Vernon Kay has hit out at hypothesis over who will exchange his spouse Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on Strictly Come Dancing, as he ‘named’ his new co-host in a pissed off quip

Vernon Kay has hit out at persistent rumours surrounding who would possibly step into the footwear of his spouse Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on Strictly Come Dancing subsequent 12 months. The presenting pair revealed final month they’d be passing on the “sparkly baton” to new hosts following their 12-year partnership.

Their announcement sparked a wave of hypothesis about potential replacements, with this 12 months’s competitor La Voix among the many names being touted. It emerged final week that she was pressured to withdraw from the competition after selecting up an harm throughout follow classes with Aljaz Skorjanec.

Her sudden exit meant there was no elimination vote, with the earlier week’s scores being carried over as an alternative. The outcomes programme, which did not embrace a dance-off, supplied an emotional send-off to La Voix alongside a blinding routine from 4 former opponents.

Throughout Monday’s chat on his BBC Radio 2 present, Scott Mills remarked about La Voix’s departure: “Horrible information concerning the ankle, however who will get a ship off like that on Strictly?”.

“Usually you need to dance awkwardly along with your associate, and it isn’t rehearsed,” the previous participant continued. “And the band sings ‘I’ve had the time of my life’ and that is the top of that.”, stories the Mirror.

Benefiting from the dialog, Vernon seized the second to specific his frustration concerning the fixed hypothesis relating to potential successors to his spouse and co-presenter Claudia. He stated: “It is hilarious actually, since Tess and Claud introduced that they are going to be leaving all of the dentist, docs and reception magazines are all saying, ‘It may be this individual, it may be that individual’. Let me simply say this for the file, and I do know lots of people hearken to his as a result of we get quoted a whole lot of instances.

“Do you actually suppose that the individuals at Strictly Come Dancing mid-series are going to have a roundtable about who’s going to host it subsequent 12 months?”, to which Scott responded: “No, I do not suppose that.”

Persevering with his tirade, Vernon added: “Typically widespread sense whenever you put your fingers to the keyboard makes a giant distinction.”

When Scott enquired if he could possibly be the one to exchange his spouse, he quipped: “I let you know who it’s, it is me and Rylan [Clark]. There you go, finished, easy.”

After Scott’s comment that producers are presently concentrating on the present sequence, Vernon agreed, declaring: “It isn’t even completed, as if they have time! They have a Christmas particular to organise, simply behave yourselves! Wind your necks in, it does my head in.”

Having been wed to Strictly’s lead presenter for over 20 years, Vernon revealed he is always questioned concerning the present, regardless of missing any inside data. Clarifying his stance, Scott interrupted: “What Vernon is saying is cease speculating about who the brand new hosts can be, as a result of the opposite ones have not completed but,” to which his colleague responded: “Precisely.”

Alongside La Voix, quite a few different family names have been floated as attainable replacements, together with Holly Willoughby, Paddy McGuinness, Zoe Ball and Alex Jones.

However, amid all of the rumours, Kate Phillips, the BBC’s Chief Content material Officer, lately confirmed that no closing alternative can be reached till subsequent 12 months.

Throughout an look on The Relaxation Is Leisure podcast, she defined: “By way of the method, the manufacturing group, BBC Studios and Sarah James [Executive Producer], her group and all these nice individuals who make it, they’re now concentrating on getting two reveals out per week.

“So we’ve not obtained time for the time being to start out doing any display screen checks or chemistry testing. I do not suppose we’ll actually be it till the New Yr as a result of we need to ensure we ship a fantastic Strictly sequence.”

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