The Strictly Come Dancing 2018 winner has been revealed in the final results tonight.
Four celebs went into this evening’s show with Ashley Roberts, Faye Tozer, Stacey Dooley and Joe Sugg fighting for the glitterball trophy.
The judges’ gave their usual marks for the four piece’s routines but public votes alone decided the Strictly 2018 winner on Saturday.
Who won Strictly Come Dancing 2018?
After 13 weeks of live shows, it was Stacey Dooley who won Strictly Come Dancing 2018 in Saturday’s final results.
Stacey beat Ashley, Faye and Joe in this year’s live final after the finalists danced three routines.
Stacey reacted with screams before she thanked pro partner Kevin Clifton who celebrated his first Strictly win after multiple appearances in the final.
The results of fourth, third and second place were not revealed.
Strictly final recap
The live Strictly final started with the celebs dancing a past routine as chosen by the judges.
Ashley & Pasha got things started with their Salsa to (I’ve Had The) Time Of My Life before Stacey & Kevin Clifton danced their Foxtrot to Hi Ho Silver Lining by Jeff Beck.
Faye and Giovanni then reprised their Viennese Waltz to It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World by Seal while Joe and Dianne repeated their Paso Doble to Pompeii by Bastille.
Lines then opened for viewers to vote for a winner both online and via landlines and mobiles.
Next, the final four each performed their showdances.
Ashley & Pasha performed to Keeping Your Head Up by Birdy, Stacey & Kevin danced to Land of A Thousand Dances, Faye & Giovanni chose Lullaby of Broadway for their routine and finally Joe & Dianne performed to I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor.
For the final performance of the night, the final four each performed one of their favourite dances from the series.
Ashley & Pasha repeated their Charleston, Stacey & Kevin reprised their Paso Doble, Faye & Giovanni went with their contemporary Theatre routine and Joe & Dianne chose to give their Charleston a second outing.
Come the end of the night, Ashley and Faye shared top spot of the judges’ scoreboard with a total of 120 points, scoring perfect 40s for all three dances.
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However public votes alone decided the winner as hosts Tess and Daly gathered the group to reveal the result at the end of tonight’s live show.
And it was Stacey who lifted the glitterball at the end of the series after topping the viewer vote.
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Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One for a new series next year.
