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Vernon Kay offered a simple show of public support for his wife Tess Daly following her announcement that she is to leave Strictly Come Dancing.

Tess, who has been on the show since it started with Sir Bruce Forsyth, announced the news on Thursday (October 23) alongside co-host Claudia Winkleman , who will also leave at the end of the current BBC series.

In a joint statement shared on Instagram, Tess and Claudia said: "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 a

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