Why Tess and Claudia will split up after Strictly Come Dancing

This weekend will be the penultimate time we see Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman command the Strictly dance floor. The emotions are already running high, and whispers of what might happen when they say goodbye in their final live broadcast are already floating around; a surprise dance with the show’s professionals is almost certainly on the cards. But I’m much more interested in what the presenting pair will get up to after the glitterball trophy has been lifted.

In one sense, the world is Tess and Claudia’s oyster. As hosts of one of the biggest – and certainly most respected, even with the growing number of scandals – shows on British TV for 21 years, they have become national treasures. Television producers will no doubt be clamouring to sign them up. In another sense, though,