Strictly Come Dancing! (UK) Winners
Winners of the U.K. dance show 2004 - 2023
List activity
34 views
• 0 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
21 people
- Natasha Kaplinsky was born on 9 September 1972 in Brighton, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Gunman (2015), Hellboy (2019) and My Hero (2000). She has been married to Justin Bower since 21 August 2005. They have two children.Final 3 July 2004
Professional dancer: Brendon Cole - Actress
- Soundtrack
Jill Halfpenny was born on 15th July, 1975, in Newcastle, to Maureen and Colin Halfpenny. However, her father passed away when she was very young, and her mother married Jill's uncle, Derek.
She attended St Edmund Campion RC Comprehensive School, and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Although her native accent is Geordie, she can also do many more, from New York to Northern Irish.
Her hobbies include roller-skating, ice-skating, fencing, dancing and she enjoys traveling. She is also friends with her old co-star, Kacey Ainsworth.
Her first major acting role was at the age of 14, where she starred in Byker Grove (1989) as Nicola. She is probably best known for her TV role as Rebecca Hopkins in Coronation Street (1960), Kate Mitchell in EastEnders (1985), and, more recently, Izzie Redpath in Waterloo Road (2006). She has also had many minor roles in other well-known TV shows, such as The Catherine Tate Show (2004), The Bill (1984), and Shameless (2004).
In 2004, she participated in the BBC1 show Strictly Come Dancing (2004) with professional dancer Darren Bennett. They won the competition, and took part in the one off Christmas Special, winning the title 'Champion Of Champions'. They also made an appearance at the Royal Variety Performance. In December, it was then announced she would play the role of Roxie Hart in Chicago from January 2005.
Other theatre work includes The Bodies, in 2005, where she acted alongside her husband, Craig Conway, and pantomimes at the Theatre Royal in 2005 and 2006. She also starred as Julia in a performance of George Orwell's 1984 in 2002, which is where she and Craig first met. She also starred as Norma Farnes in Surviving Spike, alongside Michael Barrymore, in early 2008, when she was 5-6 months pregnant.Final 11 December 2004
Professional dancer: Darren Bennett- Darren Gough was born on 18 September 1970 in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was previously married to Anna.Final 17 December 2005. Professional dancer: Lilia Kopylova
- Mark Ramprakash was born on 5 September 1969 in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was previously married to Puja Vedi and Vandana Bhatt.Final 23 December 2006
Professional dancer: Karen Hardy - Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Alesha Dixon was born on 7 October 1978 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Catwoman (2004), Alesha Dixon: Drummer Boy (2010) and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016). She has been married to Azuka Ononye since 2017. They have two children. She was previously married to MC Harvey.Final 22 December 2007
Professional dancer: Matthew Cutler- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Tom was born in Darley Dale in Derbyshire, England. He went to Repton School and, in between school and holidays, was in the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT), where Jude Law and Jonny Lee Miller also had early training. He was approached by the Austrian Olympic skiing team but continued to pursue acting. He did a three-year musical theatre course at Guildford School of Acting.Final 20 December 2008
Professional dancer: Camilla Dallerup- Producer
- Actor
Chris Hollins was born on 20 March 1971 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He is a producer and actor, known for Run Fatboy Run (2007), Golf's Greatest Holes (2021) and Children in Need (2007).Final 19 December 2009
Professional dancer: Ola Jordan- Standing at an average 5ft 5in, with a cheeky glint in her deep brown eyes we have Kara Tointon - a girl who is anything but average. She was brought into the world on August 5th 1983 in a large Essex town called Southend-On-Sea.. Ambitious and confident from an early age, Kara often made up her own words for things and was always amusing those around her with her random and creative moods. If she wasn't an actress she would have attended art college. During her teenage years she attended a private school with only 12 people in her entire year. It was here she made friends for life.
At the tender age of 7 Kara began her acting career. She attended speech and drama lessons at school and she also took part in LAMDA examinations, entering local musical festivals doing poetry recital. Her first proper acting experience came when she played the part of Birgita in The Sound of Music at the Cliffs Pavillion. Shortly after that her first paid job was as one of the children in the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Her first appearance on television was as an extra in Eastenders.
Not only is she a wonderful actress but she is also highly trained in dance, specializing in Aerobics, Ballet, Bass-Baritone, Cabaret Singing, Choreography, Contemporary, Jazz and Tap. In her spare time she enjoys painting, swimming and skiing. She is a girl with endless talents.
