Zoe Ball admits she wants Strictly presenting gig
Zoe Ball admitted on her Dig It podcast episode with Jo Whiley that she would like the Strictly presenting gig.
“I think everyone would like to do that job,” the BBC Radio 2 broadcaster said, praising the dance competition for “bringing so much joy to people’s lives.”
She added: “Everyone’s going to want that job. There will be queues going around the block.”
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Huge BBC star throws hat in ring for Strictly host job
A huge BBC star has publicly expressed an interest in replacing Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. Zoe Ball made the admission during her Dig It podcast episode with Jo Whiley, released on Wednesday (29 October). When asked whether she would like to do the job, the BBC Radio 2 broadcaster replied, “I think everyone would like to do that job,” praising the dance competition for “bringing so much joy to people’s lives.” She added: “Everyone’s going to want that job. There will be queues going around the block.” Ball was a contestant on the third series and went on to host It Takes Two. She also stepped in to host the main show while Winkleman was on leave.
Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 12:56
Joe Sugg speaks out on Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s ‘rushed’ Strictly announcement
Former Strictly contestant Joe Sugg has said Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly’s shock exit announcement was “’rushed” due to pressure from the media.
Sugg, who competed on the programme in 2018 alongside his real-life partner Dianne Buswell, said in a new YouTube video that the duo may have moved their announcement forward to get ahead of a news outlet breaking the story before them.
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Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 12:57
The stars most likely to replace Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly
Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 12:59
Why don’t Tess and Claudia wear Halloween costumes?
Strictly presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly don’t wear Halloween costumes on the programme due to Winkleman’s daughter Matilda catching fire while wearing a costume when she was trick or treating in West London when she was eight years old.
Winkleman previously told the BBC’s Watchdog in 2017: “I don’t like Halloween because three years ago it turned out our screams were real.
“She ‘went up’ is the only way I can describe it – it was a spark, and she screamed out for me. It was like those horrific birthday candles that you blow out and they come back. It was really fast, it wasn’t fire like I’d seen.”
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Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 13:03
Week six song choices revealed
Here’s who is dancing to what for Halloween week of the competition:
Alex and Johannes – Salsa to “Horny” by Mousse T feat. Hot ‘n’ Juicy Amber and Nikita – Viennese Waltz to “I See Red” by Everybody Loves an Outlaw Balvinder and Julian – Samba to “Stay” by Shakespears Sister Ellie and Vito – Tango to “Abracadabra” by Lady Gaga George and Alexis – Cha Cha Cha to “Apple” by Charli XCX Harry and Karen – American Smooth to “Mystical Magical” by Benson Boone Karen and Carlos – Argentine Tango to “Red Right Hand” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds La Voix and Aljaž – Paso Doble to Beethoven’s 5th Lewis and Katya – Couple’s Choice to “Creep” by Radiohead Vicky and Kai – American Smooth to “Total Eclipse of The Heart” by Bonnie Tyler
Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 13:07
A look back at last week’s leaderboard
In case you need a reminder of last week’s scores, here’s the leaderboard from Icons Week of the competition:
Lewis Cope and Katya Jones: 9 + 9 + 8 + 8 = 34
Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington: 8 + 8 + 8 + 9 = 33
Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin: 8 + 8 + 8 + 9 = 33
Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe: 7 + 8 + 8 + 9 = 32
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen Hauer: 6 + 9 + 7 + 8 = 30
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley: 7 + 8 + 7 + 8 = 30
Karen Carney and Carlos Gu: 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 28
Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola: 6 +8 + 7 + 7 =28
Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon: 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 28
La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec: 6 + 7 + 7 + 8 = 28
George Clarke and Alexis Warr: 6 + 7 + 6 + 8 = 27
Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 13:30
Traitors star Cat Burns to appear on Strictly this week
In a prime time TV crossover, Celebrity Traitors star Cat Burns is set to appear on Strictly this week.
The singer, known for her single “Go” and her UK top 10 album Early Twenties will perform on Sunday’s results show alongside one professional couple.
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Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 14:00
Vicky Pattison tearful over families support
It’s been an emotional week for Vicky Pattison who welled up on It Takes Two on Wednesday after her father John told her he was “so proud” of her.
Strictly’s Vicky Pattison fights back tears over sweet family message on live TV
Strictly Come Dancing’s Vicky Pattison became emotional after receiving a touching family message on live TV. Appearing on It Takes Two on Wednesday (29 October), the 37-year-old was played a video message from her father John, who said he is “so proud” of her and is “rooting” for her and professional Kai Widdrington. Holding back tears, Pattison still cracked a joke: “I don’t know if you can tell that my dad is in his 60s, he does the whole Blair Witch Project thing with his phone”, she said whilst miming someone videoing their face close up. Host Janette Manrara praised the message as “beautiful” and told Pattison that he is “so proud of you”.
Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 14:30
Amber Davies says week five dance off was ‘awful’
Amber Davies, who was in the bottom two last week alongside Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has dubbed the dance off an “awful” experience.
The former Love Islander said being in the bottom two against the footballer was one of the “worst feelings in the world”.
“I wasn’t sad because we were in the dance-off, I was sad because I loved him so much,”she said.
“I felt awful that it was us that had to be a part of them getting knocked out”, she continued, adding that the sports star and his professional partner Lauren Oakley were an “amazing team”.
(BBC)
Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 15:00
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink says he achieved what he set out to on show
“While I left earlier than I’d hoped, I walk away proud of what I achieved. In just a few weeks, I made my point – a footballer can dance, it’s more than okay to put yourself out there,” he wrote on Instagram.
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Lydia Spencer-Elliott1 November 2025 15:30