Actor Jamie Borthwick has lifted the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ 2023 Christmas Special Silver Star trophy with his professional partner Nancy Xu.
The couple wowed the judges and the studio audience with their Quickstep, beating stiff competition from Sally Nugent and Graziano Di Prima, Dan Snow and Nadiya Bychkova, Danny Cipriani and Jowita Przystał, Tillie Amartey and Neil Jones, and Keisha Buchanan and Gorka Márquez.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ 2023 Christmas Special was hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman with judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, and Head Judge, Shirley Ballas on-hand to offer their critiques.
The show opened with a sensational group routine to a festive medley of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, featuring the celebrities and their professional partners. Each couple then took to the dance floor to perform their individual seasonal routines.
Once all couples had danced, the studio audience voted for their favourite and their votes were combined with the judges’ scores to decide the winner. Tess and Claudia announced Jamie Borthwick and Nancy Xu as the Christmas champions before presenting them with the sought-after Strictly Silver Star trophy.
Borthwick said: “This is great, it’s been a wonderful experience, but we’re all winners here. This show is magic.”
The final sprinkling of glitter was a special musical performance from pop-sensation Sam Ryder, he performed his new single “You’re Christmas To Me”, accompanied by professional dancers Giovanni Pernice, Lauren Oakley, Kai Widdrington and Luba Mushtuk. To close the show in true Strictly style, the couples and judges all graced the ballroom once more for a Christmas cracker of a performance to “What Christmas Means to Me”.
Watch the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special again on iPlayer.
