Tess Daly won’t be wearing high-heels anymore after she narrowly avoided a nasty accident live on Strictly Come Dancing.
The 55-year-old presenter, who hosts the BBC One programme alongside Claudia Winkleman, almost tumbled over during last week’s show. She has now revealed she has requested smaller heels before Saturday night’s live show (October 5) in a bid to avoid an on-set disaster.
Speaking to Brian Dowling and Suzanne Kane on 98FM, she said: “There are lots of camera cables everywhere and I’m running across at speed to greet a couple after their dance.”
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“I’m trying to avoid the audience and their legs and tripping over cable cords. Last week, I swear, I righted myself in time just before I hit the floor.”
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She continued: “I don’t think there’s a contingency if I go down. I’m a bit like, ‘Can I have slightly lower heels now? Four inches isn’t going to cut it!'”
Tess previously said how her eldest daughter didn’t know realise that she had a famous mum until she reached the age of seven. The star, who has Phoebe, 19, and 14-year-old Amber with her husband Vernon Kay – feels it is important for her kids to be “grounded”, despite their parents’ success.
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She told MailOnline: “They are so grounded they know the value of everything. It is everything for us. They have good morals and respect others. It’s everything. They build their self-esteem via you.
“It is so important to us to keep them grounded. It has never been about us at home it is about them and their lives and us at a family.”
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“Phoebe didn’t even know I worked on TV until she was about seven! She had no idea until she saw me once and said, ‘There’s my mum!’ She just thought I went to work on a Saturday because to them it is work.
“Of course they thoroughly enjoy it and they loved watching their dad on ‘I’m A Celeb’, they love ‘Strictly’ but it is part of what we do and it doesn’t define who we are to them. We’re just mum and dad.”
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