La Voix wants Strictly Come Dancing hosting role
Current Strictly Come Dancing contestant La Voix hopes to be the show's next host.
La Voix wants to be the next Strictly Come Dancing host.
The 45-year-old star is currently competing on the show with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec, but following the news Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are departing their presenting roles, she's hoping her association with the competition can go beyond the current series.
La Voix told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “The Strictly gig is any TV presenter’s dream role.
“I am going to audition on a weekly basis if it gets me in the conversation for that job.
“They are leaving and I want the show.”
And the drag star - whose real name is Christopher Dennis - has a dream co-host in mind too.
She said: “I would love to do it with fellow comedian Alan Carr, I think the two of us would be absolute chaos.
“I’d quite like to shake up the dynamic of the conversation between the judges and the celeb and the pro and give them a moment of biting back.”
Despite facing criticism from the judges, La Voix hasn't been upset by their remarks and insisted she and Craig Revel Horwood get along very well when not filming.
She said: “I think he is a soft pussycat underneath all that hard armour.
“I give back as good as I get. He does huge belly laughs at my jokes and he is a nice person.
“Backstage he has been wonderful, he says, ‘You’re fabulous darling’, but he’d never give me that on stage.”
The former RuPaul's Drag Race contestant has proven a hit with viewers thanks to her critique of Tess' outfits and she praised the presenter for her good humour.
She said: “If I don’t get the presenting job I would like to be Tess’ stylist moving forward.
“I’m empowering her with my observational awareness.
“Tess has responded more beautifully than I expected.
“Every week she will come up to me backstage and say, ‘Come on La Voix, what have you got to say on this outfit then.’
“But she’ll stop me and say, ‘Let’s save it for on air’ — she eggs me on. I’m so glad that she is in on the joke. I love her humour.”
La Voix is hoping her appearance on Strictly will show drag doesn't always have to be "edgy".
She said: “Some people think drag queens are all edgy or blue, but I’m a big believer that I bring good variety fun entertainment.
“We are multi- faceted performers.
“If you look at Dame Edna and Lily Savage you wouldn’t question putting them on a prime-time family show.
“If I open the door to other drag artists getting on Strictly or Traitors, I feel like I have flown that flag proudly.
“It’s not something to be scared of — it’s family fun.”
