Professional dancer Aliona Vilani has only just won the recent series of Strictly Come Dancing alongside her partner Jay McGuiness, however she has announced that she won't be returning to the competition next year.
Vilani, who is the only dancer to have won the Glitterball twice, has been with the show since 2009 but has now decided to go out on a high after her recent win.
She announced the news via Twitter;
Going into this Strictly Come Dancing Series13, I decided that no matter what would happen, it will be my last oneâ¤ï¸ pic.twitter.com/SrIVMhihSo
— Aliona Kavanagh (@AlionaVilani) December 22, 2015
After 7 years on Strictly Come Dancing, as my finale, this has been my best Strictly experience ever by a long way! pic.twitter.com/K4V1Yvli9z
— Aliona Kavanagh (@AlionaVilani) December 22, 2015
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In her seven years with the show, Kazakhstan-born Aliona has been partnered with Rav Wilding, Matt Baker, Tony Jacklin, Gregg Wallace and Johnny Ball, while she previously won with McFly's Harry Judd back in 2011.
She joins fellow professional dancer Ola Jordan, who has also recently left the show. Strictly needn't worry though, we think we have found a worthy replacement...
My ma is gonna kill me. Why do I drink pic.twitter.com/1KN0OvYMFn
— Emma Donnell (@_emmadonnell) December 20, 2015
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