Strictly Come Dancing (series 9)
Celebrity Known for Professional Partner Status
Edwina Currie Former Conservative Party politician Vincent Simone Eliminated 1st on 9 October 2011
Dan Lobb Daybreak presenter & former tennis player Katya Virshilas Eliminated 2nd on 16 October 2011
Rory Bremner Comedian & impressionist Erin Boag Eliminated 3rd on 23 October 2011
Nancy Dell'Olio Lawyer & media personality Anton du Beke Eliminated 4th on 30 October 2011
Lulu Singer-songwriter Brendan Cole Eliminated 5th on 6 November 2011
Audley Harrison Heavyweight boxer Natalie Lowe Eliminated 6th on 13 November 2011
Russell Grant Astrologer & entertainer Flavia Cacace Eliminated 7th on 20 November 2011
Anita Dobson Former EastEnders actress Robin Windsor Brendan Cole ( Week 9 ) Eliminated 8th on 27 November 2011
Robbie Savage Former Premier League footballer Ola Jordan Eliminated 9th on 4 December 2011
Alex Jones The One Show presenter James Jordan Eliminated 10th on 11 December 2011
Holly Valance Actress , singer , & model Artem Chigvintsev Brendan Cole ( Week 7 ) Eliminated 11th on 11 December 2011
Jason Donovan Stage & screen performer Kristina Rihanoff Third place on 17 December 2011
Chelsee Healey Waterloo Road actress Pasha Kovalev Runners-up on 17 December 2011
Harry Judd McFly drummer Aliona Vilani Winners on 17 December 2011
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its ninth series on 10 September 2011 with a launch show, with the live shows starting on 30 September and 1 October 2011. The show was broadcast from Wembley Arena on 19 November with all proceeds going to the BBC charity, Children in Need. The final took place at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom and was the first episode in 3D, and was shown on BBC HD and 18 cinemas around the country. As in series 8 there are 14 couples with one new male professional, Pasha Kovalev, replacing Jared Murillo. Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly continued to present the main show on BBC One, while the results show was presented by Daly and Claudia Winkleman. Former contestant Zoë Ball replaced Winkleman as the regular presenter of the spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two due to Winkleman's family commitments. On 5 and 6 November Jennifer Grey, the winner of the eleventh series of Dancing with the Stars, the American version of 'Strictly', was a guest judge, replacing Len Goodman while he had a week off. In Goodman's absence, Craig Revel Horwood was head Judge. The full lineup of celebrities was revealed on 6 September 2011 on The One Show. As in the previous series, the celebrities did not know who would be their professional partner until they were introduced to each other at the Launch Show. McFly drummer Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani won the show on 17 December 2011. Vilani also became the third female professional to reach two consecutive finals, after Lilia Kopylova and Erin Boag, having come second with Matt Baker in 2010.