BREAKING NEWS: Strictly star announces baby news just days before BBC show
The Strictly Come Dancing star will take to the dancefloor in a matter of days.
Strictly star announces baby news just days before BBC show (Image: Instagram Will Best)
Will Best is taking part in the 2026 series of Strictly Come Dancing and just days before Saturday’s BBC launch show the presenter made a huge announcement. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the Big Brother host, 41, revealed he is set to become a dad for the first time.
He shared a series photos on the picture-sharing site titled “Summer Dump” before his followers came across a heartwarming selfie of his fiancée Tobi Rose while he cradled her growing baby bump. Tobi was wearing a matching outfit that showed off her baby bump and Will took the photo with his hand on her stomach. In the caption, he said: “Baby, Will?!”
He then added another picture of Tobi’s stomach with his hand on it, and added a pink heart emoji in the caption to match the pink of Tobi’s jacket. The final picture was of tiny baby shoes that looked like teddy bears.
Strictly star Will Best cradled his fiancee’s stomach (Image: Instagram Will Best)
Will’s celebrity pals flooded the comment section with congratulatory messages.
Fleur East penned: “Ahhhhh! So exciting!! Can’t wait for you to join the parent club. Congratulations to you and Tobi. You will be amazing parents.”
Oti Mabuse said: “Heyyyyyy congratulations, so happy for you.”
AJ Odudu wrote: “I’ll never forget the day I cried tears of joy in the street when you told me. BABY ON BOARD.”
Will Best will be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing this year (Image: BBC)
Strictly host Johannes Radebe added: “Congrats again.”
Will has been engaged to Tobi since 2024 but the couple have been together for over a decade They got engaged during a beautiful trip to Tuscany.
A source told The Sun that there pair were excited for the baby: “Will and Tobi are overjoyed and he can’t wait to become a dad. He already had a busy winter juggling Strictly and Big Brother, but now it’s got a whole lot more complicated.
“Tobi is due this side of Christmas, so there is every chance he has to race away from rehearsals to be with her. Will opens up in Saturday’s Strictly show about the happy news.
