Strictly Come Dancing star Tess Daly has been part of the BBC show since it began back in 2004 when she fronted the programme with Bruce Forsyth.
For the past 21 years, BBC viewers have seen presenter Tess Daly welcome a range of well-known celebrities onto the dancefloor as they try to raise the Glitterball on Strictly Come Dancing.
Although the current series is in full swing, with Stefan Dennis being forced to withdraw in the week, the beloved programme first began back in 2004, when Tess became pregnant with her first child.
However, Tess confessed that she didn’t tell bosses about her pregnancy over fears they wouldn’t want her fronting the show, although once they knew Tess shared that no one minded and all was fine.
Tess and husband Vernon Kay share two daughters together, Phoebe and Amber, with Phoebe recently reaching a huge milestone which was celebrated by her parents.
However, the 56-year-old sadly never got to introduce her children to her father, Vivian, as he sadly died the year before of emphysema, 18 days after her wedding to Vernon.
In the past, she’s opened up about losing her father and the one thing she regrets following his death.
Back in 2010, the Strictly star told The Guardian how much she misses him, as he was a strong role model in her life.
She said: “The man by whom I judged all others, really, because he was such an honourable and moral person who would never harm another being.
“Just a positive, outgoing… a great guy really and a brilliant father and I do really wish he could have met his grandchildren. That’s my greatest regret, that he never met his grandchildren.”
Similarly, five years ago when speaking to the Daily Mail, she emphasised her regret over her dad not meeting her children, along with him not getting the chance to see her role on Strictly.
She commented: “He would have been so proud. He loved Bruce Forsyth. He adored ballroom, all of it.”
BBC viewers saw Tess and Bruce front the show for a decade before he stepped down from the show in 2014, admitting it was the ‘right time’. Bruce tragically passed away in 2017 aged 89.
Claudia Winkleman was announced as his replacement after hosting the spin-off show It Takes Two.
She’s been part of the show ever since, often seen speaking to the celebrities after their routines in the ‘Clauditorium’
Strictly Come Dancing is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.