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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Michael Hogan

‘A potential stroke of genius’: could the new hosts save Strictly Come Dancing?

Johannes Radebe, Josh Widdicombe and Emma Willis, the new Strictly Come Dancing hosts.
Will they be a triumph or a dance dis-as-ter? … Johannes Radebe, Josh Widdicombe and Emma Willis, the new Strictly Come Dancing hosts. Photograph: BBC/Ray Burmiston

It takes two to tango. But apparently it takes three to host a TV show about tangoing. After months of tabloid speculation, the BBC has revealed the new presenters of Strictly Come Dancing. And there’s not one, not two, but three of them. Let’s hope they don’t tread on each other’s toes.

Rumours have been swirling and now the worst-kept secret in showbiz has been confirmed. Broadcaster Emma Willis, comedian Josh Widdicombe and professional dancer Johannes Radebe have been announced as the all-new lineup. This autumn, they will replace the longstanding pairing of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who bowed out together at Christmas. As a new ballroom era begins, can this unlikely trio stabilise the listing Strictly ship? And is three really the magic number?

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