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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isobel Lewis

Strictly’s mysterious ‘speed-dating’ to be shown publicly for first time as launch show details revealed

Strictly Come Dancing’s class of 2026 will be publicly partnered up through a process only used behind-the-scenes in the past, Emma Willis has been revealed.

Appearing with her fellow new co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe on The One Show on Thursday (17 September), Willis, 50, shared this new twist for the first time.

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