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.
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”.
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.
Source: Mirror
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