Watch: 'Dancing With the Stars' Carrie Ann Inaba Reacts to Scoring CriticismStrictly Come Dancing is about to waltz through a major shakeup. Following the ongoing 23rd season of the BBC dancing competition-which served as the inspiration for Dancing With the Stars-longtime cohosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will step down from their roles, they announced on social media. "We have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream," Tess wrote in a joint post with Claudia shared on Instagram Oct. 23. "We were always going to leave together and now feels like the right time." Tess, 56, went on to thank "the most brilliant team" behind the scenes of the series-which launched in 2004-before assuring fans that her bond with Claudia, 53, would live on offscreen. "We will cry when we say the last 'keep dancing' but we will continue to say it to each other," Tess continued. "Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza."readDerek Hough Reveals His Dream Dancing With the Stars Celebrity PartnerSimilarly, Claudia shared her own heartwarming message to her longtime TV partner. "I'm so so lucky I got to stand next to you," the Traitors UK host wrote to Tess on Instagram. "You're funny, kind, whip smart and a true friend and I love you."James Veysey/BAFTA/ShutterstockTess and Claudia's final appearance together will be during the annual Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special, which will air on Christmas Day. Their replacements have not yet been announced. Tess originally hosted the series alongside Bruce Forsyth until his departure in 2013, while Claudia hosted the companion series It Takes Two before becoming Tess' cohost in 2010. Since then, the pair have become known for their unique chemistry, which Tess attributed to her and Claudia's "deep shared history." "She's just so much fun and we get on ever so well," she told Hello magazine in an interview published Oct. 23. "I think it's a natural chemistry that makes work just not like work. It's a pleasure working with her."To see more TV stars who have walked away from hit shows, keep reading...

Virginia Sherwood/NBCMehcad Brooks, Law & OrderMehcad Brooks shocked fans in 2025 when it was revealed he was leaving the NBC crime drama ahead of season 25. Brooks, who joined the show in 2022, portrayed Detective Jalen Shaw for three seasons.

BravoJax Taylor, The ValleyJax Taylor announced he will not be returning to The Valley for season three amid growing concern from fans about his behavior during the show's second season. "Right now, my focus needs to be on my sobriety, my mental health, and coparenting," the Bravo star-who is embroiled in a nasty divorce from estranged wife Brittany Cartwright-shared in July 2025. "Taking this time is necessary for me to become the best version of myself-especially for our son, Cruz."Mike Coppola/NBC via Getty ImagesMichael Longfellow, Emil Wakim & Devon Walker, Saturday Night LiveThe Saturday Night Live stars all announced within days of each other that they would not be returning for the sketch comedy series' 51st season. Longfellow and Walker each spent three seasons on SNL while Wakim exited after just one season.

Todd Williamson/NBCHeidi Gardner & Ego Nwodim, Saturday Night LiveWeeks after Longfellow, Walker and Wakim left SNL, longtime fan-favorites Gardner and Nwodim also confirmed they would not be returning for season 51 after eight and seven seasons, respectively.

Disney/Bahareh RitterSofia Mattsson, General HospitalSofia Mattsson exited the long-running soap opera in summer 2025 after seven years playing Sasha Gilmore. Her character left Port Charles for Paris.HBO Max/Warrick PageTracy Ifeachor, The PittThe Pitt star Tracy Ifeachor walked away from the hit HBO Max series after the medical drama's breakout first season. "It was an absolute privilege to play Dr. Heather Collins in such a groundbreaking season and piece," the actress posted on Instagram July 10. "Thank you to everyone who has watched & supported Season 1 & shared their stories with me."Liane Hentscher/HBOPedro Pascal, The Last of UsWhile fans maybe should have been aware that the days were numbered for Pedro Pascal's Joel Miller, considering his April 2025 death was quite similar to how it unfolded in The Last of Us Part II, the 2020 video game season two of The Last of Us is based on, the moment his character was brutally impaled still stunned. Pascal, meanwhile, who also died onscreen in Game of Thrones and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, took his game over status in stride. "I get killed a lot," he joked to Entertainment Weekly. "I like to die." Disney/Christopher WillardPeter Krause, 9-1-1After what he dubbed "one wild adventure," Peter Krause officially extinguished his role as 9-1-1's Los Angeles Fire Department captain Bobby Nash on an April 2025 episode of the procedural drama. "Bobby Nash was written in sacrifice, and he was built for this," Krause wrote in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter. "First responders risk