'I Want To Leave The UK!'

Tess Daly reveals why she’s so tempted to move away...

- Hayley Minn

Tess Daly is the first to admit her marriage to former All Star Family Fortunes presenter Vernon Kay, 43, is a ‘work in progress’, and they have definitely had their fair share of ups and downs. In our exclusive interview with the Strictly Come Dancing host, 48, she tells us her dream of leaving the UK and moving to New Zealand with daughters Phoebe, 13, and Amber, eight...

‘Every time we visit my sister Karen in New Zealand I spend the next two months Googling properties and dreaming of escaping the British winter. 

It’s summer over there and it’s gorgeous. I love the laid-back way of life, the people are friendly, the food’s incredible, the climate’s great, the landscape is beautiful. But it’s not really feasible. I work on Strictly for five months of the year, and the kids are in school. You can’t take them to one place or the next because then they spend the whole time catching up. So it’s not really a plausible solution, but never say never. I do miss my sister terribly because we’re so close.’

‘My youngest is forever saying to me, “Mummy, can we please move to New Zealand because I just want to be near my cousins?”