Overview
- BBC confirmed Radebe will join Emma Willis and Josh Widdicombe as one of three co‑hosts for Strictly’s relaunch this autumn.
- Radebe said production is still working out who will do which presenting tasks and that the trio completed chemistry tests during the selection process.
- He will keep performing while hosting, with a solo tour Johannes Radebe: Finally Home running from April 1 to June 13, 2027 and a gala at the London Palladium on May 9.
- Radebe has recently marked personal milestones including becoming a British citizen and making his West End debut in Kinky Boots, and he recalled meeting the Prince and Princess of Wales at the 2025 Royal Variety Performance.
- A long‑time Strictly professional who joined the show in 2018 and reached the 2021 final in the first same‑sex partnership, Radebe’s move into presenting reshapes the programme’s public face and raises questions about how his dual role will be balanced.