Strictly: It Takes Two to be axed and replaced with vodcast

The companion show is expected to be refreshed and restyled similar The Traitors: Uncloaked and The Apprentice: You’re Fired.

Reports suggest that It Takes Two will become a vodcast, becoming a filmed podcast feature instead of its current TV show format.

The change will also see current hosts Janette Manrara and Fleur East exit, according to sources.

Strictly: It Takes Two faces major change

The show’s refresh comes after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman exited hosting duties at the end of the 2025 series, according to The Sun.

A TV insider told The Sun: “There is definitely a creative renewal on the table for It Takes Two, and they are poised to sign off on the radical option of a vodcast.

“But Beeb bosses have seen it embraced on other huge BBC One shows, particularly The Traitors, where the Uncloaked aftershow got millions tuning in.

“More and more people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy podcasts and vodcasts so, despite being quite a departure, it’s actually quite a shrewd move.”

Regarding the reports, a BBC spokesperson said: “Plans for Strictly Come Dancing 2026 will be confirmed in due course.”

It Takes Two first launched during the second series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2004 and has had little change since it began.

Winkleman was the first host before Zoe Ball took over when The Traitors star moved to host the main show.

In 2019, Rylan Clark began sharing hosting duties with Ball before leaving in 2023.

The two were later replaced with current hosts Manrara and East.

Recently, Strictly Come Dancing has faced a multitude of changes as several professional dancers have left the show.

Karen Hauer, Nadiya Bychkova and Luba Mushtuk, all previously confirmed, would not be returning to the BBC show.

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