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Sara Cox discusses the controversy surrounding the new hosts of Strictly Come Dancing, calling it a significant change and expressing support for the trio despite recent mistakes. She describes the audition process as secretive and reveals her initial reluctance to take part due to her new radio show commitments. The article highlights fan backlash against one host, Romesh Radebe, with supporters defending him from criticism online while Cox shares an encouraging message about judgment and choices on social media.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Sara Cox, a broadcaster for Radio 2, recently commented on the controversy surrounding new hosts in the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing show. She described joining the Strictly audition process as "cloak and dagger" while admitting she was nervous because she had just been announced to replace Scott Mills on Radio 2’s breakfast slot. Cox said the new team, including Matt Willis, Alexis Rose (Radebe), and Romesh Ranganathan (Widdicombe), is "a really good team" who will look after each other despite facing criticism. Recently, Widdicombe faced backlash for perceived blunders during a live broadcast on Saturday night. Cox emphasized that while the job of brain surgeons is life or death, entertainment roles are less critical but still important. She highlighted the importance of support and camaraderie among new hosts in the face of public scrutiny.
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The broadcaster has now waded into the controversy surrounding the new Strictly faces, calling the shake-up a “big deal”.
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broadcaster → wad → up
Asked whether she has given any advice to Willis, Widdicombe and Radebe, she continued: "If you go to work and you're a brain surgeon, it's life or death.
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it → ask → work
If you go to work and it's on the radio or on telly, it's just entertainment.
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it → go → telly
"Hopefully, you know no-one's going to die.
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one → know → ?
They're a really good team and they're going to look after each other."
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they → go → other
Cox talked about the “cloak and dagger” Strictly audition process last month, admitting she hadn’t really wanted the gig as she had just been announced as Scott Mills’ replacement for the Radio 2 breakfast slot.
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she → talk → slot
"Well, I was nervous cos I just got this gig [on Radio 2], so I thought, I can't...
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I → get → Radio
I don't really want that one as well,” she admitted on her show.
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she → want → show
"I'll be hospitalised!
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I → hospitalise → ?
But I've still gotta go and have a go.
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I → get → go
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New host Widdicombe has been under fire this week after a series of apparent blunders during the live Strictly show on Saturday.
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Widdicombe → read → Saturday
After chatting with contestant Cach Mercer backstage, Radebe asked Widdicombe and Willis, “Who’s dancing now?” and cut to Widdicombe standing onstage in silence, before realising it was his cue to speak.
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it → chat → silence
The same issue appeared to happen again during a different handover.
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issue → appear → handover
It was captioned, "Caught on camera from week one!" and featured a snap of him flashing a peace sign while posing backstage with Willis.
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him → caption → Willis
The comments on the post were full of support for Widdicombe, with fans saying they were “saddened” by the “disgusting” backlash.
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they → say → backlash
The Voice presenter shared a snap of a pink canvas with blue writing that read: “You will get judged either way so may as well pick the fun option.”
uncertain
You → share → option
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