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Kevin Clifton says Stacey Dooley would be ‘amazing’ Strictly Come Dancing host

The couple met when they danced together on the show in 2018.

Evening Standard

Fourth celebrity leaves Strictly after dance-off

The remaining 10 couples will return to the dancefloor for Halloween week next Saturday.

Evening Standard

Strictly viewers make same complaint about ‘questionable’ scores during Icons Week

‘How can the couples improve and get better if the judges can't agree on how good the dances are?’ asks one fan

The Independent UK

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Stephen Fry issues apology to ‘remarkable’ Celebrity Traitors star

‘I’m so sorry that I was one of the first to suspect him as a Traitor,’ says Fry

The Independent UK

Tributes pour in as veteran actor Satish Shah dies at 74

Shah became a household name for embodying the role of Indravadan Sarabhai

The Independent UK

Tess Daly proves why an embellished black jumpsuit is the ideal replacement for your little black dress this festive season

The star wowed in a black embellished number while presenting Strictly last week

Woman & Home

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly’s exit casts an undeniable shadow over this year’s Strictly Come Dancing

COMMENT: As the celebrities took to the floor for Icons Week, it was hard to avoid focussing on the presenting duo’s upcoming departure, writes Rachel McGrath

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Lewis Cope tops Strictly leaderboard as Johnny Cash during Icon Week

Dancing the quickstep to Ring Of Fire with professional Katya Jones, the pair scored 34 points during Saturday night’s show.

Evening Standard

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week five of BBC series

What judges thought of the ‘Icons Week’ performances

The Independent UK

Strictly star causes hysterics with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s exit joke: ‘Hire her now’

‘Just asking for a friend,’ says La Voix when making a gag about applying for a host job

The Independent UK

Winkleman thanks viewers on first Strictly show since announcing departure

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly announced in a joint statement that they will be leaving Strictly at the end of the current series.

Evening Standard

Tess Daly fights back tears as she addresses Strictly Come Dancing exit with Claudia Winkleman

Tess Daly fought back tears as she addressed her decision to leave Strictly Come Dancing, alongside her co-host Claudia Winkleman, at the end of this series.

The Independent UK

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly address Strictly exit: ‘It’s not about us’

‘We’ve got another eight weeks on this incredible show and a Strictly champion to crown,’ says Winkleman

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing: week five results – as it happened

Icons Week saw routines paying homage to Beyoncé, Cher, Prince and Johnny Cash. But whose moves would be truly iconic? And which couple would fall heartbreakingly short of next week’s Halloween special?

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The Independent UK

Strictly’s Anton Du Beke breaks silence on Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly exit

Anton Du Beke has broken his silence on Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly’s Strictly Come Dancing exit, revealing he is “devastated” following their announcement that they are leaving the show.

Evening Standard

Reason BBC 'wants to stick with all-female Strictly hosts' is revealed after Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly exit

Several high-profile names have already been put forward for the next series in 2026

The Independent UK

Former Strictly pro James Jordan gives verdict on show’s future as Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly quit

‘For them to both leave at the same time is a big statement,’ says pro dancer

The Independent UK

Stephen Fry reveals which contestants he wants to win Celebrity Traitors

He describes them as ‘eccentric and extraordinary’

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The Independent UK

Strictly judges call Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s exit ‘the saddest news’ and ‘totally unexpected’

‘You two are extraordinary,’ Du Beke says of the hosting pair

The Independent UK

Strictly confirm details of Tess and Claudia’s final show after presenters’ shock departure

The details of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s final appearance on Strictly Come Dancing have been confirmed, after news of the presenters’ shock exit was addressed on spin-off show It Takes Two.

International Business Times UK

It's the End of an Era': BBC Breaks it Silence on Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly Quitting 'Strictly Come Dancing'

BBC confirms Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly will step down as Strictly Come Dancing hosts after the current season, ending one of the most beloved duos in British television history.

The Guardian - UK

‘TV hits don’t run for ever’: are Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman leaving Strictly because it’s about to be axed?

The timing of the Strictly Come Dancing presenters’ exit is odd: do they know something we don’t? Or did they just get sick of all the scandal?

Evening Standard

Strictly stars say ‘it will not be the same’ after Daly and Winkleman leave show

Former professional dancer Ian Waite said it has been said for a few years that the format ‘needs shaking up’.

The Independent UK

Claudia Winkleman appears to hint that Strictly replacements have already been decided

Presenting duo announced they are leaving the programme in December after the current series ends

The Independent UK

Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood reacts to Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s exit

Craig Revel Horwood has said it is a “good thing” for people to move on as he addressed Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s surprise Strictly exit announcement.

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