Overview
- The BBC named Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe as the new presenting team earlier this year after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman stood down.
- The three say producers ran a months‑long, covert audition and chemistry process that treated a three‑host line‑up as a ‘wild card’ with no fixed script.
- Willis, Widdicombe and Radebe have denied reports that Radebe will act as a backstage 'roving reporter' and say no one is a direct like‑for‑like replacement for the previous duo.
- They are taking part in production days to rehearse movement across the ballroom and test flexible, shared duties so the live show can flow with three presenters.
- Strictly remains scheduled to launch on 19 September 2026 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and viewers should watch for how the trio’s staging choices affect the programme’s live pacing and backstage reporting.