Shirley Ballas with Strictly hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has shared her thoughts on the impending departure of Tess Daly and C laudia Winkleman from the BBC programme. The presenting pair left fans and colleagues shocked last month when they revealed that this series would be their last.

In a joint video message, Tess and Claudia expressed: "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 just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and every single person who works on the show.! They're the most brilliant team, and we'll miss them every day.

"We will cr

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