Ellie Taylor teases new changes to It Takes Two following vodcast rumours

Strictly Come Dancing isn't the only show getting a revamp this year, as Ellie Taylor takes the reins as host of Strictly: It Takes Two, and there are plenty of changes on the show.

Announced earlier this summer, Taylor takes over from long-time hosts Janette Manrara and Fleur East, and offered a sneak peek behind the curtain at everything that goes into making the series.

"I'm delighted. I keep waking up in the middle of the night being like, 'Oh my god, I got the dream job! I got my dream job! I can't believe it," the comedian told Radio Times and other press. "I cannot wait to start and I'm absolutely thrilled."

Back in April, reports suggested that the companion series was set for a major revamp in the form of a visualised podcast, similar to The Traitors: Uncloaked and The Apprentice: Unfinished Business.

While the show won't be getting quite the shake up reported, there will be some changes that'll keep the familiarity that fans know and love but also have additions to breathe new air into the show.

"It's going to have a new set, which I'm excited about, which you'll see when it starts to air, and I think it'll feel very familiar," Taylor revealed. "It's sort of It Takes Two reborn for 2026. In the way the main show is changing a lot, this show is also changing, but there's also going to be formats that people remember, some beloved sections like Vicky Gill doing her chats about the beautiful clothes, that sort of thing. But it's going to be sort of refreshed and just changed up a little bit. So hopefully it'll be a really nice mix of old and new."

The BBC has confirmed that the show will include all new features, including in-depth discussion among groups of celebs and professionals, and a new Strictly alumni panel to revisit the ballroom for a unique insight into each weekend's show.

It will continue to feature all of the training room VTs, exclusive interviews, announcements, reveals and insights from costume designer Vicky Gill that it is known for.

Speaking of the alumni panel, Taylor told Radio Times and other press: "So every Friday we'll have a panel of celebs who've previously been on the show. So previous contestants who have a real understanding of both the pressure of the whole situation and also the dancing and how it, sort of, takes over your whole life. So I think they'll be able to talk with real empathy and authority on it because they've been through that experience.

"We'll also always have a pro on with us as well. Either a pro that used to be on Strictly, or a pro that, as the competition continues, has left the competition. So there's always going to be someone who's got the dance knowledge as well, and again, of course, the knowledge of Strictly. So they'll be coming in on a Friday, having a chat, making predictions. They'll watch the show on a Saturday, and then they'll come back in on the Monday, which I think will be really great."

She continued: "It will be talking to people who were there in the room and really seeing seeing things. So I think it will be great to see how predictions landed. Did they get it right? Did the people go who we thought were going to go? Who was going to be brilliant? Were they brilliant? So I think that will give us a lot to sort of pick over. I think it's a lovely mix."

Strictly: It Takes Two begins on Monday 28 September at 6:30pm on BBC Two and iPlayer.

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Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.