{"id":2110406,"date":"2025-10-23T13:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2110406"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:19:21","slug":"tess-daly-claudia-winkleman-to-exit-strictly-come-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tess-daly-claudia-winkleman-to-exit-strictly-come-dancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman to exit &#8216;Strictly Come Dancing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Oct. 23 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have announced they are exiting as hosts of Britain&#8217;s <i>Strictly Come Dancing<\/i> after 11 years as a presenting team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The duo will finish out the current season, then preside over a Christmas special together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No replacements for them have been announced yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t quite believe I&#8217;m saying this, but it&#8217;s the end of an era with Tess and Claudia&#8217;s decision to bid farewell to the <i>Strictly<\/i> ballroom,&#8221; Kate Phillips, chief content officer for the BBC, said in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_b9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_b9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_b9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_j9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_j9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_j9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They&#8217;ve both been such incredible hosts at the very heart of the show, their passion and dedication has gone above and beyond. 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