Tess Daly addresses future television roles following Strictly departure
Tess will be returning to our screens!Tess Daly has spoken for the first time since leaving Strictly Come Dancing and addressed the future of her television career.
Last year, both Tess and her co-host Claudia Winkleman announced they would be waving goodbye to the beloved BBC show. In a joint statement, the pair admitted it felt like “the right time” for them. They also said they had “loved working as a duo”.
Tess Daly opens up about future television roles following Strictly departure
Aside from Strictly, Claudia’s television career remains booked and busy. Currently, she is fronting The Traitors each week. Meanwhile, Claudia’s Channel 4 programme The Piano has been renewed for another series.
Tess, on the other hand, currently has no confirmed television work we know of. However, as she breaks her silence, she revealed that we can expect to see her return to our screens. soon
For the latest issue of HELLO!, Tess said: “I’m looking forward to doing other TV projects and there are a couple in the pipeline.”
“I love working in television because I genuinely love people. As a viewer, I love anything authentically emotive that brings a tear to the eye.”
With a successful career spanning more than two decades, Tess has admitted she is forward-thinking when it comes to achieving her goals.
“I am definitely a planner. I’ve always been a grafter and believe that hard work delivers results. My goals are really quite simple: to continue to do the work I enjoy and which fulfils me,” she continued.
‘I will be forever grateful for the unforgettable years’
As she and Claudia left Strictly last year, Tess shared an emotional note on Instagram.
“So that’s a wrap. What an incredible Final – fitting for what, for me, has been an absolutely brilliant series. Strictly is a show that is made with love, where joy is the currency and the only agenda. That love is down to every single member of the brilliant team that makes it, because to none of them is it just a job. It is a gift, and it is truly treasured,” she wrote.
“I will be forever grateful for the unforgettable years I have spent sharing this magical show with you. I’ll miss the Strictly viewers, because they are the very best, the most loyal and supportive, and as passionate about the show as I have always been. It has been the most wonderful privilege to have shared it with you all for so many years.”
Tess concluded: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the memories of a lifetime.”
