Strictly Come Dancing dancers Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are revealed as the winners of the Rear of the Year Award in Guildford, Surrey.

Strictly Come Dancing duo Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone have been recognised for their toned bottoms as they were named winners of the Rear of the Year award.

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Fabrice Muamba shows off fancy footwork on Christmas Strictly Come Dancing

Miracle footballer Fabrice Muamba showed he still has some fancy footwork as he kicks up a storm for Strictly Come Dancing - just months after retiring from the pitch after his "death".

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Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole said he was delighted to be reunited with "great dancer" Kelly Brook for a Christmas special after he was dumped out of the current series with Victoria Pendleton.

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Newsreader Fiona Bruce today found her bottom to be her crowning glory as she was named Rear Of The Year - and admitted she had already become the butt of jokes.

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Former chart star Rachel Stevens is pregnant with her first child, it was announced today.

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Bafta winners Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth attended the aftershow bash hosted by The Weinstein Company and Universal Pictures at London's Momo.

Rachel Stevens wins Rear of the Year award

Chart star Rachel Stevens was named top of the bottoms today as she claimed the accolade Rear Of The Year.

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Pop star Rachel Stevens was robbed of jewellery by three muggers who followed her home, it emerged today.

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BBC1's Saturday night spectacular has grown big enough for a stadium tour – complete with lucrative spin-offs.

'Strictly' stumbles again in rush for final's votes

Angry viewers complain they could not get through

A knighthood at last for Brucie?

Tom Chambers wins 'Strictly' but the big question is left unanswered

A front-row seat for Mandelson as 'Strictly' finalists spin into action

Lord Mandelson of Foy will have a front-row seat at the final of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing this evening. The Business Secretary, a dancing enthusiast, had said on the BBC's Breakfast programme that he watched stumbling contestant John Sergeant, a former political editor of the BBC, with a "degree of envy".

Hit & Run: Scandal on line one

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