Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman stunned TV fans when they announced their departure from Strictly Come Dancing, with the current series being their last
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Tess Daly has said there’s one show she won’t do(Image: Getty)
The British public where shocked last week when Strictly Come Dancing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced they would both be leaving the iconic BBC programme.
Tess, 56, and Claudia, 53, have hosted the programme together since 2014, with the former being a part of the show’s presenting line up since 2004.
Last week, the pair appeared on Strictly for the first time since their announcement and addressed the news.
Claudia, who also hosts The Traitors and Celebrity Traitors, said: “We want to thank you for your beautiful messages.
“We’ve got another eight weeks on this incredible show and a Strictly champion to crown. We can’t wait to spend the rest of the series with you.”
However, following their announcement, there has been speculation about what both presenters might do next, and whether they will seek new ventures.
Speaking to Hello! about whether she might join Claudia on The Celebrity Traitors, Tess joked that she didn’t think it would suit her.
She said: “I might not be very good at it because I do the world’s worst poker face. And with Claudia there, I would be looking at her to give me a secret signal.”
Also during the interview, Tess, who was awarded an MBE for services to broadcasting earlier this year, said that despite her professional success, her biggest role has been as a mother to daughters Phoebe and Amber, who she shares with Vernon Kay.
She explained: “I love being a mum, and it’s what’s defined me for the past 20 years, but I also love my work and I’m proud of the career that I’ve achieved.
“I’ve never wanted to miss out on my children’s lives as they grow, and I’ve never wanted to hand over that role to anyone else because I treasure it too much.”
In fact, it is Tess’ MBE that one TV source suggested to the Mirror may have played a role in her and Claudia’s decision to leave the show.
Last week, they said: “The feeling is Tess and Claudia wanted to go out at the top and whilst the show is still huge and shortly after they received MBEs.
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“Announcing it mid series also gives them a bit of a swan-song and doesn’t take the spotlight away from the winner.
When Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced their breakup from Strictly Come Dancing, the current season of the pair’s career.
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Tess Daly has said there’s one show she won’t do(Image: Getty)
The British public where shocked last week when Strictly Come Dancing presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced they would both be leaving the iconic BBC programme.
Tess, 56, and Claudia, 53, have been co-hosting the program since 2004, with the former serving as the show’s presenter since 2004.
The pair addressed the news on Strictly last week, marking their first public appearance since their announcement.
We want to thank you for your lovely messages, Claudia, who hosts The Traitors and Celebrity Traitors, said.
“This incredible show will continue for eight more weeks and have a Strictly champion to be the best.” We’re looking forward to spending the series with you the rest of the way.
However, there has been rumors about what both presenters might do next and whether or not they will look for new businesses following their announcement.
Speaking to Hello! about whether she might join Claudia on The Celebrity Traitors, Tess joked that she didn’t think it would suit her.
She said: “I might not be very good at it because I do the world’s worst poker face. And with Claudia there, I would be looking at her to give me a secret signal.”
Tess, who received an MBE for her services to broadcasting earlier this year, also stated in the interview that despite her professional success, her main responsibilities have been being the mother of daughters Phoebe and Amber, both of whom she shares with Vernon Kay.
She continued, “I love being a mother, and it’s what has defined me for the past 20 years. I also love my job and I’m proud of my career.”
Because I value it so highly, I’ve never wanted to miss out on my children’s lives as they grow, and I’ve never wanted to hand that role to anyone else.
In fact, it is Tess’ MBE that one TV source suggested to the Mirror may have played a role in her and Claudia’s decision to leave the show.
The message was that Tess and Claudia wanted to rise to the top, despite the fact that the show is still huge and shortly after receiving MBEs, they said last week.
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The announcement mid-season also gives them a little swan-song and doesn’t distract the winner from the story.
Now in her 60s, the GMTV star is busier than ever and incredibly optimistic about the future
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The broadcaster discussed going through menopause during the breakdown of her marriage to Grant Bovey(Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Stroke Association)
Anthea Turner has opened up about her experience of perimenopause, which coincided with one of the most turbulent periods of her life. Back in 2012, the former GMTV star began experiencing symptoms she struggled to describe and decided to visit a GP.
“The most difficult thing for me at the time was actually explaining myself,” she said. “When I started out on my journey, there just wasn’t the conversation. You could, if you really looked, find something – but nobody really wanted to talk about menopause, because it was this horrible admission as a woman that you’re getting old – and God forbid we want to admit that.”
