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Sports presenter Chris Hollins has won BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, beating actor Ricky Whittle in a public vote in the final. | Sports presenter Chris Hollins has won BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, beating actor Ricky Whittle in a public vote in the final. |
The BBC presenter had performed four dances with his professional partner, Ola Jordan. | |
As she burst into tears, Hollins told her: "I've got say Ola-chops - thank so much for believing in me all the way along." | |
Jordan told Hollins: "You've been a dream to be working with." | |
Both couples in the final produced energetic final showdances which impressed the judges. Hollins ended his dance standing on the judges' table. | |
The judges' final scores gave Hollyoaks actor Whittle and his partner Natalie Lowe 190 points, and Hollins and Jordan 186 - but these did not affect the final result. | |
The show began with bookies' favourite Whittle and his partner Natalie Lowe gaining a full set of top marks from the five judges for their quickstep. | |
Judge Darcey Bussell said they had "set the standard" for the grand final. | |
At the end of the first of the evening's two shows, Whittle led the judges' leaderboard with 93 points to BBC sports presenter Hollins' 90. | |
Hollins and Jordan began with a foxtrot which scored them four nines and a 10 - their first in the competition. | |
Judge Bruno Tonioli told Jordan: "You've turned a frog into a prince." | |
The final also featured the return of the athlete Jade Johnson, who had to withdraw last month due to a ligament injury during dance training. | |
The Great Britain long jumper performed a tango with dance partner Ian Waite. | |
Other previous contestants also had a turn on the dance floor, with the exception of Phil Tufnell who has flu. | |
Bruce Forsyth teamed up with judge Alesha Dixon to perform a duet of the Frank Sinatra standard Something's Gotta Give. | |
Hollins and Jordan began the results show with a Charleston which scored them a full set of 10s. | |
Judge Craig Revel Horwood told Hollins: "Your mouth being open so wide really did suit that whole thing." | |
Bussell said: "You transported me to the golden era of the movies." | |
Whittle and Lowe returned with a cha cha cha which Alesha Dixon called "one of the best dances I've ever seen on Strictly". | |
Bussell added: "I wouldn't mind doing a cha cha with you one day, Ricky." |