Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Tess Daly - Page 2

Every time we visit my sister Karen in New Zealand I spend the next two months Googling properties and dreaming of escaping the British winter.

When I do yoga, I feel like I'm kind of coming home to myself.

I try to prep a lot of things in advance and be organized, whether that's meals, school runs, homework plans, plenty of GCSE revision.

If I'm feeling a bit fatter I won't talk about it.

I love my girls more than anything else in the world.

Some of my friends laugh at me and tell me I'm far too working-class about my childcare, but I refuse to have a nanny.

If I eat refined carbs or foods that have the potential to bloat, I notice the baby pouch again.

I had people telling me I was too big then telling me I was too thin - sometimes the same people. I learned that you couldn't win, so you can't change yourself to fit someone else's view of you.

All of my relationships with women are empowering.

So many times I've gone flying. I've fallen in audience members' laps, I've fallen down the stairs, I've had a shoe fall off live.

I'd hate to have a spoilt brat - I'd think I hadn't done my job properly.

If I'm not driving my children somewhere, I'm cooking for them.

I won't let my daughters go on screens at least half an hour before bed because I think it stimulates them a little bit.

If I do take the time to do yoga, even just ten minutes in the morning or last thing at night before bed, I feel better.

I never missed a Sunday lunch growing up and I've continued that tradition with my own family.

When I worked out on my own, I'd get to the gym but not really know how to use equipment properly.

I start the day with porridge, blueberries and maple syrup, or I'll puree some mango and throw in some banana slices, then sprinkle some granola and flaxseed on top.

'Strictly' is there to celebrate success.

I haven't tried my favorite dance - the Argentine tango - with Vernon yet. I'm sure there would be a lot of toe stamping going on!

Working in the media, on camera, you could become obsessed with your appearance and how you look. But I have tended to go the other way and I have become less obsessed as I get older.

I love those moments - the homework, the school run, when I get to chat to other mums. That's real life.

We're soulmates, me and Vernon.

I have the luxury of being alive and healthy, and I'm very grateful for that.

With my physical self I refuse to beat myself up about things I can't change.

Being northern, my girls are big Yorkshire pudding fans and they have gravy with everything.

I try not to dwell on the negatives.

We don't have phones at the dinner table.

I have been spinning a lot of plates, like every mum.

My mum's really the only person who still calls me Helen, and that's not often. She tends to call me 'love,' so when she does say 'Helen' it can take me a while to respond.

Topshop shoes are great. And always very comfortable.

Even when someone fails, there's never an underlying nastiness or cruelty. We're an affectionate show and we're not poking fun at anyone. Strictly' is feel-good television at its finest.

I did want to tone up my arms. Mine have always been lean but I've never had any muscle tone with it because I never exercised.

'Strictly' is feel-good escapism.

Storytime is so important. My little one, she's all about that last thing at night. It's such a special time because they just snuggle up and it's just magical.

You know what men are like, they never really grow up, do they? Do they ever catch us up mentally? I don't think so.

All my adult life, I've worked in media that demand you maintain your shape.

I look in the mirror and see new lines every day, I'll see the odd grey hair - but this is life.

If you're on your phone, you're not in the moment. And I'm a big believer that joy is in the moment.

I'm one of those people who had written my will by the age of 35.

As soon as you hit 40, you have to defend your right to be that great age,' and still working in the media. But why should I defend my great age?

When you become a parent you're endlessly obsessed with chatting to other moms and learning how they make it work - keep all the balls in the air if you like - because we all want to know how to be the best mom that we possibly can be.

Mix cream concealer with an illuminator so it doesn't sit in your lines but instead throws light on dark circles so your skin looks fresh.

Having children changes everything; it changes your entire perspective about life since from the moment they arrive your new world begins and ends with them, your concern for their welfare is paramount over everything else and your life is scheduled around their needs.