Season 7 (2009)
The seventh season of Strictly Come Dancing aired on BBC One in 2009, featuring sixteen celebrity contestants paired with professional dancers. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as hosts, with judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli, and new judge Alesha Dixon, replacing Arlene Phillips. Sports presenter Chris Hollins and his partner Ola Jordan won the series, beating runner-up Ricky Whittle in the final. Despite lower judges’ scores, Hollins’ charm and improvement won over the public. Season 7 was marked by intense competition, memorable routines, and debate over Alesha Dixon’s judging role, keeping Strictly in the spotlight. (AI Generated). More on Wikipedia.
Couples
- Winners!COChris & Ola19 dances, 656 points
- RNRicky W. & Natalie19 dances, 757 points
BAli & Brian15 dances, 548 points- L
Laila & Anton13 dances, 373 points 
VNatalie & Vincent11 dances, 310 points- RERicky G. & Erin10 dances, 258 points
- JIJade & Ian8 dances, 247 points
KPhil & Katya9 dances, 240 points
FCraig & Flavia8 dances, 168 points- ZJZöe & James7 dances, 220 points
- JBJo & Brendan6 dances, 113 points
KJoe & Kristina5 dances, 92 points
DLynda & Darren4 dances, 93 points- RARav & Aliona3 dances, 61 points
- RLRichard & Lilia2 dances, 38 points
- MMMartina & Matthew2 dances, 46 points
Judges
Bruno Tonioli1958 total dances judged
Craig Revel Horwood2606 total dances judged
Alesha Dixon388 total dances judged
Len Goodman1569 total dances judged
Series Rankings
| Couple | Series Rank | Dances | Total Points | Avg Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Ola | 1st | 19 | 656 | 7.8 |
| Ricky W. & Natalie | 2nd | 19 | 757 | 9 |
| Ali & Brian | 3rd | 15 | 548 | 8.6 |
| Laila & Anton | 4th | 13 | 373 | 6.9 |
| Natalie & Vincent | 5th | 11 | 310 | 7 |
| Ricky G. & Erin | 6th | 10 | 258 | 6.5 |
| Jade & Ian | 7th | 8 | 247 | 7.7 |
| Phil & Katya | 8th | 9 | 240 | 6.7 |
| Craig & Flavia | 9th | 8 | 168 | 5.3 |
| Zöe & James | 10th | 7 | 220 | 7.9 |
| Jo & Brendan | 11th | 6 | 113 | 4.7 |
| Joe & Kristina | 12th | 5 | 92 | 4.6 |
| Lynda & Darren | 13th | 4 | 93 | 5.8 |
| Rav & Aliona | 14th | 3 | 61 | 5.1 |
| Richard & Lilia | 15th | 2 | 38 | 4.8 |
| Martina & Matthew | 16th | 2 | 46 | 5.8 |
Scores by Week
| Weeks: | Series Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dances | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
| Total Points | 378 | 400 | 368 | 354 | 317 | 305 | 309 | 273 | 216 | 177 | 159 | 320 | 268 | 376 | |
| Average Score | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8 | 8 | 8.9 | 9.4 | |
| Chris & Ola | 1st | 56 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 80 | 80 | 186 | |
| Ricky W. & Natalie | 2nd | 65 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 95 | 96 | 190 | |
| Ali & Brian | 3rd | 60 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 86 | 92 | ||
| Laila & Anton | 4th | 55 | 30 | 34 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 59 | |||
| Natalie & Vincent | 5th | 50 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 26 | 26 | ||||
| Ricky G. & Erin | 6th | 47 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 22 | |||||
| Jade & Ian | 7th | 52 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 33 | B | W | |||||
| Phil & Katya | 8th | 51 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 31 | ||||||
| Craig & Flavia | 9th | 44 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 17 | |||||||
| Zöe & James | 10th | 61 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 32 | ||||||||
| Jo & Brendan | 11th | 36 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 14 | |||||||||
| Joe & Kristina | 12th | 32 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Lynda & Darren | 13th | 44 | 25 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Rav & Aliona | 14th | 41 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Richard & Lilia | 15th | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Martina & Matthew | 16th | 46 | |||||||||||||
Leaderboard Rank by Week
| Weeks: | Series Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Ola | 1st | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Ricky W. & Natalie | 2nd | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ali & Brian | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Laila & Anton | 4th | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Natalie & Vincent | 5th | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Ricky G. & Erin | 6th | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Jade & Ian | 7th | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | B | W | |||||
| Phil & Katya | 8th | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| Craig & Flavia | 9th | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| Zöe & James | 10th | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Jo & Brendan | 11th | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||
| Joe & Kristina | 12th | 8 | 14 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Lynda & Darren | 13th | 6 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Rav & Aliona | 14th | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Richard & Lilia | 15th | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Martina & Matthew | 16th | 5 |