Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton crowned Strictly Come Dancing CHAMPIONS!

He's only gone and done it

Ore Oduba Strictly winner 2016

by Hannah Mellin |
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Olympic sports presenter Ore Oduba, who was a complete dance novice before singing up to the biggest dance show on the telly, has been crowned the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2016.

The BBC presenter beat hot favourite Danny Mac and popstar Louise Redknapp to take the glitterball trophy with his beloved dance partner Joanne Clifton.

Ore Oduba Strictly winner 2016

Taking to the Strictly stage for three different routines - one chosen by the judges, a showdance and their personal favourite routine, Ore found himself top of the leaderboard with a total score of 118.

Louise and Danny came joint second, finishing on scores of 116.

However, Ore really is the people's champ as the judges scores didn't matter - it all came down to the public vote on finale night.

Ore cried tears of joy as he was announced the winner, thanking his partner Joanne Clifton for her belief in what he can achieve and some extremely hard graft.

Joanne simply said: "You're a dancer. You're a dancer!", before they were both lifted into the air by their fellow professional dancers and celebrities.

Ore Oduba Strictly 2016

The spectacular live final saw the reunion of all former contestants - apart from Will Young who quit in the competition's early stages, - return to the stage for one last performance. The grand finale show also marked head Judge Len Goodman's last and included a very poignant goodbye from familar faces over the years - finishing off with a professional routine dedicated to the 'King of ballroom' himself.

Awwww!

We're so so so sad it's all over - but at least we've got the Strictly Come Dancing special to look forward to next weekend! Every cloud, eh.

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