Sitting in her local surgery ‘snivelling’ through her symptoms, the broadcaster, now 65, left with a prescription for tranquilisers. She continued: “He said, ‘I’m going to prescribe you tranquilisers.’ Before I even took one, I thought: no, no, this has got to be wrong – and obviously I went on my own journey.”
That journey was far from straightforward. Turner also began having problems within her marriage to her then-husband Grant Bovey, CEO of Imagine Homes, who had just declared bankruptcy in 2010.
“My ex-husband’s business was going down. I rolled up my sleeves and did what all women do, ‘I’ll work my way out of this’,” she said. “…I was literally commuting back and forth to Canada and filming and coming home then somewhere in all this melee I was going through the menopause as well.”
Turner even wrote her husband a letter to explain what she was going through. She continued: “I tried to put into words what was happening to me, but then of course I later found out he was having an affair and wasn’t interested in his sweaty wife.
“Your confidence takes the hit – and confidence is the key to life. When you start to lose it, it’s a downward spiral.” Nonetheless, Turner described how acknowledging her loss of confidence was a crucial factor that made menopause a transformative experience for her.
“It’s probably the best wake-up call you’ll ever have to take control,” she said. “Up until then, we’ve partied, we’ve eaten whatever we wanted, we haven’t really thought about our health because we didn’t need to. Then there comes a point where you have a big night out and it takes three days to get over it.”
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You might find it surprising that her approach was centred on vanity. She continued: “How was I going to get my confidence back? I was going to use vanity and self-preservation.
“Sometimes that’s what you need. You look in the mirror and say, OK then, my skin, my hair, my waistline – they don’t look the same. There’s nothing wrong with a little bit of vanity to get that confidence back.”
Turner’s reset began with her diet. “I cut out processed foods and sugar,” she said. “[Now] I do the 80:20 rule – 80 per cent of things are good and 20 per cent I can have that croissant. I apply it to food, clothes, exercise, everything.”
She later added: “The cleaner you eat, the less complicated it becomes. If you have to put your glasses on to read the ingredients on the back of a packet, it’s probably not good.”
The catalyst that kick-started her diet change was the visible difference she began to see in her hair. Once her trademark, it had started to break off. It’s a familiar story for many women going through hormonal changes, as falling oestrogen can make hair thinner, drier and more brittle.
“When I cut sugar, slowly that tanker started to turn around,” she added. “I didn’t change my haircare routine – it was beauty from within.”
Like many women in midlife rediscovering their confidence, Turner observed increased dialogue about hair and lash loss—once a taboo subject that’s now openly discussed on social media. She finds that using serums and scalp oils, especially brands like UKLash, has been transformative.
The same logic applies to skincare. In the first five years after menopause, collagen production decreases by 30 per cent. She claimed that post-menopause skin ‘needs more moisture and fewer harsh products’, stating that ingredients like ceramides, hyaluronic acid, peptides and niacinamide really help.
Turner also admitted that she’s not above making a few aesthetic adjustments. “I haven’t frowned since I was 40 – frankly, I’ve needed to on many occasions,” she laughed, referring to Botox injectables, “But I cannot always look as angry as I feel.
“I do have a tiny bit of filler just in the apples [of my cheeks]. Then I do all the facial exercises and I have got the [LED] mask and I love it but I don’t know how much it works. I’m just always trying to keep things in balance.”
For Turner, menopause was therefore less an ending than a recalibration. And now in her 60s, she’s busier than ever and incredibly optimistic. “First off, you have to admit things are changing,” she said.
Tom Daley is the host of The Game of Wool on Channel 4 in collaboration with experts in the knitting industry. Drama, heartache, and even tears filled the film’s script.
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Tom Daley fronts The Game of Wool(Image: Channel 4 / James Simpson)
Olympic diving legend Tom Daley has swapped water for wool as he brings his favourite hobby to the screen in The Game Of Wool – but filming was far from smooth sailing.
The new Channel 4 competition follows 10 passionate knitters and crocheters as they stitch, loop and purl their way toward the title of Britain’s Best Knitter.
“It’s been a huge passion of mine to get as many people involved in knitting as possible because of the mindfulness aspect of it,” says Tom Daley, 31. But he warns, “It’s not the relaxing journey the contestants are probably used to.”
Competents will test their creativity and endurance against the clock in eight weeks and sixteen challenges. Tom says, “It’s a very competitive match.”
“It begins with a group knit, which is a unique challenge. They only learn it when I repeat it for the first time. They then must work in teams.
Each creation undergoes hours of meticulous work. He notes that “some of the challenges are 10 or 12 hours,” “but it’s only a very short time to knit a jumper or cardigan.”
