Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman's real reason for leaving Strictly Come Dancing

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly announce they are quitting Strictly Come Dancing (Image: INSTAGRAM)

Everything you need to know about why Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are leaving Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing favourites Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman shocked fans with their surprise announcement back in October that the current series of the BBC show will be their last. The pair issued the news through a joint Instagram post featuring an image of them sitting together. Tess was co-host with Sir Bruce Forsyth from the show's inception in 2004 before she was joined by Claudia a decade later after Sir Bruce's departure from the show.

Tess and Claudia have shared their reason for hanging up the sequins depsite being hugely popular presenters of the series. During th