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Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly has one of the most recognisable names in UK showbiz, but it's not her real one. It turns out, the original Strictly staple and 52 year old mum of two has been using a different name for decades. And what's more, not even her husband and fellow TV presenter Vernon Kay, 47, calls her by her real name.

Tess Daly, best known as one half of the presenting duo on Strictly Come Dancing, has been in the public eye since the age of 17. The television presenter, 54, married to Vernon Kay, began her career as a model after she was discovered outside a McDonald's restaurant in Manchester while waiting for her sister.

Tess Daly fans everywhere have taken to social media to share their complete surprise that 'Tess' isn't the Strictly Come Dancing host's real name.Indeed, Tess Daly's real name is, in fact, Helen Elizabeth Daly and Tess is merely a shortening of her middle name, Elizabeth.SHOOKETH.11 Strictly Come Dancing affairs that gave us the shock of our lives SLIDER with cover picStrictly's Camilla Dallerup revealed she suffered a 'mini death' when her fiancé Brendan Cole reportedly left her in 2004 for