Tess Daly shares cheeky insight into Strictly prep as she strips down to robe backstage

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Tess Daly, 53, shared an insight into how she gets ready to front Strictly Come Dancing shows, posting photos of herself in little more than a robe.The former model, who has been part of the Strictly family for almost 20 years, and has co-presented with Claudia Winkleman for the past eight, couldn't wait to reveal how she prepares for her on-screen weekends.Her 805,000 followers were treated to behind the scenes photos of the star in a navy blue velour dressing gown, which featured her name embroidered on the back.Meanwhile, in another picture, she gave a thumbs-up sign to the camera while barefoot and wearing a hairnet, as she prepared for a spray tan.@torimellor_music exclaimed: "The dressing gown and hairnet - this girl means business!"Tess jokingly hit back: "Never stand between a woman and her hair net," only for Tori to add: "Pretty much my mantra!"@tamasinhopkins initially misread the word 'Tess' emblazoned on the back of her robe."At first I thought this said Less, and that was a hell no!

More more more!" she declared."Saturday night is the happiest night of our week, my seven year old son now sings the theme tune wherever he goes and is always excited to see your outfits."@alisonbarnes171 joked: "Getting strictlyfied is a serious business!

Hope Claudia has her name on her dressing gown too! X"@clareseacombe praised the presenter with the fire emoji, exclaiming: "Can't wait to see that tan live on set."Tess has accumulated many fans over the years, thanks to her long-standing stint on the show - and it was recently revealed that she has never taken more than three episodes off.In the second series, she briefly took time off to give birth to her first daughter with Vernon Kay, and Natasha Kaplinsky stood in for.