Strictly Come Dancing host Emma Willis' husband Matt reveals how she is coping to show's ongoing backlash
Matt also defended his wifeStrictly Come Dancing host Emma Willis’ husband Matt has defended her after some viewers criticised her new presenting role.
Speaking on This Morning on Thursday (Oct 8), Matt backed Emma’s approach to the reaction. The Busted star said: “She’s smashing it, she’s so happy.”
Emma is part of a three-person team alongside Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe. This Morning presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard raised negative comments from Strictly fans during the interview.
However, Matt suggested Emma remains focused on the programme rather than the criticism.
Strictly Come Dancing host Emma Willis’ husband Matt defends wife
Matt appeared on the daytime programme to discuss his new memoir. The conversation soon moved to Emma’s work on Strictly.
Asked about their working relationship, Matt said: “I love working with Emma, she’s so good at what she does.”
He also said he attends every live show and has watched more Strictly than ever.
Addressing the online backlash, Matt said: “She doesn’t pay attention to anything, she’s very good at doing her job. She just puts her head down, does her job the best she can.”
“She loves working with Josh and Jojo and they’re great and they’re brilliant and they’re lovely people and they’re just in all of this together.”
Matt Willis explains why a Strictly appearance is unlikely
Ben also asked whether Matt might move from the sidelines onto Strictly’s dance floor. Matt then explained why that now looks unlikely.
“I’ve been asked to do Strictly a couple of times but I’ve got a valid reason not to now,” he joked.
He added: “I think it would be a bit of a conflict of interest.”
He still sounded impressed by the contestants’ work, particularly after watching their routines inside the studio. Matt said live performances made the difficulty clearer.
He also marvelled when judges detected small faults in dances he had considered excellent.
Josh Widdicombe shares light-hearted Strictly post
Meanwhile, fellow host Josh recently shared a playful moment from the programme on Instagram.
He reposted footage of Shirley Ballas using miniature shoes during a judging segment. The clip came from Saturday’s show and captured the reactions of her fellow judges.
Josh added the single-word verdict: “Iconic.”
Earlier, he told Rob Beckett on the Parenting Hell podcast that he had returned to using a basic phone. He described feeling pulled towards apps and welcomed stepping back from them.
Strictly Come Dancing continues at 6.15pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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