Emma Willis accidentally lets slip Strictly final date moments into show presenting debut

EMMA Willis seemingly let slip the date of Strictly Come Dancing’s 2026 final – moments into her debut presenting the show. The BBC show’s latest series sees Emma, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe take over as the new hosts. Emma Willis seemingly revealed the date of Strictly’s 2026 final during the launch show Credit: BBC New presenters Emma, Josh and Johannes came face to face with the judges Credit: BBC As Saturday’s launch show began, the star seemed to suggest the date of this year’s finale. Emma told viewers: “It is our genuine honour to be here. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! “And we cannot wait to spend the next 13 weeks with all of you.” The launch show aired on September 19, meaning 13 weeks later is December 19, 2026. Emma, Josh and Johannes were announced as the show’s new hosts in May Credit: PA Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly announced their exits from Strictly last year Credit: PA Emma, Josh and Johannes were announced as the new hosts back in May after Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly stepped down in October last year. The trio appeared on The One Show on September 17 to open up about what viewers can expect. Emma teased what is different about the new series, including what will happen during the first episode. The One Show host Roman Kemp said: “There is a little bit of a twist… more movement as you said?” Most read in TV Emma replied: “There is much more movement. This is something that they have never done on the show before. “Everybody is paired during a dance, so we’ve got three groups of five, each group of five will have their own dance, and they’ll be paired like speed dancing, so you would with speed dating. “So we’ll all be there, put a song on, learnt a routine together, all 10, 30 in total, music will start, they will dance, we will stand at the side and say ‘change partners!’ and they all have to change.” Meanwhile, The Sun exclusively revealed that the show is getting its first spin-off show in 22 years — featuring quickfire “duels” to pull in younger viewers. Comment now