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| Chambers crowned Strictly champ | Chambers crowned Strictly champ |
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| Actor Tom Chambers has won BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, beating former S Club Seven star Rachel Stevens in a public vote. | Actor Tom Chambers has won BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, beating former S Club Seven star Rachel Stevens in a public vote. |
| Both performed five dances with their professional partners, but Chambers triumphed with Camilla Dallerup. | Both performed five dances with their professional partners, but Chambers triumphed with Camilla Dallerup. |
| Chambers, who got married during the series, said: "The first person I want to thank is my wife... I can't wait to be a newlywed." | |
| Lisa Snowdon was eliminated after the first round, despite getting top marks. | Lisa Snowdon was eliminated after the first round, despite getting top marks. |
| Stevens and Snowdon were in the top two positions on judges' scores alone following the first round. | Stevens and Snowdon were in the top two positions on judges' scores alone following the first round. |
| But the public chose to save Chambers and Stevens to dance for the title, with the ultimate winner decided by public vote alone. | But the public chose to save Chambers and Stevens to dance for the title, with the ultimate winner decided by public vote alone. |
| Chambers heaped praise on his partner, telling a tearful Dallerup: "Tonight is about you because you absolutely deserve this more than anyone." | Chambers heaped praise on his partner, telling a tearful Dallerup: "Tonight is about you because you absolutely deserve this more than anyone." |
| Maximum points | Maximum points |
| Stevens, who was runner-up, said she had "adored" dancing with her partner Vincent Simone. | Stevens, who was runner-up, said she had "adored" dancing with her partner Vincent Simone. |
| She said: "I've just had the best time of my life. I want to thank so many people, I want to thank everybody behind the scenes of this show, I want to thank the judges for giving me this opportunity, everyone is amazing. Vincent, I've adored dancing with you, thank you so much." | |
| The three celebrities each performed two dances in the first part of the final - ballroom and Latin - in a bid to win over the judges and the public. | The three celebrities each performed two dances in the first part of the final - ballroom and Latin - in a bid to win over the judges and the public. |
| Snowdon was awarded the maximum 80 points by the judges, ending the first show of the two-part final with three points. | Snowdon was awarded the maximum 80 points by the judges, ending the first show of the two-part final with three points. |
| Stevens was in second place with 79 out of 80 from the judges, equating to two points, while the judges' score of 73 for Chambers resulted in one point. | Stevens was in second place with 79 out of 80 from the judges, equating to two points, while the judges' score of 73 for Chambers resulted in one point. |
| Chambers put his honeymoon on hold to take part in the series | Chambers put his honeymoon on hold to take part in the series |
| The combined total of last week's and this week's results left Snowdon and Stevens at the top of the leaderboard with a score of seven, followed by five for Chambers. | The combined total of last week's and this week's results left Snowdon and Stevens at the top of the leaderboard with a score of seven, followed by five for Chambers. |
| Those figures were then converted into three points each for the first two and one for Chambers before telephone lines were opened to the public vote. | Those figures were then converted into three points each for the first two and one for Chambers before telephone lines were opened to the public vote. |
| Snowdon was eliminated after the first round on the public vote. She said: "It has been amazing. I know it's a cliche but I already feel like a winner. I've had a great time - it's been brilliant." | Snowdon was eliminated after the first round on the public vote. She said: "It has been amazing. I know it's a cliche but I already feel like a winner. I've had a great time - it's been brilliant." |
| Her dance partner, Brendan Cole, paid tribute to the model, describing her as "fantastic" and a "hard worker". | Her dance partner, Brendan Cole, paid tribute to the model, describing her as "fantastic" and a "hard worker". |
| Strictly Come Dancing presenters Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly opened the grand final by apologising to viewers for the voting problems which marred last week's show. | Strictly Come Dancing presenters Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly opened the grand final by apologising to viewers for the voting problems which marred last week's show. |
| The programme sparked controversy after Chambers was saved from the semi-final dance-off by a last-minute decision to let all three remaining couples go through to the final. | The programme sparked controversy after Chambers was saved from the semi-final dance-off by a last-minute decision to let all three remaining couples go through to the final. |
| Fairest decision | Fairest decision |
| The decision followed a tie between Stevens and Snowdon, who were awarded exactly the same amount of points by the judges, meaning the public vote could not save Chambers. | The decision followed a tie between Stevens and Snowdon, who were awarded exactly the same amount of points by the judges, meaning the public vote could not save Chambers. |
| Daly told viewers: "We are sorry we didn't realise this earlier but when we did we took the fairest decision in the circumstances to put all three couples through to the final." | Daly told viewers: "We are sorry we didn't realise this earlier but when we did we took the fairest decision in the circumstances to put all three couples through to the final." |
| Stevens thanked the public for supporting her during the series | Stevens thanked the public for supporting her during the series |
| Votes cast last week were carried forward to the final - but viewers who want a refund can obtain one via the show's official website. | |
| Last week's voting problems were not the first to hit this year's Strictly Come Dancing. | |
| Many viewers were angry after former contestant John Sergeant quit earlier in the series. | |
| The former BBC political correspondent was criticised by the show's judges for his clumsy footwork, but was kept in the show by votes from viewers. | |
| Sergeant returned to the dancefloor in the grand final when he performed with the other celebrities who were voted out since the 2008 series began. | |
| The five previous winners of Strictly Come Dancing - Natasha Kaplinsky, Jill Halfpenny, Darren Gough, Mark Ramprakash and Alesha Dixon - also appeared, with all but Kaplinsky performing a group routine to a version of Robbie Williams' Let Me Entertain You. | The five previous winners of Strictly Come Dancing - Natasha Kaplinsky, Jill Halfpenny, Darren Gough, Mark Ramprakash and Alesha Dixon - also appeared, with all but Kaplinsky performing a group routine to a version of Robbie Williams' Let Me Entertain You. |
| The show also featured a performance by singer Duffy. | |
| Speaking before the final Chambers, who was the bookie's favourite going into the final, said he wanted to win for Dallerup. | Speaking before the final Chambers, who was the bookie's favourite going into the final, said he wanted to win for Dallerup. |
| "It would mean granting Camilla her dream. She's been working for this for six years and she's been in the semi-final twice," he said. | "It would mean granting Camilla her dream. She's been working for this for six years and she's been in the semi-final twice," he said. |