EXCLUSIVE: The skilled dancer named replacements for Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly.
Vito Coppola named the brand new Strictly hosts (Picture: BBC)
Strictly Come Dancing professional Vito Coppola has named the celebrities he’d have exchange hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman after they stop the BBC present final 12 months. Tess and Claudia introduced their exit in a joint assertion after many years on the programme, and hypothesis has been mounting since then as to who will finally step into their sneakers.
Talking solely to Categorical.co.uk on the UK Italian Awards, Vito named the celebrities he may see liaising with the judges and contestants later in 2026. He admitted: “I would love Fleur [East], why not? I believe Zoe Ball may very well be good, or Rylan may very well be good. Are you aware who I believe, additionally? Miranda Hart. I believe she can be superb. She’s very very humorous.”
Vito added: “There are such a lot of folks, it relies upon. We don’t know something, as dancers. What’s vital is it’s going to be for certain somebody who’s going to convey plenty of sparkle, plenty of pleasure, plenty of enjoyable, a great sense of humour…”
He joked: “Somebody that hopefully can deal with me, as a result of I’m so further! That ought to be a part of the job [description]. ‘Pay attention, in case Vito comes again, pay attention, he’s so further’.”
Vito additionally opened up on the professional “massacre” after stars together with Luba Mushtuk, Karen Hauer, Nadiya Bychkova and Michelle Tsiakkas confirmed their exits.
He mentioned: “I haven’t seen any of the opposite professionals, particularly a number of the professionals who usually are not with us on this subsequent sequence. I’ve seen solely Michelle as a result of me, Michelle and Nancy [Xu] went to see Dianne [Buswell’s] child, Bowie.
“However what’s one of the best factor about Strictly? The truth that we now have the flexibility to attach with folks, to make mates for all times.
He broke his silence on the professional axings (Picture: Getty)
“As a dancer, our lives are very dynamic, so we all the time transfer. It’s like fish shifting in water. We’re conscious that as a dancer, our profession can all the time take totally different instructions. It’s one thing that’s consistently evolving and forming. The tip of one thing is the start of one thing else.
“As a dancer we all know that, particularly coming from a contest standpoint. However truthfully, there’s a lot love within the air, friendship and every part is so real.”
Vito gushed: “I’m all the time very grateful and I think about myself a really fortunate particular person. I’m so grateful to be right here within the UK, I’m grateful for Strictly, grateful for MasterChef, grateful for my new e-book and to have the ability to share my love by way of dancing and meals and cooking on TV, with everybody.”
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Vito himself was honoured with the Excellent Achievement Award on the UK Italian Awards, a particular trophy recognising “long-term contribution, management or affect inside the Italian meals business”.
Subsequent 12 months the awards will head throughout the pond to New York for the primary time.
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