BBC Reboots Strictly Come Dancing with Three‑Person Presenting Team and New Launch Format

Overview

• The BBC confirmed Emma Willis, Johannes Radebe and Josh Widdicombe as the new presenting trio who will perform a choreographed group number on the launch show on Saturday 19 September.
• The pre-recorded launch will reveal celebrity‑professional pairings through three specially choreographed group routines and is billed by the BBC to include more on‑screen dancing than previous openings.
• The hosts have been rehearsing chemistry tests and will share presenting duties fluidly rather than taking fixed roles, a format the trio say gives the programme more movement and spontaneity.
• Behind the scenes producers have introduced new professional dancers and a celebrity line‑up led by names such as Lacey Turner and Delta Goodrem, changes that have prompted fan debate after reports of leaked pairings.
• The shake‑up follows the departures of long‑time hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman and uses Johannes’s Strictly experience alongside Willis’s presenting background and Widdicombe’s prior Strictly appearance to keep the show familiar for its multi‑million audience while testing a fresher, dance‑first approach.