Overview

• The BBC confirmed Willan will host the festive celebrity edition in 2025 and front the next full series, set to air in 2026 on BBC One and iPlayer.
• She succeeds Sara Pascoe, who led three series following earlier stints by Claudia Winkleman, Joe Lycett and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
• Willan will present alongside long-time judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young, maintaining continuity on the judging bench.
• Commissioning editor Cal Turner welcomed the appointment as Love Productions executive producer Tom Davies praised what she will bring to the sewing room.
• Known for the BAFTA-winning Alma’s Not Normal, Willan was also recently announced as a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.