Holly Willoughby is rumoured to be leaving the Xtra Factor next year and favourite to replace her is One Show host, Christine Bleakley.

“Holly’s enjoyed Xtra Factor but feels the time is right to step aside and let someone else have a go,” a source told The Daily Star.

No doubt Holly is feeling a bit overworked. Between her new role on This Morning, her presenting stint on ITV’s Dancing On Ice and her weekly slot on the Xtra Factor, she can’t have much spare time spend with her new son Harry.

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Northern Irelands Christine Bleakley has danced her last dance on Strictly Come Dancing and was voted off the show tonight.

The One Show presenter found herself in a dance-off with Rachel Stevens and all four judges voted to save Stevens.

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Christine Bleakley has revealed that she is holding back on Strictly Come Dancing due to her self concious nature.

“All the other people on Strictly seem so confident, and aren’t afraid to hurl themselves into it. I’m the one holding back,” Bleakley told the Daily Mail. “I get annoyed at myself for listening to the voice in my head, which says: ‘But you can’t think you are any good’.

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Strictly Come Dancing contestant, Christine Bleakley is reportedly feeling the pressure in advance of her first performance set for later this month.

“Poor Christine probably has the hardest pair of dance shoes to fill – ever,” an insider told the Daily Star Sunday. “Alesha took last year by storm and Matthew is keen to do the double. She’s really feeling the pressure.”

The source added: “She was really nervous before she started rehearsing and watching Alesha in action hasn’t done her any favours. The producers are monitoring her progress as they are worried she might not be able to carry on.”

Christine Bleakley (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Matthew Cutler)

Having co-hosted the BBC Two talent show Let Me Entertain You, Christine became a household name due to her role on BBC One’s The One Show.

After working through the ranks, training as a floor manager and runner to an assistant director, Christine appreciates all the efforts that go in to a television production.

Her break on The One Show came when the producer asked if she could step into Myleene Klass’s shoes after Myleene unexpectedly went into labour.
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