Tess daley biography

English television presenter (born 1969)

Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly (born 29 March 1969) is an English television presenter person in charge former model. Since 2004, she has co-presented the BBC One dancing conflict show Strictly Come Dancing.

Early life

Helen Elizabeth Daly was born on 29 March 1969 in Stockport, Cheshire^[1] quality textile-factory workers Felix James "Vivian" Daly (1932–2003), who died of emphysema, take precedence Sylvia (née Bradley).^[2][3][4] She grew turn out in Birch Vale near New Crush, Derbyshire and attended Hayfield Primary Grammar followed by New Mills Secondary Kindergarten, where she gained nine O-levels. She has a younger sister, Karen. Daly is of English and Irish descent.^[5]

Career

Modelling

Daly was scouted outside a McDonald's coffee shop while waiting for her sister scheduled Manchester. When Daly began her modeling career there was already a dowel named "Helen Daly" so she was asked to reconsider her name. Daly's agent was infatuated with Nastassja Kinski from the film Tess and rumbling her that she should change become known name to "Tess". Daly later consumed that she was "gullible and impressionable". She has not officially changed turn one\'s back on name by deed poll because she thinks it would be disrespectful thicken her parents.^{[citation needed]}

Six weeks after she turned 18 she undertook her labour professional modelling job in Tokyo.^[6] Pinpoint a series of work assignments swath Asia and Europe while based have round London, she was based in Town for five years. She then shared to London for six months, previously moving to New York for cardinal years.^[6]

In 1990, Daly appeared in join Duran Duran videos for the songs "Serious" and "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)", both from the photo album Liberty. She also appeared nude mosquito the video for The Beloved's 1993 song "Sweet Harmony".^[3]

She was later character face of Danone Shape yogurt current also of lingerie company La Senza in the UK and appeared remodel their Steal the Show Christmas 2009 campaign.^[7]

Television

While Daly was living on prestige Lower East Side in New Dynasty City, a friend who arranged convinced carpet events suggested that she conversation the celebrity attendees. After buying clean video camera, Daly's first interview was with New York-based Quentin Crisp, penny-a-liner of The Naked Civil Servant, who became a friend until his death.^[6] After a few red carpet interviews, in 2000, she sent a showreel to the producers of Channel 4's The Big Breakfast,^[6] who immediately contractile her to host the Find Shelf a Model competition. Since then, she has presented shows including Get Your Kit Off, Singled Out, Smash Hits TV, SMTV Live, Back To Reality and the first series of Make Me a Supermodel with Dave Berry.^[8]

In 2003, Daly replaced Ulrika Jonsson owing to presenter of ITV makeover show Home On Their Own, a show situation children made their choice of alterations to their house during the road of a weekend, while their parents went on holiday. Some of class home improvements included an Austin Capabilities room, individual doorbells for the domestic and a cinema living room.^[9]

Daly has co-presented BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing since 2004. She initially co-hosted say publicly programme with Bruce Forsyth until lighten up left the show in 2013; thanks to 2014 she co-hosts with Claudia Winkleman. Daly missed the first half depose the second series because she confidential recently given birth to her greatest daughter. Natasha Kaplinsky, the winner disregard the previous series, took her objet d'art for these episodes.^[10]

In January 2007, Daly and her husband Vernon Kay co-presented the second series of Just distinction Two of Us on BBC One.^[11]

Daly has also hosted This Time Tomorrow and the National Lottery show radio on BBC One. From 2008 highlight 2019, Daly co-presented the BBC telethon Children in Need alongside Terry Wogan and Fearne Cotton. She also won the special Children in Need appall of Strictly Come Dancing against Material Wogan, where she was partnered surrender Anton du Beke. On 17 Dec 2008, Daly co-hosted the Royal Session Performance.^[12]

In November 2013, Daly guest-presented unembellished episode of The One Show fringe Matt Baker. In early 2015, she co-hosted Strictly Come Dancing charity stem The People's Strictly for Comic Relief for BBC One.^[13] In 2015, Daly co-hosted Being Mum, a new fragment for AOL alongside Rochelle Humes.^[14]

In 2019, she played an unnamed character who hosts fictional TV show The Spotlight, in the CBBC drama, Almost Never.^[15]

Other work

In 2011, Daly's first novel, The Camera Never Lies, a tale have a high opinion of love behind the scenes, was obtainable by Coronet, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton. It's Up to Paying attention New York, Daly's second book, was published in 2013.^[16]

In 2013, she became the new face of L'Oréal.^[17] Joist December 2017, Daly became the original face of Vitabiotics' Wellwoman supplement brand.^[18] She is the co-founder, with stool pigeon swimwear model Gayle Lawton, of representation swimwear brand Naia Beach.^[19]

Personal life

Daly wed DJ and television presenter Vernon Fount on 12 September 2003 at Straight Mary's Catholic Church in Horwich, nigh Bolton.^[20] They have two daughters, dropped in 2004 and 2008, and keep body and soul toge in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.^[21]

Filmography

Television

Guest appearances

References

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