Tess and Claudia leaving strictly!

[TheKeeperofBooks]

What!!! Is this true? Who will take over? I'm shocked!

Cat Deeley would be good but might be too big for the show.

Is she really that big? Doesn't she present This Morning? Having said that, Dermot O'Leary might be good.

Yes she might be good. She’s very much an ITV person though.

Why don’t you go and let her know? 🤣

Probably the same reason you don't let her know what you think about her.

😂😂

I don’t feel like she’s that big?

Cat Deeley is great and just seems really at ease, love Dermot too and he’s used to big audiences with X factor etc, i’d watch it with them on

I don't think Cat, or Dermot(or Ben Shepherd for that matter) would do it, they're very much ITV.

It will probably be Alex Scott and Claire Balding knowing the BBC.

Eew

I seem to remember Anton saying he'd like to take over from Bruce one day. That was before he became a judge though. I'd like Anton to do Tess' role, with Mel Gedroic (spelt wrong, sorry) being Claudia.

If Mel can stop herself gurning and pulling faces.

I think that Anton should become main host. Not sure about co host.

Someone without a fringe!

I was thinking Tom Allen (Extra Slice) carries a similar role to Claudia, easy ad-lib with contestants, some humour…and he definitely fits your ‘without a fringe’ person!😆

I will miss Claudia… and her fringe!

Ben shepherd would be great, plus he’s a trained dancer.

Apparently William Hill have stopped taking bets on it being Holly Willoughby.

If it's her I won't be watching.

I agree

I won’t watch if it’s Holly

Do people not like Holly W? Or think she just doesn’t suit Strictly?

Bit of both?

Yeah I’m wondering that

Would think Holly W would be a strange choice considering all the controversy the show has had. You'd think they'd want someone with great pr. I don't agree with people getting marred by colleagues' controversies, but the 'how are you?' and queue-gate episodes are still relatively fresh.

My DD is absolutely obsessed with Tess at the moment. She talks non stop about 'Tess dresses' and tries to make her own, fashioned out of towels. So whoever does take over, they need a to keep going with asymmetric/bandeau/ruched dresses to keep my DD happy, please. 😆

She's too saccharine for me, too much giggling like silly teenager. She should have gone with Schofield not tried to cling on and pretend she didn't know.

One thing Tess and Claudia have is that they don't do the sickly sweet giggly female routine.