After announcing her shock exit from Strictly Come Dancing , Claudia Winkleman's next role has been revealed. She and co-host Tess Daly are said to have 'blindsided' the BBC with their departure announcement, but The Traitors ' star is already poised to take up another exciting position with the network. Claudia and Tess announced their exit on Thursday (23 October) morning via Instagram . They posted a joint video explaining that it was time to leave and that they had a pact to leave together.