After many magnificent years in the ballroom, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have confirmed they are saying goodbye to Strictly Come Dancing.<\/p>\n
Tess and Claudia have co-hosted Strictly Come Dancing together since 2014. Tess has presented the show since its very first episode alongside Sir Bruce Forsyth whilst Claudia originally presented Strictly: It Takes Two before moving over to host the results show alongside Tess in 2010. Since 2014, Tess and Claudia have presented the main show and results show together and were the first all-female duo to host a primetime entertainment programme on British TV. In June 2025, Tess and Claudia were both made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for their services to broadcasting.<\/p>\n
Kate Phillips, Chief Content Officer for the BBC said: \u201cI can\u2019t quite believe I\u2019m saying this, but it\u2019s the end of an era with Tess and Claudia\u2019s decision to bid farewell to the Strictly ballroom. They\u2019ve both been such incredible hosts at the very heart of the show, their passion and dedication has gone above and beyond. They\u2019ve been integral to Strictly\u2019s success over the last 20 years, but I understand why they\u2019ve decided it\u2019s time to hang up the glitter ball and get their weekends back. As Craig would say they are fab-u-lous presenters, and they are fab-u-lous friends to me and so many others at the BBC. Thank you Tess and Claud for everything, we will miss you hugely.\u201d<\/p>\n
Suzy Lamb, Managing Director, Entertainment, BBC Studios said: \u201cOn behalf of the entire production team at Strictly, we are so going to miss Tess and Claudia. Tess brought elegance, poise, and a genuine love for the show that never waned from the very start. And with Claudia\u2019s charm and razor-sharp wit joining us from It Takes Two in 2014 \u2013 it cemented a partnership that has kept our audience captivated ever since. Tess and Claudia are much more than presenters to us – they are part of the Strictly production family – and whilst we\u2019ll miss them dearly, we wish them nothing but the best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah James, Executive Producer, Strictly Come Dancing said: “Tess and Claudia are quite simply the best duo of presenters in the business and we are so lucky to have had them as our Strictly anchors for so many years. They have championed countless celebrities on the dancefloor, led us all through two series during the pandemic but more importantly they have a deep and genuine bond with the show and every single member of the team. The Strictly Family is often referred to and these women are the matriarchs of that family. We have been together and supported each other for a long time – through pregnancies, births and deaths and to say we will all miss them terribly is an understatement. Tess, Claudia, THANK YOU for everything, it\u2019s not over yet \u2013 let\u2019s enjoy the rest of this fabulous series together. I would say Keep Dancing, but you never actually started!”<\/p>\n
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman said: \u201cWe have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream. We were always going to leave together and now feels like the right time. We will have the greatest rest of this amazing series and we just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and to every single person who works on the show. They\u2019re the most brilliant team and we\u2019ll miss them every day. We will cry when we say the last \u201ckeep dancing\u201d but we will continue to say it to each other. Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tess and Claudia will leave Strictly Come Dancing at the end of the current series and their last appearance together on screen will be on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special which will air on Christmas Day on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n
Plans for Strictly Come Dancing 2026 will be confirmed in due course.<\/p>\n
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