But Kara often likes to take a step back from the limelight to spend time with her family and friends who she strives to spend as much time with as possible. Her mother and younger sister Hannah in particular, who recently moved away from Essex to London to be closer to her. Kara is also a keen shopper and likes to spend hours at a time rooting around London for rare, one-off outfits. Fading into the background isn't her style.
2004 has been a great year for Kara. Not only did she appear in Mile High but she has recently returned to her former Dream Team role as Gina Milliano. Kara longed for a regular role in a hit TV show and it looks like her dream maybe have come true.Final 18 December 2010
Professional dancer: Artem Chigvintsev - Actor
- Soundtrack
Harry Mark Christopher Judd was born 23 December 1985 in Chelmsford, England, to Emma H. (Williams) and Christopher J. N. Judd. As a child, he liked to ride around the family estate in tractors and play cricket, which he finds a greater rush than performing on stage. When he was 17 he auditioned to be the drummer for a new pop/punk band as advertised in NME. That band is now McFly. They soon released a single, 5 colours in her hair, which shot to number 1 and rocketed them to fame. They are also in the record books for being the youngest band to have a number 1 single with their debut. They have since had many more hit singles and a no. 1 album.Final 17 December 2011
Professional dancer: Aliona Vilani- Louis Smith was born on 22 April 1989 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Murder in Successville (2015), JLS: Proud (2012) and Celebrity Benchmark (2015).Final 22 December 2012
Professional dancer: Flavia Cacace - Abigail Marie Clancy is a catwalk model and TV personality. She was born in Liverpool on the 10th January 1986 to Geoff and Karen Clancy. She is the eldest of 4 children Sean, John and Elle. Abbey is married to footballer Peter Crouch, they married at Stapleford Park on the 30th June 2011. They have 4 children Sophia 8 years, Liberty 4 years, Johnny 18 months and Jack 4 months. Abbey appeared on the Living TV 'Britain's Next Top Model' in 2006 where she came runner up to Lianna Fowler. Abbey was the shows most successful contestant going on to appear on covers of Sports Illustrated, Arena, Marie Claire, Elle, Esquire and Love Magazine. She has also fronted campaigns for Umbro, Reebok, Matalan, Avon, Lipsy and Charlotte Tilsbury. Abbey has also presented several shows including 'The Ultimate Bikini Guide', 'The Great Hairdresser' and 'Slave to Fashion' all for C4. 'The Parent Trip', 'This Morning Fashion' for ITV and 'Abbey and Janice Beauty and the Best' for Living. Abbey has also featured in the 'Absolutley Fabulous The Movie', 'Men Behaving Badly', 'League of There Own', 'Celebrity Juice', 'Ant and Dec's Saturday Take Away' and 'Hells Kitchen'. Abbey appeared and won 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2013. This propelled her to huge success with brand deals with Avon, Charlotte Tilsbury Matalan, Reebok Ultimo and a book deal with Mills and Boon. Abbey also returned to her roots presenting and judging 'Britains Next Top Model' in 2015. Abbey has continued to work on her fashion campaigns and TV appearances while bringing her some 4 children all under 8.Final 21 December 2013
Professional dancer: Aljaz Skorjanec - Actress
- Additional Crew
Caroline Flack was born on 9 November 1979 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Bo' Selecta! (2002), Love Advent (2011) and Bo Selecta: Proper Crimbo (2003). She died on 15 February 2020 in London, England, UK.1979 - 2020
Final 20 December 2014
Professional dancer: Pasha Kovalev- Actor
- Producer
Jay McGuiness was born on 24 July 1990 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wanted Life (2013), The Wanted: I Found You (Fan Version) (2013) and The Wanted: All Time Low (Live) (2013).Final 19 December 2015
Professional dancer: Aliona Vilani (second win)- Ore Oduba was born on 17 November 1985 in London. He is an actor, known for Curtains (2020), Comedy Playhouse (1961) and Noughts + Crosses (2020). He has been married to Portia Oduba since 1 November 2015. They have one child.Final 17 December 2016
Professional dancer: Joanne Clifton - Actor
- Soundtrack
Joe McFadden was born Joseph Martin McFadden in Glasgow, Scotland to Irish parents. He began acting at 12 years old when a talent scout from the detective show 'Taggart' visited his school, Holyrood Secondary and invited him to play the role of the son of a murder victim. He followed this with various Scottish stage, film and television roles including the leading role Prentice McHoan in 'The Crow Road"(for which he was nominated for a BAFTA) before moving to London and joining the original London production of the Tony award winning musical Rent as the narrator, Mark Cohen. He has appeared in notable stage productions for The Royal Court, National Theatre Of Scotland and played the title role of 'Aladdin' at The Old Vic theatre opposite Sir Ian McKellen On television he has played many memorable roles in various hit television shows including the lead policeman, PC Joe Mason in ITV's 'Heartbeat' and also the brilliant trauma surgeon Raffaelo (Raf) Di Lucca in BBC hospital drama 'Holby City'
