{"id":33916,"date":"2023-06-17T11:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T09:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1846383"},"modified":"2023-06-17T15:44:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:44:58","slug":"strictly-it-takes-two-confirms-fleur-east-as-new-host-and-rylan-responds-to-replacement","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-it-takes-two-confirms-fleur-east-as-new-host-and-rylan-responds-to-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly It Takes Two confirms Fleur East as new host and Rylan responds to replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The former Strictly contestant said she was \u201cso excited to officially join the family\u201d. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 17 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Fleur East has been announced as the new co-presenter of Strictly Come Dancing spin-off <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-it-takes-two-hosts\/&quot;\">It Takes Two<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The singer-songwriter and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/fleur-east-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\">former Strictly contestant<\/a> is set to join<\/span> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Janette Manrara<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> as the new co-host after<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/rylan-clark-quits-strictly-it-takes-two-newsupdate\/&quot;\"> Rylan Clark quit<\/a> earlier in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Speaking after the news was announced on The One Show on Friday (16th June), <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/fleur-east\/&quot;\">East<\/a> expressed her excitement but admitted she would have some \u201cbig boots to fill\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">She said: \u201cI\u2019m so excited to officially join the Strictly family. I had such an amazing time on the show last year and so cannot wait to be talking to the celebs each week on It Takes Two.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Fleur East will be joining <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JManrara?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@JManrara<\/a> as the new co-host for <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcstrictly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCStrictly<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ItTakesTwo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ItTakesTwo<\/a> \ud83d\ude4c <br\/><br\/>We\u2019re so excited to welcome her to the Strictly family! \u2728\ud83e\udea9 <br\/><br\/>Catch up on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCiPlayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCiPlayer<\/a> to see <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/FleurEast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@FleurEast<\/a>&#8216;s big reveal on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheOneShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#TheOneShow<\/a> now \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/ED8no8ZGOi&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/ED8no8ZGOi<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/e3tD3bnIk6&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/e3tD3bnIk6<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCTheOneShow\/status\/1669772100754702352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cBeing a Strictly fan, I\u2019m excited to get all the behind-the-scenes exclusives on the show. I know exactly what the next lot of celebs will be going through,\u201d she continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cIt\u2019s an incredibly fun experience, but it\u2019s tough. Hopefully, I can offer them a bit of support and a friendly face along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cI\u2019m so grateful for this opportunity and can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1846384\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Fleur-East-3746814.jpeg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Strictly\" come=\"\" dancing=\"\" east=\"\" burmiston=\"\" title=\"&quot;399237,Strictly\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Fleur East.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Ahead of the announcement, Strictly teased the news <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">on <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/bbcpress\/status\/1669714560557764611&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> with a cryptic video of the mystery host, whose identity was concealed, dancing in a pair of white boots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The caption read: \u201cWho\u2019s ready to rumba as the new host of Strictly It Takes Two? Tune into @BBCTheOneShow at 7pm tonight to find out! Who do you think it is?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">\ud83d\udc83\u00a0Who\u2019s ready to rumba as the new host of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Strictly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Strictly<\/a> It Takes Two?<br\/><br\/>\ud83d\udc40 Watch <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCTheOneShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCTheOneShow<\/a> tonight from 7pm on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCOne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCOne<\/a> and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCiPlayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BBCiPlayer<\/a> to find out! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/SGw1CKuHOJ&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/SGw1CKuHOJ<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcpress\/status\/1669714560557764611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">It comes after Clark confirmed he would be stepping down as host back in April after four years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">He tweeted at the time <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cBeen a pleasure @bbcstrictly\u201d alongside a statement explaining that the time had come for him \u201cto pass on the baton to someone else and explore what else life has for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Reacting to the news that East has been announced as the new Strictly: It Takes Two co-host, h<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">e <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/Rylan\/status\/1669798578691121181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1669798578691121181%7Ctwgr%5E7e18e02d25bdcbd26b4d6016ecccac808bf6cc12%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalspy.com%2Ftv%2Freality-tv%2Fa44229238%2Fstrictly-it-takes-two-rylan-fleur-east%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>: \u201cCongrats @FleurEast have the best time xx\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Congrats <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/FleurEast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@FleurEast<\/a> have the best time xx<\/p>\u2014 R Y L A N (@Rylan) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rylan\/status\/1669798578691121181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two returns later this year. 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