Strictly Come Dancing series 11

Strictly Come Dancing
Series 11
Presented byBruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
Claudia Winkleman
JudgesDarcey Bussell
Len Goodman
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winnerAbbey Clancy
Professional winnerAljaž Škorjanec
No. of episodes27
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release
  • 7 September (2013-09-07) (Launch Show)
  • 27 September 2013 (2013-09-27)
 –
21 December 2013 (2013-12-21)
Series chronology
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its eleventh series beginning with a launch show on 7 September 2013,[1] and the live shows beginning on 27 and 28 September 2013.[2] Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to co-present the main show on BBC One, with Claudia Winkleman presenting the results show alongside Daly. Zoe Ball returned as presenter of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli also returned as judges.

This was the first series to be made at Elstree Film and Television Studios in Elstree, Hertfordshire. In March 2013, the show's former home at the BBC Television Centre in West London closed down for redevelopment. Strictly Come Dancing moved to Elstree for the series and settled into the vast George Lucas Stage 2 which had been recently refurbished. The move to the Elstree location saw a complete overhaul of the look of the show with a newly redesigned set.[3]

The shows on 5 October, 9 November, and 7 December 2013 were hosted by Daly and Winkleman, with Forsyth taking time off.[4] The show was broadcast live from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom on 16 November 2013.

Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec were announced as the winners on 21 December, while Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev and BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton were the runners-up.

  1. ^ "'Strictly Come Dancing' launch date, 'X Factor' clash confirmed". Digital Spy. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Be in the audience – Strictly Come Dancing". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing relocates to Elstree". 11 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Bruce Forsyth pulls out of tomorrow's 'Strictly Come Dancing' with flu". Digital Spy. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.