Tess Daly has been the face of Strictly Come Dancing for the past 17 years, and has been a vital part of the team who managed to get the nation through those difficult Saturday nights under lockdown and various tier restrictions in December.

Although the majority of the public were forced to stay in, the stars on the show and the crew backstage undeniably went the extra mile to deliver a few hours of wonderful distraction week after week in the lead up to Christmas. Now with 2021 well and truly upon us, the host of the popular dancing series has heaped praise on the team and how it managed to be a salvation for herself as it was for us.