Take Me Out host is the new Fearne Cotton

Paddy McGuinness has been confirmed as the new team captain on Celebrity Juice. 

Loose Women’s Stacey Solomon will also be joining join the team as a series regular.   

McGuinness takes over from Fearne Cotton who, at the end of last year, announced she was leaving the show after a decade.

He said: ‘I was a guest on the first ever episode and I’ve done every series since so I’ve always felt like part of the Juice family. Keith’s one of my best mates, I love Holly and we all have a natural rapport. I’m looking forward to the chaos!

And Solomon added: ‘I’m so bloomin’ excited to be joining the Juice family. I have loved the show since it began and always enjoyed being a guest so to get to be part of the furniture is a dream come true. So here goes nothing. Wahoo."

Host Keith Lemon and team captain Holly Willoughby return to ITV2 for another series of ten 45-minute episodes in March. Celebrity panellists across the series include Amanda Holden, Emily Atack, Will Mellor and Johnny Vegas. 

Ordered by:  Saskia Schuster, ITV controller of comedy
Made by:Talkback (part of Fremantle)
Executive producers: Leon Wilson, Jonno Richards and Dan Baldwin
Series producer: Jessie Swanson.

Published: 27 Feb 2019