Tess Daly, Motsi Mabuse and Carlos Gu and Phoebe Kay singing

Inside the raucous Strictly wrap party as Tess Daly leads a chorus and Carlos Gu holds hands with hunky former champ

The star's daughter Phoebe Kay, 21, also partied up a storm!

By Nancy Brown

22 Dec 2025, 15:04

Tags: Claudia Winkleman, Strictly Come Dancing, Tess Daly

It was an emotional Saturday night for the cast and crew of Strictly Come Dancing, as the team ended the series with a wrap party.

After celebrating Karen Carney’s Glitterball win, the Strictly team also celebrated Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman as they left the series on a high.

The pair announced that were leaving the series after 11 years of co-hosting together. And Tess, 56, led the crew in a rousing rendition of Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home) to celebrate Karen’s win and the end of her glittering Strictly career.

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Tess and Claudia holding glitterballs — Tess and Claudia bid Strictly one last goodbye on Saturday night (Credit: BBC)

Strictly Come Dancing wrap party revealed

The party took place at Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, where the glitzy BBC One competition was filmed. Cast and crew reportedly got stuck into the free bar, with Tess leading the party charge.

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