Item in today's Sunday Mirror, (sorry can't do links)

Tess will not be doing SCD this year, and Aleesha has been asked to take her place. According to a BBC spokesman, if Aleesha proves popular with the audience there could be a permanent spot for her.

I wouldn't have thought her popularity was in any doubt, and that was the reason for her being picked to take Tess's place.

Wow I hope this is true. Alesha would be brilliant!

Here it is.....

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...5875-21217820/

I know one thread that'll be quite pleased if this is proved to be true.......

Loueez

Thank you for providing the missing link

I was going to say "I bet that's cr@p!" but then I remembered Tess was pregnant. Ooooh! I'm not sure I'd want to see an ex-contenstant as a presenter but I do like Alesha. As they say, the proof is in the pudding.

I think Alesha is brilliant, but i doubt this is true.
Shes off in europe most the year promoting her album. I dont think she'll have time to present strictly on top of all that.

I do so hope this is true. Fingers crossed.

When Tess had baby number one she was replaced by Natasha Kaplinsky for a short time, but unfortunately returned!

I suppose that could happen. Alesha, Natasha or whoever could maybe do a month or however long Tess wants off. Personally i think she'll have the baby then just come straight back to work which means they might not even need someone to cover her as the baby is due in June and i dont think strictly starts till august or september.

Poor Claudia being overlooked yet again

Anyway I doubt Tess will step down for a year. Holly Willoughby is having her baby in May and is returning to Xtra Factor, filming for which starts in June.

I'm not going to assume that it's true but I'd be so happy if it was! Surely she can still work while presenting? I mean, that's only one night a week, plus a rehearsal somewhere? She could spend the week promoting or recording or whatever she'd be doing at the time. Cheryl managed to continue her pop career around X-Factor.

Id hate Claudia to do it, shes so great on it takes two, i cant imagine anyone being able to do her job. I wasnt that keen on her during Lets Dance, i think shes far better doing a bbc2 show where she can be "herself".

I agree. It Takes Two is her 'thing'. She's better at that than she would be presenting the main show.

So now we have a new female presenter, can we have a new male one too?

My favourite would be Gethin, of course, but I doubt they would ask him. It would be Anton I should think.

Nooooo!

Gethin and Alesha would be a good combo, they both know each other anyway so would probably have a bit of a "banter" going on between them.

Anton needs to be one of the judges, i dont think a presenter would suit him but he would be fantastic replacing Len.

You don't like Anton? I really like him. In fact, I have a little bit of a crush on him.

Anton on the show as judge or presenter would kill it - he is dreadfully wooden no matter how much the Beeb try to push him he just doesn't have it to be either as his recent stints on TV have proved and an ex pro on the show as a judge would not work

they should get wilhelma or whatever bruces's wife is to co-host.

Actually she might be quite good at presenting, so why not give her a go!

Never met Anton.....and I don`t know him personally.....so I`d never say I don`t like him.....but I just feel from what I`v seen of him on the TV that he would`t make a good host for SCD(IMO of course)....I`am not a fan but appreciate that many other SCD fans are.....so if Anton were to hang up his dancing shoes, I`d rather see him as a judge(a little begrudgingly)....than a possible replacement for Brucie.

Alesha won't be joining SCD. In fact, she just text me to say she knew nothing about it.

Thank goodness for that - I was getting the FF button ready already....

Aww thats a shame, i think shes without a doubt the most popular contestent to appear on the show (and the one that most people... even those that dont watch strictly know of) .
I dont think Tess would ever give her job up though which is fine as i do like Tess.

Me too!

Another example of shoddy journalism then! I'm not sure if I would have liked that or not.

Makes me laugh when they say "Alesha is one of SCD's most popular winners!" WO! Out of all SIX of them!