Season 21 (2023)
The twenty-first season of Strictly Come Dancing aired on BBC One from September to December 2023, featuring fifteen celebrity contestants paired with professional dancers. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, with judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood. Actress Ellie Leach and her partner Vito Coppola won the series, with Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin, and Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell as runners-up. This season introduced new themed weeks, including a BBC Centenary Week, and marked the return of a full studio audience following previous COVID-19 restrictions. Professional dancer Amy Dowden was absent this season due to a second cancer diagnosis. The season maintained high viewing figures, with the final achieving over 8 million live viewers. Despite facing challenges, including the departure of two professional dancers due to allegations of abusive behavior, the show continued to captivate audiences with its blend of dance and entertainment. Notably, this season featured the show's first all-male partnership with John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, and the first same-sex female partnership with Nicola Adams and Katya Jones. (AI Generated). More on Wikipedia.
Couples
- Winners!EVEllie & Vito16 dances, 573 points
- BDBobby & Dianne16 dances, 540 points
- LNLayton & Nikita16 dances, 588 points
JAnnabel & Johannes13 dances, 400 points- NKNigel & Katya10 dances, 307 points
- ACAngela S. & Carlos10 dances, 305 points
- AKAngela R. & Kai9 dances, 271 points
- KLKrishnan & Lauren8 dances, 211 points
- ALAdam & Luba7 dances, 191 points
- ZGZara & Graziano6 dances, 148 points
- AGAmanda & Giovanni4 dances, 122 points
- EKEddie & Karen5 dances, 125 points
- JJJody & Jowita4 dances, 76 points
- NGNikita & Gorka3 dances, 57 points
- LNLes & Nancy2 dances, 31 points
Judges
Anton Du Beke549 total dances judged
Shirley Ballas1034 total dances judged
Craig Revel Horwood2606 total dances judged- MMMotsi Mabuse727 total dances judged
Series Rankings
| Couple | Series Rank | Dances | Total Points | Avg Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie & Vito | 1st | 16 | 573 | 9 |
| Bobby & Dianne | 2nd | 16 | 540 | 8.4 |
| Layton & Nikita | 2nd | 16 | 588 | 9.2 |
| Annabel & Johannes | 4th | 13 | 400 | 7.7 |
| Nigel & Katya | 5th | 10 | 307 | 7.7 |
| Angela S. & Carlos | 6th | 10 | 305 | 7.6 |
| Angela R. & Kai | 7th | 9 | 271 | 7.5 |
| Krishnan & Lauren | 8th | 8 | 211 | 6.6 |
| Adam & Luba | 9th | 7 | 191 | 6.8 |
| Zara & Graziano | 10th | 6 | 148 | 6.2 |
| Amanda & Giovanni | 11th | 4 | 122 | 7.6 |
| Eddie & Karen | 12th | 5 | 125 | 6.3 |
| Jody & Jowita | 13th | 4 | 76 | 4.8 |
| Nikita & Gorka | 14th | 3 | 57 | 4.8 |
| Les & Nancy | 15th | 2 | 31 | 3.9 |
Scores by Week
| Weeks: | Series Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dances | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| Total Points | 364 | 373 | 395 | 378 | 340 | 313 | 284 | 261 | 245 | 209 | 143 | 289 | 351 | |
| Average Score | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9 | 9.8 | |
| Ellie & Vito | 1st | 29 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 75 | 115 |
| Layton & Nikita | 2nd | 29 | 36 | 28 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 40 | 76 | 119 |
| Bobby & Dianne | 2nd | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 73 | 117 |
| Annabel & Johannes | 4th | 28 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 65 | |
| Nigel & Katya | 5th | 32 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | |||
| Angela S. & Carlos | 6th | 23 | 29 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 31 | |||
| Angela R. & Kai | 7th | 28 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 28 | ||||
| Krishnan & Lauren | 8th | 22 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 25 | |||||
| Adam & Luba | 9th | 19 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 27 | ||||||
| Zara & Graziano | 10th | 19 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | |||||||
| Amanda & Giovanni | 11th | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | |||||||||
| Eddie & Karen | 12th | 22 | 21 | 34 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||
| Jody & Jowita | 13th | 21 | 16 | 20 | 19 | |||||||||
| Nikita & Gorka | 14th | 18 | 18 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Les & Nancy | 15th | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||
Leaderboard Rank by Week
| Weeks: | Series Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie & Vito | 1st | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Layton & Nikita | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby & Dianne | 2nd | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Annabel & Johannes | 4th | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Nigel & Katya | 5th | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Angela S. & Carlos | 6th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Angela R. & Kai | 7th | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Krishnan & Lauren | 8th | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| Adam & Luba | 9th | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| Zara & Graziano | 10th | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |||||||
| Amanda & Giovanni | 11th | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| Eddie & Karen | 12th | 9 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||
| Jody & Jowita | 13th | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||
| Nikita & Gorka | 14th | 14 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Les & Nancy | 15th | 15 | 15 |