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Zoe Ball Confirms She Won’t Be Hosting Strictly Come Dancing 2026
Zoe Ball has admitted that she has been working through “the seven stages of grief and rejection” after losing out on the job of presenting Strictly Come Dancing.
Last month, she dropped a major hint that she was through to the last stages of auditions on her podcast Dig It, but confirmed during the latest instalment that she “didn’t get it”.
“But it’s OK!” she insisted. “I have worked through the seven stages of grief and rejection over the last couple of days.
“I didn’t get it, but I tell you what, if who I think has got it, we’re in safe hands and our new hosts are going to be fabulous.”
She added: “I’m so thrilled for them, and hopefully at a later date, we’ll be able to talk about them in more detail. I was so chuffed to even be in the mix.”
On Monday, The Sun reported that Emma Willis – known for hosting reality shows including Big Brother, The Voice, The Circle and Love Is Blind UK – had been chosen as one half of Strictly’s new presenting duo.
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