The presenter told BBC bosses that they’d have to replace her.

Countdown's Rachel Riley reveals Strictly Come Dancing stint with Pasha Kovalev left her needing 'therapy'

KATYA JONES has revealed that her estranged husband and Strictly Come Dancing co-star Neil Jones gave her a gift after moving into her new flat, which he promptly warned her not to "ruin".

Luckily though, it all worked out OK in the end.

Louise Minchin has opened up about how her husband would be happy for her to take part in the show, when previously banning her from taking part

Gemma Atkinson probably should have known better after prodding Gorka Marquez about Spain's Euro 2020 semi-final defeat with England's big game against Denmark still to come

Strictly Come Dancing's long-term judge Craig Revel Horwood said he would "never get work again" while talking about his new series alongside Bruno Tonioli.

Claudia Winkleman previously revealed that she and co-star Tess Daly had such a strong bond that they made a pact to leave Strictly Come Dancing together when the time was right.

Claudia Winkleman told BBC bosses to find her replacement if 'Strictly Come Dancing' returned on the same day her son started university

Claudia Winkleman threatened to quit as a host of Strictly Come Dancing as she thought this year's launch show would clash with her son's first day at university. The show's longtime co-host's eldest son, 18-year-old Jake, who she shares with her TV producer husband Kris Thykier, is due to fly the nest for university this autumn - and as a doting mum she wants to help him get settled in. However, the TV star was terrified her commitment to her child would mean she was unavailable for the start o

RACHEL RILEY has admitted that her 2013 stint on Strictly Come Dancing "terrified" her so much that she needed Cognitive behavioural therapy to recover from her time on the BBC show.

Giovanni Pernice is a professional choreographer and dancer from Italy. He became widely known after joining Strictly Come Dancing in 2015. Since then, he has b

The BBC presenter revealed recently she nearly bowed out of the ballroom competition for her son…

Ouch.

CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN has opened up about threatening to leave her position as presenter on Strictly Come Dancing, to attend her eldest son's first day of university with him.

MARTIN ROBERTS admitted there's not much more he can do to secure his spot on Strictly Come Dancing this year, with his public campaign and private pleas not seeming to sway BBC bosses.

The rock and roll musical comes to town next month

Claudia Winkleman joined the Strictly Come Dancing presenting team in 2004 and has hosted the main show since 2014, after taking over from Bruce Forsyth