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It’s time to grab your dance shoes and douse yourself with glitter as Strictly Come Dancing is almost back on our screens.

The BBC dance competition is back this month for its 24th series, the first in its history without longtime host Tess Daly after her departure alongside co-host Claudia Winkleman last year.

Stepping into their hosting shoes are broadcaster Emma Willis, comedian Josh Widdicombe, and dancer Johannes Radebe, who has been a pro on the show for almost a decade.

Before the show kicks off on Saturday, 19 September, here’s everything you need to know about the trio who will preside over the Stritcly ballroom this Autumn.

The 50-year-old is a well-established presenter who became a household name hosting Channel 5’s Big Brother, as well as its spinoff Big Brother’s Bit on the Side.

Born and raised in Birmingham, Willis tried her hand at modelling before getting her first big break presenting on MTV in 2002.

She later moved on to presenting for a range of ITV shows, including Loose Women, This Morning and ITV2 spin-off series I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! NOW! with her husband Matt, of Busted fame.

Willis’ largest and potentially best known gig is her time spent in the Big Brother universe.

First joining Big Mouth in 2005, she went on to present eight series of Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side, four series of the non-celebrity version, as well as landing the job of presenter for Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother between 2013 and 2018.

Some of her other credentials on an already stacked CV include The Voice, The Circle and Girlfriends.

She currently hosts Love Is Blind UK with her husband Matt, with whom she shares three children.

Sharing the news back in May, Willis said that she's a "huge fan" of the show and "can't quite comprehend" becoming one of its hosts.

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