Evening everyone, and welcome to the Strictly Come Dancing FINAL liveblog! After 13 weeks and 131 dances, it’s all down to tonight’s all-female final between Abbey and Alijaz, Natalie and Artem, Sophie and Brendan and Susanna and Kevin from Grimsby. In honour of the occasion I’m wearing Iveta's Goldfinger bodystocking, a homemade tinsel hat and a winning smile.  I’ll be shimmying through tonight’s two shows in usual liveblog style – in the first show, all four couples will perform a dance chosen by the judges, followed by their showdance. Then after a short break in which we all vote and run to the kitchen for supplies, one couple will be booted out, leaving the final three to dance their favourite dance of the series. After several hours of recaps and the longest pause in history, one of the couples will win a really naff trophy and everyone will cry a lot. Finally we all have a group hug, then it’s Christmas. Fin.  It’s a really difficult final to call this year, which makes it all the more exciting. But I’m going to throw in a prediction anyway: Natalie and Artem to be voted off first, and Sophie and Brendan to win.  Either way it’s going to be an excellent final, with the added sparkle of your brilliant commentary down below. If you’re a long time lurker, now is the time to make your big glittery entrance in the comment box and say hello. Bring cocktails and snacks and get stuck in, and I’ll see you at 6.30!
It's here at last: the Strictly Come Dancing 2013 grand final! Who will take the glitterball trophy after the four finalists perform two routines each – including the anything-goes showdance? Follow every step with Heidi Stephens