Winners waltz off with 16 Optician Awards

Strictly Come Dancing descended on optics on Saturday to celebrate the presentation of the Optician Awards.

Sixteen trophies were collected on the night (see the roll of honour below) but not until four Optician couples had competed on the dance floor, strictly-style, in front of professional dancers from the show and former winner and BBC presenter Chris Hollins.

Over 500 guests, drawn from across the optical profession, business and industry, attended the event in the Monarch Suite of the NEC Hilton Metropole Hotel on the Saturday night of the Optrafair weekend (April 9-11). After a drinks reception and welcome from Optician editor, Chris Bennett, the guests sat down to dinner. During the latter course the four couples, drawn from Optician's readership, went toe to toe to the tango in front of professional dancers Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova and presenter Hollins.