The 41-year-old singer has been on the producers\u2019 wishlist \u201cfor years\u201d, according to reports. <\/p>\n
A source told the Daily Mail<\/a>: \u201cIt is all but a done deal. They’ve been trying to get her for years. Obviously, she is a good name for the show.\u201d<\/p>\n The Independent has contacted Delta Goodrem\u2019s representatives and the BBC for comment. <\/p>\n The vocalist signed her first record contract in the early 2000s and had a string of hits in her native Australia, with her debut album Innocent Eyes also reaching number two in the UK chart. <\/p>\n She went on to sell more than nine million albums, topping the charts in eight countries, and also starred as Nina Tucker in Neighbours. <\/p>\n Goodrem has already had a busy start to the year, having been confirmed to represent Australia at this year\u2019s Eurovision<\/a> Song Contest, which her home country has competed in since 2015. <\/p>\n Goodrem, who will perform new song \u201cEclipse\u201d at the competition in Vienna next month, said she feels \u201chonoured\u201d to be representing Australia.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a singer-songwriter, music has been my lifelong passion,\u201d she added. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved the creativity, individuality, and joy Eurovision brings, connecting and uniting people across the globe through music; the universal language. <\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t wait to arrive in Vienna and make Australia proud.\u201d<\/p>\n Strictly bosses are midway through a shake-up of the show and recently announced the departures of four long-serving professional dancers<\/a>: Karen Hauer, Luba Mushtuk, Nadiya Bychkova and Michelle Tsiakkas. <\/p>\n In her first interview following her exit, Tsiakkas \u2013 who was given a celebrity partner just once during her four years on Strictly \u2013 said she was told the news \u201cout of the blue\u201d<\/a> and over Zoom. <\/p>\n \u201cIt felt like my world was falling apart, my dream was shattered. I gave my everything to the show for the four years \u2013 it was my whole life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Strictly bosses are also yet to announce the replacements for hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who bowed out at the end of last year\u2019s series. <\/p>\n A number of big names have been linked to the presenting roles, with Alison Hammond recently revealing that she turned one of the jobs down<\/a>. <\/p>\n Speaking to Radio Times, Hammond explained: \u200b\u201cI\u2019m so busy, babes, that I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s going to happen. It\u2019s unrealistic. I\u2019m so happy they considered me but, like Traitors, I can\u2019t do it because everything clashes.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Goodrem](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269534959.jpg\")
Goodrem will represent Australia in Austria next month (Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Tsiakkas](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Strictly-Come-Dancing-2024-iuiia5qh.jpeg\")
Tsiakkas was paired with \u2018EastEnders\u2019 actor Jamie Borthwick in 2024 (BBC)<\/p>\n![\"Both](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/548543.jpeg\")
Both hosts were involved with ‘Strictly’ for more than 20 years (BBC)<\/p>\n