Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly was born on 29 March 1969 and is an English television presenter who co-presented the BBC One celebrity dancing show Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2013; she has been the show's main presenter since 2014.
22 Facts About Tess Daly
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Tess Daly attended Hayfield Primary School and New Mills Secondary School, where she gained nine O-levels.
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Tess Daly was scouted outside a McDonald's restaurant while waiting for her sister in Manchester.
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When Tess Daly began her modelling career, there was already a model named "Helen Tess Daly" so she was asked to reconsider her name.
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Daly's agent was infatuated with Nastassja Kinski from the film Tess and told her that she should change her name to "Tess".
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Tess Daly has not officially changed her name by deed poll because she thinks it would be disrespectful to her parents.
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Tess Daly then returned to London for six months, before moving to New York for work for five years.
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In 1990, Tess Daly appeared in two Duran Duran videos for the songs "Serious" and "Violence of Summer ", both from the album Liberty.
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Tess Daly appeared nude in the video for The Beloved's 1993 song "Sweet Harmony".
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Tess Daly was later the face of Danone Shape yogurt and of lingerie company La Senza in the UK and appeared in their Steal the Show Christmas 2009 campaign.
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In 2003, Tess Daly replaced Ulrika Jonsson as presenter of ITV makeover show Home On Their Own, a show where children made their choice of alterations to their house during the course of a weekend, while their parents went on holiday.
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Tess Daly has co-presented BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing since 2004.
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Tess Daly initially co-hosted the programme with Bruce Forsyth until he left the show in 2013; since 2014 she co-hosts with Claudia Winkleman.
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Tess Daly missed the first half of the second series because she had recently given birth to her first daughter.
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Tess Daly has hosted This Time Tomorrow and the National Lottery show broadcast on BBC One.
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Since 2008, Tess Daly has presented the BBC telethon Children in Need with Terry Wogan and Fearne Cotton.
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Tess Daly won the special Children in Need version of Strictly Come Dancing against Terry Wogan, where she was partnered with Anton du Beke.
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On 17 December 2008, Tess Daly co-hosted the Royal Variety Performance.
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In November 2013, Tess Daly guest-presented an episode of The One Show alongside Matt Baker.
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In 2015, Tess Daly co-hosted Being Mum, a new show for AOL alongside Rochelle Humes.
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In December 2017, Tess Daly became the new face of Vitabiotics' Wellwoman supplement brand.
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Tess Daly married DJ and TV presenter Vernon Kay on 12 September 2003 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Horwich, near Bolton.