{"id":374509,"date":"2026-04-04T10:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/374509\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:04:11","slug":"alison-hammond-reveals-she-has-been-approached-for-strictly-come-dancing-presenting-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/374509\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Hammond reveals she has been approached for Strictly Come Dancing presenting job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alison Hammond has revealed that she has been approached to take on a presenting role with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/strictly-come-dancing-changing-2026-comment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/nigella-lawson-great-british-bake-off-new-judge-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Great British Bake Off<\/a> and This Morning has multiple popular series on the go, including the upcoming Channel 4 series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/paloma-faith-sam-ryder-mentors-your-song-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Your Song<\/a>, and has been linked with popular series such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/michael-sheen-traitors-season-2-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Celebrity Traitors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, one huge talking point has been that Hammond has been a firm favourite among bookmakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tess-daly-claudia-winkleman-strictly-replacement-speculation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">take on the job of presenting Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tess-daly-claudia-winkleman-leaving-strictly-come-dancing-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">departures of long-running presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in an interview with Emma Cox in the upcoming issue of Radio Times, Hammond has said that she has indeed been approached over taking on a presenting role with the beloved BBC dance show.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/777992S9Ep3The-Great-Celebrity-Bake-Off-for-SU2C-Series-9-Ep3-2f50bc2.jpg\" alt=\"Ambika Mod smiling down at a work service whilst she bakes whilst Alison Hammond leans on the work surface and smiles at Ambika.\" data-item-name=\"Ambika Mod smiling down at a work service whilst she bakes whilst Alison Hammond leans on the work surface and smiles at Ambika.\" title=\"the-great-celebrity-bake-off-2026\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.666077738515901;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466.2544169611307\" data-testid=\"image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alison Hammond (right) with Ambika Mod for The Great Celebrity Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer.\u00a0Channel 4 \/ Laura Palmer<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have, actually,&#8221; Hammond told Cox with a laugh. &#8220;You didn\u2019t expect that answer, did you? I can\u2019t lie, I\u2019m incapable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, when asked whether she is likely to take on the role, Hammond seemed more pessimistic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m so busy, babes, that I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s going to happen,&#8221; she revealed. &#8220;It\u2019s unrealistic. I\u2019m so happy they considered me but, like Traitors, I can\u2019t do it because everything clashes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=radiotimes.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google<\/a><br \/>\nKeep up to date on what\u2019s worth watching with your favourite entertainment news from Radio Times \u2013 see more of our exclusive news and interviews featured prominently in Top Stories when using Google.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775297051_922_radio-times-logo-6bade69.png\" alt=\"Radio Times logo compressed to an RT icon in white, sitting within a dark green circle\" data-item-name=\"Radio Times logo compressed to an RT icon in white, sitting within a dark green circle\" title=\"Radio Times logo\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.9087301587301587;object-fit:cover\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"767\" height=\"696.9960317460317\" data-testid=\"image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p>She added, &#8220;I would have loved to have done it \u2013anybody that gets it, they\u2019re going to land the perfect job. But I\u2019m so happy with everything I\u2019ve got. What would I drop, to do Strictly?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever happens, it&#8217;s certainly a time of huge change for Strictly Come Dancing, with multiple long-running professional dancers also having been confirmed to be leaving the popular dance show.<\/p>\n<p>Among those confirmed to have either departed or changed roles in the BBC behemoth are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/nadiya-bychkova-strictly-come-dancing-exit-confirmed-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nadiya Bychkova<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-karen-hauer-exit-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Karen Hauer,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-michelle-tsiakkas-dropped-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Tsiakkas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in recent weeks, another rumoured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-miranda-hart-replacement-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">replacement for Tess and Claudia has been the British actress and comedienne Miranda Hart<\/a>, but the BBC has yet to confirm who is due to take over the reins of the show.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<\/p>\n<p>Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One and iPlayer later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Add Strictly Come Dancing to your watchlist on the <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/download-the-app\/?af_xp=custom&amp;pid=website&amp;c=editorial_content&amp;is_retargeting=true&amp;af_reengagement_window=30d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/download-the-app\/?af_xp=custom&amp;pid=website&amp;c=editorial_content&amp;is_retargeting=true&amp;af_reengagement_window=30d\" data-outlook-id=\"449c28d9-909e-4aab-b6b8-153454f55d5e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a> \u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/p>\n<p>Check out more of our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\" data-outlook-id=\"0c0aec36-9866-4349-99f4-ad280d01cb69\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment<\/a> coverage or visit our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" data-outlook-id=\"a64fbf8f-631f-40ad-b994-917155709b25\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" data-outlook-id=\"2fb2ec15-91a0-4bb4-b5f1-4312abadc200\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what&#8217;s on. 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