Holly Willoughby is reportedly being lined up to front a reboot of Cilla Black’s Blind Date
Holly Willoughby is rumoured to be in the running to host a revival of Cilla Black’s iconic TV show.
The presenter. 44, has been subtly moving away from ITV, despite being one of their top personalities for over ten years. She turned down an offer to return for a full series of the revived game show You Bet! and there are whispers that Dancing On Ice, another major show she co-hosts, might be discontinued.
The BBC is reportedly considering Willoughby for the role of host in a potential reboot of Blind Date, a classic game show famously presented by Cilla from 1985 to 2003. This idea is said to have the support of Holly’s husband, producer Dan Baldwin.
A source disclosed to The Sun: “There might not sound like obvious parallels between Holly and Cilla, but they’re both two of the biggest stars of modern telly,” reports the Mirror.
Holly has already co-hosted shows such as ‘Dancing on Ice’ – but she wants to carve out “a niche as a solo presenter” (Image: ITV)The source added: “It’s not pure coincidence either that when ITV decided to reboot ‘Surprise, Surprise’ – another show made famous by Cilla – it was girl-next-door Holly they turned to. So the prospect of her fronting a reboot of ‘Blind Date’ is a very real one, and a pairing that many viewers could see as a natural fit.”
While Willoughby has co-hosted popular programmes such as This Morning and Dancing on Ice, she is also keen to establish herself as a formidable solo presenter.
The insider elaborated: “Emulating Cilla isn’t just about taking on her shows, it’s as much about carving out a niche as a solo presenter with serious clout in the world of telly.”
Together with her husband Dan, she’s part of what’s considered the ultimate power couple in television. She brings a charm that draws audiences, while he boasts a history of creating highly successful TV programmes.
The idea to host a new show is being backed by Holly’s husband, producer Dan Baldwin (Image: Getty)
In other news, there are whispers that Dancing on Ice could be on thin ice regarding its future. The show has seen a dip in viewership recently, and ITV executives are contemplating its fate.
A source disclosed to The Sun: “It’s a mainstay of ITV’s schedule and viewing figures are remarkably less than they were but they still had almost three million watch the launch show.”
The insider also noted: “There’s no denying, though, that the format has become tired and they’re not getting the big names they once did.”
Dancing on Ice is available on ITVX
News
“‘THE BOY WOULD NEVER DO THAT…’ The family of James “Weston” Higginbotham speaks out against the conclusion reached when his body was found, believing it to be a homicide and that the suspect is one of these individuals”
The tragic conclusion to the search for James “Weston” Higginbotham in the forested mountains outside Kyoto, Japan, has brought an unimaginable layer of grief to his family, who now find themselves in a painful struggle against the official explanations of…
He wasn’t supposed to be there…: After 8 days of searching, Auburn student James “Weston” Higginbotham was found in a remote mountainous area outside Kyoto — miles from where his phone last went silent, and that one detail is leaving everyone with the same question
The conclusion of an intense, eight-day international search operation has left an entire community enveloped in grief, yet the discovery of James “Weston” Higginbotham has introduced a profound tactical mystery that investigators are now scrambling to decipher. The twenty-year-old Auburn…
BREAKING NEWS — Weston Higginbotham’s body has been found, but what haunts his family and rescue team is his heartbreaking condition when it was discovered
The agonizing suspense that has gripped the family of James “Weston” Higginbotham and the Auburn University community has culminated in a devastating conclusion, bringing a heartbreaking end to a week-long multi-national search. The young biosystems engineering student, who vanished while…
PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN’T TRUE… Family members say investigators recently asked whether James “Weston” Higginbotham was helpless when he saw the item rescuers found by the river
The deepening mystery surrounding the disappearance of James “Weston” Higginbotham has taken a profoundly somber and unsettling turn, plunging his family and the community into a state of heightened distress. In a case already marked by a series of chilling…
He never went anywhere without that watch…: Family members searching for James “Weston” Higginbotham said investigators are now trying to locate it because they believe it contains his FINAL WORDS
In the forensic landscape of a missing person case, certain items transcend their material value to become profound symbols of identity, habit, and potentially, the ultimate truth of what occurred. For the family of James “Weston” Higginbotham, that item is…
The situation may have changed. A newly interviewed witness says they remember seeing James “Weston” Higginbotham bending down to look at something in his hand after the last official CCTV footage. His message is making her tremble
The dynamic nature of a missing person investigation has been starkly illuminated by a dramatic turn of events in the search for James “Weston” Higginbotham. While previous efforts focused heavily on analyzing his final known digital footprints and physical belongings,…
End of content
No more pages to load
