I doubt they would invite them to audition if that was the case, why waste everyone's time if they would've been written off anyway for that reason.
I feel it's probably more of a case of the producers wanting some new faces for the 'rebrand', but still had some familiar ones in the mix just in case everyone else bombed at the auditions and they were the only workable options.
Then again we now have Johannes in the rumour mill, which makes no sense to me, so hoping it's just the media getting their clicks while the iron is hot as they don't seem to know (yet) who the second host is gonna be. I love Johannes, but he has no experience and I just can't imagine him working in that role ... also why would they announce him as a pro if he was in the running for the host spot, they would've just delayed the pro announcement after the hosts one when it would've been clear which role he'd have.
But why invite her if they wanted new faces though?
Let us conider....
how many of the named people have the BBC said they are considering? Officially?
Most of the names discussed could be purely conjecture and fan suggestions/wishful thinking and media invention.
I know Zoe has said she hasnt got the job, but do we know for sure that she was invited to audition?
Her Agent could have put her name forward rather than her being approached.
We don't know.
And there's always some attention seeking click baiting Sun journo etc saying they have sources etc
It could all be pure invention.
I don't know anymore.
I might start a rumour that Ant and Dec's ITV contract is up and they've defected to the BBC to host Strictly.
I'm a celeb to be scrapped.
BGT search for new presenters.
Bradley Walsh and Alison Hammond are front runners.


