Strictly Come Dancing (series 13)
| Strictly Come Dancing (Series 13) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 5 September (Launch Show) 25 September 2015 – 19 December 2015 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Jay McGuiness |
| Professional winner | Aliona Vilani |
| Season chronology | |
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its thirteenth series on BBC One with a launch show on 5 September 2015, with the live shows starting on 25 September 2015.Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned to present the launch show and the live shows while Zoë Ball returned to present Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood returned as judges for their thirteenth series, along with Darcey Bussell who returned for her fourth series as a judge.
The series was won by The Wanted band member Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani on 19 December. McGuiness became the first celebrity since Louis Smith in series 10 to win the show without falling into the bottom two dance-off during the series, as well being the first since Kara Tointon in series 8 to win without achieving a perfect 40 score during the competition. Vilani also became the first professional in the show's history to win the show for a second time, after previously winning with Harry Judd in series 9. This series also saw long standing professional Anton du Beke reach the final for the first time, with Katie Derham, and Kevin Clifton becoming the first professional dancer to reach three consecutive finals.
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