Overview
- Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will depart Strictly after this series, with their final appearance in the pre-recorded Christmas Day special and their last live show on December 20.
- Daly posted an Instagram video revisiting standout outfits from across her two decades on the show, pairing fond memories with playful critiques.
- She recalled a 2004 promotional shoot where, eight and a half months pregnant, she posed with an unzipped dress hidden from view.
- Daly laughed about past hairstyles, pointing to early "mousy" locks and a sky-high bouffant.
- Daly has appeared in all 21 series and became main host in 2014 after Bruce Forsyth, while Winkleman joined the main show that year after It Takes Two, with coverage noting her heightened profile from The Traitors.