Strictly Come Dancing series 20

Strictly Come Dancing
Series 20
Presented byTess Daly
Claudia Winkleman
JudgesShirley Ballas
Anton Du Beke
Motsi Mabuse
Craig Revel Horwood
Celebrity winnerHamza Yassin
Professional winnerJowita Przystał
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release23 September (2022-09-23) –
17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twentieth series with a launch show on 23 September 2022 on BBC One, with live shows beginning the following day on 24 September.[1] The launch show was originally scheduled to be broadcast on 17 September, but was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[2] Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Rylan Clark and Janette Manrara returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.[3]

In May 2022, the BBC announced that Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood would return to the judging panel.[4] It was also confirmed that Bruno Tonioli, who had been absent from the two previous series due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, would be permanently leaving the show.[5]

Judges for Strictly Come Dancing Series 20
Craig Revel Horwood
Motsi Mabuse
Shirley Ballas
Anton Du Beke

In August 2022, the BBC confirmed that the show would return to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for the first time since the seventeenth series.[6][7] It was also announced that there would be a special themed week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the BBC, with the couples dancing to "a theme tune from an iconic BBC programme or in tribute to one of the BBC's most loved services".[8][9]

Wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał were announced as the winners on 17 December,[10] while singer-songwriter Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Nova Jones actress Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, and television presenter Helen Skelton and Gorka Márquez were the runners-up.

  1. ^ "BBC One London – Schedules, Saturday 24 September 2022".
  2. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing postponed after death of the Queen". The Guardian. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ Christian, Sophie (9 August 2022). "Strictly Come Dancing 2022: start date, line-up and judges". Essex Chronicle. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Judges revealed for 2022 series of Strictly Come Dancing". BBC. 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Bruno Tonioli leaves Strictly Come Dancing for good". BBC News. 20 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing: Show returns to Blackpool with new BBC-themed week – CBBC Newsround". BBC News. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Blackpool return and themed week for BBC centenary | ITV News". ITV News. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing to celebrate BBC centenary with themed week | Strictly Come Dancing". The Guardian. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Strictly 2022 confirms one-off special for BBC's 100th birthday". Digital Spy. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  10. ^ Saunders, Emma (17 December 2022). "Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Hamza Yassin wins glitterball trophy". BBC News. Retrieved 18 December 2022.