The Strictly Podcast

We may be off-season, but we’re coming out of our summer retirement as we couldn't miss speaking about Off Campus. There’s no other way to say it: Hannah Wells, Allie Hayes and Briar U’s star hockey players have taken over our lives, and it’s not possible to speak about anything else.  In this spoiler-ridden Strictly special, we chat through a new era of men written by women, on-screen consent...

There are some new kids in town, as the Strictly Come Dancing presenters for 2026 and beyond have been unveiled! 🪩 Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe will be taking to the ballroom floor this autumn as the new faces of the BBC primetime show, and Aimee and Ava share their first impressions of this unexpected (but possibly incredible) trio. What form will the Clauditorium take? How w...

At long last, the final vows (vowels?!) arrive, and the producers go all-out on a show-stopper of a finale… well, at least for Stella and Filip.  Our tenth episode covers eps 37-39 of series 13 of MAFSAU. Aimee and Ava debrief on some truly rollercoaster final vowels, our favourite moments from the series (the other F word will outlive us all) and our final Dannyisms to end our time in Sydney 🇦🇺 F...

‘It’s just white wine sloshing around and mini sliders not getting eaten!’ 🍔 The ‘Is Grass Is Greener?’ challenge brought out the good, the bad and the ugly in our couples this week. While John attests to its use as ‘testing couples’ boundaries’, we know the real reason we loved this week: utter chaos.  Our ninth episode covers eps 33-36 of series 13 of MAFSAU. Aimee and Ava reflect on the truce...

Something wicked this way comes... as the contestants for Season 2 of Celebrity Traitors are announced! Aimee and Ava gather their thoughts on the scheming, back-stabbing and treachery set to take place in Ardross Castle this year, as yet more celebrities descend on the Highlands 🏰 We predict who could be a break-out faithful or a double-crossing traitor, and who we can't wait to see attempt...

Homestays, sweet homestays. Oversized crudité platters? Tick. Confrontations on a boat? Tick. Toxic parents yammering on about body clocks? Also tick! Our eighth episode covers eps 29-32 of series 13 of MAFSAU. The cast members left their tiny apartments this week to sample what life might be like without the constraints of ‘the experiment’. If the week is anything to go by, spiralling, salami and...

The bar really is on the floor if microwaved cheese and crisps counts as putting on the captain’s hat. Steve-o? We’re not impressed. Our seventh episode covers eps 25-28 of series 13 of MAFSAU. Feedback week beckons in some unwelcome truths for our most toxic contestants, while those in marital bliss enjoy some much needed silliness! Aimee and Ava discuss Other Nacho Toppings Steve-o Could Have Us...

‘I don’t know if it’s in anyone’s comfort zone to be discussing f***** b****** in front of a group of ten people?!’ Our sixth episode covers eps 21-24 of series 13 of MAFSAU. Now officially in the ‘business end’ of the experiment, the cast manage to ruin a beautiful retreat getaway in Kiama, New South Wales, by *checks notes* another pointless row! Follow us for more on Instagram: @strictly_pod

It’s that time in the series where the TUI couple feel like ultimate goals, because everything else is going to 💩 Our fifth episode covers eps 17-20 of series 13 of MAFSAU. We chat through the couples in crises this week (what a beautiful Heat Mag-esq title that is), alongside absurd menu choices for Friends and Families Week, backtracks of the century and a debrief of (yet more) dinner party dra...

Is that the sound of… yet more church bells?! Three new couples arrived on the Sydney scene this week, causing quite the stir for our original cast members, with Borat impersonations, anti-woke sentiments and very cursed teddy bears. Our fourth episode covers eps 13-16 of series 13 of MAFSAU. We’re chatting about absurd dinner party showdowns, when the class clown dynamic goes too far, and writing...

Intimacy Week has the intention of bringing couples closer together, but there is something in the water with Season 13. While Mel and Luke might be stronger for some melting hugs, the rest of the group took a leaf out of the Lord of the Flies playbook, and, to put it lightly, all hell broke loose.  Our third episode covers eps 9-12 of series 13 of MAFSAU. We run down therapy-speak word vomit, Lov...

As planned by our puppet masters (the experts), Revelations Week ushered in a tidal wave of chaos for our newly married couples. Aimee and Ava leave no stone unturned in their play-by-play of the current cast members, and whether their marriages are ‘Snog, Marry, Avoid’: never getting further than sexual chemistry, going the distance or a complete crash and burn. Our second episode covers eps 5-8...

