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Strictly Come Dancing 2026 Fans Think There Needs to Be One Major Change Following First Live Show

Viewers said the new three-presenter format looked unbalanced, with Josh admitting he felt nervous ahead of the live show.

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The 15 couples took to the dance floor for the first time!

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Strictly Come Dancing Review: New Host Josh Widdicombe Is a Problem the Show Needs to Solve

The dance competition的s new trio are finding their collective fee, but median Widdicombe needs to tone down his comedic impulses if he wants this to work

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Strictly Come Dancing review: Josh Widdicombe is a problem the show needs to solve

The dance competition’s new trio are finding their collective feet, but comedian Widdicombe needs to tone down his comedic impulses if he wants this to work

·London, United Kingdom
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Strictly Come Dancing 2026 fans think there needs to be one major change following first live show

The 15 couples took to the dance floor for the first time!

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Strictly Come Dancing fans beg BBC to fix glaring Josh Widdicombe mistake

Strictly Come Dancing kicked off its first live show of 2026 tonight, and fans couldn't help but notice that Josh might be pu to better use.

·London, United Kingdom
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What happened in Strictly Come Dancing 2026's first live show?

The trio have received mixed reaction since they took over from Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who departed the BBC show at the end of the 2025 series.

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Strictly Tess and Claudia's replacement leaves fuming fans with same complaint

Strictly Come Dancing's first live show got a strong reaction.

·London, United Kingdom
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Daily Express broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
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