Shirley Ballas Anton Du Beke Motsi Mabuse Craig Revel Horwood
Celebrity winner
Ellie Leach
Professional winner
Vito Coppola
No. of episodes
25
Release
Original network
BBC One
Original release
16 September (2023-09-16) – 16 December 2023 (2023-12-16)
Series chronology
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twenty-first series with a launch show on 16 September 2023 on BBC One, with live shows beginning on 23 September.[1][2] Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Janette Manrara returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, alongside Fleur East, who was announced as the new co-host after Rylan Clark's departure in April 2023.[3][4] In April 2023, the BBC announced that Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood would return to the judging panel.[5][6]
Actress Ellie Leach and her partner Vito Coppola were announced as the winners on 16 December.[7]
Judges for Strictly Come Dancing Series 21
Craig Revel Horwood
Motsi Mabuse
Shirley Ballas
Anton Du Beke
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