Overview
- Dermot O’Leary said “Deny” when asked if BBC bosses had contacted him about hosting Strictly Come Dancing.
- Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have said they will step down after the current series, prompting the search for successors.
- The BBC has not announced any replacement for the presenting role.
- Media speculation continues around Holly Willoughby and Alex Jones, with ex-BBC One controller Peter Fincham suggesting via an industry tip that Willoughby is being eyed.
- O’Leary joked a move would anger former X Factor boss Simon Cowell; he currently co-hosts This Morning on Fridays and hosts a Saturday show on BBC Radio 2, having previously fronted The X Factor until 2018.