Archive November 4, 2025

After Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced their retirement at the end of this series, with their final episode airing on Christmas Day, the BBC is looking for two new presenters.

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Strictly Come Dancing bosses are reported to be closing in on their favourite replacement hosts.

BBC chiefs are said to be locked in talks with Bradley Walsh and former Strictly star Alex Jones to take over as the show’s presenters which discussions said to be in their ‘final’ stage, after the current hosts, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced they would be stepping down.

The current series is gearing up for its seventh week, but when it ends, Tess and Claudia will both leave the show. They announced this was their plan in September, in a joint statement made on Instagram.

Since its launch in 2004, Tess has been presenting the main show. The spin-off program It Takes Two was introduced by Claudia in the same year. Claudia took over from Bruce Forsyth on the main show in 2014 after starting co-hosting the results show.

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Since they announced their exit, the BBC have had to find new presenters for next year’s series. It was reported on 3 November that the corporation was in talks with Bradley and Alex. Those talks are now said to be in their final stages.

Bradley and Alex are “both favorites to take over from Tess and Claudia,” according to an insider who spoke to The Sun. According to the source, “they have been in the BBC’s sights for some time.”

Alex competed on the Strictly in 2011 and has some experience. She and James Jordan made it to the semi-final together. Although Bradley is a well-known Gladiators presenter, he has not competed on the program.

Several other names were favourites to take over the reins as Strictly’s presenters. Recently, Holly Willoughby was tipped to join the show. Peter Fincham, who was the director of the BBC from 2005 to 2007, said he is sure that “Holly Willoughby will take over”.

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Meanwhile, La Voix has been receiving requests from fans for the concert. The Drag Race star is currently a contestant on the program, but she has tried to present in various segments and joked about sending her CV to the BBC. Fans demanded that La Voix be back on stage next year after these brief moments.

One person said, “Give the BLOODY PRESENTING JOB” to La Voix! and another said, “Obsessed with La Voix’s on going campaign to get the hosting job for strictly next year.”

Tess and Claudia announced in September that they would be stepping down at the end of this year’s series. Their final episode will be aired on Christmas Day.

The two addressed their exit on the show in their first subsequent appearance since making the announcement. We have, we’re so fortunate to have been a part of this amazing show, Claudia said, and we just want to thank the Strictly team because they make it so thank you. They are the best television team we’ve been so fortunate to have,” Tess said.

They’ve also had a great time with the audience, who was also wonderful. They have been with us for the past 21 years, and they have provided us with a show that is unheard of.

In a TikTok carousel, Paige Louise Williams, who was raised on a council estate in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, revealed her thoughts on the highs and lows of 2025 to keep the story real with her fans.

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Paige Louise Williams, founder of cosmetics company P. Louise, keeps it real with her fans, and she’s recently opened up in a TikTok carousel about the highs and lows of this year, sharing that she never thought she’d be in this position, but also admitting that she’s had some upsetting moments.

She claims she founded her beauty empire with “no money” from scratch, and she has never shied away from her humble beginnings. I’m forever grateful that I can call this my life despite all of the difficulties she encountered. Then, she revealed what her 2025 highs and lows were to fans.

The 32-year-old, who was raised on a council estate in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, acknowledged that there were times when she questioned whether or not she “wanted to continue with the brand” because she was becoming “torn apart” online for various reasons.

But she had the amazing opportunity to speak about her recent success with P. Louise with a “world-renowned brand” in Paris.

And she gave her documentary a private screening with the people closest to her.

However, she accidentally invested £300,000 to create Bad B**** Energy phone cases for fans, which “failed,” leaving her with the money she had invested.

She continued, however, that she is constantly working to “improve the experiences” that her customers have when they visit her stores in person to give them the most “magical time.”

Paige’s business received significant media attention, earned top-notch reviews, and even secured a store at Trafford Palazzo. It made it onto The Times’ list of the fastest-growing businesses.

However, Paige and her team were severely impacted by the shop’s “failed deadline.” She disclosed that the Trafford Centre store’s entire workforce had been “relocated to the Empire in Stockport.”

Despite this setback, she enjoyed a “summer full of memories that will last a lifetime” and managed to deck out the Empire for Christmas in just 24 hours, thanks to her team’s hard work.

She also “took over the cafe at the Empire” to perfect her menu, and she established her own lip oil station at the Empire where customers can personalize their lip oil packaging with charms.

However, some issues “deeply hit her,” such as customers who “question” her “integrity” over her Christmas pyjamas, hit her.

When the website incorrectly stated the pyjamas were 100% cotton, instead of the actual 95% viscose and 5% elastane, she acknowledged making an “honest mistake in the PJ description.”

Many fans questioned Paige’s integrity, which has “weighed heavily” on her.

Paige mentioned on a personal note that she had lost a lot of weight and felt great as a result. She did, however, acknowledge developing a number of “unhealthy habits” as a result of “working long hours.”

Now, she’s “preparing for Black Friday,” where she and the team will “hopefully put all of our learnings and failures into action from previous years”.

Her “first girls’ holiday” made it past the group chat, and she and her staff “broke the record and made £2 million on a live” on TikTok.

Yet when Pinkmas was scrapped, she revealed it felt like her “whole world fell apart”.

A P. Louise pantomime, ice skating, and much more were scheduled for the Trafford Centre for Pinkmas.

Tickets cost $60 during off-peak and $80 during peak times. However, it was voided as a result of “licensing issues.”

In response, Paige stated that “every ticket holder will receive the following as a thank you for your patience and understanding” and that all ticket holders would receive a full refund.

• Your Pinkmas reservation will be refunded entirely.
• A complimentary tour of the P. Louise Empire
• The Empire’s Lip Oil Room is accessible.
• The Christmas Experience is completely free of charge.
• A £20 drink voucher is also included with each booking.

A P. Louise 12 Sleighs of Christmas Advent Calendar (worth £200) will be provided in the event of a cancellation of the Empire.

However, she gained 1 million TikTok followers, participated in a photo shoot that showed her how “confident” she is in her “own skin,” said that “younger Paige could only dream of this,” and pledged that “many more are coming” with her “first Bad B**** collab.