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

Judges

Series Rankings

CoupleSeries RankDancesTotal PointsAvg Score
Ellie & Vito1st165739
Bobby & Dianne2nd165408.4
Layton & Nikita2nd165889.2
Annabel & Johannes4th134007.7
Nigel & Katya5th103077.7
Angela S. & Carlos6th103057.6
Angela R. & Kai7th92717.5
Krishnan & Lauren8th82116.6
Adam & Luba9th71916.8
Zara & Graziano10th61486.2
Amanda & Giovanni11th41227.6
Eddie & Karen12th51256.3
Jody & Jowita13th4764.8
Nikita & Gorka14th3574.8
Les & Nancy15th2313.9

Scores by Week

Weeks:Series Rank12345678910111213
Dances1515141311109876489
Total Points364373395378340313284261245209143289351
Average Score6.16.27.17.37.77.87.98.28.88.78.999.8
Ellie & Vito1st293133283738393539383675115
Layton & Nikita2nd293628373936363939344076119
Bobby & Dianne2nd292932303230303235373473117
Annabel & Johannes4th282230292729353135363365
Nigel & Katya5th32272533293033343133
Angela S. & Carlos6th23293528283327333831
Angela R. & Kai7th283126313433283228
Krishnan & Lauren8th2220302830272925
Adam & Luba9th19232632323227
Zara & Graziano10th192325282825
Amanda & Giovanni11th29323031
Eddie & Karen12th2221342424
Jody & Jowita13th21162019
Nikita & Gorka14th181821
Les & Nancy15th1615

Leaderboard Rank by Week

Weeks:Series Rank12345678910111213
Ellie & Vito1st2338211211223
Layton & Nikita2nd2181122114111
Bobby & Dianne2nd2546465542332
Annabel & Johannes4th61057108374344
Nigel & Katya5th17112764365
Angela S. & Carlos6th8518838436
Angela R. & Kai7th639433757
Krishnan & Lauren8th912586968
Adam & Luba9th12893458
Zara & Graziano10th128118810
Amanda & Giovanni11th2254
Eddie & Karen12th91121211
Jody & Jowita13th11141413
Nikita & Gorka14th141313
Les & Nancy15th1515

Average Scores by Couple by Week