Love Island presenter Caroline Flack could be set to take Darcey Bussell‘s place on the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel.
Darcey’s departure from the show was announced earlier this week, with stars including Claudia Winkleman and Shirley Ballas leading tributes to the dancing stalwart.
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There’s been a ton of speculation over who might step into her shoes, and it seems Caroline Flack could be in line for the role.
A source quoted in the Metro said Caroline’s candidacy is “being talked about”.
They said: “Caroline won the show and was on again at Christmas, so she’s part of the Strictly family. The talks are early days at the moment, though.”
Caroline was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014 and won that series with pro partner Pasha Kovalev, who announced his exit earlier this year.
ED! has reached out to Caroline’s reps for comment.
Dancer Karen Hardy is the current favourite with bookies William Hill, which is offering odds of 8/1 on her becoming the next permanent judge.
Behind her are pros Julianne Hough and Oti Mabuse, both at 9/1, with odds of 10/1 offered on stars including Anton du Beke, Alfonso Ribeiro and Caroline.
Shortly after the show’s official Twitter account announced Darcey’s exit, unsubstantiated reports claimed she was “embarrassed” by the show’s “soap opera”
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