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Strictly Come Dancing Result: Tointon triumph rewards Dudders' followers

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Kara Tointon saved the best until last

Kara Tointon saved the best until last

"The ex-EastEnder was a worthy winner as she finished with a classy American Smooth."

Our man gets it right as ex-EastEnders actress upsets the odds to win Strictly Come Dancing 2010...

Betting.Betfair ballroom aficionado Alan Dudman is celebrating after he correctly tipped Kara Tointon to win Strictly Come Dancing.

The former EastEnders actress and her partner Artem Chigvintsev defied the odds by wowing judges with their perfomance in Saturday night's final. And they saved the best until last, earning their first 10 out of 10 of the series from Craig Revel Horwood.

Dudders recommended Betfair punters back Tointon, who played Dawn Swann in the BBC 1 soap for four years, at [2.7] on Friday. It was a brave bit of tipping as One Show presenter Matt Baker and his partner, Aliona Vilani, who finished as runners-up, went into the final as favourites.

Earlier in the evening Pamela Stephenson went out of the contest in third place. The floor was left to Tointon and Baker to battle it out for the Strictly 2010 crown and, in the end, the ex-EastEnder was a worthy winner as she finished with a classy American Smooth.

Revel Horwood told Tointon: "I would kill to be able to dance like you," while fellow judge Aleesha Dixon said she was "the most exquisite dancer on the show." Tointon, 28, said winning was the most special thing that she had ever achieved.

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  1. Bambi | 19 December 2010

    Hardly "a brave bit of tipping"; she went into the final as favourite with a number of bookies, and was the ante-post fav pretty much across the board…

    Well done though.

  2. Bambi | 19 December 2010

    Hardly "a brave bit of tipping"; she went into the final as favourite with a number of bookies, and was the ante-post fav pretty much across the board…

    Well done though.