Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have announced they are stepping down as hosts of Strictly Come Dancing.
Daly had first started presenting the show 21 years ago, with Winkleman joining in 2014, having previously hosted Strictly's sister show, It Takes Two since 2004.
In a joint statement posted on Instagram, the pair confirmed the news regarding their departures.
"We will have the greatest rest of this amazing series, and we just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and to every single person who works on the show", they said. "They're the most brilliant team, and we’ll miss them every day".
"We will cry when we say the last "keep dancing", but we will continue to say it to each other. Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza".
In a short video to go with this statement, the pair had said that they felt it was the right time to leave the show.
Winkleman said: "Hi, it’s Claud and Tess. There have been some rumblings and we want you to hear this from us".
Daly added: "We have news. After 21 wonderfully joyful years on Strictly, we have decided that the time is right to step aside and pass over the baton."
"The very sparkly baton," Winkelman added.
Daly chimed in: "It’s been a huge part of our lives hasn’t it? Since our children were literally babes in arms and now they’re young adults and I think genuinely we have cherished every second".
Winkleman then said: "We have. We’re so lucky to have been part of this amazing show and just want to thank the Strictly team because Strictly is the people who make it".
Back in September, Dani Dyer-Bowen has pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing after fracturing her ankle in a fall during rehearsals. More on this story here.
