Strictly Come Dancing star Tess Daly tearfully admitted that although she was all smiles on TV, she was 'torn up', and insisted that 'there's no such thing as 'having it all'
Tess Daly opened up on her immense grief following the death of her father, admitting that she was "completely broken up on the inside" while filming Strictly Come Dancing .
"The show that turned things round for me was Strictly Come Dancing, but no one had any idea how torn up I was when I did that very first show. Yes, I made sure I looked the part and laughed and did everything I had to do, but I was completely broken up on the inside." Tess's journey to stardom has not been easy but she was helped to the top by the work ethic instilled in her by her parents. Vivian, a working-class man from the Peak District, and his wife Sylvia spent their lives doing shifts in textile factories to keep the family afloat.
"It made me realise if I wanted a pair of Lycra shorts then I had to earn the money to buy them. I had to get a Saturday job and pay my way. It was that simple." Vivian died 18 days after Tess married fellow TV presenter Vernon Kay in September 2003. The couple, who now share daughters Phoebe, 19, and Amber, 14, were on honeymoon at the time. "I fell apart," says Tess, quietly. "I miss him so much, every day."
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