KRISHAN GURU-MURTHY CONFIRMED FOR STRICTLY COME DANCING 2023

Krishnan Guru-Murthy is a journalist, broadcaster and the main anchor of Channel 4 News, as well as reporting for the foreign affairs series Unreported World and hosting live debates for Channel 4 during elections, referendums and major events.

He won the Royal Television Society Journalism Award for best Network Presenter in 2022. Since joining the Channel 4 News team in 1998 he has covered major events from the Omagh bombing to the 911 attacks and from the Arab Spring to the Ukraine War.

He also commentates on live events for Channel 4 such as the Paralympics Ceremonies, and presents programmes outside the news including the first live televised Autopsy. He also presents the Channel 4 News podcast Ways to Change the World.

Krishnan said: “I’m surprised, delighted and slightly confused to find myself taking part in Strictly on the basis of ‘you only live once!’ and I can’t wait to start learning to dance, but I am slightly worried about my general decrepitude. I know I’m going to love it and have a brilliant time and just hope I’m not the only one enjoying my participation.”

The news was revealed on Claudia Winkleman’s show on BBC Radio 2. Krishnan joins Amanda Abbington, Angela Rippon and Layton Williams.