Strictly Come Dancing series 10

Strictly Come Dancing
Series 10
Presented byBruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
Claudia Winkleman
JudgesDarcey Bussell
Len Goodman
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winnerLouis Smith
Professional winnerFlavia Cacace
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release
  • 15 September (2012-09-15) (Launch Show)
  • 5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)
 –
22 December 2012 (2012-12-22)
Series chronology
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its tenth series and began with the launch show on 15 September 2012. The live shows began on 5 October.[1] Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to present the main show on BBC One and Claudia Winkleman returned to present the results show with Daly. Zoe Ball returned to present the spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli all returned and were joined on the judging panel by series 7 guest judge Darcey Bussell, who replaced Alesha Dixon.[2]

On 20 June 2012, it was announced that Katya Virshilas would not return to the show as a professional.[3] It was later announced that Karen Hauer of Burn the Floor fame would replace her.[4]

The show was broadcast from Wembley Arena on 17 November with all proceeds going to the BBC charity, Children in Need.[5] The show on 10 November was hosted by Daly and Winkleman, while Forsyth took a break before the Wembley Arena show.[6]

Series 10 was the last series of the show to be produced at the studios of the BBC Television Centre in West London. In March 2013 the Television Centre site was closed for redevelopment, with the production of future series moved to Elstree Studios.[7]

Olympic artistic gymnast Louis Smith and Flavia Cacace won the series on 22 December, while Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh and Pasha Kovalev and actress Denise van Outen and James Jordan were the runners-up.

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  2. ^ BBC Strictly Nora (25 April 2012). "Strictly Come Dancing: Darcey Bussell joins Strictly!". BBC. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. ^ "'Strictly Come Dancing' axes professional dancer Katya Virshilas – Strictly Come Dancing News – Reality TV". Digital Spy. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. ^ BBC Strictly James (23 June 2012). "Strictly Come Dancing: New professional dancer for Strictly 2012". BBC. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Be in the audience – Strictly Come Dancing". BBC. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Bruce Forsyth to take 'Strictly Come Dancing' break – Strictly Come Dancing News – Reality TV". Digital Spy. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing relocates to Elstree". 11 December 2012.