Tess Daly worked as a model for ten years before moving to New York where she began to write for the likes of Paper magazine. Tess made her first television presenter appearance on The Big Breakfast in 2000. She has gone on to present numerous shows including ten series of Strictly Come Dancing. Tess writes a weekly fashion column for The Mirror and has her own award winning Daly Beauty range. Her debut novel The Camera Never Lies was published in 2011 following publication of The Baby Diaries in 2010 which documents her journey through motherhood. Her second novel, It's Up to You, New York is published in April 2013 Tess is mum to two daughters Phoebe and Amber.
