Aliona Vilani has announced on her Twitter overnight that she will not be returning for the 2016 series of Strictly Come Dancing to defend her title and will be retiring from Strictly Come Dancing after the 2015 series.
Going into this Strictly Come Dancing Series13, I decided that no matter what would happen, it will be my last one❤️ 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
She joins Ola Jordan in retiring from the show following the 2015 series.
Aliona became the first pro to win Strictly Come Dancing twice when she and her celebrity partner Jay McGuinness were crowned champions this weekend. She previously won in 2011 with Harry Judd.
Will you miss Aliona? Let me know in the comments section.