Strictly Come Dancing duo Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have formally bowed out of the ballroom, and now a BBC Radio star’s well-known dad has admitted she might bag the job

We’re one step nearer to discovering out who might exchange Tess and Claudia on Strictly.

Followers of the BBC present had been shocked in October when hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman introduced that they had been quitting after this 12 months’s collection. They bid us farewell on the present’s ultimate on Saturday evening – which noticed Lioness Karen Carney raise the glitterball.

Followers have been speculating who might exchange the pair and current the collection when it returns subsequent 12 months. The likes of Rylan Clark, Fleur East and even Lioness Alex Scott have been urged as doable contenders.

And Radio 2 icon Zoe Ball, 55, is one among these names. The broadcaster appeared on Strictly in 2005 and spin-off present It Takes Two from 2011 till 2021.

However it turns on the market’s fact to the rumours as her well-known dad has revealed she’s “within the combine”. Discussing the prospect of Zoe advancing to host the primary present, he informed the Specific: “Nothing’s going to be determined till after Easter, however she’s within the combine, and individuals are coming to her, nevertheless it’s too early to say.”

He added: “I feel she would adore it, I feel she would love the job as a result of she took over from Claudia on It Takes Two, and if something, she did a greater job than Claudia.”

Johnny’s replace comes after Zoe stoked hypothesis she’s going to host Strictly when she shared a horoscope message on Instagram that promised large adjustments for Sagittarians in 2026. The submit acknowledged: “Will probably be a strong 12 months for you. There’s a variety of newness and freshness coming into your life. There’s quite a bit to really feel and heal.”

The caption continued: “You are clearing a variety of previous karma this 12 months, karma that’s older than you on this life, karma that encompasses a lot bigger cycles of who you’re. You might be being requested to seek out your approach again dwelling, to the place you belong inside your self.”

It concluded: “This 12 months desires you to unlearn so many issues and meet your self in an natural and uncooked approach, with none filters or glitters, simply to expertise your self clear and clear.”

It got here after Zoe give up her Radio 2 present – along with her ultimate stay present airing on Saturday 20 December 2025. She informed listeners: “I’ve cherished being betwixt my pricey buddies Romesh (Ranganathan) and Rylan (Clark), and you already know, I really like you all to bits, however I am not disappearing fully.

“Clearly, it’s going to be Christmas Crooners and I am doing an eras present within the new 12 months, extra on that later. However I’m thrilled to let you know that you can be within the most secure of arms, as a result of there’s a tremendous lady who isn’t any stranger to you all, however this does imply that she’s going to formally develop into a member of the Radio 2 household.

“You may have cherished her on The Voice, The Circle, Huge Brother, Cooking With The Stars, Love Is blind, and delivering infants, she’s a stunning lass so welcome to the BBC Radio 2 household and Saturday afternoons, Emma Willis.”

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