Strictly Come Dancing, the long-running British reality competition that inspired the U.S. hit Dancing with the Stars, crowned RuPaul’s Drag Race UK alumna Tayce as the winner of its Christmas special.

Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas champion Tayce Szura-Radix is reportedly lined up for the main series.

Tayce Szura-Radix has made history, becoming the first drag queen to win the UK version of Strictly Come Dancing . Szura-Radix, best known for appearing on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2021, triumphed in the Christmas special of the dance show, winning the contest with professional partner Kai Widdrington.

The Christmas champions wowed the judges and the studio audience before lifting the glistening Strictly Christmas star-shaped trophy

Flinging Strictly on slap bang in the middle of Christmas Day afternoon when most of us are seriously regretting that last dollop of pudding and praying that elasticated jeans will be the first must-have fashion of 2025 was some kind of cruel joke.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Tayce lifted the sparkling Strictly Christmas trophy alongside her professional dance partner Kai Widdrington after being crowned champions. The dance duo impressed the judges with a Cha Cha performed to 100 Degrees by Kylie and Dannii Minogue.

Strictly Come Dancing's first drag queen competitor, Tayce, and professional dance partner Kai Widdrington have been crowned the winners of this year's Christmas special. Judge Craig Revel Horwood praised their cha-cha to 100 Degrees by Kylie and Dannii Minogue,

Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC ’s biggest TV entertainment show, has gone out in style in its 20th anniversary year, crowning blind comedian Chris McCausland this year’s champion after an emotional final.

Drag Race UK star Tayce has made herstory as the first drag queen competitor to both enter and win Strictly Come Dancing‘s Christmas Special. The performer has perfectly shut down claims that her success could take the show in “a very different direction”.