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It was the first show after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced their shock exit from Strictly Come Dancing, and some think the best person for the job could already be in this year’s competition.
It’s been a weekend of reminiscing and looking forward, as the public mourn losing Tess, 56, and Claudia, 53, from BBC’s flagship show, while thinking about who could replace them.
Stars like Roman Kemp, Fleur East, and Janette Manrara have been predicted by the bookies to be in with a chance at the gig.
But after a moment of ‘impeccable timing’ on the ‘Clauditorium’, some Strictly fans think the perfect candidate could be staring them in the face.
La Voix, 45, is performing in this season’s Strictly, with pro partner Aljaž Škorjanec, 35. After Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon’s Saturday night dance, the entertainer ‘stole the show’ with a quip alluding to Claudia and Tess’ imminent departure.
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Drag Race UK runner-up, La Voix, joked: ‘Claudia, while I’ve got you, do you know the address where you send your CV to the BBC?
‘Just in case any new jobs are coming up. Just asking for a friend.’
Claudia laughed in reaction, but admitted: ‘It’s quite soon’.
She went on, pulling La Voix into shot: ‘Give it a go, babe. Let’s do it now.’
In an ‘iconic’ moment, the contestant paused and looked into the camera, before impersonating Claudia handing over to her co-host.
‘Tess’, La Voix said, before Claudia and the contestants around her broke into fits of giggles.
As the camera changed to Tess, she stood with the judges laughing and complemented the entertainer’s delivery: ‘Perfect.’
Users on X joined in with praise for La Voix, with Matthew Rimmer writing: ‘Once again proving their worth as a booking this year.’
Super TV wrote: ‘La Voix stealing the entire show with one single word’.
Rice Kris-pies made his thoughts clear on what the moment showed: ‘La Voix is the perfect Claudia replacement but people are too strung up to admit it.’
How did the celebrities score on last night’s Strictly?
It was Icons Week on Strictly Come Dancing – here’s how the pairs got on in week five…
- Lewis Cope and Katya Jones = 34
- Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington = 33
- Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin = 33
- Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe = 32
- Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen Hauer = 30
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley = 30
- Karen Carney and Carlos Gu = 28
- Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola = 28
- Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon = 28
- La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec = 28
- George Clarke and Alexis Warr = 27
Others agreed. Lady Emma Jaffray said: ‘Impeccable timings. Her and Alan Carr. Total campery for glitzy Saturday night evening telly old school.’
Sian had similar thoughts: ‘Seriously this could be a great choice!
‘And as another post – Alan Carr who is brilliant on Celebrity Traitors – such quick wit.’
Alan Carr has been making BBC audiences laugh with his hilarious reactions on The Celebrity Traitors, where he has been chosen to murder faithfuls.
La Voix doubled her points after scoring 14 points on last week’s Strictly.
She bagged 28 from the judges during Icons Week, with a take on Cher, performing the Salsa to Strong Enough.
The Strictly Come Dancing results show airs tonight at 7.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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