Fleur East has admitted to being “bothered” by being turned down to host Strictly Come Dancing in the wake of Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly’s exits from the series.
East, who presents the Hits Radio Breakfast Show, has hosted the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two since 2023 – having first competed on Strictly itself in 2022 – and had been among the many names rumoured to potentially take over from Winkleman and Daly on the main series. The women announced their mutual departure in 2025.
