Holly Willoughby is poised for a dramatic return to our TV screens, following her departure from This Morning in October 2023, as she’s set to host Strictly Come Dancing
Holly Willoughby “will take over” as Strictly Come Dancing presenter, in line with high media supply.
The host is about for a dramatic return to our TV screens, greater than two years after quitting This Morning on ITV when she turned the sufferer of a homicide plot. Gavin Plumb, the creep behind the conspiracy, was jailed for all times in July and now it’s thought Holly, 44, is able to come again to broadcasting.
Peter Fincham, who was director of the BBC for 2 years till 2007, understands Holly will substitute both Claudia Winkleman or Tess Daly, who’re leaving Strictly after greater than 20 years related to the programme.
Mr Fincham, who since managed ITV between 2008 and 2016, stated: “My hairdresser additionally cuts the hair of a widely known channel controller. What’s stated in Harry’s the hairdresser stays in Harry’s. However he says with nice confidence that Holly Willoughby will take over.”
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The insider spoke to Richard Eden, a journalist with the Day by day Mail, who wrote Holly is more likely to current Strictly from the beginning of the subsequent sequence in 2026. Tess and Claudia will depart on the finish of the present sequence, from which actress and mannequin Ellie Goldstein was eradicated on Saturday.
Holly was on This Morning for 14 years till her exit, which got here after her long-time co-presenter Phillip Schofield resigned. Phillip, 63, had admitted that, earlier than leaving his spouse, he had carried on an extramarital affair with a younger male co-worker and had lied about it to ITV’s administration, his colleagues, attorneys, brokers and family and friends.
The skilled presenter was dropped by his expertise company YMU after the affair, which was not unlawful, and he additionally stepped down from ITV utterly – which means he didn’t host the British Cleaning soap Awards within the following days.
Holly’s return, stated to be backed with “nice confidence” by the “well-known channel controller”, would come off the again of this scrutiny – albeit greater than two years down the road. The bombshell claims come after sources linked comic Alan Carr, 49, to one of many two vacant Strictly posts.
The presenter is at present impressing thousands and thousands together with his playful charisma on The Superstar Traitors, on which he has reached the ultimate 5. A supply had stated: “He is an old school showbiz professional who could be simply good internet hosting Strictly. If he does handle to win Traitors it is going to be an indication to the BBC that he has the star high quality to current its flagship present.”
