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Tess Daly, the longtime Strictly Come Dancing presenter who revealed today that she's stepping away from the BBC show , has recently spoken openly about a familiar family challenge. The 56-year-old shared her honest reflections on the early days of motherhood, describing how sleep deprivation took its toll. ‌

Together with her husband, BBC Radio 2 host Vernon Kay , Daly has two daughters, Phoebe, 21, who often joins her parents at public events and Amber, 15, who prefers to keep a lower profile. ‌

Speaking openly about motherhood on the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast with Giovanna Fletcher earlier this month, Tess revealed that her eldest daughter didn't sleep "for years." ‌

"She didn't sleep for three and a half years, she just kept waking up. She'

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