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It's almost time for the Strictly Come Dancing
TV presenter Caroline Flack is favourite to win this year's ballroom showdown after being the first to score a perfect 40 points with dance partner Pasha Kovalev.
Former Blue singer Simon Webbe, The Saturdays star Frankie Bridge and TOWIE 's Mark Wright will also compete to lift the coveted Glitterball trophy.
So, while the contestants are busy perfecting their show dances ahead of tomorrow night, the time seems right to take a look back at past winners throughout Strictly 's glitzy ten-year history.
Show all 12 1 /12Strictly Come Dancing past winners Strictly Come Dancing past winners Caroline Flack Caroline Flack triumphed ahead of Frankie Bridge, Mark Wright and Simon Webbe to lift the 2014 Glitter Ball trophy with Pasha Kovalev.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Abbey Clancey Model Abbey Clancy won the 2013 series with her dance partner Aljaz Skorjanec.
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Strictly Come Dancing past winners Louis Smith Last year's winner was Olympic gymnastics bronze medallist Louis Smith, who took part fresh from the glory of the London games. He won Strictly with Flavia Cacace after Girls Aloud's Kimberley Walsh, Denise Van Outen and Danni Harmer challenged him in the final.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Harry Judd McFly drummer Harry Judd and his partner Aliona Vilani took the trophy in 2011 after seeing off competition from Jason Donavan. He had previously won a Children in Need special of Strictly, in which he beat The Saturdays' Rochelle Wiseman to the title.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Kara Tointon EastEnders star Kara Tointon was the second actress to win Strictly in 2010, partnered with debut professional Artem Chigvintsev. She has appeared in Pygmalion in the West End with Rupert Everett.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Chris Hollins News presenter and sportsman Chris Hollins won in 2009 with Ola Jordan to beat actor Ricky Whittle to the crown. He managed to avoid the dance-off for the entirety of his run. He presented the BBC Breakfast sports news while appearing on Strictly.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Tom Chambers Holby City actor Tom Chambers won in 2008 with Camilla Dallerup, who was competing in her last series of the show. Model Lisa Snowdon and S Club star Rachel Stevens lost out in the final. He currently stars in the West End.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Alesha Dixon Singer and former Strictly judge Alesha Dixon was crowned champion of the 5th series in 2007. She won with Matthew Cutler after a close final with Matt Di Angelo. She holds the record for the highest average score in Strictly history with 36.5, despite never achieving a perfect 40 points. She joined the judging panel from 2009 to 2011 and is now on Britain's Got Talent.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Mark Ramprakash Proving that cricketers can flourish on Strictly, Mark Ramprakash followed Darren Gough's footsteps to win Strictly in 2006 with dance partner Karen Hardy. Rugby player Matt Dawson lost out to him in the final.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Darren Gough Cricketer Darren Gough won the third series with Lilia Kopylova, defeating athlete Colin Jackson and presenter Zoe Ball. Gough never finished top of the judges' leaderboard but was still crowned champion by the public! He now co-presents a talkSPORT radio show.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Jill Halfpenny EastEnders actress Jill Halfpenny won the second 2004 series with Darren Bennett after beating off competition from comedian Julian Clary and Olympian Denise Lewis. She still holds the highest score for a Jive in Strictly history, scoring the full 40 points from the judges. She now has a West End theatre career.
Strictly Come Dancing past winners Natasha Kaplinsky Newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky was the first winner to lift the glitterball trophy with her dance partner Brendan Cole in 2004, beating EastEnders actor Christopher Parker in the final.
Sir Bruce Forsyth stepped down from presenting Strictly in April because at 86 the "rigours of live shows" were becoming too much for him.
"I am very proud of what the show has achieved and confident it will entertain the nation for many years to come," he said.
Claudia Winkleman took over from Forsyth but was forced to take three weeks off when her daughter was hospitalised following a Halloween accident.
Winkleman and co-host Tess Daly will reveal the 2014 Strictly champion at 8.50pm on BBC1 this Saturday.
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