Tess Daly

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name = Tess Daly
caption = Daly at the 2008 BAFTA Television Awards
birth_date = Birth date and age|1971|4|27|df=yes
birth_place = Stockport, Cheshire, England
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occupation = Television presenter
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spouse = Vernon Kay
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children = Phoebe Elizabeth Kay

Helen Elizabeth Tess Daly or Tess Daly (sometimes known as Tess Kay) was born on 27 April 1971 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, and grew up in Birch Vale near New Mills, Derbyshire. She is a television presenter, and is married to the presenter Vernon Kay.

In 1990, she appeared in two Duran Duran videos for the songs "Serious" and "Violence of Summer", both from the album "Liberty". She also appeared in the video for The Beloved's 1992 song "Sweet Harmony", in which she appeared to be naked.

After working as a model, her first break into television arrived in 1999, when she hosted the 'Find Me A Model' competition on Channel 4's "The Big Breakfast". Since then, she has presented shows including "Singled Out", "Smash Hits TV", "SMTV Live", "Back To Reality", the first series of "Make Me a Supermodel" (with Dave Berry) and "Strictly Come Dancing", which she has co-hosted with Bruce Forsyth in all six series to date. Recently, she has also hosted "The National Lottery: This Time Tomorrow".

Personal life

She married Vernon Kay on 12 September 2003, at St Mary's Catholic Church in Horwich, in Bolton [ [http://archive.theboltonnews.co.uk/2003/9/13/531810.html THE sun shone, the bride wore white ....and so did the groom ] ] . They have one child together, Phoebe Elizabeth Kay, who was born in Westminster, London, [ [http://www.findmypast.com Births England and Wales 1984-2006] ] on 17 October 2004. In January 2007, they co-presented the second series of "Just the Two of Us" on BBC One. They live on a large estate in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire.

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