Sir  Bruce Forsyth will finally bow out of Strictly Come Dancing tonight and hand over control of the hit BBC One show to Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. The show’s ten million fans will see Sir Bruce say an emotional goodbye in a special sequence at the beginning of tonight’s launch show for the new series. The veteran presenter’s surprise appearance was greeted with thundering applause from the studio audience when it was recorded at Elstree Studios on Wednesday night. Scroll down for video The moment the queens took over: Sir Bruce's last appearance on Strictly Come Dancing as his two successors Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly step up to the plate
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Sir Bruce Forsyth bows out of Strictly Come Dancing tonight
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Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman crowned queens of Saturday night TV
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Judy Murray gets an unsupportive text from son Andy
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