“As far as Vern and I go, we have had situations where people have tried to take photographs of me and cut Vernon out or vice versa in an attempt to create a scandal. But we just try and live our lives and ignore it.”

English television presenter and former model

Tess Daly is an English television presenter and former model. She is best known for co-presenting the BBC One dance competition Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2025. She announced in October 2025 that she would leave the programme after 21 years, at the end of the current series and after the Christmas Special was recorded. Her public profile is closely tied to long-running work in television presenting, especially on entertainment and live competition formats.