Overview
- In new comments to Best magazine, Alan Carr said he watches Strictly but "doesn't love it" and suggested the job should go to someone who "really, really loves it."
- Carr added "I don't give a s***, so give it to someone else," pushing back on ongoing speculation about his candidacy.
- He said he and Amanda Holden declined the opportunity previously, and Holden told her Heart Radio listeners in December they are "100 per cent not doing Strictly."
- Replacements remain unconfirmed since Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman stepped down at the end of the 2025 series.
- The 2025 final featured on-air tributes to the departing hosts, highlighting the importance of the presenting transition for the BBC show.