ALISON Hammond has dropped a major hint that she will be replacing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on Strictly Come Dancing.

The This Morning host appeared on Loose Women in which she addressed speculation she could be signing up to replace the outgoing hosts.
Alison spoke out on Strictly on Loose Women
Alison was a contestant in 2014Credit: Alamy
During her interview, Alison admitted it was the “dream job” as she firmly threw her name in the ring for the position.

In a joking moment, she ‘confirmed’ herself as the replacement as she looked down the camera and said: “Let’s announce it now, I am the new host of Strictly Come Dancing!”

She was met with laughs and applause as she cheekily followed up to quip: “The BBC don’t even know it yet.”

Speaking of Tess and Claudia’s decision to step down and their show legacy, Alison said: “Whoever gets that job – what an amazing job to get.

“It is the dream job – I’d absolutely do it.”

She then joked: “Let’s be honest, they’s be silly not to have me.

“Anybody who does that job I wish them the best but you’ll always be thinking, ‘if it’s not me, it should be Alison’, so they might as well just give it me.”

Alison previously appeared as a contest on the programme in 2014.

She was the 6th person to be eliminated alongside pro dance Aljaz.

Ahead of Tess and Claudia’s exit, it was revealed by The Sun that the pair will dance for the first time on their final show.

They will take part in a routine alongside the professionals as they say goodbye after co-hosting the main show for the past 11 years.

It will air as part of the Christmas special.

A TV insider said: “Both hosts are the first to admit they’re not natural movers, certainly not compared to the pros they’re surrounded by every week.

“But they know this is a special occasion and this special routine is as much an opportunity for everyone on the show to say goodbye to Tess and Claudia as it is for the viewers at home.

“What better way to bid farewell to Britain’s biggest dance show than with a good dance?”
Tess and Claudia are due to leave the showCredit: BBC

#BreakingNews 💔 Kathy confirms Kim is gone. – suong

Kyle Richards and Kathy Hilton gave an update on their sister Kim Richards. During the second part of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” reunion, the celebrity siblings addressed reports of Kim’s struggles over the past year. When host Andy Cohen noted that he heard that Kim was living in Florida, Hilton confirmed that her sister did make a move to the East Coast.

“She’s spending time there [in Florida],” Hilton said. “You know, I think she’s doing better.”

Kyle Richards chimed in to add, “Better than the last time there was stuff about her in the press, yeah.”

Endangered sea turtles get winter refuge at Florida Keys hospital

The reunion episode aired on April 8, hours after Kyle told fans on an Amazon Livestream that Kim was doing well.

In September 2024, TMZ reported that  Kim Richards’ family had cut ties with her following an alleged relapse with alcohol.

The RHOBH reunion was taped on February 28.

Kim Richards Was in L.A. in January for a Fan Convention

GettyKim Richards in 2021. /Getty
It is unclear how long Kim Richards has been living outside of Los Angeles.

In January 2025, the 60-year-old former RHOBH star appeared at the fan convention, The Hollywood Show, at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Hotel, but reportedly flew in from out of state for the event.

While greeting fans at the convention, Richards spoke to podcast host David Yontef. The popular podcaster talked about his exchange with the former child star on his “Behind the Velvet Rope” podcast on January 24, where he noted that Kim told him she “flew in for this convention from Florida.”

Yontef noted that Kim Richards told him that she was staying with a friend in Florida but still had a house in Encino. She also told the “Behind the Velvet Rope” host that she hadn’t spoken to her sisters in in a “long time.”

 Kyle Richards & Kathy  Hilton Said the Family Has Supported Kim

GettyKathy Hilton, Kim Richards and Kyle Richards./Getty
In an October 2024  interview with Access Hollywood, Kyle Richards said the whole family has been there for Kim. “I’m supporting her like, you know, I would any other time that my sister’s gone through a difficult time,” she said. “You know my family very much sticks together in these times, even though it’s obviously difficult and challenging.”

But while filming the RHOBH season 14 episode “Sutton on Trial at Sea,” Kyle hinted that her relationship with her sister was strained. During a cast trip to Saint Lucia, Kyle told co-star Dorit Kemsley that Kim was doing well after Kemsley noted that it had been a while since she’d seen all three of the sisters together.

“I know, it is nice when we’re all together,” Kyle said, before admitting she hadn’t seen Kim in a while. “We’re just not that close, I don’t see her that much, unfortunately,” the RHOBH star said.