Strictly Come Dancing
The former One Show presenter is one of six new celebrities taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
Between Eurovision, the Euros and even the Great British Bake Off – it really has been Italy's year.
"This could be a new dawn for deaf children and young people everywhere."
The EastEnders star and her dance partner beat John Whaite and Johannes Radebe after one of the closest finales ever.
Anton finally got his wish this year, when he was recruited to fill in for Bruno Tonioli on Strictly Come Dancing.
The pair fought back tears as AJ said she was "gutted" to miss out on a spot in the final due to an injury.
In the final instalment of our Back To The Ballroom series, last year's Strictly Come Dancing champion reflects on his magical dancefloor journey.
However, Karen also had some good news for Strictly fans.
It's been confirmed that this year's Strictly final will now go ahead with just two contestants.
AJ revealed this week she needs crutches to walk and has not been able to rehearse properly for the Strictly Come Dancing final.
About Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing' is a celebrity-pro ballroom dance competition, which launched on BBC One in 2004. It's inspired by former BBC show 'Come Dancing', and shares its name with 1992 film 'Strictly Ballroom'. Being one of the most popular shows on TV, it goes head-to-head with ITV's 'The X Factor' from September to December every year on Saturday and Sunday nights. It was originally hosted by Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, but Claudia Winkleman has taken over from the veteran entertainer since he stepped down in 2014. The current judges are Craig Revel-Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas, who has replaced Len Goodman as Head Judge. Alesha Dixon and Arlene Phillips have both previously sat on the panel. The show is now its 15th series, with the 2017 line-up made up of Alexandra Burke, Aston Merrygold, Brian Conley, Charlotte Hawkins, Chizzy Akudolu, Davood Ghadami, Debbie McGee, Gemma Atkinson, Joe McFadden, Jonnie Peacock, Mollie King, Richard Coles, Ruth Langsford, Simon Rimmer and Susan Calman. Last year's competition won by BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton, who followed in the footsteps of previous winners like Jay McGuiness, Caroline Flack, Louis Smith, Alesha Dixon, Harry Judd and Abbey Clancy. The 2017 series saw the departure of professional dancers Natalie Lowe, Joanne Clifton and Oksana Platero who all quit the show. Among the current line-up are Brendan Cole, Anton DuBeke, Kevin and Karen Clifton and Pasha Kovalev and Oti Mabuse.