Jay McGuiness calls Strictly win 'a real surprise'

Strictly champion Jay McGuiness says winning the show was "a real surprise".

He and his partner Aliona Vilani beat Georgia May Foote and Kellie Bright in Saturday night's final.

"We were stood there murmuring to each other, 'Oh this has been brilliant, just being here and meeting you has been better than winning could even be.'

"But then winning was the best cherry on the cake," he told the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw.

The singer covered his face with his hands when he won.

Jay was bottom of the judges' leaderboard after three dances, although the winner was decided purely on the public vote.

"In the dressing room before we finished, we played one of our favourite songs, had a bit of a weep and said thanks for everything.

"And then we wrote it off that it wasn't going to happen - and then we actually won. So it was a real surprise."

The former member of The Wanted had been the bookies' favourite to take the glitterball trophy.

"First of all, you're just hit by a wave of disbelief and shock and then you do think, 'Wait, we're on telly, what face do I do now?' So I just gave her [Aliona] a cuddle and said thanks."

Mary Berry reads the voting terms and conditions

Bake Off star Mary Berry made an unexpected appearance in the final when she read out the voting terms and conditions.

"They drag her out for everything - she's hard working," joked Jay.

"I own three Mary Berry books so to meet her was brilliant."

BBC Strictly looked back on the series with this 60-second montage video.

Now Strictly is over, Jay says he has to "pick up the pieces of the rest of my life and do life admin".

He said he'll be spending the day trying to blag his way into his brother's work Christmas party.

"I said, 'Do you think I can go?' and he said, 'Well I don't know, I think you've got the glitterball you can probably go anywhere you want to, sort of like the key to the city.

"I am also going to be sort of like a desperate Olympic winner who takes their gold medal everywhere forever - see where it gets me."

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