Harry Judd: 'Strictly Come Dancing ending is very strange feeling'

Strictly Come Dancing champion Harry Judd has said that the show's ending feels "very strange".

The McFly drummer and partner Aliona Vilani picked up the Glitterball trophy in Saturday night's grand final of the BBC dance competition.



"It's over! It's finished! [Not training] is very strange," Judd told ITV's This Morning. "I've literally trained every day from September, so today is the first day I won't be dancing... it's odd, a very strange feeling."

Speaking about his dance partnership with Vilani, Judd said that the "incredible" professional had initially been "unsure" of his dedication to the competition.

"She thought I wouldn't be committed and wouldn't work hard but I like to work hard and do things properly, and we had an amazing time together," he said. "I loved my time on Strictly, she was a brilliant coach, brilliant dancer, an amazing choreographer, and I was very lucky."



Judd added: "She did have to be strict at times and she had to get firm with me a few times. But she kept me calm before all these performances."

Meanwhile, speaking about his girlfriend Izzy Johnston, who joined him in the This Morning studios, the 25-year-old said: "She stayed incredibly calm and made the whole experience more enjoyable because she was so supportive.

"I literally had never danced in my life and I was so scared about doing Strictly, and Izzy just said, 'Go on, it'd be such an amazing opportunity and don't pass on it because you'll regret it', and she was absolutely right; I just thought I'd go for it and give it my all. And it was a scariest thing I've ever done... but I absolutely don't regret one minute."

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Watch Harry and Aliona dance an American Smooth on the Strictly final below: