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Strictly Come Dancing star Zoe Ball has broken her silence on calls for her to replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on the BBC series.

Fans of the BBC series were left stunned last week when presenting duo Tess and Claudia announced they are leaving the show.

The pair, who have been the show’s main hosts since 2014, will wrap up their Strictly journey with the programme’s Christmas special.

Saturday night’s (October 25) edition of Strictly, which marked icons week, began as always with Tess and Claudia taking to the dancefloor together, with the live audience erupting into cheers for them.

Just days after her and Claudia’s exits were confirmed, Tess said: "Just before we get started, Claudia and I announced this this week that this will be our final series of

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