Overview
- Janette Manrara announced on Friday that she will not return to the main Strictly Come Dancing show or to its companion programme It Takes Two, saying in a YouTube video that "Strictly Come Dancing has changed hugely."
- Manrara said she will remain involved in unspecified ways and will use the change to pursue other projects after 14 years with the franchise.
- Reports earlier this year say It Takes Two is expected to be radically reworked and could return as a filmed or "visualised" podcast, though that format change has not been officially confirmed by the BBC.
- The main Strictly show has already seen presenter changes and dancer departures, with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman leaving and Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe announced as replacement hosts, and several professional dancers reported to have left the lineup.
- Fleur East’s future on It Takes Two has not been confirmed and the BBC has so far declined detailed comment, leaving possible redeployment of existing presenters and audience reaction as the next things to watch.