Tasha Ghouri breaks her silence as she narrowly misses out on Strictly Come Dancing win

Tasha Ghouri, runner-up of Strictly Come Dancing, has broken her silence following the thrilling finale. Chris McCausland and his dance partner Dianne Buswell took home the Glitterball trophy after a fierce competition against Tasha and Aljaž Škorjanec.

Post-finale, Tasha turned to Instagram, sharing intimate snaps from her journey: candid rehearsals, the electric dance floor action, team laughs, and a cherished moment with beau Andrew Le Page. She posted a heartfelt summary, exclaiming: "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 and 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."

Gratitude poured out for her dance partner in a separate tribute: "@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 and 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."

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Taking to social media, Tasha gushed with enthusiasm over her Strictly Come Dancing experience and gave a special shoutout: "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 and doing this style I LOVED IT! ! !"

Reflecting on her journey before the spotlight, she admitted her younger self would be thrilled about her Strictly participation. Her heartfelt post 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 and anything is possible."

She concluded by acknowledging fellow contestant Chris’s triumph: "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.", reports the Mirror.

She extended her gratitude towards the entire Strictly family, writing: "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."