{"id":463663,"date":"2026-05-23T16:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/463663\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T16:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:46:10","slug":"strictlys-johannes-not-hanging-up-his-dancing-shoes-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/463663\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly’s Johannes not hanging up his dancing shoes yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professional dancer Johannes Radebe has said he is “not hanging (up) my dancing shoes yet” after it was announced he would become part of Strictly Come Dancing’s new presenting trio.<\/p>\n

Radebe will join the hosting team with TV presenter Emma Willis and comedian Josh Widdicombe in the autumn, <\/a>with some fans saying they would miss him being on the dancefloor with a celebrity partner.<\/p>\n

The new line-up will take over from Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who announced their departure from the programme in October 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n

Speaking to Willis on her BBC Radio 2 show on Saturday, Radebe said the question he has been asked most since the announcement on Tuesday was “are you not going to dance any more?”.<\/p>\n

Willis, who has hosted shows including Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother, said: “We would all be bereft if that was the case.”<\/p>\n

“No, listen, I\u2019m not hanging (up) my dancing shoes yet,” said Radebe.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m not, I\u2019m not. I will definitely be throwing some shapes and moving my hips. I can\u2019t (not). That\u2019s my life.<\/p>\n

“For it to be just taken away completely would be a travesty for me also. So, it\u2019s not lost.<\/p>\n

“There is a plan in action. I mean, it\u2019s not my space any more to be on that dancefloor.<\/p>\n

“But there\u2019s gonna be \u2026 you\u2019re gonna see JoJo.”<\/p>\n

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\n(L-R) Josh Widdicombe, Emma Willis, and Johannes Radebe Photos: BBC\/Ray Burmiston<\/p>\n

They were also joined by Widdicombe, who has previously competed on the show in a festive special.<\/p>\n

He said he was “incredibly relieved” that the news had been announced.<\/p>\n

“It was such a weird couple of weeks,” Widdicombe told BBC Radio 2.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t tell my children. I thought my children were definite leaks,” he joked.<\/p>\n

The trio had their first public outing together at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Friday, with crowds of fans keen to speak to them.<\/p>\n

“It was really busy at Chelsea Flower Show yesterday, wasn\u2019t it, JoJo?” Willis said.<\/p>\n

“When you walk around with you, it\u2019s like I would imagine if you were walking around with Brad Pitt.”<\/p>\n

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Radebe, who joined Strictly as a professional dancer in 2018, said: “Stop it. I said to my agent, what are they trying to achieve, putting me in an afternoon, a sunny hot afternoon, with middle-aged women?<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s just not gonna go. Those are my people.”<\/p>\n

Widdicombe added: “Genuinely, me and Emma were walking around \u2013 I\u2019ve never felt so anonymous in my life. It was unbelievable.”<\/p>\n

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\nClaudia Winkleman and Tess Daly announced their departure from the programme in October 2025<\/p>\n

Speculation over who would replace Daly and Winkleman had been rife since they announced their departure.<\/p>\n

“I didn\u2019t tell my parents, said Willis. “I only told one of my children, and not the other two, because I thought they might blab.”<\/p>\n

She said she “can\u2019t wait” to spend autumn and winter weekends with Radebe and Widdicombe.<\/p>\n

Widdicombe added: “Every time we chat I think, ‘oh my god, what if there\u2019s no chemistry there?\u2019<\/p>\n

“And every time you guys make me laugh so much. It\u2019s a joy.”<\/p>\n

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