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Strictly's Tess and Claudia Address Exit Seconds Into the Show
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman end 21 and 11 years as Strictly Come Dancing hosts with the current series, leaving fans and bookmakers to speculate on successors.
- On Thursday , Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced they will leave Strictly at the end of the current 23rd series, describing hosting as `an absolute dream` in a joint video on Daly's Instagram.
- Tess Daly has long been central to the show since its launch, and Claudia Winkleman progressed from presenting It Takes Two to co-hosting the main show; the duo said they 'were always going to leave together' and that now 'feels like the right time.'
- On Saturday , the hosts returned to the ballroom for Icons Week, opening with a joint address met by prolonged applause and Claudia joking, `Quick, have another swig of Diet 7up'.
- Bookmakers have already set odds naming Zoe Ball 2-1 favourite, while professional dancers and former contestants said they were stunned and supportive messages flooded in.
- Later this year the BBC set their final live show for Saturday, December 20, and their last ever episode for December 25, with the duo saying they will 'cry' at the last 'keep dancing' but continue saying it in tracksuit bottoms at home with pizza.
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The Independent (US)Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly address Strictly exit: ‘It’s not about us’
‘We’ve got another eight weeks on this incredible show and a Strictly champion to crown,’ says Winkleman
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