Strictly Come Dancing: Tess Daly shows off her figure in a white jumpsuit

Tess Daly showed off her stunning figure in a strapless white jumpsuit as she kicked off the new season of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. 

The presenter, 52, posed against a sparkling pink wall in the tailored all in one ahead of the launch show that revealed this year's dancer pairings.   

'It’s that time again! See you at 7:45 @BBCStrictly Good luck to the class of 2021!' Tess gushed as she worked her angles for the camera in the figure-hugging ensemble.  

Tess looked flawless as she beamed at the camera in a full face of glamorous makeup, including lashings of lipgloss.  

The blonde bombshell radiated elegance as she wore her golden tresses loose after a bouncy blowdry.  

She completed the ensemble with a pair of pointy-toed stilettos and accessorised with a dainty gold bangle and a selection of rings. 

The host looked overjoyed to be back in the Strictly studio as she climbed onto a plastic white horse surrounded by balloons in the middle of the dancefloor.  

Ahead of the launch of the new series being broadcast on Saturday, it was reported that two professional dancers on Strictly refused to get Covid jabs, leaving some contestants reluctant to pair with them.

The pair are reportedly the only two pro dancers out of 18 who have not been vaccinated for the BBC hit show, which is hosted by Claudia Winkelman and Tess. 

 The identify of the dancers has not been revealed and BBC bosses are said to now be fearful that there could be a larger outbreak among those participating in the show.   

A source told The Sun that if a 'proper outbreak' led to 'half the cast' contracting Covid-19, it would be 'curtains' for the show.

They added: 'Strictly already has to jump through hoops just to be able to broadcast. The dancers who won't get vaccinated have been a topic of conversation among cast and crew for weeks — even before the positive test.

'There were vocal protests from celebrities that they didn't want to be paired with them. It's a headache for bosses but employers cannot force workers to get jabbed.'  

Reacting, ex-Strictly contestant Dr Ranj Singh said: 'I think, you know vaccination is not mandatory, it's an offer, and I think we should all be playing our part and doing whatever we can to try and keep everybody safe. Not just ourselves but those around us.

'There may be legitimate reasons for those people to not be able to have the jab and we've got to understand that, but I think we've all got a part to play to be as safe as possible.

'And that's not just about vaccination, that's about being careful around hand hygiene, trying to distance, wear a mask in enclosed spaces, and all those other things that we should be doing well.'      

It comes three days after it emerged that one professional dancer has tested positive for Covid-19. The unidentified dancer has been forced to isolate for ten days, but their celebrity partner tested negative. 

Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse told Good Morning Britain in response to the news of the positive test that 'it is still a pandemic, we cannot ignore the fact as much as we want our lives back.'

She added: 'We will all be there and we will all be healthy and all keep on dancing - that's what I can say.' 

Speaking of the two dancers' refusal to get vaccinated, the source added to The Sun: 'There were vocal protests from celebrities that they didn't want to be paired with them.' 

As part of the measures in place to lessen the risk posed by the virus, dancers are tested multiple times a week.  

A BBC spokesman said: 'We do not comment on speculation of somebody's Covid vaccination status. 

'Production has, and will, ­continue to follow strict government guidelines to ensure the safety of all on the show.'

Judge Ms Mabuse said on Friday: 'There are still issues here and the BBC is doing the upmost to keep everybody safe.

'We are being tested and we are trying to isolate as much as we can, but things can happen and we should be able to go through that, and everyone should be responsible and take care of themselves.

'But we can't plan these things so we just have to react, and hope that everybody stays healthy.' 

Show bosses are reportedly still enforcing Covid-19 bubbles for its professional dancers, despite lockdown restrictions easing.

Wanting to minimise all potential risks, Strictly bosses have requested the show's dancers all stay at a London hotel in 'bubbles', according to The Sun.

Such bubbles were

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