Bradley Walsh paid a go to to the Strictly Come Dancing set amid rumours he is being eyed to turn out to be the present’s new host.
Following a report that The Chase presenter and The One Present host Alex Jones are being lined as much as change Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on the BBC One Latin and ballroom programme, Bradley has been mingling with a number of the crew.
Head dressmaker Theresa Hewlett shared an image of the 65-year-old star posing together with her and her colleagues backstage at Elstree Studios.
She captioned the X put up: “The Chase is filmed subsequent door and he popped in to say hello. What a stunning man Bradley Walsh is!”
A supply instructed The Solar newspaper not too long ago: “Alex and Bradley are each the favourites to take over from Tess and Claudia. They’ve been within the BBC’s sights for a while as Tess and Claudia’s exit plan has been recognized for some time.
“Bradley and Alex are each seen as achieved broadcasters. He brings the wisecracks and Alex is the calm head who is aware of the best way to deal with dwell conditions after 15 years of co-hosting The One Present.
“Alex is a large fan of Strictly too so this is able to be the dream gig for her.”
If Alex, 48, – who competed on Strictly again in 2011 – and Bradley turn out to be the brand new presenters, they are going to be over-seeing a “revamp” of the competition.
An insider stated: “Shedding Tess and Claudia is a giant change so there might be a revamp.
“The present will hold its key elements just like the set, the theme tune and the judging set-up – nothing to trigger die-hard followers to kick off.
“However they wish to freshen it up, possibly with a new-look brand and new faces on the dance ground. Bringing in Cynthia Erivo as a visitor mentor for Film Week was a style of what is to return.
“New hosts and some minor enhancements and adjustments will breathe some life into it once more.”
Tess, 56, and Claudia, 53, introduced that they’d be leaving Strictly on the finish of the present sequence final month and harassed that that they had at all times deliberate to exit “collectively”.
In a video message posted on Tess’ Instagram feed, they stated: “We now have beloved working as a duo and internet hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream.
“We had been at all times going to depart collectively and now seems like the precise time.
“We could have the best remainder of this superb sequence and we simply wish to say an infinite thanks to the BBC and to each single one that works on the present. They’re essentially the most sensible group and we’ll miss them on daily basis.
“We’ll cry after we say the final ‘hold dancing’ however we’ll proceed to say it to one another. Simply probably in tracksuit bottoms at dwelling whereas holding some pizza.
“Tess and Claud.”
