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Television Persona scarlett moffat Used to be crowned winner of 2025 strictly come dance Christmas special.
The 35-year-old won the Silver Star trophy alongside professional dancer Vito Coppola following a vote by the BBC One show’s audience and judges.
The pre-recorded episode also marked the final hosting appearance. Tess Daly And claudia winkelmannDaly, 56, performed the Argentine tango with Aljaz Skorzenek, while Winkelman, 53, competed in a competition, really love parody with strictly Dave Arch, the band’s musical director.
Arch, 63, held large signs that read “This is the Carol Singer” and “To me, you’re perfect”, referencing a scene in the 2003 Christmas rom-com during which Andrew Lincoln’s character Mark declares his love for Juliet, played by Keira Knightley.
Moffatt and dancer Coppola were crowned champions after wowing judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke with their cha cha to Cher’s “DJ Plays a Christmas Song”.
He topped the leaderboard after the judges gave him a perfect score of 40.
Moffat said: “It’s amazing. I think I should have prepared a speech.
“This is honestly the greatest gift we could ever have at Christmas.
“We all just had the best time.”
He beat fellow celebrities All Saints singer Melanie Blatt, EastEnders star Nicholas Bailey, actor and podcaster Babatunde Alesh, Westlife singer Brian McFadden and gladiator Jody Onsley, also known to fans as Fury, during the Christmas Day episode.
Moffatt rose to fame after appearing in Channel 4’s reality TV series GoggleboxDue to her friendly personality, she has gained a large number of followers on social media.
she also won I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2016, and for a brief stint co-presented Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway In 2017.
strictly The Christmas special, which is pre-recorded, began with a group routine to Kelly Clarkson’s “Grown Up Christmas List” and the musical Mame’s “We Need a Little Christmas”, featuring the celebrities and their professional partners.
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The couples then took to the ballroom floor to complete their individual seasonal routines.
Bailey, 54, and his partner Luba Mushtaq scored 39 points for the Viennese waltz “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams – the joint second-highest score of the night.
Singer McFadden and professional dancer Michelle Tsiakkas also scored 39 points for their rendition of Kelly Clarkson’s “Run Run Rudolph”.
Blatt, 50, and her partner Kai Widdington received 36 points after performing their Americana spontaneous routine to “Santa Baby” by The Pussycat Dolls.
Onsley and his professional dancer Neil Jones scored a total of 37 points for the street commercial for Kylie Cantrall’s “Red Christmas”.
After the Charleston to “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” by Bing Crosby, Aleche and dancer Nancy Xu were left with the lowest score of 35 points.
To close the show, the couples and judges danced to “Happy Holidays/Let Yourself Go”.
Presenting duo Daly and Winkleman concluded the show with their final “Keep Dancing” from the ballroom floor.
strictly Come Dancing The Christmas special is available on BBC iPlayer.