Glee star Amber Riley, who plays Mercedes in the hit show, has been crowned winner of Dancing With The Stars.
‘I want to let women of all sizes out there know you can do whatever you put your mind to,’ said the actress who has gained the highest cumulative score of the season.
Amber’s samba and quickstep blend to Jackie Wilson’s (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher had the judges on their feet.
Riley and her Emmy-winning partner Derek Hough (star of Cheryl Cole’s parachute video) have been impressing the judges all season with their routines, commending Amber for her rhythm and flexibility.
Amber and her partner impressed the judges throughout the series
‘This is supposed to be fusion but you guys just invented a whole new dance. You seamlessly and effortlessly went back and forth between the two styles,’ praised Carrie Ann Inaba while Len Goodman called them ‘bedazzling’.
‘You, my little sausage, are a fantastic dancer,’ Goodman told Riley, while her family sobbed with happiness in the audience.
‘I counted every beat, and you did not put a foot wrong…incredible,’ said judge Bruno Tonioli.
Amber’s victory left Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff in second place and Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke in third.
The Glee star looked ecstatic to be crowned winner
