'Strictly Come Dancing' 2012 final - in pictures

So that's that for another year, then. Strictly's glitter, glamour, stunning routines and score paddles will be packed away until autumn 2013 (save for the Christmas special, of course), and for most, 2012 has seen one of the show's best series yet.

But all good things, as they say, must come to an end - and for the four finalists, that end was to clinch the Glitterball Trophy and be crowned winner of Strictly Come Dancing's tenth run.

See who emerged victorious, and relive all the thrills, spills and Louis's topless antics with our gallery below:

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