Amanda Holden

Amanda Holden has insisted that she will not be going for the job as new host of Strictly Come Dancing, despite what you might have read.

Over the weekend, the Britain’s Got Talent star was named by The Sun as one of 10 celebrities in the running to take over from Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on Strictly next year.

According to the tabloid’s article, these 10 stars – which included both Amanda and her frequent co-host Alan Carr – were being put through various “chemistry tests” to determine which two of them would make the best duo to replace Tess and Claudia at the helm of the long-running BBC dance show.

However, speaking on her Heart Breakfast show earlier this week, Amanda made it clear that neither she nor Alan would be hosting Strictly.

“Is it a joke or not that you and Alan Carr are stepping in for Claudia and Tess?” her co-presenter Ashley Roberts asked on air, prompting her to respond: “I am so happy you have asked me about........

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