The Latest Breaking News from Tess Daly

Former Lioness, podcaster and West End star to face off in Strictly final

The trio will perform three times each during the grand final of the BBC One dancing competition.

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2025

Former contestant Vicky Pattison says all Strictly finalists are ‘so incredible’

The reality TV star sung the praises of the show’s finalists as she rooted for them all to win.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025

BBC call latest Strictly rumour ‘pure speculation’

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The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Zoe Ball shares telling post about 'powerful new year' after quitting Radio 2 show amid Strictly rumours

The radio host, 55, is one of the frontrunners to replace Claudia Winkleman or Tess Daly as a host on Strictly Come Dancing

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing fans back Zoe Ball for hosting job after Radio 2 exit announcement

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will present their final episode of Strictly this Saturday

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

Claudia Winkleman tears up over Strictly Come Dancing exit as fans worry about the show’s future

Judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse surprised the presenters with a highlights reel

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Strictly’s Balvinder Sopal eliminated from the show after surviving five weeks in bottom two

The star says competing in the series has been ‘brilliant’ and ‘wonderful’

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing: semi-final results – as it happened

After the surviving four couples tackled two routines apiece, the semi-final results came in. But who would progress to the grand final? Who would face the year’s climactic dance-off? And who would fall at the last hurdle?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing live: Karen Carney and Carlos Gu burst into tears in emotional semi-final

All the live updates from semi-final of BBC dancing competition

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025

The best festive specials on UK TV this Christmas

The 2025 Great British Bake Off Christmas special will feature a Peep Show reunion with Olivia Colman, David Mitchell, and others, tackling themed challenges. BBC One, Christmas Day, 8:00 pm. The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will be the final episode hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. BBC One,…

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025