Flinging Strictly on slap bang in the middle of Christmas Day afternoon when most of us are seriously regretting that last dollop of pudding and praying that elasticated jeans will be the first must-have fashion of 2025 was some kind of cruel joke.

Strictly Come Dancing's first drag queen competitor, Tayce, and professional dance partner Kai Widdrington have been crowned the winners of this year's Christmas special. Judge Craig Revel Horwood praised their cha-cha to 100 Degrees by Kylie and Dannii Minogue,

Drag artist Tayce and her professional dance partner, Kai Widdrington, won a perfect score of 4 "10s" and took home the star-shaped, Strictly Christmas trophy. They beat out for the honor Josh Widdicombe and Karen Hauer,

Fresh from his 2024 Strictly Come Dancing win, blind comedian Chris McCausland addressed the nation for Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message - which he used to highlight ableism in the UK

Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC ’s biggest TV entertainment show, has gone out in style in its 20th anniversary year, crowning blind comedian Chris McCausland this year’s champion after an emotional final.

Giovanni Pernice, a former professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing, has won an Italian dance show months after he left the UK following complaints about his behaviour on the show. Pernice said his Ballando Con Le Stelle win with partner Bianca Guaccero, who is also his girlfriend, was a dream, adding: "after a difficult year I'm back".

Strictly Come Dancing returned to screens for a special festive competition and crowned it's 2024 Christmas champions.

Tayce Szura-Radix has made history, becoming the first drag queen to win the UK version of Strictly Come Dancing. Szura-Radix, best known for appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2021, triumphed in the Christmas special of the dance show,

The Christmas champions wowed the judges and the studio audience before lifting the glistening Strictly Christmas star-shaped trophy

Tayce, from Newport in south Wales, is proud to be the first drag artist to take part in Strictly Come Dancing [BBC Studios/Guy Levy] Strictly's Christmas Special will see the show mark another first in its 20th year - its first drag queen competitor.