Strictly Come Dancing final: Amber Davies, George Clarke and Karen Carney in three-way battle to lift Glitterball Trophy – live updates

The hosts reveal that tonight’s results are all down to viewers votes, with the judges’ scores only a guide.

The duo are dressed to impress this evening for their farewell show.

With Tess in a glamorous gold gown and Claudia the epitome of chic in a black suit.

Finalists George Clarke, Karen Carney and Amber Davies from the ceiling in an incredible

opening!

The star-studded show kicks off with a huge colorful dance number

Strictly’s first eliminated star of 2025, Thomas Skinner is reportedly suing the BBC after claiming bosses ‘rigged’ the public vote to boot him off the show amid a flurry of negative headlines.

The Apprentice star, 34, had already been deemed a controversial signing due to his outspoken Right-wing views, but the storm only grew when he confessed to cheating on his wife Sinead just weeks after they tied the knot.

However despite viewers claiming to be left ‘traumatised’ by Thomas’s performance, he is said to be convinced that he can prove he received a larger share of the public vote, which should have saved him from the dance off.

Thomas and pro partner Amy Dowden, 35, scored a dismal 29 out of 80 over two shows and landed in the bottom two with former rugby player Chris Robshaw, who was eventually saved by the judges.

A source said: ‘The BBC is already facing a £7.5billion lawsuit from Donald Trump – now Thomas, a friend of Vice President JD Vance, is taking them on too’.

Fifteen celebrities graced the ballroom this year but just three remain.

Let’s remind ourselves of the stars who were eliminated along the way as the Class of 2025 is set to crown a new champion.

In order of their elimination/exit:

• Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden
• Ross King and Jowita Przystał
• Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova
• Stefan Dennis and Dianne Buswell withdrew following an injury
• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley
• Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola
• Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen Hauer
• Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington
• La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec withdrew through injury
• Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe
• Lewis Cope and Katya Jones
• Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon

Finalists

• Amber Davies (replacement for Dani Dyer) and Nikita Kuzmin
• George Clarke and Alexis Warr
• Karen Carney and Carlos Gu

The former footballer is no stranger to the big stage having starred for Chelsea, Arsenal, Birmingham City and England, racking up 144 appearances to make her one of the country’s most capped female players.

Since hanging up her boots in 2019, the 38-year-old is a leading pundit across men’s and women’s football on ITV and TNT Sports but credits her turn on Strictly for helping her to rediscover her confidence.

Speaking ahead of the final, Karen credited the show for ‘fixing’ her after struggling with crippling insecurities since her retirement from sport.

She said:

I joined the show because I’m a massive fan. For the past five to six years I have been honest about how I have been crushed quite a lot in terms of my confidence. I couldn’t figure out how to fix that. So, part of me thought if I could ever have the opportunity to throw myself into what I thought would be – I always felt in my heart that Strictly would be the thing that would fix me, I don’t know why.

I thought if I ever had the opportunity and privilege to join it, I thought it would be the safe environment to fix me and help me again and it absolutely has.

Before he stepped onto the ballroom, Strictly viewers may not have known much about the 26-year-old who rose to fame on social media across platforms TikTok and Instagram.

But the online star has found a greater following after a string of impressive performances took him to the final.

And after fellow YouTuber Angryginge was crowned King of the Jungle earlier this month, George says he’s glad YouTubers are finally being ‘represented’ on mainstream TV and ‘respected’ enough to be cast on major shows.

George says appearing on Strictly alongside new professional American dancer Alexis Warr has also helped him come out of his shell, allowing him to showcase his personality for the first time without hiding behind a phone screen.

The Welsh actress was not initially included in the Strictly class of 2025 but was called in at late notice following an injury to fellow Love Islander Dani Dyer.

The 29-year-old rose to fame on Love Island in 2017, and has pursued an acting career with lead roles in Pretty Woman, 9 to 5: The Musical and The Great Gatsby.

During her appearance on It Takes Two on Tuesday, Amber became emotional as she reflected on her journey on the show.

She told host Fleur East:

It makes me wanna cry, honestly. I can’t believe I’m here, just the way that we started. I had this random phone call on a Wednesday night, to being in the final and having the best 12 weeks of my life.

Struggling to contain her emotions, she continued: ‘I’m just over the moon. I don’t want it to be over. Have we got any tissues?’

Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon became the tenth couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

In the last dance-off before the final, Balvinder was voted out at the semi-final stage after the judges unanimously chose to save Amber.

The EastEnders star survived a record five dance-offs during her time on the ballroom as she became adept at pulling off big performances when it mattered most.

Before she secured her place in the final three, Amber claimed it was nerve-wracking to go up against the ‘dance off assassin’.

Balvinder and Julian performed their Salsa to Rhythm Is Gonna Get You/Get On Your Feet by Gloria Estefan, before Amber and Nikita performed their Couple’s Choice to RAYE’s Fly Me to the Moon.

Let’s now take a closer look at tonight’s three finalists

Ahead of waltzing away from the show for a final time, Tess has revealed the gift daughters Phoebe, 21, and Amber, 16, who she shares with husband Vernon Kay.

Emotions will run high tonight as Strictly’s longstanding hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman wave farewell to the show after more than 20 years on the ballroom.

Tess and Claudia are planning their Strictly goodbye in style – and they may even take to the dancefloor.

While the pair make a running joke about their two left feet and lack of rhythm, it looks like fans could finally see them perform.

A TV insider told the Daily Mail talks are still in the works about an epic group dance with the professional dancers.

The judges will have their work cut out teaching Claudia, 53, who messed up their Blackpool routine two years ago.

She previously joked: ‘I’m not very good at standing, let alone dancing.’