Sir Bruce pulls out of Strictly Christmas special
3 December 2015
From the section Entertainment & Arts
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Sir Bruce hosted last year’s Christmas special, alongside show regular Tess Daly
Sir Bruce Forsyth has pulled out of hosting the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special for health reasons.
The veteran presenter underwent a procedure on an abdominal aortic aneurysm last month.
The Christmas Day show is set to be recorded next week, but a BBC statement said it was too soon for Sir Bruce “to have made a full recovery”.
“Due to the long studio hours, he is unable to host the show, but will still play a part in the production.”
The BBC confirmed that Strictly regular Claudia Winkleman will host alongside Tess Daly, in his place.
Source:: BBC Entertainment
