Only an hour left for the grand finale of 'Strictly Come Dancing' Season 23. Amid the huge excitement, Karen Carney is rumoured to be the winner of the show.
Strictly Come Dancing Season 23, the British dance contest show, is gearing up for its grand finale. Within just a few hours, the makers will declare their winner. For the unversed, the grand finale is scheduled to take place on December 20, 2025, at 7 pm GMT. After a three-month tough fight, the dance reality show has three finalists who are competing against each other to lift the Glitterball trophy.
The three contestants who made it to the finals are Love Island winner, Amber Davies, former Lioness and sports TV presenter, Karen Carney, and YouTuber and podcaster, George Clarke. Amber has been paired with Nikita Kuzmin, Karen has been partnered with Carlos Gu, and George has been paired with Alexis Warr. The contestants who got eliminated from the British dance contest are Balvinder Sopal, Lewis Cope, Alex Kingston, La Voix, Vicky Pattison, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Ellie Goldstein, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Stefan Dennis, Chris Robshaw, Ross King, Thomas Skinner, Kristian Nairn, and Dani Dyer.
There has been a huge buzz surrounding the winner of Strictly Come Dancing Season 23. Amid the buzz, Ola Jordan, who appeared as a professional on the show, Strictly Come Dancing from 2006 to 2015, claimed that the BBC, with its 'pushing narrative', is turning things in favour of former professional footballer, Karen Carney. She highlighted how the show and BBC have been hinting at Karen winning the show for the past few weeks. Ola shared that although she is convinced about Karen winning the trophy, she would love to see George Clarke and his partner, Alexis Warr, as the winners. Speaking to Mecca Bingo, Ola said:
"I think Karen and Carlos will win, with George and Alexis finishing second and Amber and Nikita in third. It feels as though the show and the BBC have been pushing towards Karen winning the show for the past few weeks, with a clear narrative around her journey. Has it been set up for her to reach the final? I think so. She wouldn’t be my personal pick for a finalist, but everything points towards her being there. The BBC, for whatever reason, seem keen to see her in that final."
In a conversation with BBC Radio WM, Karen’s mom, Marie, shared that she felt amazing to see her dancing on the show, Strictly Come Dancing Season 23. She went on to say that her daughter feels free when she hits the dance floor. Marie also talked about her daughter, Karen’s dedication towards dancing. She was quoted as saying:
"When she goes on the dance floor, she just feels free. She switches herself off — she tries to go into the moment. When I'm watching her in the studio, she really is connected with him (Carlos Gu) and concentrated on the dancing. She just loves to dance with him. She really loves to dance, and she feels free."
All the pros from the previous season have returned, including Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Aljaz Skorjanec, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas, and Vito Coppola. Along with them, Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon were the new ones who joined the dancing reality show, Strictly Come Dancing Season 23.
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