Top 60 Tess Daly Quotes

I bite my split ends off in the car, which is gross. It’s disgusting. I’ve probably got a fur ball in my stomach the size of a tennis ball.

I haven‘t tried my favorite dance – the Argentine tango – with Vernon yet. I’m sure there would be a lot of toe stamping going on!

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

‘Strictly‘ is feel-good escapism.

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

For me, the day does not begin without a very strong cup of builder‘s tea.

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

I’d worked in TV for a number of years before Strictly,’ doing kids‘ telly and a couple of Saturday-night shows, but nothing on that scale.

I have always considered myself a very resilient person, I come from very down-to-earth Northern stock, pragmatic by nature and with that bounce-back-ability.

One minute you‘re invited to Puff Daddy‘s party, the next you’re at a bash with Donald Trump, Kevin Costner and all these movie stars. Sometimes you had to pinch yourself and ask, what’s a girl from the Peak District doing here?’

If I’m not driving my children somewhere, I’m cooking for them.

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

I can’t obsess, I can’t become somebody who grows old disgracefully, I’m not one of those people that tries to pin back the hands of time.

As far as Vern and I go, we have had situations where people have tried to take photographs of me and cut Vernon out or vice versa in an attempt to create a scandal. But we just try and live our lives and ignore it.

I was in two Duran Duran videos. My kids are thoroughly unimpressed.

I didn’t go abroad until I was 16.

YouTubers are the rock stars to this generation – the kids just love them, that’s who they watch.

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

Let’s say I try to ignore the small stuff, like wet towels on the floor, the dishwasher full to the brim and not turned on. You know what men are like, they’ll never rise to our standards of excellence. But when they try, that’s enough!

I start the day with porridge, blueberries and maple syrup, or I’ll puree some mango and throw in some banana slices, then sprinkle some granola and flaxseed on top.

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

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

You know what men are like, they never really grow up, do they? Do they ever catch us up mentally? I don’t think so.

Before I got into television, I was working in New York. I interviewed a few people there, wrote a few articles for a fashion magazine out there called Paper‘ – which I hugely admired.

I broke my nose playing netball aged 15. I’ve hated my profile ever since.

We’re soulmates, me and Vernon.

‘Strictly’ is there to celebrate success.

I’m the sort of person that just believes in getting on and making the most of the opportunity you’ve been given, you know: buckle down, work hard and hopefully you’ll prove your worth.

When I do yoga, I feel like I’m kind of coming home to myself.

I worry about everyone – about old people, people who haven’t been able to see their families, about the economy and our children’s futures. The worries are endless.

Some of my friends laugh at me and tell me I’m far too working-class about my childcare, but I refuse to have a nanny.

My kids are my priority. Everything else is just sugar on top!

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

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

I do Yoga with Adriene’ online, on YouTube. It’s awesome – and it’s free!

I would say that I’m definitely a morning person – I love getting out of bed and seizing the day ahead.

I never missed a Sunday lunch growing up and I’ve continued that tradition with my own family.

All of my relationships with women are empowering.

I did want to tone up my arms. Mine have always been lean but I’ve never had any muscle tone with it because I never exercised.

I suddenly got magazine covers, TV commercials and advertising campaigns. Finally after two years I could show my mum and dad that modeling was lucrative.

Confidence comes from cutting yourself some slack.

That’s what has been so much fun about the whole creative process. You can make your characters have adventures that you haven’t had and might wish to have.

Storytime is so important. My little one, she‘s all about that last thing at night. It’s such a special time because they just snuggle up and it’s just magical.

I don’t want to pump myself full of collagen. That’s not what I’m about.

I dance every night at home in my kitchen; I’m a really good kitchen dancer.

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

And if my 10-year-old is Googling or looking on YouTube then she’s got to do it in a room where we’re present. We’ve put all the child safety settings in place, but you still can’t predict what might turn up on a YouTube or Google search.

If I was sugar-free, I’d be psycho.

If I do take the time to do yoga, even just ten minutes in the morning or last thing at night before bed, I feel better.

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

Gut health is everything, it’s the second brain, where many of our hormones are produced.

As soon as you hit 40, you have to defend your right to be that great age,’ and still working in the media. But why should I defend my great age?

I mean, obviously, this is a business that favors men as hosts without a doubt and they’re often paid more for the same job so I guess you could call that sexism but, personally, I haven’t come across it yet.

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 a celebratory, feel-good show, full of warmth and sparkle and joy, I felt lucky to be a part of something that people were appreciating on a whole other level because they were stuck at home.

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

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

There’s this expectation of glamour. Unlike men who can wear suits and nonchalantly stroll on in a flat loafer, I’ve got to run across the studio floor live in a high heel and a tight frock.

My mum’s really the only person who still calls me Helen, and that’s not often. She tends to call me ‘love,’ so when she does say ‘Helen’ it can take me a while to respond.

A lot of people always ask me about what life is like. Yes, it’s glamorous, it’s glitzy, but there is a lot more goes on than that glitz and glamour you see in a photograph or on a red carpet.

All my adult life, I’ve worked in media that demand you maintain your shape.