Strictly Come Dancing (series 8)
| Strictly Come Dancing (Series 8) | |
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Peppermint-coloured ballroom dress worn by Kara Tointon. Features "net underskirts, heavily stoned bodice and ribbon detailing".
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 11 September (Launch Show) 1 October 2010 – 18 December 2010 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Kara Tointon |
| Professional winner | Artem Chigvintsev |
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its eighth series on BBC One with a red carpet launch show on 11 September 2010, and the competitive live shows began on 1 October. The series concluded on 18 December when Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev won the competition. According to BARB data, this series was the consistently highest rated of the show to date, peaking at 14.28 million viewers.Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Alesha Dixon returned as judges.
There are 14 couples in this series and three new male professionals, Artem Chigvintsev, Robin Windsor and Jared Murillo. For series 8 the set has been totally revamped to try to attract more viewers to the programme, the backstage room where scores were given has been replaced by a tower above the dancefloor so the couples can watch as their team mates perform (much like the so-called 'celebriquarium' on the American version Dancing With The Stars). In week 8 of the competition the live show was transmitted from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
This series is co-presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly on Saturday. On Sunday, for the results show, Daly is joined by Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter Claudia Winkleman.
The celebrities did not know their professional partners until they were introduced to each other at the launch show. At the age of 61, Pamela Stephenson became (by far) the oldest contestant to ever make it to the finale.
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40 points scale (the scores for the swing-a-thon are not included).
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