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| Dixon wins Strictly Come Dancing | Dixon wins Strictly Come Dancing |
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| Singer Alesha Dixon has won BBC One's ballroom show Strictly Come Dancing. | Singer Alesha Dixon has won BBC One's ballroom show Strictly Come Dancing. |
| She beat actor Matt Di Angelo in a public vote after they performed five dances with their professional partners in the series finale. | She beat actor Matt Di Angelo in a public vote after they performed five dances with their professional partners in the series finale. |
| Dixon, 29, had admitted she was "scared and excited" by the dance-off, adding that she had been practising for hours every day to perfect her routines. | Dixon, 29, had admitted she was "scared and excited" by the dance-off, adding that she had been practising for hours every day to perfect her routines. |
| She had been bookies' favourite to take the crown in the fifth series of the show with her partner Matthew Cutler. | |
| Great friends | Great friends |
| HAVE YOUR SAY Who 'should' win? The best dancer of course!! Who 'will' win? The person the public 'like' the most Simon Whitfield, Peterborough Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY Who 'should' win? The best dancer of course!! Who 'will' win? The person the public 'like' the most Simon Whitfield, Peterborough Send us your comments |
| During the show the couples performed their favourite three dances from the competition. | During the show the couples performed their favourite three dances from the competition. |
| They then performed to T-Rex's "We love to boogie," which was chosen by the judges. | They then performed to T-Rex's "We love to boogie," which was chosen by the judges. |
| The climax of the programme was their show dances. | The climax of the programme was their show dances. |
| Di Angelo, better known as Deano Wicks in EastEnders, and his partner, Flavia Cacace, performed their dance to "Are you gonna go my way?" by Lennie Kravitz. | Di Angelo, better known as Deano Wicks in EastEnders, and his partner, Flavia Cacace, performed their dance to "Are you gonna go my way?" by Lennie Kravitz. |
| Dixon and her partner, Matthew Cutler, performed to "Holding out for a hero" by Bonnie Tyler. | Dixon and her partner, Matthew Cutler, performed to "Holding out for a hero" by Bonnie Tyler. |
| Dixon is paired with professional dancer Matthew CutlerBoth competitors admitted that dancing had consumed their lives during the show's 12-week run. | Dixon is paired with professional dancer Matthew CutlerBoth competitors admitted that dancing had consumed their lives during the show's 12-week run. |
| "By the way, dancers are not human beings," joked Dixon, who used to sing and rap in girl group Mis-teeq. | "By the way, dancers are not human beings," joked Dixon, who used to sing and rap in girl group Mis-teeq. |
| "How can you be human and do what they do?" | "How can you be human and do what they do?" |
| However, the dancing duo have become great friends and confessed they would find it hard to face each other in the final. | However, the dancing duo have become great friends and confessed they would find it hard to face each other in the final. |
| "When you're competing against somebody, it would make it easier if you didn't like them," said Dixon. | "When you're competing against somebody, it would make it easier if you didn't like them," said Dixon. |
| "It would make my life easier if I didn't like him [Di Angelo]. It would make me more competitive." | "It would make my life easier if I didn't like him [Di Angelo]. It would make me more competitive." |
| Normally, three celebrities take part in the final round of the reality show. There were only two this year after actress Kelly Brook pulled out due to the death of her father. | Normally, three celebrities take part in the final round of the reality show. There were only two this year after actress Kelly Brook pulled out due to the death of her father. |