‘I say yes to everything…’: Joel Dommett drops HUGE hint he’s eyeing up Strictly hosting role — as fans speculate he could be next in line to replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman after their shock exit rocked the BBC… - suong
TELLY favourite Joel Dommett has dropped a huge hint he’s set his sights on the Strictly Come Dancing hosting role.
The broadcaster, who hosts The Masked Singer and I’m A Celeb Unpacked to name a few, is a name in the frame for the iconic BBC One job after existing anchors Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly quit.
The Traitors presenter Claudia, 53, alongside her Strictly sidekick Tess, 56, announced their plans to step down from their iconic BBC role last week.
On Saturday’s live episode, the duo got teary as they opened the first show since announcing they were quitting at the end of the series.
Last week, all the stars in line to replace Tess and Claudia came to light – with Joel one of the key names in the frame.
On Thursday’s Good Morning Britain, Joel, 40 – who exclusively revealed the comeback of Unpacked to accompany this year’s I’m A Celeb season – was grilled about his potential new role.
As ITV show anchor Ed Balls, 58, suggested the odds were in his favour, he said: “I like the odds.”
Giving a key clue he continued: “You know me, I say yes to everything.
“It’s an amazing massive show.”
Joel went on to praise Tess and Claud, who made history as primetime television’s first female presenting duo when they paired up to co-host the show in 2014.
Both had been part of Strictly since 2004, Tess hosting the main show with Bruce Forsyth and Claudia on spin-off It Takes Two.
Ed then pressed Joel if he was going to “take the jump” from ITV to the BBC for Strictly.
Joel, who had admitted his “love” for entertainment TV during the chatm then said: “Jump across?
“Maybe! Who knows.”
Previously, Casino Beats placed Joel with odds of 14/1 to scoop the plum presenting gig.
Meanwhile, Ladbrokes have him down for narrower odds of 10/1.
Earlier in the week, former Strictly pro Kevin Clifton also broke his silence over being a potential Strictly host in a chat on GMB.
Meanwhile, drag queen La Voix threw her name in the frame for the job on Saturday’s live Strictly show.
Other suggestions include Holly Willoughby and Zoe Ball.
EXIT LOWDOWN
It comes after The Sun revealed the real reason behind Tess and Claud’s shock departure.
BBC bosses are said to have been blindsided by their departure, with only a small number of people in the TV industry made aware of their intentions.
It’s understood they secretly filmed the exit video weeks ago — and released it mid-series so as not to overshadow the eventual winner.
Their last show will be on Christmas Day.
A source said: “Claudia and Tess have known they were leaving Strictly since last year. They felt like it was their time to go.
“They discussed this privately and agreed they would walk away together, but kept it firmly under wraps.”
Their exit comes after the BBC show was hit by a string of recent scandals involving its professional dancers and behind-the-scenes conduct.
Plummeting viewing figures and “underwhelming” line-ups even prompted betting giants to offer odds earlier this year on this being the show’s final outing.
EXIT STATEMENTS
In a statement to her fans, Tess said it was “time to say goodbye” and described Strictly as “about joy, celebration, and bringing people together”.
Tess also paid tribute to her co-host, adding: “To my beloved Claud – what an absolute joy and pleasure it has been sharing this adventure with you.
“You’re one of a kind, and I’ll treasure every giggle, every live show, and every backstage moment we’ve shared.”
Claudia called the show “the greatest relationship of my career”.
She said: “Strictly is a magical, glittery, fake-tanned train and it’s been a privilege to be a tiny part of it.
“I’ve always believed it’s best to leave a party before you’re fully ready to go.”
She also remembered legendary judge Len Goodman, saying: “I will never forget Len Goodman trying to teach me what a cucaracha is (I still don’t know.)
“And the complete thrill and honour it was to work with Tess on the results show to cohosting on Saturday nights.”
She praised Tess, adding: “As for Tess – I’m so, so lucky I got to stand next to you. You’re funny, kind, whip smart and a true friend and I love you.”
‘Married to Medicine’ Drama: Dr. Simone Whitmore Put on Blast by Funky Dineva liennhi
The drama on “Married to Medicine” isn’t slowing down.
Rumors have been running rampant on the current season of “Married to Medicine.” Toya Bush-Harris has been accused of cheating with a neighbor. While Toya thought Anila Sajja was behind the rumor spreading, Anila denied this. And she said that Quad Webb has been pushing the rumor and set her up by inviting a mutual friend to her party to possibly blast Toya about this. As for Quad, she said that Anila came to her with the rumor. But she doesn’t want to own her role in how the rumor got around. So she’s allegedly chosen to throw Quad under the bus instead.
Toya has denied cheating on Dr. Eugene Harris. And she’s feeling like Quad used Anila to attempt to assassinate her character this season.
It was also alleged that Quad slept with her married contractor. On the recent episode, Dr. Simone Whitmore said that it’s valid to have suspicions since Quad is single and bought a $2 million house. And she’s the one who spread the rumor to the group. Simone also told Quad that she’s friends with the contractor’s friend. So her source and knowledge of the situation are reliable. Regardless, Quad denied sleeping with the married man. She said she was able to afford her home thanks to smart investing and her other incomes.
Well, things have gotten even messier. Now it’s alleged that Simone allegedly played a role in the cheating rumor about Toya getting around.
Dr. Simone Whitmore is dragged into the rumors about Toya Bush-Harris.
Dr. Simone Whitmore and Toya Bush-Webb have a friendship that exists outside of “Married to Medicine.” In fact, when they aren’t filming, both women spend a lot of time together. And their husbands Cecil Whitmore and Dr. Eugene Harris are also very close. So it wasn’t surprising that Simone was one of the first people who spoke up as other cast members questioned if Toya had something to do with Anila Sajja’s robbery.
Simone said it was wrong to accuse Toya of such a serious crime. And it wasn’t cool that Quad Webb and others would do this on the show.
Interestingly enough, now it’s being alleged that Simone may have had something to do with another messy rumor about Toya becoming a talking point during the current season.
As we reported, Toya was also accused of having an affair with a neighbor. She denied it. But it’s rumored that a lot will be revealed at the reunion.
Ahead of the premiere of part 1, YouTuber Funky Dineva shared some interesting gossip. And he accused Simone of giving more life to the cheating rumor about Toya.
In a video, he said, “It got back to me that Simone said that Toya is indeed ******* somebody else in the neighborhood that the ladies just had the wrong person. It wasn’t this person, it was that person. And I’m only repeating it because it comes out at the reunion. I made mention of it on a previous review.”
Toya is just about tired of all of the rumors. Weeks ago, she revealed she’s actually considering filing a lawsuit because people have taken things way too far.
