The previous Strictly host admitted she has come throughout just a few contestants with egos.
Tess Daly was the presenter of Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2025 (Picture: BBC)
Having hosted Strictly Come Dancing for a staggering 21 years, it is no shock that Tess Daly got here throughout just a few “egos” in her time. Tess, 57, offered Strictly alongside the late Sir Bruce Forsyth when it first aired in 2004. In 2010, Bruce stepped down from presenting the outcomes present, with Claudia Winkleman, 53, taking up. He left Strictly altogether in 2014 and left the present within the succesful fingers of Tess and Claudia.
Final October, Strictly followers have been left devastated when the BBC duo introduced they have been stepping down for good on the finish of the 2025 collection. It marked the tip of an period as followers now sit up for two new presenters set to breathe new life into the present. However Tess noticed loads of highs and lows throughout her time as Strictly host and acquired to know extra contestants than most.
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In an interview with The Guardian in 2010, the presenter was pressed on whether or not she had ever come throughout a contestant she could not stand. As you’d count on, Tess did not point out any names, however she did reveal that just a few celebrities have taken their frustrations out on producers through the years.
She confessed: “Effectively, there have been just a few egos, just a few door-slammings within the producers’ faces and that simply does not work – it upsets the steadiness, as a result of on the finish of the day the extra the group of celebrities get alongside, the higher time they’ve of it. A number of them make friendships that endure years later.”
Given the time she spent with contestants, Tess admitted she grew to care deeply for them as she would witness their struggles behind the scenes.
She mentioned: “I do genuinely give a rattling about how the contestants do. With out sounding twee, I do care about them as a result of I see them petrified within the morning, sitting in make-up, mute and ready to get it over with.
“They’ve slogged their guts out more often than not. You get to know them and their households and also you see photos of their children and so they meet your children. Yeah, you find yourself rooting for them.”
The subsequent presenters of Strictly are but to be confirmed, however it has been reported BBC bosses have shortlisted 9 stars who might nab the function.
This consists of Rylan Clark and Emma Willis, an already common duo due to their appearances on ITV’s This Morning. The One Present’s Alex Jones, broadcaster Angela Scanlon and comic Tom Allen are additionally believed to be within the operating.
This Morning presenter Alison Hammond and The Chase host Bradley Walsh are additionally within the operating, as is BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball. Rounding off the listing of candidates is La Voix, who carried out on final yr’s collection alongside Aljaž Škorjanec.
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