After a year of frenzied conjecture, the new hosts putting the razzle back into Strictly are Johannes Radebe, Emma Willis and Josh Widdicombe. They talk night sweats, sparkly pants \u2013 and the hilarious fake show cooked up to fool the press<\/p>\n
Johannes Radebe, one of the three new presenters of Strictly Come Dancing, can barely contain his glee. Asked where they were when they heard they\u2019d got the job, Radebe is quick to wind up his co-hosts. \u201cWe\u2019ll never forget that call,\u201d he grins. \u201cIt was a weekday afternoon and I was at home, preparing for that night\u2019s performance of [West End musical] Kinky Boots. But go on, tell the Guardian where you two were.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all got the same message, asking us to jump on a Zoom,\u201d says Emma Willis. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know if it was good news or bad news.\u201d Josh\u00a0Widdicombe picks up the story: \u201cI thought, \u2018Surely they wouldn\u2019t tell me to my face if I hadn\u2019t got it? They\u2019d just text my agent or something.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
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