BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman says she's 'fired' after dropping series hint on The One Show

Claudia Winkleman joked she was at risk of being 'fired' from Strictly Come Dancing as she was quizzed about the series during her latest TV interview. The presenter, who hosts the BBC One hit alongside Tess Daly, was on The One Show on Thursday night (June 23).

While she was on the magazine programme to chat to Alex Jones and Gethin Jones about her new game show, One Question, which airs on Channel 4 tonight (Friday), it didn't take long for the presenting pair to try and get some details on the dance contest from the woman who you'd think would be in the know.

Or maybe not. "They don't tell me anything," Claudia admitted to Alex and Gethin. "They tell me after they tell Tess and the press because I'm leaky." Gethin then pressed: "We'll have some new faces though, won't we? With Oti [Mabuse] and Aljaz [Skorjanec] leaving, we're going to have some new pro dancers?"

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"There are going to be, I think, some new..." Claudia said before stopping her tracks. She then shook her head and said: "I'm not sure I'm allowed to say that. Maybe I won't." The 50-year-old then joked: "I've just been fired. My phone just buzzed!" However, she did then finish by saying: "But yeah, there might be a few new pro dancers."

Strictly announced which professional dancers would be returning to the show back at the end of March. The big reveal came days after fans were left gutted when show favourite Aljaz announced that he was quitting after nine years. His exit comes after his wife, Janette Manrara, also left the show as a professional dancer before the 2021 series and became a host of its BBC Two spin-off,