Bradley Walsh replaced as host of Royal Variety Performance with BGT star landing prestigious role for first time

BRADLEY Walsh has been dumped arsenic the big of the Royal Variety Performance successful favour of a much-loved instrumentality favourite TV duo.

The Chase presenter, 64, hosted the yearly broadcast past twelvemonth but ITV chiefs person opted to snap up 2 different stars alternatively marking the archetypal clip the programme volition person been hosted by a duo since 2019.

Britain's Got Talent justice Amanda Holden, 53, volition beryllium hosting the prestigious gig for the archetypal clip and she volition beryllium successful harmless hands having been paired with her TV hubby and big of the 2021 ceremony, Alan Carr, 48.

The determination to bring the brace successful is simply a cautious 1 by ITV with sources antecedently telling america however the web wanted to guarantee a future with some of them pursuing their occurrence connected the BBC with their renovation series, Amanda & Alan's Italian Job.

Amanda and Alan volition instrumentality connected hosting duties astatine the Royal Albert Hall successful London successful the beingness of King Charles and Camilla.

Speaking of the honour of being handed the coveted gig, Amanda said: “It genuinely is specified an honour to beryllium hosting the Royal Variety Performance this year. I’m inactive pinching myself!

"This is simply a imagination occupation and Alan is simply a existent friend, we are already bursting with ideas and excitement, it’s going to beryllium specified a amusive night!

"I’ve worked connected Britain’s Got Talent for 18 years and person been truthful arrogant watching each our winners execute for the Royal Family. This twelvemonth volition beryllium nary different, truthful successful the words of Sydnie Christmas, let’s av it!”

Alan further added: “I americium wholly thrilled to beryllium asked backmost to big the Royal Variety Performance truthful soon, what a compliment and an honour!

"To beryllium capable to big this magical evening with my champion person and TV woman Amanda Holden is the icing connected the barroom for me.

"If I person fractional arsenic overmuch amusive arsenic I did 3 years ago, good we are each successful for a existent treat.”

The brace volition beryllium joined by Elton John who volition present an epic performances from his caller philharmonic The Devil Wears Prada, alongside his husband, David Furnish.

BGT victor Sydnie Christmas volition besides instrumentality to the signifier having won the ITV endowment contention earlier this year.

More euphony volition travel courtesy of Brit Award victor James Bay, Eurovision champ Nemo and popstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor who volition execute her marque caller azygous arsenic good arsenic classical hit, Murder connected the Dancefloor.

Illusion and magic volition beryllium connected the bill acknowledgment to a dazzling regular by Las Vegas heavyweights Penn and Teller and a tip-top magic regular from Deal oregon No Deal's Stephen Mulhern.

Ellie Taylor, Matt Forde and Larry Dean volition supply the comedy for the evening arsenic good arsenic a precise peculiar show from meal TV fable Lorraine Kelly who volition look alongside her Change and Check Choir for a fig led by vocalist Marti Pellow.

Broadway and West End star, and caller Celebrity Big Brother housemate, Marisha Wallace is besides connected the measure and has been handed the apical honours of belting retired the National Anthem.

The Royal Variety Performance volition aerial connected ITV1 and ITVX aboriginal this year.