Tess Daly

“'Strictly' is feel-good escapism.”

“'Strictly' is there to celebrate success.”

“If I'm feeling a bit fatter I won't talk about it.”

“Confidence comes from cutting yourself some slack.”

“Gut health is everything, it's the second brain, where many of our hormones are produced.”

“I try not to dwell on the negatives.”

“When you've got kids, you don't want to pass on the angst and the anxiety.”

“You can skip inside if the weather is bad, it's an all-weather exercise that really gets your circulation going, it wakes you up, and it keeps you trim.”

“I have always considered myself a very resilient person, I come from very down-to-earth Northern stock, pragmatic by nature and with that bounce-back-ability.”

“Confidence, to me, is just pushing yourself a little bit further than you think you can go, and you'll always surprise yourself.”

“All my adult life, I've worked in media that demand you maintain your shape.”

“I don't usually show a lot of cleavage, it's not in my comfort zone.”

“With my physical self I refuse to beat myself up about things I can't change.”

“I had no sympathy with my mum and dad.”

“I do yoga most mornings first thing when I have a little bit of time to myself, before the kids get up.”

“My mum's really the only person who still calls me Helen, and that's not often. She tends to call me 'love,' so when she does say 'Helen' it can take me a while to respond.”

“I've got a long spine, so I've got to work on my core.”

“I love those moments - the homework, the school run, when I get to chat to other mums. That's real life.”

“I used to want to be a nurse. But then my sister cut herself really badly and I almost fainted.”

“I didn't go abroad until I was 16.”