Tess Daly

• 29 March 1969
• English television presenter and former model
• Her modelling career began when she was was scouted outside a McDonald’s restaurant while waiting for her sister
• She has appeared in two Duran Duran music videos
• She also appeared nude in the video for The Beloved’s 1993 song “Sweet Harmony”
• Whilst living in New York City, a friend who arranged red carpet events suggested that she interview the celebrity attendees. After buying a video camera, her first interview was with Quentin Crisp,
• After a few red carpet interviews, she approached the producers of Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast, who asked her to host the Find Me a Model competition
• She is best-known for co-presenting Strictly Come Dancing
• She and her husband Vernon Kay co-presented the second series of Just the Two of Us
• Her first novel, The Camera Never Lies, is a tale of love behind the scenes
• She is the face of L’Oréal and Vitabiotics’ Wellwoman supplement brand

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