Tess Daly, a member of Strictly Come Dancing, said that her time spent consuming “consumes a lot” of her time. Just days before she announced she is leaving the show, she announced.
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Tess Daly has given fans a glimpse of her collections over the years (Image: INSTAGRAM/TESSDALY )
Earlier this week, Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly announced that the current series of the show will be her last after “21 wonderfully joyful years”. The 56-year-old has been fronting the competition since its inception in 2004, firstly co-hosting with Bruce Forsyth followed by Claudia Winkleman.
Tess and Claudia stepped aside in a video with her co-star on Wednesday that stated it was time to “pass the baton on.”
Many fans have been left wondering why Tess made such a rumored salary of £150, 000 for her Strictly role.
Some people may not be aware that the presenter spends a lot of her time away from the cameras.
With her best friend Gayle Lawton, Tess co-owns the swimwear line Naia Beach, which was launched in 2021.
She recently shared her four-year venture with us, saying, “That’s my other baby, the business, and that requires me to work long hours every day, first thing in the morning, and last thing at night.
It grows and doesn’t sleep. And [I love building a business with my best friend, which is] really exciting] is] getting creative.
“But, it does consume a lot of my time. So I’m usually doing that, it’s wonderful,” she added, in a discussion with Giovanna Fletcher on the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast.
Tess continued, “It’s enjoyable, you know, its really satisfying but that takes up most of my time.”
The Strictly star is a mother to daughters Amber and Phoebe, both of whom are businesswomen and presenters.
Tess shares her children with her long-term husband Vernon Kay, who fronts the mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2.
The presenter’s family life has very much been a part of her time on Strictly Come Dancing.
Tess returned to work for the second series of the show just six weeks after the birth of the pair’s first child.
I returned six weeks after giving birth. Because I was a new mother, that was no mean feat. She shared that she had a caesarean.
The caesarean, which is a pretty major operation, worked out really well in terms of timing.
However, being a new mother for the first six weeks after giving birth presented some challenges for me, including not knowing what I was doing and not sleeping very well.
The odds are that Tess might sign up for her first reality series, Celebrity Traitors, after she announced her exit.
Although it was rumored that she and Vernon would be performing on Claudia’s show last year, Tess later claimed this never happened.
She recently told The Metro that “She]Claudia] knows I’d be able to read her mind.” I’d be terrible at playing poker and being a traitor.
Previously insisting this was true, Vernon said on Good Morning Britain: “Tess always laughs when she tells a fib, whereas I’m terrible.
“It’s not convincing. I think it would be an interesting psychological experience, The Traitors.”
Although there are reports that she and her ex-husband Ray Fensome were going through a bitter divorce, Coleen Nolan herself has spoken out.
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Coleen Nolan has shared the truth behind claims she had a bitter divorce(Image: REACH PLC / Alex James)
Coleen Nolan of Loose Women insists that she and her ex-husband are “best friends.” The report comes just days after it was reported that the TV star and Ray Fensome, who she split from in 2018, went through a “bitter” divorce. But Blackpool-born Coleen insists this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Ray, a musician, recently appeared on Loose Women during their groundbreaking mental health-inspired programme, playing guitar in the Loose band. “Before the programme had even finished, there was a story online about how Ray had been offered a full-time job at Loose Women, even though we had a terrible divorce,” Coleen told the Mirror.
The speculation, the 60-year-old explains, can be “really frustrating”, adding, “I don’t know why they’ve massively got it in for Loose”. In response to persistent rumors about heated debates and toxic behavior in the show’s background, Coleen retorts defiantly, “On my children’s lives, that’s just not true. It isn’t accurate. We are exactly like how we are on-screen.
” There are moments when you go, ‘ You’re getting on my nerves, now, ‘ and I love that because we’re like sisters, it never lasts. It’s unfortunate. There isn’t anything like it, and we’ve accomplished so many wonderful things in Loose. “Each day, she says with a sigh, panellists are subjected to some kind of trolling on social media, be it about their appearance or opinions. And as Coleen admits, she can be bothered by it.