However, Tom only serves as host; Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell, the judges’ panel members, take the difficult decisions. They get to pick who to cast off, Tom asserts. There will only be one winner, I predict.
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The show is more than just a competition, in Tom’s eyes, a celebration of collaboration, originality, and breaking stereotypes. According to Tom, “We have people of all races and genders.”
A builder who is a true lad’s lad loves to knit on a construction site. When another applicant submitted their application, they had just turned 18 years old. They could not possibly be as young as they were. It’s amazing to see how much talent they have and what they can produce. You’ll discover that everyone enjoys knitting.
More than a few nerves were uncovered by one difficult task, which involved a notoriously difficult lace. Tom recalls that there were tantrums and tears. The most difficult part was that. You’ve never seen it before with this knitting.
When contestants struggled, Tom had to resist the urge to intervene as host. He claims that there was a time when I saw someone making a huge mistake and had to refrain from speaking out.
I’m not supposed to get involved, he said. It all came to an end when someone else struggled to understand the pattern. It was truly heartbreaking.
The “Stitchuation Room” is where Tom, Di, and Sheila pick their Knitter of the Week before saying goodbye to one unlucky crafter, is the focus of each episode.
The Yarn Barn, the show’s vibrant center, and “Haberdashery Of Dreams,” a wealth of materials, are also present.
Tom made sure his own wardrobe matched the contestants’ creativity while filming in the picturesque Scottish countryside. Sheila always gets winded up, says Tom. She says, “Oh God, what are you wearing? ” “Every day I come in.”
Tom sees a chance in The Game of Wool to reframe what knitting means in contemporary Britain. He says, “I hope we can start getting it back into the school curriculum as well,” and that it will inspire a new generation of knitters and crocheters.
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“Getting kids involved, practicing mindfulness, and getting away from screens is incredibly important for them. Every stitch is made with love, which gives people a sense of accomplishment when they create something for themselves.
On Sunday, November 2nd, The Game of Wool will be broadcast on Channel 4.
Alison O’Donnell and Ashley Jensen make their 10th appearance in the crime drama Shetland. However, her trip to the set from her Bath home was a little difficult.
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Calder and Tosh return to screens in Shetland(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Silverprint Films/Jamie Simpson/Anne Binckebanck)
Shetland celebrates its 10th series with a very fishy mystery, but getting to the set of the show was a chore in itself. DI Ruth Calder and DI Alison “Tosh” McIntosh are back.
The new season of the hit BBC One crime drama, based on the books written by Ann Cleeves, opens with the detecting duo sharing a rare moment of downtime in their car before Calder and Tosh are called to stop a boat suspected of carrying drugs.
The scene proved a test of endurance for Ashley Jensen, who plays Calder, as she had to rifle through a cart of dead fish after a tip-off. “It was real fish but the smell wasn’t as bad as you might anticipate,” Ashley says. “It was fresh fish but it was eight in the morning. I was flinging them about and I was getting bits of fish in my face. But I love all that.”
When an elderly woman named Eadie is discovered strangled to death, a case that shakes the team to the core, things start to get a darker turn. However, Ashley makes fun of the fact that this series is about more than murder.
Apart from my first season, she claims, “It’s my favorite season in terms of the script.” It incorporates the murder case from all of our personal lives.
Even DC Sandy Wilson, (Steven Robertson), and Sergeant Billy McCabe (Lewis Howden) feel the fallout. “We’re all looking at each other and thinking ‘who are you?’” Ashley says.
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Tosh, on the other hand, taps into her inner disciplinarian. “I aptly named her Dark Tosh. We see a side of her we’ve never seen before. She starts to lose her faith in policing. Everything starts to fall apart,” says Alison O’Donnell, who plays Tosh.
There’s also a hint of romance on the horizon for Ruth. “She’s in a place where she’s doing dating apps, because she feels she has to,” Ashley says. But the investigation could lead her heart somewhere unexpected – Eadie’s handsome son, Ed, played by Stuart Townsend.
According to Ashley, “He has this complicated relationship with his mother, and Calder has complicated relationships with her father.” Allison warns that the investigation will be very sensitive. She claims that “this story will affect our team and it will bring out things from the past.”
The cast’s greatest adversary is Shetland weather, who still dominates the screen. Finding a location there was sometimes more difficult for Ashley, who lives in Bath.
She claims that when we travel there, me and about 15 other members of the crew always take an airplane. However, we had to travel to Orkney and arrive there.
Shetland was impossible to reach. We all spent about two hours sitting on the pavement. Then we must return to Aberdeen and spend the night at a hotel.
