Strictly Come Dancing may have only just begun, but in just three short months one celebrity will get to lift the glitterball trophy. The 2024 line-up are currently getting to know their new professional dancer partner and taking tentative first steps in the training room. But they shouldn’t get too comfortable, as the BBC series is very much a competition.
From the moment they set a spray-tanned foot onto the dancefloor, they are being judged with the hopes of making it into the Strictly history books. If they’re looking for inspiration then the 21 celebrities – most recently Ellie Leach – who have had the honour of raising the sparkly award way above their heads in the glitzy final would be a good place to start. Here’s everyone who’s managed to secure the glitterball so far — and who they had to beat to get there.
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Simply click on this link , select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers. Keep dancing! Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole — Series 1 (2004) The first-ever winners of Strictly were journalist Natasha Kaplinsky, 52, and her partner Brendan Cole , 48, who called the victor.