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Tess Daley, what’s her secret?

263 replies

ALbigbump · 05/12/2020 19:51

She’s 51 and looks like she’s in her 30s naturally, with no cosmetic intervention other than make up IMHO. How?!

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lunalulu · 05/12/2020 22:11

Her secret is she has plenty of sex with a pretty sexy husband.

msrobot · 05/12/2020 22:12

She looks great, combination of genetics and money

Smellbellina · 05/12/2020 22:12

I’m sure she has had some treatments, but it’s been done well and she looks like a natural beauty, had no idea she was 51!
Far too good for Vernon in every way.

AliasGrape · 05/12/2020 22:15

I’ve a good friend who is 50 next year and I know for a fact she hasn’t had anything done, you’d put her in her 30s to look at her. It’s not just me saying that, everyone is always shocked when they find out her age, it’s actually quite tedious to be with her through the whole ‘noooo, no way, REALLY?’ rigmarole. Anyway no work done with her, she’s just gorgeous and has good genes - her mum is an incredibly youthful looking 80, her two older sisters are similar to her. Just lucky.

Not saying that’s the case for Tess mind. She does look like she’s had a bit of tinkering to me.

Tropicana218 · 05/12/2020 22:17

Yeah, sometimes can be just down to good genes. I'm 30 and get asked for ID often (though I know 30 is still pretty young and I will likely look much older when i'm 40!)

CountFosco · 05/12/2020 22:20

She is classically beautiful. She started off with great bone structure and the rest is probably diet, exercise, and a shit ton of makeup and lighting. It's not hard to fine 'off duty' photos where she shows more signs of aging. Even that image in the newspaper of her aged she still looks great. I'm a year younger and while I'm nowhere near as beautiful as Tess I don't think she looks that much different in age to me.

witheringrowan · 05/12/2020 22:20

I don't think she's great on Strictly with the autocue, but when I got tickets for a recording a couple of years ago, she came across really well just chatting to the audience when the cameras weren't rolling. It's a pity she'd not that relaxed on the actual show.

As for her looks, I'm sure it's all just down to the wellwoman vitamins she advertises Wink

pilates · 05/12/2020 22:29

Money and good genes

Hilda40 · 05/12/2020 22:29

She has that odd one eye half closed syndrome. She's a vacuous half wit and Vernon has that cheesy open mouthed substitute for a smile.

HeelsHandbagPerfumeCoffee · 05/12/2020 22:30

Vernon is a skanky poon hound

Zeebeededodah · 05/12/2020 22:31

She looks amazing. But, she has good genes and a very different life to the average mum. Listen to her on the scummy mummy podcast - when they try and ask her what beige/freezer food she feeds her children her reaction sums her up. She doesn't! Food is love so she only feeds them wholesome organic food. It takes no time at all apparently Hmm. Her guilt at being away to film strictly at the weekend is a million miles away from my guilt as a working mum trying to balance it all. It's not just money, but I'd bet her and her husband between them are home 90% more than the average working parents. Did I mention she looks amazing though Smile

Runnerduck34 · 05/12/2020 22:32

Didn't know she's 51!
She does look amazing, obviously has good genes, she is tall, willowy and beautiful, but yes she probably has had fillers/ botex, teeth whitening and goes to a top hairdresser, probably has a personal trainer and lots help at home so more time to look after herself and doesn't have to juggle , housework, supermarket shops, childcare etc Money definitely helps but so does good genes!

2020iscancelled · 05/12/2020 22:36

Meh

I’m not bothered on her

She looks amazingly healthy and quite youthful considering her age but I really dislike the hair - the bouffant blonde, the tan, the leggy dresses... it’s all very boring.
She will have definitely had peels, microdermabrasion, needling etc - even if she’s not had injectables there will absolutely be a lot of non surgical treatments.

She was really lucky to get strictly bc I don’t think she’d still be relevant now without being Bruce’s sidekick for so long.

Love Claudia, who looks so much more fun and interesting and quirky.

WiseOwlWan · 05/12/2020 22:39

Her ''secret'' is that she's a fantastic looking woman with money.

TomBradysLeftKneecap · 05/12/2020 22:46

She's 100% had cosmetic dentistry and that's half the key to looking younger. If your smile is young, you look young. It's worth every penny.

Thefirstnohell · 05/12/2020 22:48

And it's money she has earned. Her parents were textile factory workers in Stockport. She's done well for herself.

Honeyroar · 05/12/2020 22:54

She’s a model, she’s tall, slim and has good genes. But she’s definitely had Botox. She had more lines on her forehead when she got married!

Onesipmore · 05/12/2020 23:08

Saw her a few years ago at our local bowling alley with her daughters. She didn't look marvellous, but then what Mum does with two young kids on a day out? I think she looks great on TV and so she should with lights and make up. God knows what people see in him though, even after his stint in Im a Celeb, people will always remember that wandering eye.

Doublebubblebubble · 05/12/2020 23:18

Botox. Skin peels. Help. And most importantly - money!

Skyla2005 · 05/12/2020 23:19

How do you know she’s had nothing done. Of course she has. I don’t like the way she looks I think she’s far to skinny and would look much nicer if she gained a bit of weight

MrsMiaWallis · 05/12/2020 23:21

She's had a shit ton of work done! Teeth, botox, good fillers.

SonjaMorgan · 05/12/2020 23:25

Amazing genes. She may have had some work done but she is naturally incredibly beautiful too. It must also take a lot of time and effort to stay in such good shape.

CherryBlossomTree7 · 05/12/2020 23:30

She definitely looks her age IMO.

She looks great but can tell that she's at least late 40s. Nothing wrong with looking your age. I think her long hair and slim figure maybe make some people view her as younger than her years.

justanotherneighinparadise · 05/12/2020 23:35

Honestly if you knew just half of what these celebrities do you’d understand why they look better than your average person. The Kardashian’s are an excellent example of having access to the most up to date specialists. It’s ansolutely not just a bit of Botox. It’s perfectly placed fillers, lasers, Botox, facials, massage therapists, nutritionists, physio, yoga teacher, trainer, chef .... it goes on and on and on.

Anothertiredmother · 05/12/2020 23:55

Financial security and not having the 9-5 drudgery that the rest of us have to put up with

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