Seven‘s Dancing With The Stars: All Stars has come to an end, with TV personality and race car driver Grant Denyer taking home the coveted mirror ball trophy and winning for The Smith Family.
The six grand finalists: Courtney Act, David Rodan, Deni Hines, Grant Denyer, Kris Smith, and Ricki-Lee, danced their hearts out in the ultimate ballroom showdown.
With all the couples performing a freestyle dance, Grant, Courtney, and David topped the leader board – each collecting a perfect score. However, it wasn’t the judges who would determine the winner on the night, but the audience.
After receiving his second trophy since his triumph in 2006, Grant Denyer said: “This show means the world to me, I absolutely love it. If I wasn’t dancing or hosting it, I would be changing the light bulbs in the roof.
“I vowed 15 years ago to never dance again because it was the best memory of my life, I thought I could never top that so why would you even bother. I’m so glad I changed my mind and did this because it’s been the best sensation.”
The final scores were:
David Rodan and Alex Vladimirov – 40
Grant Denyer and Lily Cornish – 40
Courtney Act and Joshua Keefe – 40
Ricki-Lee and Jarryd Byrne – 37
Deni Hines and Lyu Masuda – 38
Kris Smith and Siobhan Power – 34
The full list of All-Stars for 2022 was:
Angie Kent (Dancing for Black Dog Institute) – 2020 favourite
Anthony Koutoufides (Dancing for KIDS Foundation) – 2006 winner
Bridie Carter (Dancing for Support Act) – 2007 winner
Cameron Daddo (Dancing for Ronald McDonald House) – wild card
Courtney Act (Dancing for Black Rainbow) – 2019 runner up
David Rodan (Dancing for The Carly Ryan Foundation) – 2014 winner
Deni Hines (Dancing for Oasis Africa Australia) – wild card
Grant Denyer (Dancing for The Smith Family) – 2006 winner
Kris Smith (Dancing for White Ribbon Australia) – wild card
Kylie Gillies (Dancing for Melanoma Institute Australia) – 2009 grand finalist
Olympia Valance (Dancing for Dementia Australia) – 2019 favourite
Ricki-Lee (Dancing for Support Act) – 2014 grand finalist
Rob Mills (Dancing for The Australian Children’s Music Foundation) – 2009 favourite
Sam Mac (Dancing for Sydney Dogs & Cats Home) – wild card
Dancing With The Stars: All Stars is produced by Warner Bros International Television Production Australia and BBC Studios, from a format created by BBC and distributed by BBC Studios.