Rumours are rife around who will take the coveted role of The Late Late Show presenter as Ryan Tubridy’s time as host comes to an end.
The TV and radio presenter announced a number of weeks ago that he would be stepping away from the show, and since then producers have revealed that a major change in format could be on the cards.
The most popular suggestion is that there will be not one, but two presenters of the show next season - one male and one female.
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One of the duos who have been coined by bookies to take the top spot were Baz Ashmawy and Lucy Kennedy.
There have been lots of other names thrown into the pot since the announcement, including Claire Byrne, Tommy Tiernan, and Doireann Garrihy.
However, Ashmawy has since put an end to the rumours about he and Kennedy, leaving viewers continuing to guess who will take over the reins next season.
Speaking to sundayworld.com, the DIY SOS star shut down the chatter, and said that he hasn’t been contacted by anyone at RTÉ about the job for the time being.
“I love Lucy and I don’t know about her, but no one has spoken to me about it. I think it’s just people having a little bit of fun and mixing up the bookies a bit,” Ashmawy said.
“I think people are just very excited at the moment about the Late Late Show. It seems to be the main obsession and I think they’re just throwing everybody’s name into the mix".
The 47-year-old went on to say that it was “very sweet” that people were betting on him to be the next presenter and that he hopes the role goes to “the best person” for the job.
“There’s loads of really great talent in Ireland and a lot of them are my friends. I think all the people they’re talking about are all really good candidates,” he continued.
“I love all of them – Claire (Byrne), Jennifer (Zamparelli), Deirdre O’Kane - and there are lots of great lads too".
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