Scarlett Moffatt and Vito Coppola have been crowned winner of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
Viewers of the BBC show saw funnyman Babatunde Aléshé, 39, singer Brian McFadden, 45, Gladiators star Jodie Ounsley, 24, All Saints legend Melanie Blatt, 50, and EastEnders actor Nicholas Bailey, 54, battle it out to lift the Glitterball Trophy to be named the Strictly Christmas Champion.
Scarlett, 35, and her partner Vito, 33, danced a Cha Cha to Cher’s DJ Play A Christmas Song and received an amazing 40 out of 40 from judges Shirley Ballas, 65, Craig Revel Horwood, 60, Oti Mabuse, 35, and Anton Du Beke, 59.
When asked what she felt like after being crowned winner of the special, Scarlett – who shot to fame on Gogglebox in 2014 – said: ‘This is amazing! I feel like I should have prepared a speech!
‘This is honestly the greatest gift that could have ever happened at Christmas.
‘We’ve all just had the best time!’
Scarlett Moffattand Vito Coppola have been crowned winner of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special
Viewers of the BBCshow saw funnyman Babatunde Aléshé, 39, singer Brian McFadden, 45, Gladiators star Jodie Ounsley, 24, All Saints legend Melanie Blatt, 50, and EastEnders actor Nicholas Bailey, 54, battle it out to lift the Glitterball Trophy to be named the Strictly Christmas Champion
Previously speaking about their performance, Vito said: ‘Our dance is a Cha Cha Cha and is a pure celebration.
‘I think we are the first couple in Strictly to dance to this song since Cher performed it on the show a few years ago.
‘Honestly, the choreography is quite challenging. I have tried to challenge Scarlett.
‘It’s very quick. It’s faster than a normal Cha Cha tempo, but we can do it! It’s got momentum and we’ve crammed a lot in the short space of time that we have.’
Scarlett added: ‘There’s a lot of spins, a lot of silver, and it’s just very camp! It’s like a club scene, I spin around in a big bauble, I get thrown around – it’s full on! But still very technical.’
‘We have worked on technique to make it very precise, sharp and accurate and also just a big celebration to really try and get everyone involved.
‘For me personally, when I choreograph a dance, I always look for moments when we can spread out some joy, happiness and sparkle to the people, a moment when we want to bring people into our bubble.
‘We want people to feel that they can join in and dance with us – we want people to dance along at home!’ Vito added.
Fans were treated to a group dance to Kelly Clarkson’s Grown Up Christmas List, as well as We Need A Little Christmas from the musical Mame
Brian and Michelle Tsiakkas, 30, scored an incredible 39 for their Jive to Run Run Rodolf
Nicholas and Luba Mushtuk, 36, ended up with 39 for their Viennese Waltz to It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year
Gogglebox favourite Scarlett has a dancing background in the past, having been classified as a semi-professional ballroom and Latin dancer when she was younger.
Scarlett said of taking part in the show: ‘I’ve never moved this much! My favourite position normally is seated, but I have honestly loved it.
‘It’s fun finding out that you’ve got muscles that you didn’t know you had. That’s been quite cool.
‘It’s made me feel so proud, because Vito will show me a move, and I think there’s no way on this earth that I can do that, and then after a while, I’m like “Oh, I can do it!”.
‘So there’s a big sense of pride.’
Tess Daly, 56, and Claudia Winkleman, 53, returned to our screens one final time to present the show after it was revealed that they were leaving back in October.
Shirley Ballas, 65, Craig Revel Horwood, 60, Motsi Mabuse, 44, and Anton Du Beke, 59, were also there to judge the performances.
And all six pairings did an incredible job.
Shirley Ballas, 65, Craig Revel Horwood, (pictured) 60, Motsi Mabuse, 44, and Anton Du Beke, 59, (pictured) were also there to judge the performances
Tess Daly, 56, and Claudia Winkleman, 53, returned to our screens one final time to present the show after it was revealed that they were leaving back in October
The duo shared a sweet embrace after taking part in their final show, before delivering their signature ‘keep dancing’
Dressed in festive white and cream outfits, Tess and Claudia shared an emotional hug and dance while the celebrity contestants applauded them for their work on the show
Head judge Shirley Ballas (pictured) looked over the moon to be back on the dance floor for the special
Babatunde and Nancy Xu, 34, danced the Charleston to Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Bing Crosby.
The pair were awarded an impressive 35 out of 40.
Mel and her partner Kai Widdrington, 30, were given 36 points for their American Smooth to Santa Baby.
And Brian and Michelle Tsiakkas, 30, scored an incredible 39 for their Jive to Run Run Rodolf.
Jodie and Neil Jones, 43, were given 37 points after their own rendition of Street Comercial to Red Christmas.
Nicholas and Luba Mushtuk, 36, ended up with 39 for their Viennese Waltz to It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year.
Fans were treated to a group dance to Kelly Clarkson’s Grown Up Christmas List, as well as We Need A Little Christmas from the musical Mame.
They then went on to dance to Happy Holiday/ Let Yourself Go from White Christmas at the end of the instalment.
Tess – who has been with Strictly since day one – received an Argentine Tango with Aljaž Škorjanec as a Christmas gift from the judges
The star gushed she’d had the ‘best Christmas ever’ after getting to enjoy an impromptu dance with pro Aljaz
During the show, Claudia also received a special Love Actually-inspired parting gift from the show’s musical director Dave Arch
Earlier this month Karen Carney was announced winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2025.
The Lioness star beat her fellow contestants Amber Davies and George Clarke to the lift the Glitterball Trophy.
Aptly dressed in a football kit, she said: ‘I cannot believe it. I just want to say thank you to everyone who has followed our journey and supported us.’
In a grateful nod to Carlos, she added: ‘Thank you to this wonderful gentleman – we are a team and I couldn’t have done it without you.
‘But, honestly, it’s been the biggest privilege and honour, and I am literally lost for words.’
