Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly 'plan farewell dance together'
Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are preparing to leave the BBC show.
Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are planning to perform a farewell dance together during the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.
The Strictly co-hosts previously announced that they are to leave the BBC show at the end of the current series, but Claudia and Tess are determined to go ot in style by performing a dance together.
A TV source told The Sun newspaper: "Both hosts are the first to admit they’re not natural movers, certainly not compared to the pros they’re surrounded by every week. But they know this is a special occasion and this special routine is as much an opportunity for everyone on the show to say goodbye to Tess and Claudia as it is for the viewers at home.
"What better way to bid farewell to Britain’s biggest dance show than with a good dance?
"Bosses are keeping the details of the ‘last dance’ a closely kept secret though they’re expecting it to be fun and celebratory in tone."
Tess, 56, and Claudia, 53, previously announced their decision to quit Strictly via a joint statement.
The co-hosts said: "We have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream.
"We were always going to leave together and now feels like the right time. We will have the greatest rest of this amazing series and we just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and to every single person who works on the show. They’re the most brilliant team and we’ll miss them every day.
"We will cry when we say the last “keep dancing” but we will continue to say it to each other. Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza."
Sarah James, the executive producer of Strictly Come Dancing, also paid a glowing tribute to the co-hosts.
She said: "Tess and Claudia are quite simply the best duo of presenters in the business and we are so lucky to have had them as our Strictly anchors for so many years.
"They have championed countless celebrities on the dancefloor, led us all through two series during the pandemic but more importantly they have a deep and genuine bond with the show and every single member of the team. The Strictly Family is often referred to and these women are the matriarchs of that family."
