Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be stepping down as the hosts of Strictly Come Dancing after the current series. The dancing show's longtime presenters announced their shock departure in a joint Instagram video on Thursday. "There have been some rumblings, and we want you to hear this from us," Claudia began, before Tess continued, "After 21 wonderfully joyful years on Strictly, we have decided that the time is right to step aside and pass on the baton." Tess has presented the dance competition since its inception in 2004, when she co-hosted with Sir Bruce Forsyth. Claudia has also been a part of the Strictly family since then, originally hosting the companion show It Takes Two before joining Tess on the main series in 2014 after Bruce's exit. In the caption of the video, they added, "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." Tess and Claudia also posted separate statements on Instagram in which they reflected on their time on Strictly alongside a series of behind-the-scenes snaps. In the comments, judge Motsi Mabuse admitted she was still "reeling" and "in shock" from learning about their exit. Tess and Claudia will bow out after the live final on 20 December.