partner Dianne Buswell kicked off the semi-finals with a quickstep to Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin.
Head judge Shirley Ballas said: "What a way to open the semi-final." She added: "You are now the king of ballroom." The couple were awarded a total of 38 points and received two 10s, one from Ballas and another from Anton Du Beke. They later danced a paso doble to Run Boy Run by Woodkid and were awarded 35 points by the judges.
But it was after one of Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe's
Eastenders star Jamie Borthwick and professional dancer Nancy Xu have been crowned this year's winners of the Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special.
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