Stacey Dooley ‘to host new BBC cookery show after being secretly let go from her Glow Up hosting gig for breaching advertisement rules’
Stacey Dooley will reportedly host a new BBC cookery show, after being ‘axed’ from her makeover series Glow Up for breaking strict advertisement rules.
The Strictly winner, 34, is said to have landed the presenting job for Hungry For It- a series which will search for up-and-coming talent in the culinary world.
It will be a second chance for Stacey, who was reportedly secretly let go from her Glow Up hosting gig after ‘furious’ BBC bosses discovered she had broken the broadcaster’s rules by starring in a beauty ad.
Let’s get cooking! Stacey Dooley will reportedly host a new BBC cookery show, after being ‘axed’ from her makeover series Glow Up for breaking strict advertisement rules
With Stacey reportedly fronting the show, the series will follow the chefs tackle a series of difficult challenges.
A source told The Sun: ‘Stacey’s warmth and support towards the contestants on Glow Up created a feel-good series which producers want to bring to this new show.’
Filming for the new BBC show is said to take place next month. MailOnline has contacted the BBC and Stacey’s representatives for comment.
Filming: The Strictly winner, 34, is said to have landed the presenting job for Hungry For It- a series which will search for up-and-coming talent in the culinary world
Pictured: Stacey with Glow-Up judges Dom Skinner, Stacey Dooley, Val Garland (left to right)
Stacey was reportedly axed from the show Glow Up after she appeared in a campaign for hair brand Clairol in July 2020, the same month the beauty show’s second season concluded, leaving her bosses at the Beeb unimpressed.
The broadcaster has strict advertising rules, which ban their TV talent from trading-off their on-screen personas by imitating or suggesting references to BBC content.
A source told The Sun: ‘Stacey might have made it sound like she was stepping away from the series of her own volition, but in reality she was not asked to stay because the BBC were furious about Clairol.
‘They are sick of people using their platform to go off and earn private money.
‘It was a tricky situation as she does other things for the BBC, but they decided she would lose her Glow Up contract.’
MailOnline contacted Stacey and the BBC for further comment at the time.
The BBC has strict rules about what adverts its stars can appear in while contracted with the broadcaster, with it recently being reported that Nick Knowles was facing ‘the sack from DIY SOS’ for his appearance as a builder promoting breakfast cereal.
Stacey fronted Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make Up Star for two previous runs and she announced in October that she would be leaving as host.
In January, Maya Jama was confirmed as the new host set to takeover in series three.
Replacement: Maya Jama is the new host of BBC Three’s Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make Up Star
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