'I want the job': La Voix targets Strictly Come Dancing presenting role
Strictly Come Dancing star La Voix has thrown her hat into the ring to take over as host of the BBC show with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman set to bow out.
La Voix would love to host Strictly Come Dancing.
The RuPaul's Drag Race UK star was forced to withdraw from the BBC show last month due to injury but has revealed that she wants to stay on the dancefloor by taking over from the outgoing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
La Voix told Closer magazine: "It's the most sought-after job in TV – you can imagine the presenters queuing around the block for it.
"The bosses haven't asked me yet, but I'm doing lots of wonderful things with them at the minute and to even be considered would be enough for me.
"Actually, I take that back – I want the job! There's no point being coy about it! I've stood next to the two women who have literally handed their notice in – I've got to go, 'I'm free!'"
La Voix – whose real name is Christopher Dennis – had to pull out of Strictly with a broken foot but was delighted to get to perform a goodbye Samba with her partner Aljaz Skorjanec at the Tower Ballroom during the show's Blackpool week.
The 45-year-old star said: "It wasn't quite how I wanted it to end.
"However, saying goodbye in Blackpool – flying down from the ceiling in a giant love heart – was wonderful. I think I almost had more of a send-off than if I'd stayed in the competition – so I think I played it quite well, really!"
La Voix kept making witty comments about Tess' outfits just before she and Aljaz received feedback from the judges about their performances and quipped that it was a tactic to "distract from my dancing".
The drag queen said: "I went all out with my jokes with Tess in episode one, because I thought after that, they might stop me – but they didn't. They let me do my silly ideas and really embraced me.
"I think the other celebrities wondered why I was getting so much airtime, but I'd do anything to distract from my dancing!"
However, La Voix is looking forward to performing with Aljaz again on the Strictly Come Dancing live tour in the New Year.
She said: "It really was a gremlin for me, and Aljaz has eradicated that.
"I'm so glad to be doing the Strictly tour, because I get to dance again with Aljaz and give us the ending we deserve."
