After 13 iconic weeks, the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 champion is… <\/p>
After 13 show-stopping weeks, just three celebrities and their professional dancers remained in the Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> competition, until it was just one, as Ellie Leach <\/strong>was announced as the winning celebrity for 2023.<\/p>\n Tonight\u2019s thrilling show, saw all three finalists dance to the best of their ability all with the hopes of lifting the coveted Glitterball trophy.<\/p>\n The grand final saw the celebrities perform three routines<\/a>: A showdance, the judges\u2019 pick and their favourite dance.<\/p>\n Ellie has had a truly epic time on the show and finally scored her first 40 of the series after performing her final dance.<\/p> There were originally 15 famous faces in the competition all raring to go and with the hope of winning the iconic competition.<\/p>\n Those who took part in the 2023 show included Les Dennis, Nikita Kanda, Jody Cundy CBE, Eddie Kadi, Amanda Abbington, Zara McDermott, Adam Thomas, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Angela Rippon, Angela Scanlon, Nigel Harman and Annabel Croft.<\/p>\n Unfortunately there were two celebrities who had to bow out of the competition early. Amanda Abbington left Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> after just five weeks in the competition, and she later explained her withdrawal<\/a> was due to \u201cpersonal reasons\u201d.<\/p>\n Casualty\u2019s Nigel Harman withdrew from the competition<\/a> a week before the semi-final due to an injury.<\/p>\n A BBC spokesperson confirmed<\/a> his exit at the time: \u201cUnfortunately Nigel has sustained an injury which means he is unable to perform in tonight\u2019s show and has had to withdraw from Strictly.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n While the dancing show is over for another year, fans will be able to get their extra dose of Strictly soon with an extra special festive episode airing in a little over a week.<\/p> \n