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Strictly Christmas Special Airs Today as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman Take Their Final Bow

The pre-recorded send-off includes a judges’ gift Argentine tango for Daly and a Love Actually nod for Winkleman, with six couples performing before the studio audience selects the Christmas champion.

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Overview

  • The special airs at 5.30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and marks Daly and Winkleman’s final joint hosting appearance.
  • Daly dances an Argentine tango with professional Aljaž Škorjanec, presented as a surprise by judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.
  • Winkleman appears in a playful Love Actually–style segment featuring Strictly bandleader Dave Arch holding placards.
  • Six celebrity–professional pairs compete, the regular judges score the routines and the studio audience decides the winner.
  • The show features a musical performance from boy band Blue and two group dances, following weekend tributes that included a message from Queen Camilla read on the live final.