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A Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer has shared that she and her colleagues were left "stunned" by the news of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman's departure from the show.

Tess and Claudia will be leaving the BBC programme at the conclusion of the current series, with Tess having been a staple of the reality show since its inception in 2004.

Claudia joined the show in 2010 and took over presenting duties for the main edition after the legendary Sir Bruce Forsyth stepped down in 2014.

Nadiya Bychkova, a professional dancer who was recently partnered with ex-rugby star Chris Robshaw before their elimination last weekend, revealed to Wales Online that the pros were "all shocked" by the Strictly revelation.

Speaking to Richard Eden of the Daily Mail, she said: "

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