Strictly Come Dancing’s Will Best reveals baby news ahead of BBC show debut

| Senior TV Reporter Published September 18, 2026 10:26am Updated September 18, 2026 10:27am Will Best is about to be a first-time father! (Picture: iamwillbest/Instagram) Big Brother host Will Best has shared that he is expecting his first child with his partner Tobi Rose, ahead of his Strictly Come Dancing debut this autumn. The 41-year-old will be taking to the dancefloor tomorrow night alongside the full new line-up for the latest series of Strictly, while pulling double duty as a host on the ITV reality show. But before his big dancing debut, Best shared the exciting baby news in a post on Instagram recapping his summer. The presenter posted a series of snaps showing him on holiday in Sicily, rehearsing for the BBC dancefloor, and other glimpses of his life over the past few weeks. One snap is a mirror selfie with his fiancée, with his hand on her growing baby bump peeking through her polka-dot outfit. Get personalised updates on Strictly Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we’ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. Best captioned the long snap in his summer photo dump: ‘Baby, Will?!’ He is expecting his first child with his partner Tobi Rose, who he proposed to in 2024 (Picture: iamwillbest/Instagram) He included another glimpse of his partner Rose’s pregnant belly, as well as a snap holding a pair of baby slippers which look like teddy bears, as he prepares for fatherhood. The comments section on the post has been inundated with congratulatory messages, including from Fleur East, with whom he hosts the Hits Radio Breakfast Show. The presenter wrote: ‘Ahhhhh! So exciting!! Can’t wait for you to join the parent club. Congratulations to you and Tobi. You will be amazing parents.’ His Big Brother co-host AJ Odudu added: ‘I’ll never forget the day I cried tears of joy in the street when you told me. BABY ON BOARD!’ He will be pulling double duty on reality TV, as he’s hosting the current season of Big Brother with AJ Odudu (Picture: Shutterstock for Big Brother) Others who commented with their well-wishes included one of the Strictly judges he will be hoping to impress, Oti Mabuse, who wrote: ‘Heyyyyyy congratulations. So happy for you.’ One of the newly minted Strictly hosts, Johannes Radebe, also wrote, ‘Congrats again,’ with a pair of heart hands. Best has been in a relationship with his fiancée Rose for almost 15 years, asking the stylist to marry him during a romantic getaway to Italy in 2024. He will be joining the likes of EastEnders actress Lacey Turner, Love Island star Dani Dyer and Australian singer Delta Goodrem as he heads to the ballroom floor later this week to star in the new series of Strictly. It was announced he would be joining the show in July, and at the time he described the gig as ‘an absolute dream’, adding: ‘I’ve been lucky to do lots of live telly before, but absolutely nothing like this. And I cannot wait! Deals of the Day Primark's new £14 co-ord has autumn styling on a budget covered Topman’s new-season collection has arrived and prices start at just £10 An Instagram mattress left me with back pain – this one completely changed my mind From £700 MacBooks to discounted iPhones, the best Apple tech for studentsb Save 25% on red light therapy masks, sauna blankets and sleep gadgets in Bon Charge sale ‘I have no idea if I can actually dance, but bring on the sequins, bring on the quicksteps, bring on the dance floor! I’m going to try to enjoy every minute of it.’ Arrow MORE: Strictly making drastic change for first time in 22 years ‘to secure BBC show’s future’ Arrow MORE: Strictly’s Shirley Ballas cosies up to ‘new boyfriend’ 30 years her junior Arrow MORE: Big Brother housemate tells co-star with prosthetics she’s ‘scared of people with no limbs’ TV Newsletter Sign up and tell us which TV shows you love to watch to get personalised updates every morning.