Strictly Come Dancing's new host Emma Willis "glossed over" Anton Du Beke's comment about her co-host Josh Widdicombe during an appearance on her BBC Radio 2 show. The comment came after Emma praised the experience of taking part in the show's choreographed group dance featuring presenters, judges and professional dancers.
Emma, who described herself as a "newbie," said she had "the time of my life" during the performance, which she likened to starring in a classic musical. She said: "I'm a newbie, right. I absolutely had the time of my life, but talk about choreography. I felt like I was in a movie. When I watched it back I thought it was like a scene from Grease or West Side Story. It's amazing."
Anton's Question About Josh Widdicombe
Anton then asked: "What character would Josh have played?" Emma laughed and said: "I don't know," before quickly moving the conversation forward. The long-time judge then quipped: "Glad you glossed over that."
Speaking shortly before the dance aired on Saturday, September 19, Emma revealed she kept making the same mistake during the performance. The 50-year-old said she was struggling to keep her footing in the heels she was wearing, the Daily Express reports.
Emma's Tripping Confession
Emma said: "How many times did I trip over?" Anton joked: "Three or four, if I'm being generous. Oh, we're going to go again. Why is that? She's forgotten how to walk." The presenter took the comment in good heart, adding: "She's fallen down the stairs in heels again, so I did trip over quite a few times."
Strictly Come Dancing's new presenting line-up, which also includes Johannes Radebe, has received mixed reviews in its first few weeks as they replace stalwarts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Matt Willis's Sobriety Diary
Meanwhile, Emma's husband Matt Willis has spoken about the moment he found out his wife had kept a secret diary of all the times he'd lied to her about his drinking. The diary concerned Matt's habits, including notes of what he had been drinking, whether he had said he wouldn't drink and if he had kept his promise.
The Busted star is currently sober after overcoming alcohol and drug addictions. On a recent episode of his On The Mend podcast, he interviewed Michelle Heaton, telling the former Liberty X singer about what he'd found after making it to sobriety. He said: "Emma kept a diary towards the end of my drinking of what she saw me drink like, 'He drunk this today. He drunk this today. He told me he wasn't going to drink, but he drunk this and now he's drinking this'.
"And I read this, right? I didn't ever know this existed for eight years or something. And I read this diary and I was like, 'This is a quarter of what I was doing'. I was so good at hiding it, you know, well, I thought I was. I was so good at hiding it. Like, I had routines, I had things put into place so I'd never be without a drink because I couldn't be."
Catch Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One from 6.15pm to 8.35pm this evening (Saturday, October 10).
