Ian Sharpe & Victoria Lawrence - Strictly Come Dancing Series 3

Strictly Come Dancing Series 3.

Strictly Come Dancing Series 3.
Keep Up To Date With The Latest News, Articles,
Videos & Leader Board here!

Series 3 - Winter 2005 - Full Voting Breakdown:

Full voting breakdown for Series Three is available here: SERIES 3 VOTING.

"Strictly Come Dancing" Series 3:

Keep up to date with all the news and information on the series 3 of the BBC's hit show Strictly Come Dancing.

Series 3 begins on BBC1 prime time, saturday night 15th October 2005. The show will be run in the same format as previous series, except this time there will be 12 couples and 10 shows. Bruce Forsythe & Tess Daly will present the BBC 1 Saturday night programme.
BBC2 continues the "Behind the scenes" programme "Strictly Come Dancing - It takes two" presented once again by Claudia Winkleman. This show will air every week night (once the series commences) at 6.30pm.

The winners of the 3rd Strictly Come Dancing Series Are Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova

Strictly Come Dancing Series 3 Winners - Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova

You can keep up to date with everything "Strictly Come Dancing" on this page. (Note: Please also visit the BBC's official site Here).

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Dancers/Celeb's in series 3
Judges
Gossip & Updates
Voting
Video/Audio Clip Collection
Press Article Collection

The Celebrities & their Professional Dance Partners:

Note: Those marked with * against their names, indicate that the professional dancer is new to Strictly Come Dancing.
Pro's with "Web" after their name indicate that they have a website - click the link to be taken to their site.

Gloria Hunniford (Presenter) & Darren Bennett
Fiona Philips (Presenter) & Brendan Cole Web
Patsy Palmer (Actress/Presenter) & Anton Du Beke Web
Zoe Ball (Presenter) & Ian Waite Web
Jaye Jacobs (Actress) & Andrew Cuerden * Web
Siobhan Hayes (Actress) & Matthew Cutler *

Colin Jackson CBE (Olympic Athlete) & Erin Boag Web
James Martin (Chef) & Camilla Dallerup Web
Darren Gough (Pro Cricketer) & Lilia Kopylova Winners
Will Thorp (Actor) & Hanna Haarala * Web
Bill Turnbull (presenter/Journalist) & Karen Hardy *
Dennis Taylor (Snooker Player/Commentator) & Isabella Hannah *

The Judges:

Judge 1 - Bruno Tonioli (Choreographer)
Bruno is a top choreographer and has worked on countless films, plays, music videos, commercials, concerts, trade shows and TV shows.
Judge 2 - Arlene Phillips (Choreographer)
Arlene is best known for her work on countless musicals, both in the UK and Worldwide.
Judge 3 - Len Goodman (Pro Dancer/Judge)
Len was a professional dancer and is now a professional judge. Len runs his own dance school in Kent.
Judge 4 - Craig Revel Horwood (Choreographer)
Craig is a top theatre choreographer and received an Olivier Award for his work on the West End musical Spend, Spend, Spend.

Gossip & Updates:

24th December:

Darren Gough & Lila Kopylova are winners of the 2005 Christmas Special - with a record 40 points for a male celebrity.

17th December:

Darren Gough & Lila Kopylova are winners of SCD series 3, Darren is the first male celebrity to win the title.

Colin Jackson & Erin Boag are runners up.
The third placed couple are Zoe Ball & Ian Waite.

10th December:

The ninth couple to go are James Martin & Camilla Dallerup.
Next week the couples will dance & be marked on 2 dances, one ballroom and one latin of their choice.

3rd December:

The eighth couple to go are Patsy Palmer & Anton Du Beke.
Next week the couples will dance & be marked on 2 dances.

26th November:

The seventh couple to go are Bill Turnbull & Karen Hardy.
Next week all the couples will perform & be marked on an American Smooth dance.

20th November:

A Strictly Come Dancing International Champion of Champions will air this christmas on the BBC. Check back soon for more details.

19th November:

The sixth couple to go are Will Thorpe & Hanna Haarala.
Next week all the couples will perform a group Argentine Tango.
Zoe & Ian receive the first 10 of the series from Bruno for their quickstep.

