On Saturday afternoon, BBB Radio 2 star Rylan Clark spoke with former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse about a “change” to his well-known show.
Rylan Clark declared “I would never normally do this” as he made a “change” to his Radio 2 programme on Saturday. Rylan, 36, invited former Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse into his studio ahead of the programme’s comeback next month.
Oti, 35, featured on the programme between 2005 and 2021. She claimed the coveted Glitterball Trophy in 2019 with Emmerdale legend Kelvin Fletcher and 2020 with comedian Bill Bailey.
Her elder sister Motsi, 44, will once again be featuring on the judging panel this year alongside Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, and head judge Shirley Ballas, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Strictly is scheduled to return on September 20 with a lineup of fresh celebrities, including Balvinder Sopal, Lewis Cope, Dani Dyer, Alex Kingston, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, George Clarke and La Voix.
Chris Robshaw, Vicky Pattison, Ellie Goldstein, Thomas Skinner, Stefan Dennis, Ross King, and Karen Carney will be their hosts.
Fleur East and Janette Manrara will return to Strictly: It Takes Two as a series this year.
Former X Factor star Fleur took over from Rylan as the presenter on the programme in 2023, when he decided to end his four-year stint on the programme.
After leaving Big Brother’s Bit on the Side, Rylan returned to the program. He recalled his first episode of the program to Oti while speaking to him.
Rylan revealed: “I will never forget my very first Strictly: It Takes Two. When I hosted that, I will never, ever forget, I’d come from Big Brother and Strictly’s a bit more pristine, it’s the BBC and all this, and I’m like, ‘Should I really be here’.
“I was standing at the top of the stairs, ready to host that first show, and I’ve got to be honest, the title sequence is the longest title sequence in the world because it’s all you lot spinning about. It’s like I was waiting for a delayed aircraft, that’s how long it was.
When you hear that song, it’s like, “Oh, it’s a warm song,” if you’ve watched it, if you’ve been a part of it, if you’ve hosted it, if you’ve been dancing on it, whatever it is.
Rylan’s wireless program blares the legendary TV theme tune after being prompted to do so during the conversation.
He stated, “I’m going to play it for you just for you, but I’d never normally do this.”
Oti, who will return to Strictly this year as a choreographer, exclaimed: “You’ve never done that before, I’m changing your show.”
Along with Zoe Ball, Rylan signed to Strictly: It Takes Two in 2019. However, Janette, a veteran radio host, took her place in place of her.
When Rylan announced that it was time to leave the show and look into what other options there are for me in 2023. He stated in a statement posted on social media that “I’ve had the best time hosting the show alongside Janette and Zoe, and I can’t thank the amazing team enough for always putting on a great show.”
“I’ve been embraced and will firmly hold that title dearly.” It’s time for me to pass the baton to someone else and see what other opportunities life offers.
Source: Mirror
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