Vernon Kay and Tess Daly are already proud parents to two daughters, Phoebe, 17, and Amber, 13, but there's another 'baby' in their household that also fills them with joy.
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Vernon revealed that his family are huge fans of Strictly Come Dancing – which Tess has fronted since it began in 2004 – and they even see the BBC One show as a "third child". "We love Strictly in our house," Vernon said. "It's like our third child.
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"Tess started the show in its infancy — its first ever series when it was just a wee baby. Then we had our first baby and subsequently we had Amber, so we've grown up with it as like a family member."
He added to The Sun: "It sleeps for the majority of the year, but come August when they start prepping outfits and talking about contestants, that's when that baby comes alive."
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Vernon is extremely proud of his wife and her Strictly accomplishments and revealed she hopes to co-host the show well into her eighties, just like Sir Bruce Forsyth who hosted the show with her until he was 86.
Tess now co-hosts with Claudia Winkleman who took over from Bruce following his departure in 2014, and Vernon was full of praise for the game-changing female duo.
© Photo: Getty ImagesVernon and Tess married in 2003
He explained: "Strictly was probably one of the first shows to embrace two women as the main anchors of a huge Saturday night entertainment show.
"We've seen Ant and Dec for decades double-heading a show and I don't think two women had done that before on such a large scale.
© Photo: BBCTess and Claudia have been hosting Strictly together since 2014
"As far as prime time entertainment shows go, Claudia and Tess really broke the mould. I think that's something that both of them are really proud of — and long may it continue."
The 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing returns with a launch show on Saturday 17 September and will see 15 celebrities - including Helen Skelton, James Bye, Hamza Yassin, Fleur East, Tony Adams, and Ellie Simmonds - take to the dancefloor for a chance to lift the 2022 glitterball.
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