Strictly Come Dancing series 12
| Strictly Come Dancing | |
|---|---|
| Series 12 | |
| Presented by | Tess Daly Claudia Winkleman Zoe Ball (guest) |
| Judges | Darcey Bussell Len Goodman Craig Revel Horwood Bruno Tonioli Donny Osmond (guest) |
| Celebrity winner | Caroline Flack |
| Professional winner | Pasha Kovalev |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 7 September (The Launch Show) 26 September 2014 – 20 December 2014 |
| Series chronology | |
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twelfth series beginning from 7 September 2014 with a launch show, and the live shows began on 26 and 27 September. Tess Daly returned to present the main show on BBC One alongside Claudia Winkleman, who was promoted to co-presenter in addition to the results show after Sir Bruce Forsyth departed the show after the eleventh series; however, Forsyth continued to host the Christmas and Children in Need specials. Zoe Ball returned as presenter of the spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Judges Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli also returned.
The shows from 1 to 16 November were hosted by Daly and Zoe Ball, after one of Winkleman's children was involved in an accident. Winkleman returned to co-host the show on 22 November.
Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev were announced as the winners on 20 December, while Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff, and Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton were the runners-up.