BBC confirms new Strictly Come Dancing hosts

BBC confirms new Strictly Come Dancing hostsJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterBBC/PA MediaTV presenter Emma Willis, comedian Josh Widdicombe and professional dancer Johannes Radebe have been announced as the new hosts of Strictly Come Dancing.The BBC confirmed the trio will replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who left the dance competition last year. Willis, who has also hosted The Voice and Big Brother, will take over Daly's role as the show's main anchor.Widdicombe will take over Winkleman's role in the show's former "Clauditorium", while Radebe will act as a roving reporter, the BBC said.The announcement comes after an extensive audition process that saw several major TV personalities take part in screen tests. Presenters who took part in the process included Zoe Ball, who later said she had worked through "the seven stages of grief and rejection" after being told she had missed out. Judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke will all return to the new series when it launches in the autumn. However, five of the show's pro dancers will not be returning, the BBC confirmed earlier this monthFifteen of the 20 dancers from last year will be back, but they will be "joined by fresh top talent from the international dance world", the BBC said. Zoe Ball confirms she did not get Strictly presenting roleStrictly Come Dancing: Five pros to leave the show as line-up confirmedLast dance for Tess and Claudia as Strictly hosts sign offStrictly winners crowned in glitzy live finalTelevision