Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly has revealed only her mum calls her by her real name after her agent changed it at the start of her career.
The telly star was born Helen Daly and started her career as a teenage model.However, her agent discovered there was already a model on the books of her agency with the same name, so she had to change it.Tess revealed her agent picked the name Tess for her and now her mum is the only person who still calls her Helen.
She told Weekend magazine: "My mum's really the only person who still calls me Helen, and that's not often. "She tends to call me 'love', so when she does say 'Helen' it can take me a while to respond."She went on to explain how she got her new name, revealing her agent was a big fan.
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