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Strictly needs Zoe Ball – but does she need Strictly?

IN FOCUS: The veteran broadcaster is a frontrunner to replace Tess and Claudia on the BBC juggernaut but, after a difficult few years, will she swap her hard-won work-life balance for one of the biggest roles in TV, asks Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK

Alan Carr and Amanda Holden offered Strictly hosting job

Carr also dished on whether his late-night chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man is returning

Evening Standard

Zoe Ball says she’d ‘love’ to host Strictly Come Dancing after mounting speculation

Ex-Radio 2 star has broken silence on rumours she'll host BBC series

The Independent UK

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Zoe Ball says she'd 'love' to host Strictly Come Dancing as speculation mounts

Longtime presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly left at the end of the last series

Evening Standard

Oti Mabuse says Strictly will ‘survive’ without Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly

Mabuse described the duo as ‘brilliant’ after they announced in October that they would be leaving the show after fronting it together for a decade.

Evening Standard

Tess Daly reunites with Claudia Winkleman at new venture launch after Strictly exit

Evening Standard

Why Claudia Winkleman could be at the riskiest point of her career

IN FOCUS: As the beloved, fringe-fringed presenter kicks off a new series of ‘The Traitors’ and prepares for a new prime-time chat show, Helen Coffey charts her unstoppable rise and the obstacles she must now navigate to secure full national treasure status

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Former BBC boss says Strictly should take 'fallow year' to 'save show’s reputation'

‘I think it’s time to take a leaf out of Glastonbury’s book and consider a fallow year for 2026,’ says a former Head of Communications at the BBC

Evening Standard

How Claudia Winkleman became the most powerful woman in British TV

With the announcement of a new chat show, the 53-year-old has reached a summit of TV presenting believed to be unbreachable for women. So, how did she get there?

Evening Standard

Claudia Winkleman: Inside the private life of The Traitors’ presenter ahead of the show's January return

The Traitors returns at 8pm on New Year's Day on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Evening Standard

Alan Carr ruled out of Strictly Come Dancing hosting role as BBC eyes new frontrunner

The comedian had been widely tipped as one of the broadcaster’s leading contenders to replace long-standing presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly

Evening Standard

Strictly judge admits ‘surprise’ at departure of long-serving hosts

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The Independent UK

Shirley Ballas ‘surprised’ at Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s Strictly exit

The 65-year-old called the departure of the hosting duo from the BBC dance programme ‘sad’.

Evening Standard

Shirley Ballas opens up on Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly departure from Strictly

Ballas also revealed how she almost quit the show in 2018

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Claudia Winkleman to host new BBC chatshow

Strictly and Traitors presenter and ‘true national treasure’ will front The Claudia Winkleman Show from spring

Evening Standard

Claudia Winkleman ‘over the moon’ as new BBC chat show announced

The BBC has announced that the 53-year-old will host its new talk show, The Claudia Winkleman Show.

The Independent UK

Claudia Winkleman rewarded with her own BBC chat show after leaving Strictly

Winkleman’s new show will be produced by the same team behind ‘The Graham Norton Show’

The Guardian - UK

King Charles’s annual message is most watched TV show in UK on Christmas Day

Nearly 7m tuned in to watch monarch praise ‘great diversity of our communities’ on 25 December

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The Guardian - UK

Tess and Claudia quit! Celia farts! It’s 2025’s most jaw-dropping TV moments

From shock Strictly news to shock flatulence, plus a roundup of the most hilarious news fails, here are the year’s wildest bits of television

The Independent UK

Strictly Christmas special winners revealed as presenting duo makes final appearance

The episode kicked off with a group routine to “Grown Up Christmas List” and “We Need A Little Christmas”

The Guardian - UK

‘Pure magic!’ Farewell Tess and Claudia, the power couple who were Strictly’s life and soul

The trailblazing female duo’s days of effortlessly holding the BBC dance competition together are over. They open up on the joy of working together

Evening Standard

Winner of Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special revealed

The pre-recorded episode marked the last hosting appearance from Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

Evening Standard

In Pictures: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s final Strictly Christmas special

The duo announced their departure in October.

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2025 – live

Happy Christmas, glitterati! Tissues at the ready for Tess and Claud’s last hurrah. Join us for every minute of this tinsel-strewn tearjerker

The Independent UK

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman to bow out of Strictly Come Dancing in Christmas special

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