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  • 7 weeks ago
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announce they're leaving Strictly Come Dancing at end of seriesCredit: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman/Instagram
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00:00Hi, it's Claude and Tess. There have been some rumblings and we want you to hear this from us.
00:05Yeah, we have news. After 21 wonderfully joyful years on Strictly, we have decided that the time is right to step aside and pass over the baton.
00:15The very sparkly baton. You've been here since the beginning.
00:192004 with Brucie, lovely Bruce. I mean, that's over two decades ago and a lot of that time has been with you.
00:25It's been a huge part of our lives, hasn't it? Since our children were literally babes in arms and now they're young adults.
00:32And I think genuinely we have cherished every second. We have.
00:36We're so lucky to have been part of this amazing show and we just want to thank the Strictly team because Strictly is the people who make it.
00:45So thank you. They are the very best team in television. We've been so lucky and the audience as well.
00:50They've been so wonderful. They've been with us for this entire journey of 21 years and we wouldn't have a show without them.
00:57And they've been just so loyal and supportive.
00:59Correct.
01:00We are loving this series. We're going to have a brilliant.
01:03It's the best series, isn't it?
01:04Series to come and we can't wait to get to Blackpool.
01:06And we can't wait to do that show dance that we have long dreamt of.
01:10Long to do.
01:12You will do the show.
01:13No, I will applaud from the sides.
01:14Make it happen, please.
01:15I'm stiff.
01:16Please, Claude.
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