Comedian Josh Widdicombe has been revealed as the first celebrity taking part in the Christmas competition. The 41-year-old is best known for Channel 4 comedy panel show The Last Leg, where he appears alongside Adam Hills and Alex Brooker, and has fronted his own semi-autobiographical BBC Three show, Josh, as well as hosting the Dave panel show Hypothetical. Monday’s Strictly: It Takes Two episode shared the news, telling fans the comedian will be paired with professional dancer Karen Hauer, who competed with former footballer Paul Merson on this year’s main series until he became the fourth celebrity to be eliminated.
Josh Widdicombe announced for Strictly Christmas special 2024 Widdicombe said: “I am utterly terrified this will end in humiliation and worried I’m going to be so bad I will ruin Christmas for the nation. “Why have I done this?” He co-hosts the podcast Parenting Hell with comedian Rob Beckett and you might also recognise him from comedy panel shows including Smart TV, QI, A League Of Their Own, Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable and Have I Got News For You, as well as being a guest host on Pointless. All the Strictly Come Dancing winners over the years The competition will see six celebrities take part in the competition – these have yet to be announced.
Widdicombe previously won the first series of Taskmaster and the Champion of Champions special of the comedy show and now he’ll have his sights set on the Silver Star trophy. Regular Strictly judges Cra.