Alison Hammond has stated she was approached to turn into a number of Strictly Come Dancing – however turned the supply down.
The presenter, who rose to fame as a contestant on Big Brother and is now identified for hosting This Morning, was one of many names purported to be within the working to interchange outgoing Strictly hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly.
Winkleman and Daly introduced final yr that they have been stepping down from their place as presenters of Strictly; lately, the favored BBC collection has been at the centre of a number of scandals.
Speaking to the Radio Times, Hammond confirmed that she had been contacted in regards to the vacant Strictly role, however was unable to just accept it.
“I have, actually,” Hammond stated, when requested about being approached for Strictly. “You didn’t expect that answer, did you? I can’t lie, I’m incapable.”
“I’m so busy, babes, that I’m not sure it’s going to happen,” she continued. “It’s unrealistic. I’m so happy they considered me but, like Traitors, I can’t do it because everything clashes.”
Hammond is juggling plenty of different tasks, together with a presenting role on The Great British Bake Off and the forthcoming Channel 4 collection Your Song.
She continued: “I would have loved to have done it – anybody that gets it, they’re going to land the perfect job. But I’m so happy with everything I’ve got. What would I drop, to do Strictly?”
Plenty of different names have additionally been mooted as potential Strictly hosts, together with Zoe Ball, Rylan, and Fleur East.
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Asked in regards to the hypothesis in January, Ball informed The Times that Daly and Winkleman could be a “tough act to follow”.
“I think everyone’s name is being thrown into the mix,” she stated.
“Obviously, there’s part of me that would love to do it. But I will still be watching, whoever hosts it.”
Another chance is dancer Janette Manrara, one of many present hosts of Strictly spin-off collection It Takes Two.
Asked in regards to the chance by Woman and Home journal this yr, Manrara responded: “To be honest, I keep giving the same answer: who doesn’t want that job? If you love fun, family entertainment that makes people’s hearts smile, it’s the dream job. So, I think anybody that is in my field would love to do it, so we’ll just see. We’ll see what happens!”
The collection will return to BBC One later this yr.
