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Strictly Come Dancing: the final – as it happened
Amber Davies, Karen Carney and George Clarke fought it out in the series finale. Co-hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman waved goodbye. But on an emotional night in the ballroom, who waltzed away with the glitterball trophy?
Phew, my sequin-spangled friends. What a final. What a worthy winner. That concludes tonight’s livebloggery-pokery but thanks for being such wise, witty, wonderful company all series.
Don’t go getting dance withdrawal symptoms just yet. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman take their final bow in the Christmas Special at 5.30pm on Christmas Day. There won’t be a full liveblog because, probably like you, I’ll be face down in a pile of Paxo and pigs-in-blankets. However, we will publish an article and have an open comments thread, so our sparkly community can discuss the action live and wish each other a glittery Christmas. Please rejoin us then for festive fabulosity .
Waltzes, Tangoes and perfect scores in Strictly final – watch live
Former Lioness Karen Carney becomes the first footballer in Strictly history to be crowned winner of the competition alongside partner Carlos Gu
"I literally am lost for words," she says after sharing hugs with fellow competitors Amber and George
All three couples have raked in high score after high score today – and plenty of praise from the judges over their progress throughout the show
There's been lots of tears today, both from the contestants and your hosts – as today marks the last show Tess and Claudia are presenting
Craig reads out a special message from Queen Camilla paying tribute to the pair's "utterly fab-u-lous" work through the years
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Karen Carney wins Strictly Come Dancing! Lionesses legend makes history as she lifts iconic glitter-ball trophy
Former England midfielder Karen Carney made history on Saturday night as she won Strictly Come Dancing and lifted the iconic glitter-ball trophy. The ex-Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder put an end to stereotypes surrounding footballers and their ability to perform on the dance floor with some fantastic performances throughout the season, which received widespread praise.
On Saturday, Carney became the 23rd winner of the Strictly Come Dancing competition as she and her dancing partner Carlos Gu lifted the trophy. Other than winning the entire contest, the 38-year-old also won the best VT award and the best dance award for her performance in her Peaky Blinders-themed Argentine tango.
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