Strictly Come Dancing 2024 winner revealed as star makes history during ‘most emotional’ final ever

COMEDIAN Chris McCausland has won Strictly Come Dancing 2024.

The 47-year-old beat fellow finalists Miranda actress Sarah Hadland, Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and JLS singer JB Gill in the final, which has been branded the ‘most emotional’ of all time.

Chris and Dianne broke down as they won Strictly

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Chris and Dianne broke down as they won Strictly
The pair looked shocked after their win

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The pair looked shocked after their win
The finalists waited to find out their fate

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The finalists waited to find out their fate
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell have been crowned the winners of Strictly

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Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell have been crowned the winners of StrictlyCredit: PA

Chris has made history as the first ever blind contestant to take part in and win the BBC dance show.

He performed three routines this evening alongside his pro partner Dianne Buswell – – a couple’s pick, judges’ choice and a show dance.

Ahead of the final, Chris admitted: “I feel like we’ve never stayed in the competition above anybody that got higher scores than us, so it feels like we’ve exceeded expectations and got here on our own merits, so we’ve succeeded above and beyond what we expected of ourselves.”

Reflecting back on his journey, the comic described it as “unbelievable, surprising and emotional” and feels he has learnt a lot about himself.

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“The fact that we’ve been able to do it, the fact that we’ve been able to pull this off, the fact we’ve been able to learn the dances and put on a show… It’s all surprising”, he added.

The final also saw the professional dancers join singer-songwriter Raye for a special performance while the cast of 2024 returned to the dancefloor for one last routine.

The episode was full of tears and emotion from the judges, the stars and those watching at home.

Motsi Mabuse started crying after the first dance and continued throughout much of the episode, as did Shirley Ballas.

The celebrities and their pro partners were all left in tears after their final dances.

Those watching at home rushed online to comment on it, with one person writing: “This is the most emotional strictly final I’ve ever seen.”

A second wrote: “Wow this is the best & most emotional final I’ve ever seen & I’ve seen them all.”

And a third added: “I don’t think we’ve ever had so many emotional moments on #Strictly before. This has been a truly stellar series.”

Shirley was in tears for much of the final

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Shirley was in tears for much of the finalCredit: Eroteme
Lauren Oakley and JB Gill wowed during the final

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Lauren Oakley and JB Gill wowed during the finalCredit: PA
Many fans suspected that Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec would win

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Many fans suspected that Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec would winCredit: PA
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola were strong contenders throughout the competition

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Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola were strong contenders throughout the competitionCredit: PA
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Strictly first kicked off back in 2004, and over the years has crowned 21 winners.

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