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Amanda Holden takes swipe at 'boring' new Strictly Come Dancing presenters

  • This month Amanda Holden ruled out hosting Strictly Come Dancing, calling many reported frontrunners `boring, boring`, she said.
  • Because hosting would clash with Britain's Got Talent, Holden explained she would miss three Saturday nights starting February 21 and cited family and other work commitments.
  • Asked about replacements, Holden suggested two funny women like Katherine Ryan and Daisy May Cooper during Jessie Ware’s Table Manners podcast and in a call with Metro, saying `There are so many women in our industry... who deserve a bloody break`.
  • Tess Daly, outgoing Strictly presenter, and Claudia Winkleman, outgoing Strictly presenter, announced their exit last year and hosted their final show on December 20, leaving fans stunned; Amanda Holden and Alan Carr, considered candidates, declined the offer.
  • Given Holden's BGT tenure, the BBC casting team faces long-term scheduling challenges as she refuses to join Strictly unless the schedule changes, joking she `doesn't fancy staying at a hotel in Inverness airport`.
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Amanda Holden takes swipe at 'boring' new Strictly Come Dancing presenters

Britain's Got Talent star and Cotswolds resident Amanda Holden has slammed the Strictly Come Dancing presenter frontrunners as…

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Amanda Holden shares blunt view on current list of new Strictly host contenders

‘They're all brilliant people, but come on, think outside the box,’ she said

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Daily Mirror broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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