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Vernon Kay and his daughter, Phoebe, have now offered their support for Tess Daly following her surprise Strictly Come Dancing exit announcement.

The broadcaster stunned fans on Thursday (October 23) when she announced her plans to leave the BBC One dance show after 21 years, alongside her co-host Claudia Winkleman.

In a joint statement shared on Instagram, Tess, who has hosted the show since the start in 2004, and Claudia, who replaced Sir Bruce Forsyth when he stepped down, 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

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