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Strictly Come Dancing star defends hosts after fans divided over trio after first live show
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Manchester Evening News, WalesOnline, The Guardian UK, and Liverpool Echo are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 25 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC. 7 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Strictly Come Dancing star defends hosts after fans divided over trio after first live show”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe, and Johannes Radebe hosted Strictly live for the first time as the dance competition began
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Liverpool Echo
BBC Strictly Come Dancing full list of couples, dances and songs for week one
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
Strictly Come Dancing 2026 week one start time, end and couples dances and songs
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
- New development reported by Manchester Evening News
Strictly Come Dancing fans 'feel sick' minutes into first live show
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
Strictly Come Dancing 2026 week one leaderboard in full after first live show
- Picked up by WalesOnline
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
Strictly Come Dancing star defends hosts after fans divided over trio after first live show
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Manchester Evening NewsStrictly Come Dancing star defends hosts after fans divided over trio after first live show
- WalesOnlineStrictly Come Dancing leaderboard in full after week one
- The GuardianStrictly Come Dancing: week one – live
- Liverpool EchoBBC Strictly Come Dancing full list of couples, dances and songs for week one