Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli also returned as judges.
In March 2013, the show's former home at the BBC Television Centre in West London closed down for redevelopment.
Strictly Come Dancing moved to Elstree for the series and settled into the vast George Lucas Stage 2 which had been recently refurbished.
[3] The shows on 5 October, 9 November, and 7 December 2013 were hosted by Daly and Winkleman, with Forsyth taking time off.
Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec were announced as the winners on 21 December, while Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev and BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton were the runners-up.
On 1 June 2013, it was revealed that Erin Boag, Flavia Cacace, Vincent Simone, and Aliona Vilani would all be leaving the show.
[6] On 2 September 2013 it was reported that professional dancer Natalie Lowe had injured her foot and would be replaced by Aliona Vilani.
Color key: Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Musical guests: Earth, Wind and Fire — "Let's Groove", "My Promise" & "Boogie Wonderland" Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guests: Natalie Gumede fainted during dress rehearsals and was unable to perform on the live show.
Musical guest: Alfie Boe — "Bring Him Home" (from Les Misérables) Couples are listed in the order they performed.