Strictly Come Dancing statement
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After many magnificent years in the ballroom, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman have confirmed they are saying goodbye to Strictly Come Dancing.
Strictly Come Dancing is set for another sad exit amid Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman's departure news. It was announced on Thursday (23 October) that Tess, 56, who has hosted Strictly since its start in 2004, and Claudia, 53, who has co-presented with Tess since 2014, would be leaving the hit BBC One show.
Julian Caillon could be set for disappointment this weekend as his partner Balvinder Sopal is the favourite to leave the BBC show
Actor and Neighbours star Stefan Dennis has withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing due to injury. "I was told that on Saturday I had torn my calf so significantly that I am now forced to withdraw from the show," he said in a statement.
Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke has shared an update on the final of this year's competition following the news that Stefan Dennis has quit the competition. The Neighbours actor, 66, pulled out of the third live show of the series due to medical reasons, but just days after his return to the ballroom, announced he was stepping back.