Vernon Kay has praised his wife Tess Daly in a gushing tribute after she was awarded an MBE as part of the King's Birthday Honours.
Strictly Come Dancing host Tess, 56, received the award for her services to broadcasting, with her co-host Claudia Winkleman also being honoured.
While celebrity pals have rushed to congratulate Tess, her husband Vernon Kay took to social media in his own tribute.
He wrote: '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!!'
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Vernon Kay has praised his wife Tess Daly in a gushing tribute after she was awarded an MBE as part of the King's Birthday Honours
Strictly Come Dancing host Tess, 56, received the award for her services to broadcasting, with her co-host Claudia Winkleman also being honoured
While celebrity pals have rushed to congratulate Tess, her husband Vernon Kay took to social media in his own tribute
TV presenter Vernon continued: 'Also, bravo everyone at @bbcstrictly and @claudiawinkle for consistently consistently producing the best show every year!! Time to pop a cork me thinks…..'
Reacting to her MBE, Tess paid tribute to late stars Sir Bruce Forsyth and Sir Terry Wogan on social media.
Alongside a selection of images throughout her career, she said: 'Genuinely still pinching myself…
'Feeling extremely humbled and very honoured to be awarded an MBE for Services to Broadcasting in King Charles’ birthday honours list.
'If I could, I would dedicate it to all the wonderful people I have had the pleasure of working with over the past 26 years.
'What an utter privilege it has been to work with so many legends of broadcasting and Knights of the Realm including Sir Trevor Macdonald and Sir Terry Wogan-and also to the Strictly viewers who have brought us so much joy over the past 20 years-thank you to every one of you for being there for the ride; it means the world having you there.
'From Back in 2004 when it all began with the wonderful Sir Bruce Forsythe til now - 21 years later. Huge congrats to my brilliant girl @claudiawinkle on receiving her award too - who would’ve thought we’d be celebrating this together 20 years after we first met?
'Thank you so much for your lovely messages. Not sure I’ll ever be able to take this in! Xx'
Reacting to her MBE, Tess paid tribute to late stars Sir Bruce Forsyth and Sir Terry Wogan on social media in a lengthy post
Bruce, pictured on the original set of Strictly Come Dancing with Tess, died in 2017 at the age of 89 following complications with bronchopneumonia
Tess' MBE comes after she revealed how a mix up with addresses almost resulted in her missing the acceptance deadline for the honour
However, Tess previously revealed she almost didn't receive the award after the letter officially notifying her of the MBE was sent to the wrong address.
By the time it had reached her, the mum-of-two had just days left to accept the award.
Meanwhile, Tess - who is very private about her family life - shared a rare picture of lookalike daughter Amber as she marked her 16th birthday.
The proud mum went all out to mark her big day as Amber could be seen candidly laughing during a family meal at a restaurant as a bouquet of flowers lay beside her.
Another picture showed a beautiful assortment of balloons outside, with two big balloons in the shape of 16.
