Tom Chambers sensationally overturned the odds to win a hotly contested Strictly final.
The Holby City actor, 31, and dance partner Camilla Dallerup stormed to the title after wowing judges and the public with a superb performance in the no-holds-barred freestyle.
Runner up Rachel Stevens and partner Vincent Simone narrowly missed out on the coveted title in one of the most competitive Strictly finals ever.
Model Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole had earlier chalked up a maximum 80 points from her two dances, but finished third as public support went to Rachel and Tom.
And Rachel showed her mettle with a maximum in the foxtrot and by dropping just one point in the Rhumba.
But it was Tom’s day as he made good on a promise to Danish dance partner Camilla to win Strictly, who has appeared in the hit show’s semi-finals twice.
Camilla reached the penultimate stage with Gethin Jones and James Martin but fell at the final hurdle on both occasions.
The heartthrob had finished bottom of the leaderboard in last week’s semi-final, but due to a voting error he was put through to the final.
And he was determined to make the best of it as the last man left in the competition.
Tom, who postponed his wedding date and honeymoon to compete in the finals, said: ‘The first person I want to thank is my wife.
But this isn’t about me, it’s about you [Camilla] because you deserve this more than anyone I can imagine.’
The final was extremely close, with the judges seeming to prefer Rachel but the public firmly on Tom’s side.
Bruno Tonioli said: ‘I would like to celebrate both of you, to get this far and be so fantastic.
‘But Rachel, you really are a dancing delight and it’s plain for me to see.’
After Lisa had been voted into third place, Tom and Rachel both had to perform a simultaneous Viennese Waltz.
But then they took to the stage again for the freestyle show dance, where Tom put on his best performance of the series and amazed the audience with a round the world lift.
Craig Revel Horwood said: ‘You are like Bisto gravy, you saved the best until last.’
And Arlene Phillips added: ‘All I can say is wow. The around the world – that wasn’t just brilliant for an amateur, that was brilliant for a professional.’
Their attempt to lift the Strictly crown had got off to the worst possible start as the heartthrob stumbled during the foxtrot and the pair found themselves five points behind after both Lisa Snowdon and Rachel Stevens scored top marks.
They scored just 35 and even though they managed an impressive 38 for their second dance, the cha cha cha, they still needed public support to remain in the competition.
Craig Revel-Horwood said: ‘The slip-up was such a shame, but everyone has them.
‘The last time you did the dance I thought you were a little smug, but this time you were not and even the facial expressions were not too much.’
But Len Goodman had kinder words after their salsa. He said: ‘I’m knocked out, that was absolutely brilliant.’
Strictly had found itself at the centre of a public storm after all three couples were put through to the final last week because of a voting error.
Tom had finished bottom of the leaderboard, but the mix-up meant he could not be saved by the public vote so the decision was made to put them all through.
More than 2,000 people complained to the BBC, which decided to carry over phone votes until tonight’s final.
Hosts Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly made a public apology at the beginning of the show, but Tom’s victory looks like the decision to put him through was the right one.
What a pile of crap this is… They should have just had the vote before anyone danced and be done with it because this was obviously a popularity contest and not a dance compitition.
Tom clearly stumbled in the first dance and it was reflected in his marks, and Lisa scores two perfect dances…. so she is the first to go. IT MAKES NO SENSE!
Tom should have been gone last week as well and yet because of glich in the system he is around for the finals which he shouldnt have been.
For those of you who think I’m picking on Tom you’re wrong, I was hoping he would take it all, however I hoped he would win it, not have it given to him because he was popular.
Lisa and Rachel got screwed over… plain and simple.