Overview
- The head judge told Best Magazine the programme is bigger than any individual and noted it endured departures such as Len Goodman and Bruce Forsyth.
- Pressed on successors, she said she has ideas but "can't possibly say," adding that her mother would like Rylan to be in the mix.
- She said the hosting jobs require seasoned professionals and "two very, very special people."
- Tess Daly, 56, and Claudia Winkleman, 53, announced in October they will step down at the end of the current series after 11 years as co-hosts and thanked the BBC and crew.
- BBC figures have praised the pair as integral to Strictly's success, with coverage describing their leaving as the end of an era.