It’s unfortunate that they are trying to beat it down, which is typically women. Women should be championing women! Social media, however, has the bottle cracked. Only if it will seriously hurt people, when I’m drawn to trolls. It’s ridiculous. According to Coleen, “Coleen says she rarely feels any bias against the male panellists based on their looks or subjects.” It comes out as soon as it’s women. It’s bizarre, “she adds.
There are still parts of Coleen’s life that she hesitates to share on-air despite having grown up in one of the country’s most well-known singing families. I don’t share personal matters until they are somewhat settled, including my breakups from my husbands. Not Shane]Richie], because we’d already broken up before I started Loose Women – that’s how I got on Loose Women.
“But with Ray, there were a couple of years before I actually came out and talked about it. It’s unfair on the other person because I’m always aware of them. When it’s all said and done, I’ll say, “Yes, it was a difficult couple of years, but not while we’re going through it; it was also difficult for him.”
Coleen is the first to admit she’s a “great talker” and would rather share than keep things bottled up – but reveals her brutal honesty has sometimes got her into tricky situations at home. After discussing marriage and family on Loose, she says, “Sometimes, I’ve come home silent.” I tell them, “Look, I do a show, and I’m going to talk about it if a topic about kids or divorce comes up.”
Singing and performing from the age of two, Coleen – who moved to a six-acre farm in Dilhorne, Staffordshire, in 2024 to fulfil her dream of being surrounded by animals in the countryside – admits that she doesn’t feel much like a “celebrity”.
“I think people have a certain impression of celebrities, and I’m not that. I’m not at every red-carpet event. I’m happiest at home, covered in horse poo and taking the dogs for a walk! And as far as being open, I’d rather be that way – I don’t think the public are stupid. If you go on air and deliver a fake persona, which a lot do, it’s hard to live up to.”
Her older sisters Maureen, Anne, and Denise recently performed The Nolans’ biggest hits on stage, but Coleen says she is unprepared for the band’s return, aside from the occasional family gathering or one-time performance.
As a family, the Nolans have suffered devastating heartache, not least, the deaths of Bernie in 2013 and Linda in January of this year, both after courageously battling cancer right until the end. Coleen admits that going without them would be too strange.
Without Bernie and Linda, I couldn’t go on a tour. Bernie was the lead singer, and Linda was a force to be reckoned with. I would miss them way too much. The four of us wouldn’t feel the same when we actually performed.
Heartbreakingly, Coleen reveals that her two sisters gave the family strict rules when they first fell ill. “I remember Bernie saying to me, ‘ I’ll give you two weeks to cry and cry a lot because I’m worth it, but then, shut up and get back out there. ‘ That is what I recall. The same Linda existed. If they can be that strong when they went through what they went through, I have no right to hide under a duvet”.
She adds that Coleen and her family were greatly comforted by the public’s outpouring of love as they battled both setbacks. “It meant so much to us and it makes me so sad for people that haven’t got that. Some people have to deal with those situations alone, perhaps without a family. I was so appreciative of it. It really helped, a lot. The Blackpool Tower, when Linda passed away, didn’t tell us when they turned it pink the next day. It was very emotional.
Coleen says talking about grief on the show can be tough. It’s sometimes difficult because you have to go out, smile, and put on a face. I started therapy after Linda’s passing because I found it to be very difficult for a while. I really struggled to get back on the horse. However, life goes on, and your bills always seem to be paying. I don’t know how I would have felt if I had been a multimillionaire; that’s why I needed therapy; I needed a logical person to explain things to me. I needed someone I could cry openly with. Because my family was going through their own pain, I didn’t want to cry in front of them.
Grief is something that Coleen is still coming to terms with, as she reveals how, like many people, it hits her out of the blue, leaving her heartbroken all over again. But most recently, Coleen has found joy on her farm, which she documents on her own YouTube channel, adding that she would “absolutely” love to do a family reality show. “I did pitch it to a lot of channels,” she confesses. “I’m probably the wrong age and size for them. I don’t fit the criteria.”
