Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly 'secure huge six-figure deal’ to return as Strictly hosts

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have reportedly secured their biggest six figure salary to return as hosts for Strictly Come Dancing.

Tess, 53, fronted the show alongside Sir Bruce Forsyth since it premiered in 2004, while Claudia, 51, joined in 2014 after he stepped down. Before joining the main show as host, The Traitors star previously fronted the Strictly spin-off It Takes Two.

The duo have become fan-favourites in their almost decade long reign fronting the BBC ballroom dancing competition, and have seen Bill Bailey, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Hamza Yassin take home the Glitterball in recent years.

While the BBC has never officially revealed their salaries for the competition series, it has been reported that Claudia and Tess pocket £150,000 each per series. A TV insider told The Sun: "Beeb chiefs absolutely love Tess and Claudia and wouldn’t dream of ever losing them.

"They are especially proud of the fact that they have two women hosting a show on a Saturday and Sunday on prime time BBC One. It is an enviable position to be in. Strictly’s leading ladies may command a high price, but the Beeb view them as great value for money given how popular they are with viewers."

Strictly hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly (BBC)

They continued: "In the nine years they’ve been fronting the show, Tess and Claudia have become synonymous with the programme and bosses couldn’t contemplate them not being its presenters.

"Which is why execs are so keen to sign them up for another two years and ensure they don’t get poached by a rival broadcaster for their big shows."

Strictly Come Dancing 2022 kicked off on Saturday with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returning as hosts (PA)

Claudia has been met with rave reviews following her stint hosting the BBC reality show The Traitors, and is reportedly in talks for her own chat show with the broadcaster. According to reports, the team behind Graham Norton’s popular Friday evening programme, So Television, filmed the pilot.

A source said in December: "Her chat show pilot went down a storm with execs and there is a lot of buzz about it already."

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