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Zoe Ball and Emma Willis 'Battling It Out to Host Strictly Come Dancing'
BBC executives aim to maintain an all-female presenting team for Strictly Come Dancing, with Zoe Ball favored and decision expected soon, insiders say.
- BBC bosses have narrowed the Strictly Come Dancing host race to Zoe Ball and Emma Willis, with insiders saying only one woman will be chosen and a final decision is imminent.
- The pair announced their departure in a joint video, saying they would step aside after long runs on the Saturday show, and BBC bosses are believed to keep an all-female presenting team.
- Emma Willis brings years of live-TV experience, with insiders noting her calm authority from her role on Big Brother, while Zoe Ball previously hosted It Takes Two and filled in as co-host in 2014.
- Senior executives want a traditional presenter paired with a left-field female stand-up to carry on Claudia Winkleman's humour, insiders say, with a final decision expected later this year.
- With the show due later this year, the chosen host will shape the flagship line-up, as senior executives consider numerous potential successors including Chris and Rosie Ramsay, Rylan Clark, Holly Willoughby, Amanda Holden, and Angela Scanlon.
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Strictly star says 'I'd love to' as she throws hat in ring to replace Claudia and Tess - The Mirror
A competitor from the sixth series of the much-loved BBC dance series has hinted that she would like to 'throw her hat into the ring', following Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly's departure
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The Independent (US)Strictly needs Zoe Ball – but does she need Strictly?
The veteran broadcaster is a frontrunner to replace Tess and Claudia on the BBC juggernaut but, after a difficult few years, will she swap her hard-won work-life balance for one of the biggest roles in TV, asks Katie Rosseinsky
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