However, there are still many options open. Next year, Coleen is on the road again for This Is Me, her second solo tour, promising a night of laughter, stories, surprises – and even a song or two. “I’m really excited!” Because I haven’t yet put it together, I’m a little anxious. I’m at that stage where I’m having sleepless nights thinking about how we’re going to do it”!
Fans who had forgotten Coleen was a singer first contacted her after her recent performance on Loose Women. She says, “I very rarely sing any more,” and that all I’ve ever done is realize that’s what I was born to do. It’s nice to be able to do both on this tour. I want to ask the audience questions and answers, have fun, and then interject my life story with songs.
She’s “scared” of the stories his older son, musician Shane Nolan, may spill, and she’s excited to see him play. “When we did the last tour, Shane was my support, then came on during my set. Because he is my son, I can tell him to shut up because I’m comfortable with him”! she asserts.
“He knows me and I know him, we’ve got the exact same sense of humour, and he’s such an entertainer”.
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For Wales, a friendly against Poland on Tuesday in Newport will mark the start of life.
And so begins the difficult task of rebuilding after the Wales team’s foundation has been lost in Fishlock’s international retirement.
Fishlock has played in more than two-thirds of the games in the women’s football team’s history, making it a national squad for almost two decades.
She continues to be Wales’ standout player even as her 39th birthday approaches, at least until she bid her final farewells on Saturday at Cardiff City Stadium.
Without Fishlock, Rhian Wilkinson will be the head coach tasked with leading Wales and ensuring that their progression is continued without their iconic number 10.
Wilkinson claims that Fishlock’s international retirement would be a “waste of energy” in trying to fill the void.
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“I’ve watched it happen in Canada when Christine Sinclair retired, and then they just decided, oh this is the next]one,” I said.
They are “one-offs.” That is impossible for you.
Wales must instead develop a new strategy, according to Wilkinson.
In the wake of Euro 2025, Fishlock, who spent the majority of her professional career with Seattle Reign, joins Kayleigh Barton in hanging up the red shirt of Wales. This will give younger, less experienced players the chance to show they can succeed on the international stage.
Wilkinson acknowledges that Wales is going through a transition due to the personnel change.
She said, “Yes absolutely, and that’s a scary word.”
It’s a fascinating word. I believe there are now many opportunities for players who may have had a development or fringe career.
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There is a nod to the future in the current camp with the seven players from Wales’ Euro 2025 squad who were injured.
In the 92nd minute of Australia’s friendly defeat, Fishlock was substituted.
She gave Angharad James the captain’s armband, but Tianna Teisar, a 20-year-old forward, took the baton in her place.
With Gwen Zimmerman starting in defense and Scarlett Hill stepping in for Ffion Morgan late on, Teisar was one of three players who received debuts on the day Fishlock bid farewell.
Mia Ross, Teagan Scarlett, and Poppy Soper were the other young players on the bench, as are Amy Richardson and Annie Wilding, both of whom are hoping to play some soccer against Poland.
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They have probably watched Jess their entire life, Wilkinson said, “for them.”
She has played for the team and demonstrated her enthusiasm for the badge.
It’s a regular game, in my opinion, but I don’t think you watch any national teams that don’t feel like they represent [their country].
Pretty symbolic, don’t you think?
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Fishlock didn’t score in the final international match against Australia, but it seemed as though Wales would earn her honor with a respectable draw in the 2023 World Cup semi-finals.
Before Caitlin Foord’s late winner, Wales squared off against the Matildas after a soft Courtney Nevin opener and Mared Griffiths’ first international goal set the scene.
The 18-year-old was winning her only second cap as she began one of two attacking midfield positions alongside Fishlock, narrowly missing out on a spot in Wales’ European Championship squad.
After Fishlock was tackled, Griffiths latched on to a loose ball before chipping it past Australia goalkeeper Teagen Micah and into the far corner of the net.
“Mared just ran the entire time she was out there,” Wilkinson said. “But with purpose,” she said.
What a successful goal, and [it was] pretty symbolic, right? The final game for Jessica, a young star coming up and scoring a world record like that.
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