13th November:

There is a children's version of Strictly Come Dancing due to air early next year. Check back soon for more details.

12th November:

The fifth couple to go are Dennis Taylor & Isabella Hannah.
Next week all the couples will perform a group Salsa.

5th November:

The fourth couple to go are Brendan Cole & Fiona Phillips.
Next Week's dances are Samba & Viennese Waltz.

29th October:

The third couple to go are Darren Bennet & Gloria Hunniford.
Next Week's dances are Paso Doble & Foxtrot.

22nd October:

The second couple to go are Andrew Cuerden & Jaye Jacobs.
Next Week's dances are Jive & Tango.
Quote (Bruno on Dennis Quickstep): "You were like an emperor penguin trying to hold an egg in its legs"!
Quote (Len on Fiona's Rumba): "It was a bit like a trifle, plenty of fruit ontop, but it was a bit spongey down the bottom"!

16th October:

The first couple to go are Matthew Cutler & Siobhan Hayes.
Next Week's dances are Rumba & Quickstep.
Quote (Bruno to Darren & Lilia): "It's like the Rhino & the showgirl"!
Quote (Bruno on Will & Hanna): "It was a bit Barbie & Ken"!
Quote (Arlene on Zoe's Waltz): "A beached donkey has turned into a gazelle"!
2 new nicknames this week Bill Turnbull is now "Ballroom Bill" & Andrew Cuerden has been christened "Zorro".

26th September:

Strictly Come Dancing series 3 Celebrities & Professionals partnerships officially announced by the BBC.
3 New dances for series 3, Jitterbug, The Argentine Tango & Salsa.

6th September:

Strictly Come Dancing wins the "TV Quick" & "TV Choice" award in the "Best Entertainment programme category

5th July:

National Television Awards see Strictly Come Dancing & presenters up for awards:
- Most Popular Entertainment Show: Strictly Come Dancing (Strictly Dance Fever also Nominated)
- Most Popular Entertainment Presenter: Bruce Forsyth & Tess Daly
- Most Popular Expert On TV: Len Goodman - Strictly Come Dancing

8th May:

Strictly Come Dancing win's the 45th Rose D'Or "Golden Rose Television Award" in the Best Variety Category.

5th May:

Chrisanne the dressmakers for both series of the BBC’s very successful program "Strictly Come Dancing". The show has now been nominated for a Bafta award (British Academy of Film and Television) in the costume category. "This is great! It was hard work, but we really enjoyed doing the project working with both the dancers and the celebrities, and to be recognized in this way is just fabulous" says Seija Niskanen, Head of Design.

18th April:

Strictly Come Dancing looses out on the BAFTA for Best Entertainment Series.

16th March:

A new "spin off" programme has now been commissioned by the BBC "Strictly African Dancing", which will feature five celebrities learning traditional dances.
Strictly Come Dancing wins the "Best Entertainment" award at the "Royal Television Society Awards".

14th March:

Strictly Come Dancing is nominated for a "BAFTA", in the Entertainment Series Category.

24th February:

Strictly Come Dancing is nominated for a "Royal Television Society Award", in the Best Entertainment Category. The awards take place in March 2005.

16th February:

Strictly Come Dancing is nominated for a prestigious "Golden Rose Television Award", in the Best Variety Show Category. The awards take place in Switzerland from the 3rd - 8th May 2005.

26th January:

Strictly Come Dancing scoops "Best New Programme" Award at the 10th Annual "Broadcast Awards" held on the 26th January 2005. The programme also received a "Highly Commended" for the "Best Entertainment Programme" Award.

22nd January:

Natasha & Brendan waltz off with the "Best Entertainment Moment" of 2004, beating off tough competition from "Friday Night With Jonathan Ross", when the host discovered Trinny and Susannah were a bit of a handful, also beating Greg Dyke chairing "Have I Got News For You?".

