Tasha Ghouri has opened up after her near win on Strictly Come Dancing, reflecting on the magical journey she shared with her dance partner, Aljaž Škorjanec. The Love Island star shared heartfelt moments from her time on the show and offered congratulations to winner Chris McCausland.
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Tasha Ghouri has spoken out after coming close to winning the Strictly Come Dancing trophy.
The finale saw Chris McCausland and his dance partner Dianne Buswell face off against Tasha and Aljaž Škorjanec, with Chris ultimately claiming the Glitterball trophy.
The Love Island star has since shared a series of Instagram posts reflecting on her time on Strictly, including snapshots from the dance floor, behind-the-scenes moments with the Strictly team, and a heartwarming photo with her boyfriend, Andrew Le Page.
She captioned the post: “Strictly after 13 weeks thank you.. when I say doing this show has just been so magical I can’t even put it into words & surprising me with my brother flying in from Australia!!! This was extra special having him there watching the final, thank you so much @iamtheo for making this happen.”
Reflecting on her delightful experience, Tasha shared heartfelt words for her dance partner, writing: “@aljazskorjanec you made magical beautiful dances that’ll be remembered for a long time from our American smooth, waltz, show dance and many more. Everyday we laughed & smiled, you are what strictly is about – your passion and positivity radiates from within on this show. I can’t thank you enough from the bottom of my heart, you made my experience so magical. And we made history!!! What a moment.
“I have to give a huge shoutout to @arduinobertoncello for our show dance, thank you so much for making the show dance EPIC! you really helped me bring out my inner ginger & doing this style I LOVED IT!!!”
Before her television fame, Tasha worked as a professional dancer, admitting that her younger self would have been overjoyed to hear about her Strictly stint.
Her caption continued: “To my younger Tasha.. we did it. We lived a dream we dreamt of for a long long time. We never gave up believing and chasing that dream. We danced every week with a smile on our face, we danced with our heart and never gave up. We did have a journey on this show but that’s what made it beautiful. I’m proud of us! I hope this sends a message to you all to keep going, never give up & anything is possible.”
The star then congratulated Chris on his victory, saying: “I have to say @chrismccauslandcomedy you deserve to lift that trophy so much, since day one you have shown you are unstoppable, your partnership with @diannebuswell has just been a joy, Dianne what a woman you are, you both are winners! @jbgill @laurenmayoakley @hadderstime @vitocoppola I’m so proud of you all what an incredible final of people to be a part of.”
She then went on to thank the whole Strictly team, penning: “Biggest love to the judges who have supported my journey on the show thank you, the incredible hosts @tessdaly @claudiawinkle, @stefaleksander thank you for everything! @iamtheo @_jasfox_ @mrshoppy21 thank you. Every single production, runners, set, makeup, hair, costume, producers thank you for making the magic happen. Now I need to sleep, enjoy Christmas and I’ll be back for @strictlycomedancinglive.”
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