Tess Daly, 57, has built her career as the longtime host of Strictly Come Dancing, but her newest project has nothing to do with a ballroom floor. She recently shared a behind the scenes glimpse on Instagram teasing an undisclosed new venture, captioning the post no longer bring your daughter to work day, but working alongside her.
That daughter is Phoebe Kay, 21, Daly's eldest child, now stepping into a working partnership with her mother rather than simply visiting the office. Daly has not revealed exactly what the project involves, keeping the announcement to a tease rather than a launch, but the choice to build it publicly alongside Phoebe signals a shift toward keeping her next chapter close to family rather than separate from it.
The timing follows a difficult stretch at home. Daly and broadcaster Vernon Kay announced an amicable separation in May after more than 20 years of marriage, a split the two have described as leaving them fully committed to our roles as loving and supportive parents to their two daughters, Phoebe and 17 year old Amber. The former couple share a combined fortune estimated at 6 million pounds, including a five bedroom home in Buckinghamshire worth around 3 million pounds, bought 22 years ago for 1.18 million pounds.
Against that backdrop, a mother daughter project reads less like a branding exercise and more like Daly choosing to build something new with the people closest to her, rather than starting over alone. Whatever the venture turns out to be, Daly has made clear who she wants beside her while she figures it out.