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Joe Sugg It is suggested that Tess Daly And claudia winkelmann‘S strictly come dance exit announcement Was “rushed” due to media pressure,
Suggs, who competed on the show with her real-life partner in 2018 diane buswellsaid in a new YouTube video that the two may have pushed their announcement forward to get ahead of a news outlet break the story to them,
Sugg explained that she and Buswell were “rushing” into announcing their pregnancy in September, when an unnamed media outlet contacted them about publishing the news before telling their friends and family.
“We had to announce it a little bit hastily,” he said. “And I don’t know if that’s why Claudia and Tess had to get their news out quickly — if that was the case, it’s very annoying.
“But basically, we got an email on Friday saying, ‘Hello, we have very reliable sources who have told us that you’re going to have a baby. It’s lovely news. So we’re going to tell everyone this Sunday.'”
Suggs said that he and Buswell were going to tell their families that weekend anyway, but they were forced to move the announcement forward so that they could also inform fans before the news spread.
Daly and Winkleman revealed the news of their departures in an Instagram video posted Thursday morning (October 23), saying they would step away from presenting duties after the current series.
Winkleman said in the video that there was an uproar over the news and they wanted fans to hear it from us.
The pair described their time on the show as “an absolute dream”, but it is time to pass the baton.
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Daly, 56, has hosted the show for 21 years, while Winkleman, 53, joined the main show as a co-presenter in 2014, having previously hosted the show. it takes two For a decade.
This happened after he left A series of controversies for the BBC’s embattled flagship programMost recently, strictly Faced criticism for controversial casting apprentice Contestant and internet personality Thomas Skinner, when he was seen socializing with US Vice President JD Vance.
Last year, professional dancer giovanni pernis removed after sherlock Star Amanda Abbington’s allegations of bullying and harassment have been partially upheld by an investigation. A few weeks after leaving the show, the professional dancer Graziano Di Prima was also removed Over alleged abuse of his celebrity partner, Zara McDermott in 2023.
early saturday strictly episode (25 October), Daly told viewers: “Just before we started, Claudia and I announced this week that this would be our last series strictly come dance,
Winkleman said: “We want to thank you for your beautiful messages. We have eight more weeks but it’s not about us. It’s about this incredible show and a strictly From champion to crown.”
The current series is still runningStarring celebrity contestants including actor Alex Kingston, Emmerdale’S Louise Cope, model Ellie Goldstein and Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK Star the voice.