AJ Odudu lands first major job since quitting Strictly Come Dancing tour in C4’s The Bridge

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INJURY prevented AJ Odudu from appearing in the Strictly final and live tour – but thankfully it hasn’t stopped her landing a top telly job.

I can reveal the popular presenter is the new host of Channel 4’s reality challenge series The Bridge, which returns to screens later this year.

Scottish actor James McAvoy narrated the debut series last November. But a revamp has seen AJ brought in to front the adventure show alongside explorer Aldo Kane in the paradise islands of Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.

And as the Instagram picture reveals, she is making the most of the tropical retreat between shooting for the show. A TV source said: “Landing the new hosting gig has perked AJ up following the disappointment of missing out on the Strictly final. “She has been in great demand after proving a hit with audiences. "Channel 4 bosses are delighted to have snapped her up in what will be AJ’s first job since leaving the dancefloor.” @font-face{font-family:'The Sun';src:url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.woff2') format('woff2'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.woff') format('woff'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.ttf') format('truetype'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.svg#') format('svg');font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;}@font-face{font-family:'The Sun';src:url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.woff2') format('woff2'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.woff') format('woff'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.ttf') format('truetype'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.svg#') format('svg');font-style:normal;font-weight:500;font-display:swap;}@font-face{font-family:'The Sun';src:url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-HeavyNarrow.woff2').