Where Strictly winners are now - West End fame to heartbreak, babies and tragedy

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This weekend, the Strictly Come Dancing final will hit our screens with Fleur East, Molly Rainford, Hamza Yassin and Helen Skelton all battling it out to win the Glitterball trophy.The finalists will take to the dancefloor one final time for 2022 to perform three dances each with the hopes of being crowned the winner of this series.Previously, a Strictly win has led to some amazing opportunities - including a stint in the West End, impressive sponsorships and even some romance at the end of the competition.In anticipation of the final, the Mirror has taken a look back at the previous Strictly winners and what happened after they took home the trophy.Rose and her partner Giovanni captivated audiences from their very first dance.The first ever deaf contestant to take part on the show, the former EastEnders actress wowed the judges and the public with her determination and refusal to let her disability get in the way of her talents.They achieved consistent high scores and even the first perfect 40 score of the series, with an emotional couples' choice dance being one of the most poignant TV moments of the year - even winning a BAFTA for it.She then quit EastEnders and soon after bagged a role on the West End stage, playing Cecila in an adaption of As You Like It.Her personal life has also undergone an upheaval, as Rose and her boyfriend of seven years Samuel Arnold called it quits in September just as the latest series of the reality show kicked off.This comedian was the "very unlikely" winner of the show back in 2020.

After thinking he was going to be the "joke act" of the series, he ended up with a loyal army of fans - including Janet Jackson - thanks to his impressive routines with partner Oti Mabuse.