Voting:

You will find the current Leader Board below.
Click Here to view the Judges Votes from each week. Week 1 onwards

Notes:
Star indicates winner.
W1/W7: Grey Shaded Cell shows that couples were dancing the Pro's specialist discipline.
W6: All couples danced a Salsa - this was not subject to a judges vote.
W7: All couples danced Argentine Tango - this was not subject to a judges vote.
W8 onwards: Grey "dance" letter indicates couples were dancing the Pro's specialist discipline.
Even though couples may have high total points, viewers votes cast the final decision on which couple leave each week.

Current Leader Board:

Dancers/Dance

W6
SL

W7
AT

W9
Semi

W10
Final

Total

Place

Left

Darren Gough &
Lilia Kopylova

19
C

30
Q

33
T

34
P

28
V

30
J

34
F

62
R & AS

64
S & W

72
F & P

406

1st

Winners

Colin Jackson CBE &
Erin Boag

32
C

36
Q

26
T

31
P

32
S

32
F

34
V

73
R & AS

67
J & W

75
Q & R

438

2nd

Runners Up

Zoe Ball &
Ian Waite

35
W

32
R

29
J

36
F

35
S

36
Q

38
T

68
C & AS

69
P & V

76
T & S

454

3rd

2nd Runners Up

James Martin &
Camilla Dallerup

22
C

29
Q

28
T

29
P

29
V

20
J

32
W

48
S & AS

55
R & F

292

4th

Semi
Final

Patsy Palmer &
Anton Du Beke

19
W

26
R

34
T

31
F

26
S

31
Q

24
C

58
J & AS

249

5th

8th
Off

Bill Turnbull &
Karen Hardy

29
C

23
Q

20
T

25
P

27
V

17
R

25
W

166

6th

7th
Off

Will Thorp &
Hanna Haarala

18
C

29
Q

25
J

34
F

23
V

28
F

157

7th

6th
Off

Dennis Taylor &
Isabella Hannah

20
C

18
Q

22
J

15
P

23
S

8th

5th
Off

Fiona Philips &
Brendan Cole

11
W

13
R

16
J

20
F

9th

4th
Off

Gloria Hunniford &
Darren Bennett

22
W

17
R

19
J

10th

3rd
Off

Jaye Jacobs &
Andrew Cuerden

25
W

21
R

11th

2nd
Off

Siobhan Hayes &
Matthew Cutler

15
W

12th

1st
Off

Key To Dances:
W-Waltz, T-Tango, F-Foxtrot, Q-Quickstep, V-Viennese Waltz
C-CCC, S-Samba, R-Rumba, P-Paso Doble, J-Jive
FS-Freestyle, SL-Salsa, AT-Argentine Tango, AS-American Smooth

SCD Video Collection:

"Bill Turnbull & Karen Hardy show off a few steps on Breakfast TV" From:BBC News 26/09/05.
"Bill Turnbull & Karen Hardy's Training So Far" From:BBC News 26/09/05.
"Darren Bennett & Lilia Kopylova Interview" - Now Unavailable To View. From:Chatshow.co.uk Interviews 14/02/05.

SCD 3 Press Article Collection:

Please click your chosen article below:

