The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special won’t air for another three weeks – but the winners were already leaked online.
The festive special is pre-recorded weeks in advance with some of the pro dancers like Amy Dowden and Nikita Kuzmin spotted at Elstree Studios with the cast.
During the show, the six couples perform their routines to impress the judges and the studio audience votes for their favourite.
The winner of the special was then leaked online in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The celebrities taking part this year are Josh Widdicombe, Vogue Williams, Tamzin Outhwaite, Drag Race star Tayce, Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and racing driver Billy Monger.
Although she pulled out of this year’s show over an injury, Amy Dowden will be back for the Christmas special.
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The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special won’t air for another three weeks – but the winners were already leaked online
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The festive special is pre-recorded weeks in advance with some of the pro dancers like Amy Dowden and Nikita Kuzmin spotted at Elstree Studios with the cast
In November, the BBC announced on Saturday that Carlos Gu will no longer be participating in the Christmas special this year as he has sustained an ankle injury.
Fellow professional dancer Gorka Márquez will reportedly be stepping in as his replacement.
A spokesperson for the BBC show said: ‘Unfortunately, professional dancer, Carlos Gu, has sustained an ankle injury so is unable to participate in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special alongside contestant Vogue Williams.’
They added: ‘Fellow professional dancer, Gorka Márquez will be stepping in for him and dancing with Vogue. We all wish him a speedy recovery.’
In the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, each of the six couples will perform a festive fuelled routine in the hope of impressing the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Head Judge Shirley Ballas, and the voting studio audience.
The news of Carlos pulling out of the show comes after he broke his silence on his fallout with his co-star Nancy Xu.
The professional dancers, who both grew up in China, have been close since childhood but were refusing to speak and unfollowed each other on social media.
It was claimed that tensions sparked between the formerly close pals when Carlos was left disappointed after he didn’t get paired with a celebrity in this series.
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The BBC announced that Carlos Gu will no longer be participating in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special this year as he has sustained an ankle injury
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However, he has had no choice but to pull out from the show and fellow professional dancer Gorka Márquez will reportedly be stepping in as his replacement
Speaking to The Daily Mail’s Richard Eden earlier this month, for the first time after their row, Carlos insisted the pair ‘are fine.’
He said: ‘We’re fine. We’ve been friends since childhood, and friends argue, we’re too close and are like brother and sister to completely fall out.’
An insider told The Sun earlier this month: ‘The feud between Nancy and Carlos is really sad and has left everyone really shocked.’
‘They’ve been close since childhood, but have fallen out and unfollowed each other on socials.’
Meanwhile, a separate source told MailOnline: ‘Both Carols and Nancy are extremely cordial and always incredibly professional on Strictly premises.’
MailOnline has contacted the dancer’s representative and the BBC for comment.
