Watch: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announce Strictly Come Dancing exit in emotional video

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announce they're leaving Strictly Come Dancing at end of seriesCredit: Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman/Instagram

Transcript

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.