In 2017, 13 million viewers watched him lift the glitterball in the BBC dancing competition 'Strictly Come Dancing'Final 16 December 2017
Professional dancer: Katya Jones- Producer
- Additional Crew
Stacey Dooley was born on 9 March 1987 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. She is a producer, known for Justice (2003), Blackpool's Dance Fever (2022) and Stacey Dooley Investigates (2009).Final 15 December 2018
Professional dancer: Kevin Clifton- Kelvin Fletcher was born on 17 January 1984 in Lancashire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), We Go in at Dawn (2020) and Chiller (1995). He has been married to Eliza Marsland since 28 November 2015. They have four children.Final 14 December 2019
Professional dancer: Oti Mabuse - Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Bill Bailey is known for his sharp wit and classic sense of humor. he is most famous for being in Never Mind The Buzzcocks, celebrity game-show in which he is a team captain. Bill is a stand up comedian, and has also starred in cult comedies such as Spaced and of course Black Books. He was given the award for the "best stand-up" at the British comedy awards.Final 19 December 2020
Professional dancer: Oti Mabuse (2nd win)- Rose Ayling-Ellis was born on 17 November 1994 in Shepway, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change (2023), Code of Silence and EastEnders (1985).Final 18 December 2021
Professional dancer: Giovanni Pernice - Hamza Ahmed Yassin was born in Sudan on February 22, 1990, and moved to Britain at the age of eight unable to speak English. Despite being diagnosed with dyslexia, he proved to be a fast learner and won a place at Bangor University where he graduated with a degree in Zoology with Conservation, later being awarded an Honorary Masters. He then studied for a Masters in Biological Photography and Imaging at the University of Nottingham, before embarking on a career as a wildlife cameraman and television presenter.
His first foray into presenting was on BBC's The One Show as one of their new wildlife cameramen. This is where he was seen by DML who immediately signed him having spotted his potential.
Hamza is presenter (under the guise of Ranger Hamza) of the hugely popular CBeebies' live-action show Let's Go For A Walk. Hamza's newest CBeebies' series, Ranger Hamza's Eco Quest, is also set to be a great success. He can also be regularly spotted presenting and sharing his vast knowledge and camera skills on BBC's Countryfile and ITV's This Morning. Hamza is the presenter and cameraman for Channel 4 's documentary 'Scotland: My Life in the Wild' and Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness, in which he guided celebrity companions on journeys through western and eastern Scotland and the Highlands. Hamza has joined the team of wildlife experts on BBC One's Animal Park. It has recently been announced that Hamza will be a contestant on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing 2022. Hamza is over the moon and can't wait to get his dancing shoes on!
Hamza is relatively new to presenting but not to his career in wildlife, his impressive qualifications are a Masters Degree (MSc.) in Biological Imaging and Photography with Merit in addition to his Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Zoology with Conservation.
He has a passion for birds, is a skilled ornithologist and bird nest recorder with excellent field craft and habitat knowledge. Hamza is also a published wildlife photographer as well as a wildlife tour guide.
Hamza has assisted wildlife cameraman Jesse Wilkinson on projects including a film insert for Springwatch 2015, filming a Sparrow hawk sequence for Silverbacks 'The Hunt' narrated by Sir David Attenborough and a film sequence about the British obsession with egg collecting!
He produced a promotional video for the 25th Anniversary of the Bird Fair in Rutland, 2013. Samples of his stunning photography work can be viewed on Instagram @hamzayassin90 and his Facebook page @hamzayassinphotography
Hamza lives in a rural part of the west coast of Scotland, with wildlife and nature right on his doorstop as a constant inspiration for his work. In his spare time, Hamza competes in the Highland Games.Final 17 December 2022
Professional dancer: Jowita Przystal - Ellie Louise Leach was born on 15th March 2001 in Bury, Manchester. Ellie had an interest in acting from a young age. Her first appearance on TV was in a Staples back to school advert and she later landed a role in BBC daytime drama Moving On. Her most notable role is that of Faye Windass in Coronation Street. Ellie's cousin is actress Brooke Vincent, who plays Sophie Webster in Coronation Street.Final 16 December 2023
Professional dancer: Vito Coppola