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Strictly Come Dancing host Emma Willis makes cheeky jab at Josh Widdicombe: "Unbelievable"

Poor Josh Widdicombe.

Published: Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 8:48 pm

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After a rocky start to his tenure as a Strictly Come Dancing host, with a number of viewers and critics alike questioning whether he was the right fit for the job, fellow presenter Emma Willis left Josh Widdicombe red-faced on the dance floor during Icons Week.

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Just before Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu were about to perform their Cha Cha to Respect by Aretha Franklin, Emma heralded Franklin as an "icon".

Josh then chimed in: "I mean, she is incredible. And do you know what, Emma? While we're talking about icons, I did want to say, do you know who my icon is.... you."

"Ohhhh!" squealed Emma, clearly thrilled, as she gave Josh a big hug.

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"You are lovely, aren't you?" she added, before asking him if he'd like to hear who her icon was.

"Jojo," she beamed, as Johannes arrived right on cue and received a huge embrace from Emma. Josh didn't look impressed.

Not wanting to be left out, Johannes then asked if they wanted to hear who his icon was.

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"Oh! Here we go, yes," said Josh, perking up.

"Sir David Attenborough," answered Johannes, with Emma adding: "Oh! That’s a good one."

Well, we certainly can’t argue with that. Josh, however, seemed unconvinced.

"Unbelievable," he said while shaking his head. Still, we're only on Week 4 of Strictly, Josh! All in good time.

Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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