Strictly Come Dancing: Here are all the winners from series 1 to series 21
Ellie Leach (2023)
Actress Ellie Leach was the winner of Strictly's latest season!
Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola
Ellie Leach partnered with pro dancer Vito Coppola. The two became the second pair to ever get the full 40 points for their routine to Ain't That a Kick in the Head.
Hamza Yassin (2022)
Hamza Yassin was the 2022 winner of Strictly.
Hamza Yassin Jowita Przystał
Yassin was partnered with professional dancer Jowita Przystał. When he won, he said: 'Words can't describe how I feel. I want to thank one person in particular - Jowita, you are an angel disguised as a human being. That's what you are, you're amazing'
Rose Ayling-Ellis (2021)
Rose Ayling-Ellis won season 19 of the show.
Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice
Rose Ayling-Ellis partnered with pro-dancer Giovanni Pernice and took the trophy home.
Bill Bailey (2020)
Bailey was the winner of series 18! He is the oldest contestant to ever win the show.
Oti Mabuse
Bill Bailey helped dancer Oti Mabuse secure her second win in a row.
Kelvin Fletcher (2019)
Kelvin and Oti Mabuse won series 17 of the show!
Stacey Dooley (2018)
Stacey Dooley won series 16.
Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton
Stacey partnered with pro dancer Kevin Clifton. Since securing their win, the two have been in a relationship and even welcomed a daughter named Minnie in 2023.
Joe McFadden (2017)
Mc Fadden won series 15!
Joe McFadden and Katya Jones
McFadden partnered up with Katya Jones. Though McFadden wasn't the favourite to begin with, he showed resilience and consistently improved as the weeks went by!
Ore Oduba (2016)
Ore Oduba won series 14 of Strictly!
Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton
The two secured their win with a Jive for the history books!
Jay McGuiness (2015)
Jay McGuiness won series 13!
Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani
Their performance in Movies Week pretty much placed him as the winner. It seems like dancing the Jive is the way to lift the trophy!
Caroline Flack (2014)
Before she even joined Love Island Flack was the winner of series 12!
Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev
Caroline partnered with Pasha Kovalev. The two secured scores in the 40s for all their performances.
Abbey Clancy (2013)
Abbey Clancy won series 11!
Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Skorjanec
Clancy was partnered with Aljaž Skorjanec. Throughout the series these two continually blew away the crowd and the judges with their ballroom routines.
Louis Smith (2012)
Louis won series 10!
Flavia Cacace
Louis Smith partnered with pro-dancer Flavia Cacace. Though they didn't win the judges' vote they won over the public and took home the trophy!
Harry Judd (2011)
Judd won series 9!
Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani
Judd partnered with dancer Aliona Vilani!
Kara Tointon (2010)
Tointon won series 9 of Strictly!
Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev
Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev triggered a lot of rumours about the status of their relationship while on the show. However, rumours were quickly confirmed when, to celebrate their win, the two kissed. Sadly, they split up in 2014.
Chris Hollins (2009)
Hollins won series 7!
Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan
The presenter partnered up with dancer Ola Jordan and took the trophy home.
Tom Chambers (2008)
Tom won series 6 of the show!
Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup
Chambers was partnered with dancer Camilla Dallerup. His win caused quite the controversy as he scored the lowest with the judges. However, the public loved him and he secured the win!
Alesha Dixon (2007)
Dixon won series 5!
Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler
Dixon was partnered with dancer Matthew Cutler. After winning the show, she became a judge between 2009 and 2011.
Mark Ramprakash (2006)
Ramprakash won series 4!
Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy
Ramprakash partnered with dancer Karen Hardy. He became the second professional cricketer to win Strictly.
Darren Gough (2005)
Professional cricketer Darren Gough won the third series of Strictly!
Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova
Gough was partnered with pro dancer Lilia Kopylova. Though they never got to the top of the leaderboard throughout the show, they managed to take the trophy home!
Jill Halfpenny (December 2004)
Jill Halfpenny won the second season of Strictly!
Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett
2004 didn't have one but two series of Strictly and Halfpenny was crowned the winner. Her Jive performance with pro dancer Darren Bennett is still regarded today as one of the best performances of the show! It was the first ever routine to get the full 40 points!
Natasha Kaplinsky (July 2004)
The first ever winner of Strictly Come Dancing was presenter and journalist Natasha Kaplinsky!
Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole
Natasha Kaplinsky partnered with pro dancer Brendan Cole.
