The fifteenth series of the Saturday night institution that is "Strictly Come Dancing" aired in Autumn 2017 and celebrities and their professional dance partners battled to become the 2017 "Strictly Come Dancing Champions". The couples performed a Ballroom or Latin American dance each week and were, as ever, judged and scored, this time by judges Craig Revel Horwood (who is known to be, well, a "little" judgey), beautiful brunette Shirley Ballas, Italian stallion Bruno Tonioli and Britain's best ballerina, Darcey Bussell.
When Bruce Forsyth left we thought we would never recover, but there have been a number of shocking "Strictly" scandals since 2004. The dreaded "Strictly" curse is well-known, but there have also been many a headline written about a certain professional dancer's x-rated yearly calendars, one contestant's racist slurs and even doping accusations. Read on to find out more...