Rose-Ayling Ellis and Giovanni Pernice have crowned Strictly Come Dancing 2021 champions in an emotional final.
Rose, the show's first deaf contestant, lifted the famous Glitterball after a close-fought contest with former Bake Off winner John Whaite and his pro dance partner Johannes Radebe who made history as Strictly's first all-male pairing.
This series was hailed the 'best series yet' of the BBC dance contest in its 17 year history.
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As they went to lift the trophy Giovanni paid tribute to his dance partner who told him he would always have a piece of her heart.
"Thank you to this beautiful young lady who has made all my dreams come true," he said.
And fans took to Twitter to heap praise and explain why this year's series had been so special.
@pendopolaris said: "Pure, pure joy. And we're all the better for it. #RoseandGiovanni #strictly."
@YoungJames34 said: "Best series to date #Strictly."
@alanrockreviews wrote: "This final needs to win awards. A celebration of equality and diversity and a reminder of everything that is good about humanity."
@Ha_rr_iet tweeted: "Just spent the last two hours crying @bbcstrictly."
@StrictlyOnSofa said: "ROSE IS A HEROOOOOOOO, what an absolutely stunning dancer and person, we EMOSHE #Strictly."
@lrmitchell89 said: "Best series yet of @bbcstrictly Only thing that would have made it better is Rose/Giovani and John/Johannes being joint winners! Both were A-MAZ-ING."
@Miss_Dede_Lou tweeted: "I'm as happy for Rose as I am gutted for John. This might be the best series of Strictly there will ever be."
And @MichaelM238 said: "Both couples would’ve been deserving of the win. So happy for Rose and Giovanni but also so happy that we got to see John and Johannes dance this series too."