"Exclusive: Brucie's Bonus" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:The Mirror 22/04/06.
"Ballroom Dancing? More like Cha Cha Arrgh!" From:Daily Mail 16/01/06.
"Forsyth's old-fashioned appeal" From:BBC News 31/12/05.
"Lilia's Secrets" From:The Mirror 24/12/05.
"They're strictly sizzling" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sheffield Today 22/12/05.
"Science reveals what makes Darren Gough a sexy dancer" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:The Independent 22/12/05.
"The tango cured my knee!" From:The Daily Mail 20/12/05.
"Dummy and dumber as Jackson falls at the last" From:The Times Mail 20/12/05.
"Colin's dance routine flops like lifeless dummy" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Western Mail 19/12/05.
"Gough to bowl the maidens over with own dance school" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:The Telegraph 18/12/05.
"Ee-bah-rumba!" From:The Mail on Sunday 18/12/05.
"Goughie is just Dazzling" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:The Sun 18/12/05.
"Cricket star wins TV dancing title" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Scotsman 18/12/05.
"I honestly had never danced before, not even with my mates when we have been out drinking" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sheffield Today 17/12/05.
"Zoe Will Step out a Winner" From:The Daily Record 15/12/05.
"Dancing duo aims for final show-stopper" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Western Mail 15/12/05.
"The dance craze sweeping London" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Evening Standard 14/12/05.
"Exclusive: The First Come Dancing Stars" From:Mirror.co.uk 13/12/05.
"Were Still Having a Ball" From:Mirror.co.uk 13/12/05.
"Tears, Tantrums & Sour Grapes" From:Mirror.co.uk 12/12/05.
"James Martin kicked off the dancefloor" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy.co.uk 10/12/05.
"Zoe Peaks Too Soon" From:The Daily Record 10/12/05.
"I danced in front of eight million people and wore sequins" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Bucks Free Press 07/12/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Semi Final Betting Odds. Pt 2" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 06/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Semi Final Betting Odds. Pt 1" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 06/11/05.
"Unlikely Lads are Strictly Having a Ball" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Yorkshire Post Today 06/12/05.
"Gough full value but lacking hips of the trade" From:The Times 06/12/05.
"Love Rat Brendan’s Stolen My Girl Too" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sunday Mirror 04/12/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing: Strictly Axe for Patsy" From:Sunday Mail 04/12/05.
"Fatboy Exclusive: I bet Zoe will win" From:The Mirror 03/12/05.
"Ballroom dancing is back, but it's strictly short of teachers" From:The Times 03/12/05.
"How Gloria's heart learned to dance again..." - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Manchester Online 02/12/05.
"Strictly Dumb Dancing" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Telegraph 01/12/05.
"Dance champ dreams hit" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sheffield Today 30/11/05.
"Zoe blossoms into graceful ballroom beauty" From:Daily Mail 30/11/05.
"Come Dancing stars James and Camilla split" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:RTE.ie 29/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - 5 Left who will win? Pt 2" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 30/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - 5 Left who will win? Pt 1" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 29/11/05.
"Strictly Danced Out: Bill" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sky Showbiz 28/11/05.
"Slip-up on TV dance show" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:The Belfast Telegraph 28/11/05.
"'Dancing' star unhappy with biased judges" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy.co.uk 27/11/05.
"I was the only gay in my village…Humour helped me to beat the bullies" From:The Mirror 26/11/05.
"Exclusive: 'Scrubber Patsy'" From:The Mirror 24/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 2" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 23/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 1" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 22/11/05.
"Be good on the dance floor" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:New Statesman 21/11/05.
"Exclusive: Doesn’t My Brucie Do Well!" From:The Mirror 21/11/05.
"Will Waltzed off Come Dancing" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sky News 21/11/05.
"'Come Dancing' special planned for Xmas" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy 20/11/05.
"Come Dazzling!" From:The Mirror 19/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 2" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 16/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 1" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 15/11/05.
"Come Dancing Eviction" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sky News 14/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing: Fiona’s Verdict" From:The Mirror 12/11/05.
"Exclusive: Zoe Unfair" From:The Mirror 12/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing’s Miss Strict" From:The Mirror 11/11/05.
"Taylor clinging on to hope of survival" From:The Times 10/11/05.
"Telly Colin's break dance" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:The Sun 09/11/05.
"Exclusive: Come Fighting" From:The Mirror 09/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 2" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 09/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 1" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 08/11/05.
"Lucky break for Dennis as he dances on" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Belfast Telegraph 07/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Exclusive: Fiona’s Exit" From:The Mirror 07/11/05.
"Beeb gets a Ballroom Ratings Blitz" From:The Mirror 07/11/05.
