This is from the BBC press office.........I particularly like the bit.

In these circumstances Len Goodman, as head judge, ranks the tying couples and that is what happened on this occasion.

Like thats whats always happened


http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pre...strictly.shtml

^ I think Kelly would've been more well liked and probably achieved higher marks without Brendan holding her down.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fqkZUS7WOLU

Karen discusses the special on BBC Breakfast.

yes i quite agree in the christmas special she will be excellent because of Brian Fortuna most definately as he is absolutely brilliant and just the BEST. I don't think that Brendan is a patch on Brian and with Kelly has no worries about winning.

I heard a whisper which may or may not be true that the initial tie for the audience vote was between Alesha and Jill, but that when the new placings had been announced and the audience voted again, Kelly had a lot more votes than Alesha and knocked her out of the final two.

No idea if that is true, or why it would be either, but there you go!

what a shame for Alesha (if true), i could see it being true as maybe when Bruce announced there was a tie people voted for there second favourite instead?
Oh well im glad Jill beat Kelly to take the glitterball if initially she had more votes then Kelly.