‘Gutted’ BBC star reveals she missed out on being new Strictly host after ‘intense’ secret audition

Clara Amfo takes the cut-throat world of TV all in her stride. She secretly auditioned as a presenter for the revamped series of Strictly Come Dancing, and was gutted at first when she didn’t make the cut. Clara Amfo secretly auditioned to host the revamped Strictly Come Dancing but was left ‘gutted’ after missing out on the job Credit: Getty Clara said the Strictly audition process was ‘intense’ but praised Emma Willis, saying she will be ‘amazing’ in the role Credit: Getty The former Radio 1 DJ said on her podcast, Clara & Munroe Are Into It: “I was in the mix. I can say it publicly now. “I tried out for the main job of Strictly Come Dancing. Didn’t get it. Bit gutted at the time, but quickly got over it. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! “I tried out for Strictly with another presenter. They tried us out in pairs.” Clara added: “It was intense, man, but big up Emma Willis. We get on fantastically well. She’s going to be amazing. “Johannes Radebe, that’s my boy, we love Jojo, and Josh Widdicombe – lovely, lovely man. “I’m never mad at losing out on work to people I respect and who I think are really, really good at their jobs.” Fair play to you, Clara. A true professional. Leigh’s milking moment Leigh-Anne Pinnock turned heads at London Fashion Week as she walked the runway for Di Petsa in a top designed to leak milk from her chest Credit: Getty Art has always been divisive, but Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s appearance at London Fashion Week yesterday was just plain odd. Most read in Showbiz The Little Mix singer walked the runway for Di Petsa with a top that leaked milk from her chest. Wearing sheer white trousers and a matching white top, Leigh-Anne strutted her stuff before giving a quirky am-dram performance mid-show. As her top leaked, model “babies” gathered around her while real-life babies sat in the audience with glasses of milk. Later on in the show, two babies were carried down the runway by their mothers to symbolise,er, motherhood. A source said: “It was all very bizarre, but that’s art for you. “Leigh-Anne never wants to be pigeonholed, and this show proves that.” Leigh-Anne is currently expecting her third child with her husband, footballer Andre Gray. They welcomed twin daughters in 2021. Taylor’s WAG day Taylor Swift cheers on Travis Kelce in his final season of NFL Credit: AP Taylor seems to be the Chiefs’ lucky charm, as once again they won the game while she watched on Credit: Getty Taylor Swift is the ultimate NFL WAG as she cheers on Travis Kelce in his final season. The Look What You Made Me Do singer beamed with pride as she showed off her engagement ring and shouted, “That’s my husband!” as he ran into view. Taylor was joined by her father-in-law, Ed Kelce, as they watched the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Indianapolis Colts at home. Taylor seems to be the Chiefs’ lucky charm, as once again they won the game while she watched on. Taylor and Travis tied the knot on July 3 at Madison Square Garden. The singer is heavily rumoured to be putting out a new re-recorded album next month to celebrate 20 years since her self-titled debut album was released. I’m sure fans will once again send Taylor up the charts when it drops. Travis in action for Kansas City Chiefs Credit: Reuters The player celebrates – with Taylor watching on Credit: Reuters Sales pylon for Beabadoobee Beabadoobee is on course for her second No1 album with Pylon, while Queen’s Roger Taylor and David Bowie battle for spots in the top three Credit: Getty Beabadoobee is racing towards her second No1 album, with Pylon. The record, her follow-up to 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves, is currently sitting at the top of the charts with Queen’s Roger Taylor just behind. If his album, Violence Insane In A Beautiful World, stays the course at No2, he will get his highest-charting studio album to date. Meanwhile, David Bowie is back in the top three with The Shel Talmy Recordings, a 1965 collection featuring ten previously unreleased tracks. A rocky 20 years with Arnie Sylvester Stallone has opened up about his 20-year feud with Arnold Schwarzenegger, saying they were ‘at each other’s throats’ Credit: Getty Sylvester Stallone has spoken about his 20-year feud with fellow movie action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger – and insisted it wasn’t put on for Hollywood show. The mega-muscle pair, who dominated big-screen blockbusters for much of the Eighties, later made up and appeared in The Expendables franchise together from 2010. But finding that olive branch moment was hard earned. Rocky and Rambo superstar Sly, above, said of The Terminator’s Arnie: “We were at each other’s throats, big time. “It wasn’t a joke. It was like life and death. “We should have been together in the Roman Colosseum.” Mariah Carey has confirmed what Biz told you in July – that she is playing her first concerts on UK soil for eight years. Mariah will bring her new Christmas show to London’s O2 Arena, Co-Op Live in Manchester and the Utilita Arena in Birmingham between November 2 and December 2. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am. Amanda fits the bottle BGT judge Amanda Holden shows off her curves in a figure-hugging black dress Credit: Unknown Amanda Holden is a glass-half-full kind of woman as she talks about her love of the vino. The BGT judge showed off her curves in a figure-hugging black dress. Amanda says one of the main reasons she took up running was to allow herself to indulge in a glass of wine every now and then. She said: “I have to run for my rosé wine in the summer and run for my red wine in the winter. “And I don’t do it because I feel I have to – I do it for my own discipline and dignity.” Comment now