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TV entertainer Bruce Forsyth is taking legal action over reports that he is stepping down as the host of Strictly Come Dancing. | TV entertainer Bruce Forsyth is taking legal action over reports that he is stepping down as the host of Strictly Come Dancing. |
Reports had suggested the 80-year-old would be leaving at the end of the current BBC series. | Reports had suggested the 80-year-old would be leaving at the end of the current BBC series. |
But Forsyth's manager, Ian Wilson, insisted: "This story is not true and the matter is being put in the hands of our solicitors." | But Forsyth's manager, Ian Wilson, insisted: "This story is not true and the matter is being put in the hands of our solicitors." |
Strictly Come Dancing was watched by 8.6 million people on Saturday night. | Strictly Come Dancing was watched by 8.6 million people on Saturday night. |
The veteran presenter has recently hit back at critics who have accused him of being too old, updating his old catchphrase to "I am not doddery... doddery I am not!" | The veteran presenter has recently hit back at critics who have accused him of being too old, updating his old catchphrase to "I am not doddery... doddery I am not!" |
Forsyth became a household name with his first major TV show, Sunday Night at the London Palladium, which he hosted in the early 1960s. | Forsyth became a household name with his first major TV show, Sunday Night at the London Palladium, which he hosted in the early 1960s. |
He has also presented The Generation Game and The Price is Right, and became Strictly Come Dancing co-host in 2004. | He has also presented The Generation Game and The Price is Right, and became Strictly Come Dancing co-host in 2004. |
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