The Strictly Podcast returns for spring, and we are back with a bang, because we’re following Married At First Sight Australia all the way to summer 🇦🇺🍸🐨 Our first episode covers eps 1-4 of series 13 of MAFSAU. We’re discussing initial impressions from this year’s cast, the wild reality of inviting a film crew into the (supposedly) Happiest Day of Your Life™ and what we can’t wait to see from th...

With five Emmys and a Golden Globe under its belt on its first season alone, how could we not do a special on The Pitt? Arriving on UK screens this March, Aimee and Ava decide to embark on a procedural spring, sharing their initial thoughts on The Pitt, starring Noah Wyle and created by ER executive producers, writers and show runners. Naturally, we’re also discussing everything we love about ER,...

‘It took me all day to make a three meat lasagne!’ Following the news that Ms Lawson will join the Great British Bake Off tent this year, Aimee and Ava present a Valentine’s Special, dedicated to the woman, the myth and the legend that is Nigella. A vital refresher of a simply fabulous woman, we discuss our favourite Domestic Goddess moments, midnight feasts, recipes and double entendres. Follow u...

After an egde-of-your-sofa-seat Traitors finale, Aimee and Ava welcome three friends to the podcast to debrief an incendiary series. We talk to Charlotte, Tori and Nina, who share their thoughts on the last three episodes of season 4, how the final played out, and our series huns and MVPs. We delve into our favourite conspiracy theories, what we’d love to see in future series, and what ‘FBI traini...

Harriet took to the stand, Rachel managed to dodge every accusation that came her way and the Traitors would not play ball with Matty.  First dibs on shields and salmon ruled this week’s episodes, as the chaos demons quelled their plotting and the final roundtables come into focus. In episode 3 of Strictly: Traitors, Aimee and Ava discuss Harriet’s demise, Rachel’s long game and yet more absurd ch...

Fiona did not come to play this week after deciding to wreak havoc on her fellow traitors.  In episode two, we debrief the ‘gleeful showdown’ against Fiona and Rachel, Amanda’s surprise banishment, Jade’s knitwear, cutlery drawer innuendos and Dungeon and Dragon side quests. Follow us for more treachery, treason and plots on Instagram: @strictly_pod

It’s all very cloak and dagger… This January, Strictly: Strictly transforms into Strictly: Traitors, as we follow Claudia and the Land Drover convoy up to Scotland! Our first episode is now live: we’re debriefing the new secret traitor element of the show and how we think the trad traitors are faring under the pressure. Plus, we chat through the strategies we’d use, if we ever found ourselves in t...

Let’s face it, if you weren’t crying during the Strictly Final then you might be getting a visit from some Ghosts of Christmas Past this week… In this week’s bumper Christmas special Aimee and Ava are joined by long-time friends Tori and Nina, who share their thoughts from a stand-out season, and right our wrongs on a number of contestants, dance styles and hot takes.  Plus, we play the first ever...

It was a cut-throat semi finals with only eight points from the top to bottom of the leaderboard. With egg nog, unnecessary Kylie Christmas songs and a looming finals in the air, Aimee and Ava dissect the sarrrmbas, tangos, and far too many waltzes from the weekend's show. We're also dishing out hot takes aplenty this week, as we speculate over Claudia and Tess' replacements. Follow us...

Aimee and Ava begin to come to terms with the departure of Lewis and Katya, one of the best couples Strictly has ever known.  After the drama of musicals week, we chat through our disappointment on multiple fronts: a West Side Story that never landed, a nausea-inducing opening number and a PG-rated rendition of Cell Block Tango that didn’t translate to pre-watershed. But, as the judges are ever so...

How to follow a resplendent Blackpool special? With more chaotic vibes than a 90s breakfast talk show when someone's spiked the coffee. Now firmly in the business end of the competition, our Strictly stars brought a heap of mayhem to the live show on Saturday night, taking on the Instant Dance challenge. Aimee and Ava unpack their favourite moments on stage and back stage, and share their drea...

Flying high off the transcendent weekend that was the Strictly Blackpool special, Aimee and Ava share their most pressing twelve thoughts from the Tower Ballroom extravaganza. Space lizard outfits, Robbie Williams’ incoming MBE, Cheryl Cole’s Oxshott home and Alex Kingston’s oven gloves are just some of the cameos you can expect in this instalment. Follow us for more memes, polls and silliness on...

Blackpool beckons, and as the competition heats up, Aimee and Ava discuss who they’re rooting for, and who needs to raise their game. After Vicky’s shock departure, we talk through a cursed Girls Aloud track, La Voix’s Couple’s Choice, what we want to see from Karen in the weeks to come, and how we’re beginning to appreciate George’s deadpan humour. And with the promise of the Tower Ballroom loomi...