KERRY Katona has hit out at Holly Willoughby after she was tipped to be the next Strictly Come Dancing host.
The former host is said to be ‘lined up’ for the show after and announced they had quit.
Kerry Katona has hit out at Holly Willoughby after she was tipped for the Strictly host jobCredit: Getty
TV star Kerry said Holly would be a boring choice for the presenting roleCredit: Getty
Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have announced they’re both leaving the showCredit: PA
But the former star, 45, has reignited her feud with Holly – saying the ex presenter would be boring and the “same old”.
Writing in her new! Magazine column, Kerry said: “So, is a hot favourite to take over from Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on Strictly. Good grief, give someone else a chance!
“Holly’s veteran presenter but for me, it’s just the same old people in everything all the time.”
Kerry said she’d like to see telly favourites or land the job – despite them also being familiar faces on TV.
“Saying that, and I’m contradicting myself here, Davina McCall would be really good or Amanda Holden,” Kerry went on to say.
“I’d love to see Amanda do it, she’s so funny and down to earth.
“Holly would be great but it’s just like, really, again!”
This is not the first time that Kerry has said that Holly is not the right fit for Strictly.
In 2023, Kerry said she’d prefer to see Holly as a contestant instead of the host, before adding that she would also like to be on the show.
That same year Kerry slammed ‘s “heartless” speech, after she surrounding her former co-host upon her return to .
She wrote: “I thought Holly’s speech about Phil on This Morning last week was an absolute load of sh*te. It was awful.
“I felt it was so staged, so rehearsed, so heartless, so soulless. People want realness. No one believes Holly anymore.
“I’d have more respect for her if she left This Morning and Dancing on Ice and said ‘do you know what, it’s time for me to walk away.”
At the time, Kerry urged Holly to quit her presenting role on the ITV daytime show and revealed which duo should replace her.
“I’d have more respect for her if she left This Morning and Dancing on Ice and said ‘do you know what, it’s time for me to walk away’,” the singer continued.
“I have nothing against her at all, but as a viewer, I just don’t think it’s working any more.
“If it was up to me, I’d like Amanda Holden and Rylan to present it.”
Kerry has previously told how an interview with Phillip, 63, and , 68, conducted back in 2008,
was addressing the time she appeared slurring her words on This Morning.
She admitted that she still finds it incredulous and his co-host “never once asked” about mental health and instead raised questions about her boozing and drug addiction, after she revealed she was struggling with .
Kerry previously slammed Holly‘s ‘heartless’ speech on This Morning in 2023Credit: Rex How to get help
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