NEWS
Insiders say that despite having a self-confidence knock, Strictly’s Tess Daly is working through it and is determined to bounce back
She’s often hailed as having one of the most naturally beautiful faces on TV, but last week Tess Daly left fans shocked after revealing she’d love to have a nose job. Speaking in an interview, Tess, 53, shared, “I’ve hated my nose since I was 15 years old. I broke it playing netball. I hate my profile. I’d love to change it, but I wouldn’t dare in case it just looked worse after. It’s something I’ve lived with – and I’m trying to concentrate on the good stuff.”
UNKIND
Tess first rose to fame as a model, before making her TV break as a presenter on The Big Breakfast in 1999. Now, the star has one of the best gigs in TV as one half of Strictly’s presenting duo, alongside co-host Claudia Winkleman – arole she’s enjoyed for 19 years.
However, Tess’ revelation over her self-confidence issues comes just three weeks after unkind comments that followed reports of her contract renewal – with her and Claudia believed to have signed another six-figure deal to present the hit BBC show. After news of the contracts broke, some fans of the show made cruel digs online about Tess’ presenting skills, calling her “unnatural”, “stiff”, and “wooden” – with some even claiming they would cancel their TV licence.
But after Tess recently revealed, “I enjoy myself too much to leave any time soon”, an insider says she is determined to prove her critics wrong and smash the next series.
A source says, “Strictly means the world to Tess – next year she will celebrate 20 years on the show and there’s no way she’s giving it up. It would break her heart to see anybody else host it, especially alongside Claudia, and she
