As Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman bid adieu to Strictly Come Dancing in a shock move, what really prompted the exit?

Daly, 56, has been on the BBC reality series for 21 years since the show started in 2004, with the Winkleman joining her on the ballroom floor in 2011 – truly marking the end of an era.

The iconic hosting duo announced their departure earlier this week in the middle of the latest season to address the ‘rumblings’ happening along the grapevine that something big was coming to shake Strictly up.

‘After 21 wonderfully joyful years on Strictly, we have decided that the time is right to step aside and pass over the baton,’ Daly said in the social media video, with The Traitors host adding: ‘The very sparkly baton.’

Meanwhile, in a statement, BBC Chief Content Officer Kate Ph

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