Friday 25 December 2015

McFly's Harry Judd crowned the winner of Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special as he scores a perfect 40 for magical American Smooth

McFly's Harry Judd crowned the winner of Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special as he scores a perfect 40 for magical American Smooth 

He won the 2011 series with this year's pro dancer champ Aliona Vilani.
And one Glitterball isn't enough for McFly star Harry Judd, as he returned to the dancefloor on Friday for the Christmas special of Strictly Come Dancing.
The drummer lifted the Silver Star trophy during the seasonal special after wowing the judges with his magical American Smooth, performed with professional partner Joanne Clifton.
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Champion again! 2011  Harry Judd was crowned champion of  Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special, lifting the Silver Star trophy with professional partner Joanne Clifton
Champion again! 2011 Harry Judd was crowned champion of  Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special, lifting the Silver Star trophy with professional partner Joanne Clifton
The Christmas champions scored a perfect 40 from the Judges for their American Smooth to 'Baby, its Cold Outside'. The Judges scores were combined with the votes from the studio audience to decide the winner.The 2011 winner joked before he hit the floor that the last time he danced the American Smooth he scored a 39, thanks to a nine from the show's notoriously hard-to-please judge Craig Revel Horwood.
In the end though Harry needn't have worried as Craig told the musician: 'I absolutely loved it, I thought it was fab-u-lous!'. Head judge Len Goodman added: 
'Harry, I have truly missed watching you dance. Smooth as icecream melting on a hot mince pie, it was delicious.' 

Moment Harry Judd wins Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special

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Wowing them: The Christmas champions scored a perfect 40 from the Judges for their American Smooth to 'Baby, its Cold Outside'
Wowing them: The Christmas champions scored a perfect 40 from the Judges for their American Smooth to 'Baby, its Cold Outside'
This year's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special had a magical Christmas theme and all the contestants took on the roles of characters from various family favourites including Jack Frost, Puss in Boots, Scrooge, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Alice in Wonderland. 
Not wanting to miss out on the fun, the Judges also entered into the festive spirit. Darcey Bussell dressed up as Snow White; Len was Snow White's father known as The First King; Bruno Tonioli was Snow White's handsome Prince and Craig came as Grumpy from the Seven Dwarves.
Six of the most memorable Strictly Come Dancing winners and contestants from previous series returned to the ball room for a festive edition of Strictly, hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Sir Bruce Forsyth recorded a special Christmas message to his fans, after he was forced to miss the festive episode, pulling out due to his ongoing recovery from keyhole surgery on an abdominal aortic aneurysm in November.
Harry Judd and Joanne impress with magical American Smooth

