Zoe Ball has opened up on lacking out on changing into the brand new host of Strictly Come Dancing.
Zoe Ball has opened up about lacking out on Strictly (Picture: Getty)
The brand new hosts of Strictly Come Dancing have lastly been confirmed by BBC bosses as Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe, and Johannes Radebe after longtime presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman determined to step down from the coveted position. One one that misplaced out on changing into one of many new hosts is BBC Radio star Zoe Ball. The 55-year-old has now revealed she is glad she did not get the gig, telling The Solar: “I display examined with Josh and he’s hilarious. He’s going to be so good. Emma is simply attractive, and I like Johannes, so they’ll ace it. And I don’t need to have a facelift, so I’m fairly blissful.”
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Emma Willis is among the new Strictly hosts (Picture: Getty)
Speaking at The Podcast Present 2026 together with her Dig It podcast co-host Jo Whiley, she added: “For Jo and I, it’s hell. We each hate being in imaginative and prescient, that’s why we actually cherished doing radio.
“Then they began filming that. They movie all the things. And as we become old, we’re like, ‘dim the lights!’ We’d fortunately by no means be filmed once more.”
One other radio star who missed out on the position was Sara Cox, who stated on her Tuesday BBC Radio 2 Teatime present: “I attempted out for Strictly. And I’ll say I attempted out for it two days after I acquired supplied my primary, all-time, dream job of the Radio 2 Breakfast Present.
“So I used to be like, ‘Oh, I am going to go alongside and take a look at for Strictly as properly, why not, and what subsequent? Information at Ten?’ So I went alongside, and it was essentially the most attractive expertise. I acquired right into a automobile that was taking me to a secret vacation spot.
“It was all hush-hush, and it was mainly a bit like, you recognize, when you possibly can go and play the Crystal Maze interactive sport? It was like that. I used to be like, ‘Nice, I will be a Strictly presenter for an hour!’ The entire thing was actually nice enjoyable.”
This Morning’s Rylan Clark has additionally spoken out about Strictly, writing on social media: “Simply needed to say, because it was reported I used to be in ‘The Race’ for Strictly. The largest congrats to my Emma and equal congrats to Johannes and Josh. You are all going to have one of the best time. Made up for you’s.
“This wasn’t my time, sadly, however I’m extraordinarily grateful to even have been thought of. I am taking the information rather well (see ) however genuinely trying ahead to the brand new sequence with you three x (sic).”
Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One later this yr on a date but to be confirmed.
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