Rylan Clarke’s Strictly: It Takes Two replacement has been revealed (Picture: BBC)
The new presenter of Strictly: It Takes Two has been revealed.
Current presenter Rylan Clark confirmed he would be stepping down from the Strictly Come Dancing spin-off earlier this year, and has since been teasing his replacement.
Fans have been playing the guessing game as to who could be replacing the icon, and it turns out some of them were right.
Curious Strictly fans tuned in to The One Show on Friday night, after it was confirmed this week the new face of It Takes Two would be announced.
And now we know – it’s Fleur East!
Fleur East is the new Strictly It Takes Two presenter! (Picture: Getty)
She appeared on The One Show on Friday where she spoke of her excitement to host It Takes Two, and said Rylan had left ‘big boots to fill.’
‘I’m so excited to be in it … it’s going to be a lot of fun,’ she said.
She revealed she had been on holidays with her husband when she got the call letting her know she had got the gig.
‘I couldn’t believe it. I still can’t believe it.’
‘I’ve been so nervous! It’s a lot to take in.’
Fleur performed brilliantly on last year’s Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: PA)
Fleur, who took part in Strictly herself last year, admitted it was very difficult to keep the secret, and had to keep herself distracted to avoid blurting it out.
From Joe Sugg to Fleur East, plenty of famous Strictly faces were thrown into the mix but there was one name which popped up more than the others, with fans convinced Jayde Adams would be taking on the role.
Stacey Dooley was also a strong contender for everyone desperately trying to work it out.
Rylan confirmed his exit from It Takes Two in April after four years of presenting alongside Zoe Ball and then Janette Manrara.
In a statement, 34-year-old wrote: ‘After four fantastic years it’s time for me to hang up my glittery jacket and say goodbye to It Takes Two.
Rylan ‘hung up his glittery jacket’ after four years on the show (Picture: BBC)
‘I’ve had the best time hosting the show alongside Janette and Zoe and I can’t thank the amazing team enough for always putting on a great show.
‘I’ve been welcomed into the Strictly family and will firmly hold that title dear to me.
The time has come for me to pass on the baton to someone else and explore what else life has for me.
‘Thank you Strictly, you will always have my heart… and dancing feet.’
The One Show airs weekdays at 7pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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