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Evening Standard
Casey Cooper-Fiske

Emma Willis says Strictly is a ‘genuine honour’ as new hosts open new series

New Strictly hosts Johannes Radebe, Emma Willis and Josh Widdicombe have hosted their first episode (Guy Levy/BBC) - (PA Media)

Emma Willis has said presenting Strictly Come Dancing is a “genuine honour” as she opened the new series alongside fellow new hosts Johannes Radebe and Josh Widdicombe.

The trio have taken over from long-time hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who stepped down last year, with the first episode of the new series of the BBC dancing programme showing the celebrity contestants meet their partners for the first time on the dancefloor, rather than in a separate video.

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