Alan Carr<\/span><\/p>\nAs soon as Tess and Claudia made their surprise announcement, my phone was pinging with messages from my contacts claiming that Alan, 49, would take over.<\/p>\n
This was before he had won Celebrity Traitors in front of 14 million viewers \u2013 but, of course, BBC bosses have been aware of his victory for months. He\u2019s got a track record too, having been presenting television shows for 29 years.<\/p>\n
\u2018Alan is the perfect luvvie for Strictly,\u2019 says my source. \u2018He\u2019s a right laugh, and he loves a sequin or two.\u2019<\/p>\n
He is also deemed to be a \u2018good mix\u2019 of broadcasting talent as he\u2019s \u2018very naughty but in a fun way.\u2019<\/p>\n
STRICTLY SCORE: 9<\/span><\/p>\nHolly Willoughby<\/span><\/p>\nI was tipped two years ago that Claudia would leave Strictly this year and also that Holly Willoughby would take over.<\/p>\n
Holly, 44, and her TV executive husband Dan Baldwin, who makes BBC success stories Michael McIyntre\u2019s The Wheel and Gladiators, are close to the former Beeb controller Charlotte Moore.<\/p>\n
Six years ago Holly and Bradley made a pilot for a Saturday night show but further plans were quashed by Covid. Could Strictly be where they are reunited?<\/p>\n
However, Holly carries baggage too \u2013 the fall-out from her This Morning exit undoubtedly tarnished her brand. And she hosted Dancing On Ice \u2013 described as ITV\u2019s \u2018poor man\u2019s version of Strictly\u2019 \u2013 for several years which may turn BBC bosses off the idea.<\/p>\n
STRICTLY SCORE: 10<\/span><\/p>\nZoe Ball<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Zoe Ball ticks all the boxes: A seasoned presenter, a former contestant and she hosted the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two for ten years between 2011 and 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
She ticks all the boxes \u2013 a seasoned presenter, a former contestant and she hosted the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two for ten years between 2011 and 2021. But there are fears she\u2019d be against taking a job with such a huge commitment.<\/p>\n
She recently stood down as host of the Radio 2 breakfast show as she wanted more of a work\/life balance.<\/p>\n
\u2018Zoe\u2019s links to the show make her the ideal choice but the view is she just won\u2019t do it,\u2019 I\u2019m told. \u2018Strictly is all-consuming.\u2019<\/p>\n
However, my source reminded me Zoe, 54, might be tempted if she could host alongside Alan. The pair hosted ITV show Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream together two years ago and had a ball.<\/p>\n
STRICTLY SCORE: 8<\/span><\/p>\nJanette Manrara<\/span><\/p>\nStrictly pro Janette began her foray into presenting four years ago when she stood back from dancing while she and her husband Aljaz Skorjanec tried for a baby, taking over from Zoe Ball on It Takes Two.<\/p>\n
She was a revelation, according to bosses. Viewers, too, loved the 41-year-old \u2013 indeed, she\u2019s one of the shows most adored professional dancers. All this is strongly in her favour \u2013 but she lacks experience.<\/p>\n
\u2018Everyone loves Janette,\u2019 says my Strictly insider. \u2018She\u2019s done a great job of It Takes Two, but does she have the credentials and presenting talent that Claudia or Tess has? No.\u2019<\/p>\n
STRICTLY SCORE: 6<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Strictly pro Janette began her foray into presenting four years ago when she stood back from dancing while she and her husband Aljaz Skorjanec tried for a baby, taking over from Zoe Ball on It Takes Two<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Alex Jones<\/span><\/p>\nSo much about Alex Jones, host of The One Show, would be right for Strictly, with a supposed pairing with Bradley Walsh being discussed.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s regarded as the \u2018calm head\u2019 within the Corporation. Plus Alex, 48, appeared on the show in 2011. Yet some say she\u2019s a little lacking in showbiz charisma.<\/p>\n
\u2018She\u2019s a safe choice,\u2019 says my source. \u2018But maybe far too safe, she\u2019s a bit \u201chead girl\u201d and sensible. At least the BBC would know there would be no messing up.\u2019<\/p>\n
STRICTLY SCORE: 7<\/span><\/p>\nRylan Clark<\/span><\/p>\nWhile some would relish the Strictly limelight, others would find it all a little too much. Rylan Clark is one of those, I\u2019m told.<\/p>\n
He hosted It Takes Two between 2019 and 2023 alongside Zoe Ball. The former Radio 2 show host also has a huge following in \u2018middle England\u2019.<\/p>\n
Yet while Rylan, 37, has had the pick of some of the biggest jobs in television in recent years, he\u2019s turned many down.<\/p>\n
The reason, I\u2019m told, is he wants to remain \u2018under the radar\u2019. He simply doesn\u2019t want his life to be picked apart.<\/p>\n
Says a friend of his: \u2018While Rylan does nothing untoward, he knows if he hosted Strictly his life would come under the microscope and that\u2019s the last thing he wants.\u2019<\/p>\n
STRICTLY SCORE: 7<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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While some would relish the Strictly limelight, others would find it all a little too much. Rylan Clark is one of those, Katie Hind is told<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Anton Du Beke<\/span><\/p>\nAnton, 59, could be the next Brucie \u2013 a luvvie who has years of ballroom experience.<\/p>\n
Deeply embedded in the world of Strictly, he started as a professional back in 2004, when the show launched, before becoming a judge in 2021.<\/p>\n
\u2018If anyone knows the right questions to ask as a host, it\u2019s Anton,\u2019 says my source. \u2018He also has the most lovely empathetic style which would allow him to commiserate with the contestants.\u2019<\/p>\n
Despite this, my mole believes hosting a show of the magnitude of Strictly is \u2018one step too far\u2019 for Anton, and that he is \u2018truly valued\u2019 as a judge.<\/p>\n
STRICTLY SCORE: 6<\/span><\/p>\nStacey Dooley<\/span><\/p>\nStacey is beloved at the BBC for having that prized quality of \u2018relatability\u2019 thanks to her working-class background and accent.<\/p>\n
She won the show in 2018 with Kevin Clifton, and they now have a two-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n
However, it shouldn\u2019t be forgotten Stacey, 38, dumped her boyfriend Sam Tucknott three months after winning the show \u2013 and not long after, hooked up with Kevin.<\/p>\n
\u2018Strictly bosses hate any mention of the \u201ccurse\u201d,\u2019 says my source. \u2018That could work against Stacey because they just know it will get brought up again and again.\u2019<\/p>\n
STRICTLY SCORE: 5<\/span><\/p>\nAlison Hammond<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Alison Hammond is the woman of the moment in many respects and the BBC are very keen to snatch her from ITV and make her their own big star, Katie Hind understands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
She\u2019s the woman of the moment in many respects and the BBC are very keen to snatch her from ITV and make her their own big star.<\/p>\n
\u2018The BBC know how much it annoys ITV boss Kevin Lygo when they try and take Alison,\u2019 says my source. \u2018It\u2019s become a bit of a laugh at the BBC now.\u2019<\/p>\n
But securing Alison isn\u2019t just about inter-broadcaster rivalry. She has genuine credentials for the role: after replacing Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on This Morning, the 50-year-old has won many fans and hosts Channel 4\u2019s The Great British Bake Off.<\/p>\n
Yet for all this, my Strictly source isn\u2019t convinced: \u2018Surely the Hammond bubble has burst by now, or if it hasn\u2019t, hopefully it will soon.\u2019 Ouch.<\/p>\n
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