Angela Rippon, a veteran broadcaster with almost 60 years of expertise, was described because the “dream signing” when she agreed to participate in Strictly Come Dancing in 2023
Angela Rippon — Strictly Come Dancing’s oldest ever contestant — is excited about presenting the BBC flagship present, reviews declare.
The veteran broadcaster dazzled viewers together with her jaw-dropping excessive kick when she was a competitor in 2023. She was the eighth superstar to be eradicated, getting the boot in Blackpool after she and professional companion Kai Widdrington carried out American Easy to Tea For Two by Ella Fitzgerald.
However the former newsreader, who offered the unique Come Dancing sequence between 1988 and 1991, has thrown her hat into the ring to host the much-loved revamp. Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are each leaving after the present season, which can attain its finale subsequent month.
When requested about moving into both of their footwear, Angela, who’s 81, mentioned: “In the event that they requested me, after all. It’s a extremely popular programme. Claudia and Tess have carried out a superb job, however no job is for all times.”
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The shock transfer would come greater than three a long time after the BBC’s then-director-general, Lord (John) Birt, advised Angela she’d “had her day” when she was a spring hen aged 50. The Day by day Mail says, although, the journalist — who has greater than 60 years of expertise in broadcasting — would excite followers of the flagship programme.
Talking this week on the Starry Night time Gala supporting the charity Motion for Kids at The Peninsula London, Angela mentioned the following host have to be “somebody that can convey the glamour, and simply what everybody loves about Strictly”. Certainly, she competed in it — turning into the oldest contestant ever to take action — on the age of 79 in 2023.
Angela, the daughter of a Royal Marine, has had an extended and various profession within the media, together with her publish as High Gear presenter within the Seventies and, extra not too long ago, as host of Vacation Hit Squad with Helen Skelton and Joe Crowley.
And when she was snapped up to participate in Strictly two years in the past, one supply mentioned: “She is the dream signing. The viewers at residence will love her, and lots of of them will keep in mind her from her days internet hosting the present in its earlier incarnation.”
The broadcaster, initially from Plymouth, Devon, has remained near her Strictly companion, Kai, 30, and the 2 not too long ago teamed as much as launch “Let’s Dance!”, a challenge designed to encourage individuals of all ages to expertise the enjoyment of dancing.
However, even regardless of her curiosity and expertise, Angela faces enormous competitors for both of the Strictly vacancies. Former This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby has been linked with the gig, as has Alan Carr, following his The Movie star Traitors triumph.