Alison had to adapt to a new dynamic when Ashley joined the eighth series in 2023 despite playing Tosh since the show’s beginning. Because I had been doing this for a long time and had an established rhythm, Alison recalls trying to find my feet during the first few weeks.
However, it became apparent to me that Ashley is the most sincere collaborator after a short while. Ashley continues, “Sometimes, you meet people and you go, “I can’t remember not knowing you,” which is a good thing.
Ashley’s own career has taken her from Scotland to Hollywood – she starred as Christina McKinney in Ugly Betty – but she says Shetland is where she belongs.
The Annan native says, “It felt like coming home when I first arrived in Shetland.” I don’t need to go back to America to prove anything. I think I did everything right and really enjoyed it. I’m not that person; I’m naturally Scottish.
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Both actresses concur that the atmosphere on set is enjoyable, even eccentric, and occasionally filled with costume parties despite the long hours and the unpredictable weather.
They have “gone through a lot,” Ashley claims. They “have a theme,” they say. This year, puffins were the theme for our last year, while last year we had a maritime theme. The makeup artists “went to town” without a doubt.
Keith Urban hung up on the program during an interview, which sparked a heated debate that raged in Australia.
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A popular Australian radio show has been axed following a much-discussed controversy involving Keith Urban(Image: CBS via Getty Images)
A popular Australian radio show has been axed following a much-discussed controversy involving Keith Urban. The Aussie musician, 57, made an appearance on Australian Radio Network (ARN)’s Hayley & Max In The Morning, which has been hosted by Max Burford and Hayley Pearson for just under a year.
The interview took place just weeks before it was revealed that he and Nicole Kidman had called time on their near-20 year marriage, and that the Hollywood actress had filed for divorce herself. It all seemed to be going well until he was asked about Nicole’s sex scenes with Zac Efron in their film A Family Affair
What does Keith Urban think about his beautiful wife and his attractive younger partner, Zac Efron, who both have beautiful love scenes on television? The only thing Keith said was to call the interview over right away. A crew member was reportedly said that he and his team disliked the questioning and that the conversation had ended.
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The radio station announced that the Mix102.3 show would air for the final time on December 12 less than six months after the viral moment. As part of a revised overall station strategy that emphasizes bolder content and bigger moments that truly set the station apart, the station will introduce a new live and local breakfast show in 2026.
It comes just days after the network announced that Corey Oates, a member of the Brisbane breakfast program Robin, Kip &, and Corey Oates had also been fired. The on-air team was also praised by the rep for their “hard work, creativity, and commitment to the Brisbane audience” while they were producing.
The network “can’t reveal details just yet” of what is to come for the broadcaster, according to an email seen by Mediaweek. The radio show host, Max Burford, later said that he thought they were “vibing” with the country singer and wondered if Keith had grown to dislike them after the contentious exchange.
He continued, “I believed we were vibing with Keith.” Do you know Keith Urban is currently in trouble?
Hayley Pearson, his co-host, said that Keith “hates” us because of how much she thought their interrogation would affect their relationship. I was aware of what was going to happen. Just after their 19th wedding anniversary, Kieth’s angry response to questions about his wife’s movies was immediate.
The couple, who married in Sydney in 2006 after meeting at a Los Angeles event in 2005, have two daughters, aged 17 and 14. The divorce documents include a detailed parenting plan, with Kidman set to be the primary residential parent for 306 days of the year. Urban will have the remaining 59. The filing states both girls will remain in Nashville, where they’ve lived their whole lives.
Even though the parents are divorced, the agreement states that “the mother and father will act with each other and each child in a way that fosters a loving, stable, consistent, and nurturing relationship with the child.”
They won’t criticize one another or other members of the other parent’s family. They will encourage each child to remain devoted to the other parent and feel at ease with them.
Both parties make over $100, 000 per month, according to reports, and neither will seek child or spousal support. Each asset will be named in its own name, including royalties and copyrights.
Urban and Kidman signed the parenting agreement on August 29 and on September 6th, which suggests that the separation had been planned in advance of the release of the information. The divorce will be finalized in at least 90 days, according to Tennessee law.
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This was Urban’s first marriage and Kidman’s second. She was previously married to Tom Cruise, with whom she has two older children. Just last year, at a Netflix premiere, Kidman told the Associated Press, “You’re heading for trouble if you consider yourselves the perfect couple. I’m not a believer in perfect.”
At the AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony earlier that year, Urban emotionally paid tribute to Kidman by saying, “I’m in rehab for three months.” Nic chose love despite all of her own negative voices, I’m sure even some of her own. 18 years later, we are here.
