How To Watch Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Online And Live Stream The Final This Weekend From Anywhere

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 finalists Bobby and Dianne, Nikita and Layton, and Ellie and Vito
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How To Watch Strictly Come Dancing 2023

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Final: Saturday, December 16 at 7pm GMT
Channel: BBC One
Free Stream: BBC iPlayer (UK)
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It's been 12 weeks of intense training and live shows filled with swivels, open promenades, fleckerylls aplenty, and a cuban break or two. Now the fifteen competing couples are down to our three finalists: Layton and Nikita, Bobby and Dianne, and Ellie and Vito. Keeeeep dancing for one more weekend and find out how to watch Strictly Come Dancing 2023 online from anywhere and stream the Final live.

A whole new line-up of celebrities for the 2023 series took to the Elstree Studiops ballroom every Saturday night, with the new class featuring soap actors, comedians, TV presenters, and sports personalities. With a "Dance Off" taking place the following Sunday night, we've now whittled it down to just three remaining couples. But who will earn a '10' paddle from the judges and take the win? 

With three more routines between our Strictly stars and lifting the Glitterball Trophy, each couple will perform one dance they have chosen from the series, their big Show Dance number, and the Judge's Pick. From a La La Land medley to a J-Lo Megamix, it's sure to be an entertaining night filled with epic lifts and plenty of sequins, and our witty hosting duo, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be guiding us through it all. 

Once again, head judge Shirley Ballas and her fellow judges Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood will weigh in on each dance and give a score out of a total of 40, but the winning couple will be entirely in the hands of the voting public.

From underdog Corrie actress Ellie Leach to West End star Layton Williams and model and actor Bobby Brazier, it all comes down to these last three routines. Spend one final cold December evening switched over to BBC One and find out how to watch Strictly Come Dancing 2023 online live for the Grand Final.

How to watch Strictly Come Dancing 2023 online in the UK

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Let's return to the ballroom for one final time as Strictly Come Dancing 2023 crowns its winner. The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Final will air live on Saturday, December 16 at 7pm GMT on BBC One, and will be available online thereafter to catch-up on BBC iPlayer.

Can't tune into linear TV or want to watch on catch-up? You can watch Strictly Come Dancing via the BBC's on-demand platform, BBC iPlayer. You can watch episodes both live and on catch-up after they air through the service.

It's free to sign-up for a BBC account. All you need is an email address, a UK postcode (e.g. W1A 1AA), and a valid TV licence.

Abroad? Use a VPN using the instructions below to access BBC iPlayer like you would at home.

How to watch Strictly Come Dancing 2023 from anywhere

If you're a UK citizen on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch Strictly Come Dancing on BBC iPlayer just as you would at home. 

While BBC iPlayer is for licence fee-paying Brits and blocks access from IP addresses outside of the UK, there's a handy piece of software called a VPN which can change your IP address to make it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world. 

For example, UK citizens in the States can subscribe to a VPN, join a UK based server and tune into all the programmes on BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world, just like you would back home.

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Who Are the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Finalists?

  • Bobby and Dianne
  • Nikita and Layton
  • Ellie and Vito

What Dances Will The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Finalists Perform?

Following the semi-finals where each couple performed two rather than usual one dance, the Strictly Come Dancing Final will see couples stepping it up once again, performing three times. This will include two dances they have done previously in the competition. One will be a favorite dance chosen by the couple, while the other will be picked by the judges. The third dance is the no rules, pull out all the stops Show Dance.

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CoupleFavorite DanceShow DanceJudges' Pick
Ellie and VitoAmerican Smooth to "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" by Robbie WilliamsJennifer Lopez MegamixPaso Doble to "Insomnia" by 2WEI
Layton and NikitaArgentine Tango to "Tattoo" by Loreen"Friend Like Me" by Ne-YoQuickstep to "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Gregory Porter
Bobby and DianneCouple's Choice to "This Woman's Work" by MaxwellLa La Land MedleySamba to "Young Hearts Run Free" by Candi Staton

Celebrities competing in Strictly Come Dancing 2023

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Which Celebrities Competed In Strictly Come Dancing 2023?

  • Adam Thomas – Actor
  • Amanda Abbington – Actor
  • Angela Rippon – TV presenter
  • Angela Scanlon – TV presenter
  • Annabel Croft – Ex-tennis pro and pundit
  • Bobby Brazier - Actor and model
  • Eddie Kadi – Comedian and radio presenter
  • Ellie Leach – Actor
  • Jody Cundy – Paralympic cyclist and swimmer
  • Krishnan Guru-Murthy – News presenter
  • Layton Williams – Actor
  • Les Dennis – Comedian and actor
  • Nigel Harmen – Actor
  • Nikita Kanda – TV presenter
  • Zara McDermott – Reality TV star

Who Were The Strictly 2023 Couples?

  • Adam Thomas and Luba Mushtuk
  • Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice
  • Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington
  • Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu
  • Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe
  • Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell
  • Ediie Kadi and Karen Hauer
  • Ellie Leach and Bito Coppola
  • Jody Cundy and Jowita Przystal
  • Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Lauren Oakley
  • Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin
  • Les Dennis and Nancy Xu
  • Nigel Harman and Katya Jones
  • Nikita Kanda and Gorka Marquez
  • Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 professional dancers

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Who Are The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Professional Dancers?

  • Carlos Gu
  • Dianne Buswell
  • Giovanni Pernice
  • Gorka Marquez
  • Graziano Di Prima
  • Johannes Radebe
  • Jowita Przystal
  • Kai Widdrington
  • Karen Hauer
  • Katya Jones
  • Lauren Oakley
  • Luba Mushtuk
  • Michelle Tsiakkas
  • Nadiya Bychkova
  • Nancy Xu
  • Neil Jones
  • Nikita Kuzmin
  • Vito Coppola

Who Is On The Judging Panel For Strictly Come Dancing 2023?

  • Shirley Ballas
  • Craig Revel Horwood
  • Motsi Mabuse
  • Anton Du Beke

Who's Been Sent Home In Strictly Come Dancing 2023?

Every week on Sunday's, the bottom two couples fought for their place in the competition by performing that week's routine again in the dreaded "Dance Off". Here's who left the competition and when:

  • Week 2: Les Dennis
  • Week 3: Nikita Kanda
  • Week 4: Jody Cundy
  • Week 5: Eddie Kadi
  • Week 6: Zara McDermott
  • Week 7: Adam Thomas
  • Week 8: Krishnan Guru-Murthy
  • Week 9: Angela Rippon
  • Week 10: Angela Scanlon
  • Week 11: No elimination following Nigel Harman withdrawing from the competition due to injury
  • Week 12: Annabel Croft

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