"Dancing Dazzler's footwork waltzes a nation's hearts" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Telegraph 04/11/05.
"We are an item: Exclusive Strictly Come Dancing Couple " From:The Mirror 03/11/05.
"Motivation: Getting support incentives" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:BBC Wales 03/11/05.
"We’ve Only Got Ourselves To Blame" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:News & Star 01/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 2" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 01/11/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 1" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 01/11/05.
"What Denis and Gloria could teach the 'do anything for fame' celebs" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Belfast Telegraph 31/10/05.
"Refreshed Gough aiming to return" From:BBC Sport 30/10/05.
"Strictly Not Dancing" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Blackpool Today 29/10/05.
"Zoe Ball's boiler blues" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:In The News 28/10/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Exclusive: 'Fiona Is The Worst Partner I’ve had'" From:The Mirror 26/10/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 2" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 25/10/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - This Week's Odds To Win Pt 1" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 25/10/05.
"Sad to see it, to see it, sad" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy.com 23/10/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Exclusive: Brendan Stole My Girl, 17" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sunday Mirror 23/10/05.
"It's Murder on the Dancefloor" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:The Mirror 22/10/05.
"'Come Dancing' star twists ankle" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy.com 22/10/05.
"'Come Dancing' star twists ankle" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy.com 22/10/05.
"Brucie never puts a foot out of place" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:IC Kent 21/10/05.
"Strictly Bitchy" From:The Mirror 20/10/05.
"Brawlroom Dancing" From:The Mirror 20/10/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing" From:Bella Online 18/10/05.
"What do you think of Fiona Phillips' moves on Strictly Come Dancing?" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:GMTV 18/10/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds - Who's Going To Win?" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Hecklerspray.com 18/10/05.
"England dazzler's dancing feat has judges on the hop" From:The Times 18/10/05.
"My Family star Hayes exits dance show" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:RTE.ie 17/10/05.
"Strictly Lovers" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sunday Mirror 16/10/05.
"'Strictly Come Dancing' stars dating?" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy 16/10/05.
"'Dancing' stars injured in rehearsals" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy 15/10/05.
"Duo Set For Spotlight Again As Strictly Come Dancing Starts" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Yorkshire Today 15/10/05.
"Steppin' Out - The Ballroom Boom Grows" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Western Mail 15/10/05.
"Daily Mirror’s Fiona Prepares For Strictly Come Dancing" From:The Mirror 14/10/05.
"Bruce is not ready to quit just yet" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Islington Gazette 12/10/05.
"I felt that I had lost not only my darling girl but also the woman I used to be" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:The Scotsman 08/10/05.
"Burn The Floor: Extreme Ballroom" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Independent 07/10/05.
"World salsa champs to launch new touring show" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:IC Liverpool.co.uk 05/10/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Mirror.co.uk 01/10/05.
"Strictly Come Dancing 3 Betting Odds" From:Paddypower.com 28/09/05.
"A special delivery as Gough bowls maidens over" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Sheffield Today 27/09/05.
"Gough's quickstep to career oblivion" From:The Times 27/09/05.
"Strictly Ballroom Bill" From:BBC News 26/09/05.
"Promo Photo's -Line up for new Strictly Come Dancing" From:Daily Mail 26/09/05.
"DJ Ball heads dance show hopefuls " From:BBC News 26/09/05.
"Stars take their partners for TV dance-off" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Telegraph.co.uk 26/09/05.
"Dancefloor Dazzler" From:Mirror 26/09/05.
"You shall go to the ball Zoe" From:The Daily Record 26/09/05.
BBC Press Pack:
"Strictly Come Dancing is back for a third seies - Introduction"
"Strictly Come Dancing is back for a third seies - The Celebrities"
"Strictly Come Dancing is back for a third seies - The Dancers"
"Strictly Come Dancing is back for a third seies - History Of The Dances"
"Strictly Come Dancing is back for a third seies - History Of Strictly Come Dancing" From:BBC Press Pack 26/09/05.
"No 'Come Dancing' return for Kaplinsky" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy 25/09/05.
"Gloria all set to hit the dancefloor" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Belfast Telegraph.co.uk 23/09/05.
"Gloria Hunniford makes comeback to 'Strictly Come Dancing'" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Female First.co.uk 22/09/05.
"It's hot to (fox) trot" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:IC Liverpool 26/08/05.
"Step this way for season of dance fever..." - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Bromley Times 24/08/05.
"Dancing's not just for girls, says Anton" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:IC Birmingham 22/08/05.
"Singing Strauss's Praises" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Scotsman.com 20/08/05.
"Zoe Ball may compete in Strictly Come Dancing" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:RTE.ie 03/08/05.
"October return for 'Strictly Come Dancing'" - Article Now Unavailable To View. From:Digital Spy.co.uk 22/07/05.

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