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The BBC Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special winner has been leaked online weeks before air date.
A special festive version of the dance competition is set to air on Christmas Day, which will see a host of new celebrities performing themed dances in front of a studio audience. However, it looks as though the public won't need to wait to find out the winner now.
The one-off episode was filmed last night in Coventry, with celebrity contestants Danny Cipriani, Keisha Buchanan, Tillie Amartey, Sally Nugent, Dan Snow and Jamie Borthwick strutting their stuff on the dance-floor.
At the end of the night, one couple lifted the Christmas trophy with the audience being in on the secret.
The Strictly winner has been leakedHowever, the result has already been leaked to the public online. The infamous Strictly mole managed to find out the result from an audience member and shared the winner on social media describing the leak as an 'early Christmas present.'
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However, not all viewers were happy to find out the result, with many disgruntled fans saying they wanted to wait until the special day to watch the whole programme.
The Strictly mole has been a thorn in the side of BBC bosses for years, regularly leaking the bottom two and end results from the pre-recorded weekly live shows.
Multiple celebs are taking part (Instagram)All of the usual four judges from this year's series are set to return as Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas will take to the panel for the festive episode.
Before the big day, contestant Danny Cipriani has already been stealing headlines after it emerged he'd split from his wife Victoria weeks before filming. The former rugby ace was then partnered up with professional dancer Jowita Prystal with the pair said to be looking very cosy in training.
Danny posted a sweet group snap of all the competitors taking part in the show, which he captioned: "As I'm tagging the names I'm smiling away looking at how everyone is also smiling away in the photo!! All wonderful humans in this photo, as well as the crew behind the scenes, who to a person is delightful."
He then went on to give a special thanks to his partner Jowita, saying: "Special thanks to @jowitaprzystal for always making it fun… Strictly eve," along with a red love heart emoji.
Previously, it was said that the duo would be a "sizzling pairing" together as they spent two weeks together preparing for the show. A source said: "BBC bosses must have had some idea it would be a sizzling pairing on the dancefloor, but on a personal level probably didn't expect them to get so close, so soon.
"They join a long line of stars and pros who've found themselves growing closer as a result of long, intimate sessions in the rehearsal studio."
While Danny is now single following his marriage breakdown, it's also thought that Jowita is also single as she split up from fellow Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice earlier this year.
Danny shared the news of his split in a statement on Instagram, writing: "Victoria and I sat together this weekend and agreed to separate after 4 years of marriage.
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"Whilst we've had some wonderful times together, we've also recognised we're on different journeys and whilst this is sad news, it's also a new chapter for us both to purse our own happiness. I only wish the best for Victoria and her children."