Tess Daly

We don't have phones at the dinner table.

— Tess Daly

I try not to dwell on the negatives.

— Tess Daly

I had a humble childhood, but it was full of love.

— Tess Daly

Confidence comes from cutting yourself some slack.

— Tess Daly

I love my girls more than anything else in the world.

— Tess Daly

We're soulmates, me and Vernon.

— Tess Daly

I've got a long spine, so I've got to work on my core.

— Tess Daly

All of my relationships with women are empowering.

— Tess Daly

I just don't want to hand over responsibility for my kids to somebody else. Doesn't matter how good they are.

— Tess Daly

I have the luxury of being alive and healthy, and I'm very grateful for that.

— Tess Daly

I won't let my daughters go on screens at least half an hour before bed because I think it stimulates them a…

— Tess Daly

I'm a touchy-feely person so I can't bear not hugging. It makes me want to cry.

— Tess Daly

I'm one of those people who had written my will by the age of 35.

— Tess Daly

I used to want to be a nurse. But then my sister cut herself really badly and I almost fainted.

— Tess Daly

I love those moments - the homework, the school run, when I get to chat to other mums. That's real life.

— Tess Daly

A microphone pack once fell down my knickers and nearly pulled my pants down.

— Tess Daly

There's this expectation of glamour. Unlike men who can wear suits and nonchalantly stroll on in a flat loafer, I've got to…

— Tess Daly

I had people telling me I was too big then telling me I was too thin - sometimes the same people. I…

— Tess Daly

So many times I've gone flying. I've fallen in audience members' laps, I've fallen down the stairs, I've had a shoe fall…

— Tess Daly

I've made a point throughout my girls' lives of reading them bedtime stories about strong, innovating women, whether it's Oprah Winfrey or…

— Tess Daly

Every time we visit my sister Karen in New Zealand I spend the next two months Googling properties and dreaming of escaping…

— Tess Daly

I'm in my fifties now. That's still a shock when I say it out loud, because I don't feel any different to…

— Tess Daly

Confidence, to me, is just pushing yourself a little bit further than you think you can go, and you'll always surprise yourself.

— Tess Daly

You can skip inside if the weather is bad, it's an all-weather exercise that really gets your circulation going, it wakes you…

— Tess Daly

If someone's in tears or they're leaving the show, it's hard not being able to physically reach out. But Strictly' is such…

— Tess Daly

Having children changes everything; it changes your entire perspective about life since from the moment they arrive your new world begins and…

— Tess Daly

'Strictly' is feel-good escapism.

— Tess Daly

I have been spinning a lot of plates, like every mum.

— Tess Daly

If I was sugar-free, I'd be psycho.

— Tess Daly

I didn't go abroad until I was 16.

— Tess Daly

I had no sympathy with my mum and dad.

— Tess Daly

I eat chocolate and I love sweet treats.

— Tess Daly

'Strictly' is there to celebrate success.

— Tess Daly

When you become a mum it's amazing, it blows your mind.

— Tess Daly

Topshop shoes are great. And always very comfortable.

— Tess Daly

Life is a mirror and you get back what you give out.

— Tess Daly

Honestly, I don't really do that much exercise.

— Tess Daly

I'm a people person, I love being around people.

— Tess Daly

If I'm feeling a bit fatter I won't talk about it.

— Tess Daly

I do yoga and Pilates, but I'm not militant about it.

— Tess Daly