Strictly contestant Will Best reveals he is expecting his first child with fiancée Tobi Rose days before his BBC debut

From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026.

Big Brother host Will Best, 41, announced his first baby on Instagram by burying the news inside a summer holiday photo dump, making fans scroll through Sicily snapshots before spotting his fiancée Tobi Rose's baby bump. Best admitted on Hits Radio he will likely be a 'blubbering mess' on the Strictly dancefloor, and joked he wanted co-hosts Fleur East and James Barr to become full-time nannies. Tobi is due before Christmas, raising the prospect of Best dashing from rehearsals to the delivery room mid-series.

Best and Tobi Rose have been together for nearly 15 years; he proposed during a romantic trip to Tuscany in 2024.

Fellow Big Brother host AJ Odudu said: 'I'll never forget the day I cried tears of joy in the street when you told me.'

Best joins Strictly 2026 alongside EastEnders' Lacey Turner, Love Island's Dani Dyer and Australian singer Delta Goodrem.