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Powys County Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
BBC Radio Two presenter Vernon Kay congratulates wife Tess Daly on MBE
BBC Radio Two presenter Vernon Kay has congratulated his wife, Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly, for being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). The 56-year-old has been recognised alongside her Strictly co-host Claudia Winkleman in the King's Birthday Honours for her services to broadcasting. Kay, who has two children with Daly who he married in 2003, also praised Winkleman and the Strictly team for 'consistently producing the best show every year'. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vernon (@vernonkay) Posting a series of photographs on Instagram, Kay said: 'Well what can we say!!! Congratulations @tessdaly on your MBE. 'All the hard work and huge effort you put into everything you do has been recognised by the King. 'Being on Strictly from the start when our babies weren't even born just proves how well you've done. Now they're almost 21 and 16 and we've all enjoyed this journey together!! 'Also, bravo everyone at @bbcstrictly and @claudiawinkle for consistently producing the best show every year!! Time to pop a cork me thinks…' Daly began working as a model and first appeared on screens in 1999 when she hosted The Big Breakfast's Find Me A Model competition on Channel 4. She reached new levels of fame as co-host of the BBC One Saturday night dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing, which she presented alongside the late Sir Bruce Forsyth until 2014, three years before his death at the age of 89. Traitors presenter Winkleman joined Daly as Strictly co-host, with the pair picking up the best entertainment award at the 2024 Bafta TV ceremony. On being made MBE, Daly told the PA News Agency: 'I cried when I opened the letter, because I just I couldn't believe it. 'It feels like the most wonderful honour, because when you work as a broadcaster, you're part of people's viewing habits. 'Broadcasting is without a doubt a collective effort. I've been really fortunate to work with some of the very best production teams that there are in the business. And so my biggest thanks is to them, because you're only as good as your team.' The broadcaster also presented the ITV makeover show, Home On Their Own in 2003, replacing Ulrika Jonsson, and in 2011 fronted the BBC Two documentary TV Greats: Our Favourites From The North where she took a look at Manchester's broadcasting past as BBC North bid farewell to its studios in the city to move to Salford. Across her career she has interviewed stars including Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, rock band No Doubt and US musician Lenny Kravitz.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BBC Radio Two presenter Vernon Kay congratulates wife Tess Daly on MBE
BBC Radio Two presenter Vernon Kay has congratulated his wife, Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly, for being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). The 56-year-old has been recognised alongside her Strictly co-host Claudia Winkleman in the King's Birthday Honours for her services to broadcasting. Kay, who has two children with Daly who he married in 2003, also praised Winkleman and the Strictly team for 'consistently producing the best show every year'. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vernon (@vernonkay) Posting a series of photographs on Instagram, Kay said: 'Well what can we say!!! Congratulations @tessdaly on your MBE. 'All the hard work and huge effort you put into everything you do has been recognised by the King. 'Being on Strictly from the start when our babies weren't even born just proves how well you've done. Now they're almost 21 and 16 and we've all enjoyed this journey together!! 'Also, bravo everyone at @bbcstrictly and @claudiawinkle for consistently producing the best show every year!! Time to pop a cork me thinks…' Daly began working as a model and first appeared on screens in 1999 when she hosted The Big Breakfast's Find Me A Model competition on Channel 4. She reached new levels of fame as co-host of the BBC One Saturday night dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing, which she presented alongside the late Sir Bruce Forsyth until 2014, three years before his death at the age of 89. Traitors presenter Winkleman joined Daly as Strictly co-host, with the pair picking up the best entertainment award at the 2024 Bafta TV ceremony. On being made MBE, Daly told the PA News Agency: 'I cried when I opened the letter, because I just I couldn't believe it. 'It feels like the most wonderful honour, because when you work as a broadcaster, you're part of people's viewing habits. 'Broadcasting is without a doubt a collective effort. I've been really fortunate to work with some of the very best production teams that there are in the business. And so my biggest thanks is to them, because you're only as good as your team.' The broadcaster also presented the ITV makeover show, Home On Their Own in 2003, replacing Ulrika Jonsson, and in 2011 fronted the BBC Two documentary TV Greats: Our Favourites From The North where she took a look at Manchester's broadcasting past as BBC North bid farewell to its studios in the city to move to Salford. Across her career she has interviewed stars including Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, rock band No Doubt and US musician Lenny Kravitz.
Telegraph
16-02-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
A 20-minute dance a day will keep NHS doctors at bay, US study finds
Dancing in your kitchen for 20 minutes a day could be enough to help you hit NHS exercise targets. Doing a morning jig to the radio or boogeying to the evening playlist can be more active than previously thought and help people stay active, scientists have found. Current guidelines, including those of the NHS, suggest adults complete 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity exercise per week. This is often cited as being in the gym, going for a jog or having a swim, but a study has found dancing is just as effective. However, research has found that following in singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor 's footsteps and emulating her popular Kitchen Disco show on BBC Radio Two that she began during the pandemic can help you hit those weekly targets. Scientists from Northeastern University, in Boston, Massachusetts, recruited 48 participants aged 18 to 83 years old with a range of rhythmic experience and asked them to take part in five-minute bouts of dancing. Oxygen intake and heart rate were measured to determine intensity of the exercise during the sessions and data show all participants reached at least a moderate physical activity level. The study was led by Dr Aston McCullough, from Northeastern, who said at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference: 'The main idea was to understand whether the intensity that people would receive from dancing freely on their own be enough to be a health-enhancing physical activity. 'And the answer was 'yes'. All adults were able to reach a health-enhancing level of activity without being told what intensity to dance at. 'They just put on their own music and danced around – and even when they didn't have music on they were still reaching that level. 'The main idea for us is that dance is a really accessible form of physical activity that people can do, even in their homes. 'Most people think of dance as something that is light and really easy, but really if you just tell someone to 'have a dance' they're going to get to that level of intensity that you would ask them to do if you were a personal trainer.' Dr McCullough said that dance can benefit health as it is a form of aerobic activity that can also include some body weight or resistance training. The study results have been published in the journal PLOS ONE.
