Josh Widdicombe jokes that he is 'the runt of the litter' among new Strictly Come Dancing presenters
New Strictly Come Dancing presenter Josh Widdicombe has quipped that he is a "weird-looking little guy" compared to his new co-hosts Emma Willis and Johannes Radebe.
Josh Widdicombe has quipped that he is “the runt of the litter” in the new Strictly Come Dancing presenting trio.
The 43-year-old comedian was announced as one of the new presenters of the BBC’s Saturday night favourite earlier this week but has joked that he is a “weird-looking little guy” when compared to his co-hosts Emma Willis and Johannes Radebe.
Speaking on his and fellow comic Rob Beckett’s Parenting Hell podcast, Josh said: “I’m a weird-looking little guy. I realised I’ve been cast with two of the most striking looking people on television.”
The Last Leg star also feels that his diminutive height will be showcased next to his Strictly co-stars when the show returns to screens in the autumn.
Josh said: “Jojo is 6’2”, Emma’s the same height as me but she’ll be wearing heels. It’s going to be fun for the Halloween special, I maybe the first person to go as Damon Albarn on Icons Night.”
The funnyman expressed relief that the Strictly news has finally been revealed after Rob accused him of “lying” when he evaded questions about the presenting job during an appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain earlier this week.
Widdicombe said: “It’s wild… I suppose it’s one of the biggest shows in modern history, I suppose with I’m A Celebrity, Big Brother. I’m glad it’s out there because I’ve been lying to people.”
When Beckett accused him of behaving like a politician during his GMB interview, he responded: “I didn’t lie on Good Morning Britain, I evaded questions.”
Josh also reflected on how “weird” it is that he and Rob - who will feature on the upcoming series of BBC reality show The Celebrity Traitors - have managed to land roles on two of the biggest programmes on British TV.
He said: “It's weird what our lives have become. We started as stand-ups and we're now BBC One. You Traitors, me Strictly. You've won about 700 BAFTAs…
“You don't even show up [to the BAFTAs] anymore! It's so weird, obviously when this opportunity came up initially I thought I really like my life would I want to throw it into flux. It's a defining thing you're doing but I thought what an incredible thing.”
