Caroline Jane Ayling

Pure Cremation picks media agency for £10m account @JaaMedia buff.ly/3URiCVY

Highly commended in the most effective campaign category is @JaaMedia and @DECAppeal for its Turkey/Syria Earthquake Appeal #NewsworksAwards2023

Thanks to the students and Mrs Mellish from @CHAChesham for joining us today for @The_IPA #AdvertisingUnlocked. We hope to see more of you all in the future in the advertising and marketing industry! #careers

Couple of studs reading some poetry @louistheroux

That’s all folks. Heartbroken. Thanks for the love and support - I’m so delighted that so many people enjoyed watching us. @bbcstrictly brought me more happiness than I ever imagined. It has been life changing and life affirming.  There is something about taking big risks, performing, giving it everything, making yourself totally vulnerable and shedding the armour you normally use to survive that is exhilarating, liberating and inspiring. Dancing is physically and emotionally unique. I had more fun than should normally be allowed on television. I owe the vast majority of it my stunning dance partner @laurenmayoakley who is brilliant in every way, funny, clever, caring, gorgeous and wise. She taught me with patience and trust, boosted me when I doubted, picked me up when I crumbled. If you want to understand the kind of person she is : when dance performance shut down during the pandemic Lauren worked in a care home, she dreams of running an animal sanctuary and she’s so fun she really ought to be presenting children’s (and family) television. She is an incredibly talented dancer, choreographer and producer. When we met she said she had one aim : to make me love dance. She succeeded in week one. And somehow we made it to week eight. It had to come to an end sooner or later - the others were just too good. They’re all lovely and talented. It was a very special team of people to be part of and we look after each other. The Strictly production team are the best in entertainment. I’ve never felt more safe in other peoples’ hands. Going to wardrobe (especially wardrobe) and makeup and hair was always a joy. My beautiful wife Lisa supported me perfectly throughout, after being the first person to convince me to do the show. My talented daughter Jasmine cheered me on as only she can, my sceptical rockstar son Jay learned to love Strictly (and Claudia) almost as much as I did. I don’t quite know what happens now. Re-entry to normal life ain’t easy after something like Strictly. Especially when normal life is something as extraordinary as C4 News. The team there put up with me being semi-detached (to put it mildly) for the last two months. Thanks everyone. Lots of love. See u soon. Xx

Good luck to our best social impact campaign finalists: @MedialabGroup & @alzheimerssoc, @OMD_UK & @BarclaysUK, @JaaMedia & @decappeal, OmniGOV @MGOMD & @GambleAware, @Zenith_Media_UK & @ScottishWidows, @emx_uk & @UN_Women: tinyurl.com/y4sj4354