“Let's say I try to ignore the small stuff, like wet towels on the floor, the dishwasher full to the brim and not turned on. You know what men are like, they'll never rise to our standards of excellence. But when they try, that's enough!”

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.