Season 8 (2010)
The eighth season of Strictly Come Dancing aired on BBC One in 2010, featuring fourteen celebrity contestants paired with professional dancers. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as hosts, with judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli, and Alesha Dixon. Kara Tointon, an actress best known for EastEnders, and her partner Artem Chigvintsev won the series, impressing with their chemistry and technical ability. Runner-up Matt Baker provided strong competition. This season featured the show's first same-sex dance and intense rivalries, maintaining Strictly's popularity and cementing its reputation as one of the UK’s top entertainment shows. (AI Generated). More on Wikipedia.
Couples
- Winners!
AKara & Artem16 dances, 571 points - MAMatt & Aliona16 dances, 548 points
JPamela & James14 dances, 491 points
NScott & Natalie12 dances, 402 points- GKGavin & Katya12 dances, 320 points
Ann & Anton10 dances, 162 points
RPatsy & Robin9 dances, 252 points
VFelicity & Vincent8 dances, 217 points- MBMichelle & Brendan7 dances, 184 points
FJimi & Flavia6 dances, 170 points- TJTina & Jared4 dances, 107 points
EPeter Shilton & Erin4 dances, 81 points
OPaul & Ola3 dances, 53 points
KGoldie & Kristina2 dances, 46 points
Judges
Bruno Tonioli1958 total dances judged
Craig Revel Horwood2606 total dances judged
Len Goodman1569 total dances judged
Alesha Dixon388 total dances judged
Series Rankings
| Couple | Series Rank | Dances | Total Points | Avg Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara & Artem | 1st | 16 | 571 | 8.9 |
| Matt & Aliona | 2nd | 16 | 548 | 8.6 |
| Pamela & James | 3rd | 14 | 491 | 8.8 |
| Scott & Natalie | 4th | 12 | 402 | 8.4 |
| Gavin & Katya | 5th | 12 | 320 | 6.7 |
| Ann & Anton | 6th | 10 | 162 | 4.1 |
| Patsy & Robin | 7th | 9 | 252 | 7 |
| Felicity & Vincent | 8th | 8 | 217 | 6.8 |
| Michelle & Brendan | 9th | 7 | 184 | 6.6 |
| Jimi & Flavia | 10th | 6 | 170 | 7.1 |
| Tina & Jared | 11th | 4 | 107 | 6.7 |
| Peter Shilton & Erin | 12th | 4 | 81 | 5.1 |
| Paul & Ola | 13th | 3 | 53 | 4.4 |
| Goldie & Kristina | 14th | 2 | 46 | 5.8 |
Scores by Week
| Weeks: | Series Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dances | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| Total Points | 342 | 357 | 315 | 337 | 323 | 298 | 279 | 240 | 202 | 195 | 345 | 371 | |
| Average Score | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.3 | |
| Kara & Artem | 1st | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 78 | 150 |
| Matt & Aliona | 2nd | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 66 | 144 |
| Pamela & James | 3rd | 31 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 75 | 77 |
| Scott & Natalie | 4th | 29 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 28 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 68 | |
| Gavin & Katya | 5th | 28 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 33 | 58 | |
| Ann & Anton | 6th | 17 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Patsy & Robin | 7th | 22 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 30 | |||
| Felicity & Vincent | 8th | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 30 | ||||
| Michelle & Brendan | 9th | 24 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 24 | |||||
| Jimi & Flavia | 10th | 26 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | ||||||
| Tina & Jared | 11th | 24 | 26 | B | 29 | 28 | |||||||
| Peter Shilton & Erin | 12th | 21 | 17 | 26 | 17 | ||||||||
| Paul & Ola | 13th | 16 | 21 | 16 | |||||||||
| Goldie & Kristina | 14th | 20 | 26 | ||||||||||
Leaderboard Rank by Week
| Weeks: | Series Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara & Artem | 1st | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt & Aliona | 2nd | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Pamela & James | 3rd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Scott & Natalie | 4th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Gavin & Katya | 5th | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Ann & Anton | 6th | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Patsy & Robin | 7th | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Felicity & Vincent | 8th | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Michelle & Brendan | 9th | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| Jimi & Flavia | 10th | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Tina & Jared | 11th | 7 | 7 | B | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| Peter Shilton & Erin | 12th | 11 | 13 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||
| Paul & Ola | 13th | 14 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||
| Goldie & Kristina | 14th | 12 | 7 |