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Speaking in a recent episode of the documentary series The Reluctant Traveller, he told presenter Eugene Levy "change is on my agenda, change for good".

"There wasn't any heating, the presenters had maybe two weeks to rehearse," he explained.

Newsbeat has been told media watchdog Ofcom collects some diversity data on actors and presenters employed directly by broadcasters, but not on characters within shows.

The drag queen's departure was announced by presenter Tess Daly at the start of Saturday's episode from Blackpool, saying she had had to withdraw on medical advice.

"If it doesn't feel emotional, it's a really big part," the former BBC Click presenter continues.