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Simply magical: This year's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special had a magical Christmas theme and all the contestants took on the roles of characters from various family favourites
Simply magical: This year's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special had a magical Christmas theme and all the contestants took on the roles of characters from various family favourites
2013 winner Abbey Clancy was just behind Harry as she performed a Waltz to 'When I Fall in Love' with pro partner Brendan Cole, scoring 39, with the judges hailing her 'grace and elegance'.
TV and Radio presenter Lisa Snowdon, who competed in the 2008 series, and Pasha Kovalev wowed with their Quickstep to 'Let it Snow' and scored 37 after a string of positive comments.
2014 favourite Alison Hammond was paired with Robin Windsor for their Cha Cha to 'Celebration', earning 31 and a string of eights much to the TV star's delight.
Back for more: 2013 winner Abbey Clancy was just behind Harry as she performed a Waltz to 'When I Fall in Love' with pro partner Brendan Cole, scoring 39, with the judges hailing her 'grace and elegance'
Back for more: 2013 winner Abbey Clancy was just behind Harry as she performed a Waltz to 'When I Fall in Love' with pro partner Brendan Cole, scoring 39, with the judges hailing her 'grace and elegance'
Show favourite: TV and Radio presenter Lisa Snowdon, who competed in the 2008 series, and Pasha Kovalev wowed with their Quickstep to 'Let it Snow' and scored 37 after a string of positive comments
Show favourite: TV and Radio presenter Lisa Snowdon, who competed in the 2008 series, and Pasha Kovalev wowed with their Quickstep to 'Let it Snow' and scored 37 after a string of positive comments
Former Royal Marine Medic Cassidy Little, who stole the nation’s hearts when he became the first People’s Strictly Champion for Comic Relief this year, was reunited with his partner Natalie Lowe for a Jive to 'Cool Yule', scoring a total of 35. 
Actor Tom Chambers and Oti Mabuse finished up the show, hitting the Strictly floor for a Charleston to 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'. Craig loved the dance, calling it  'full of character and absolutely brilliant.'
Darcey commented that the Scrooge themed dance 'definitely wasn't stingy with the dance content.' The star, who won Strictly way back in 2008 with partner Camilla Dallerup, matched Harry's score with a perfect 40, but the studio audience decided the McFly drummer just edged him out for the trophy. 
Look who's back! 2014 favourite Alison Hammond was paired with Robin Windsor for their Cha Cha to 'Celebration', earning 31 and a string of eights much to the TV star's delight
Look who's back! 2014 favourite Alison Hammond was paired with Robin Windsor for their Cha Cha to 'Celebration', earning 31 and a string of eights much to the TV star's delight
Inspiration: Former Royal Marine Medic Cassidy Little, who stole the nation’s hearts when he became the first People’s Strictly Champion for Comic Relief this year, was reunited with his partner Natalie Lowe for a Jive
Inspiration: Former Royal Marine Medic Cassidy Little, who stole the nation’s hearts when he became the first People’s Strictly Champion for Comic Relief this year, was reunited with his partner Natalie Lowe for a Jive
Top of the scoreboard: Actor Tom Chambers and Oti Mabuse finished up the show, hitting the Strictly floor for a Charleston to 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town', scoring another 40
Top of the scoreboard: Actor Tom Chambers and Oti Mabuse finished up the show, hitting the Strictly floor for a Charleston to 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town', scoring another 40
Double champion: Harry said of his second Strictly win: 'It's amazing, thank you so much everyone'
Double champion: Harry said of his second Strictly win: 'It's amazing, thank you so much everyone'
Harry said of his second Strictly win: 'It's amazing, thank you so much everyone. I had the most amazing time and I just want to dedicate this to Joanne who has been an incredible teacher and an incredible dancer. Thank you and Happy Christmas!'
Joanne added: 'It feels amazing and I am so overwhelmed. Harry is an absolute natural and performed amazingly on the Christmas special.'
'I want to say a massive thank you to him for being such a great dancer, partner, student and friend – he has made this experience such great fun for me. I am glad he can take home the Silver Star trophy and show his baby when it is born in January! I also want to say well done to the other contestants because as a group we put on a fantastic show!' 
In step: Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly were back to host the Christmas special, after Sir Bruce Fosyth was forced to pull out due to ill health
In step: Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly were back to host the Christmas special, after Sir Bruce Fosyth was forced to pull out due to ill health
Festive spirit: Not wanting to miss out on the fun, the Judges dressed up as fairytale favourites
Festive spirit: Not wanting to miss out on the fun, the Judges dressed up as fairytale favourites
Nice to see you! Sir Bruce recorded a special message, telling viewers he was 'absolutely gutted' to be missing out on the show
Nice to see you! Sir Bruce recorded a special message, telling viewers he was 'absolutely gutted' to be missing out on the show
Bruce Forsyth records Christmas message for Strictly audience

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What a performance! The all-stars joined forces for an energetic group dance to close the show
What a performance! The all-stars joined forces for an energetic group dance to close the show
Star on the floor! Dame Shirley Bassey also performed as the scores were totted up 
Star on the floor! Dame Shirley Bassey also performed as the scores were totted up 


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3374157/McFly-s-Harry-Judd-crowned-winner-Strictly-Come-Dancing-Christmas-special-scores-perfect-40-magical-American-Smooth.html#ixzz3vNEB5yN9
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