Strictly Come Dancing host, Tess Daly, has defended her co-presenter Bruce Forsyth against people who have been calling him doddery and trying to get him off the show.

“I actually think it’s very disrespectful to talk a man out of a job that he is good at, that he loves,” Daly told the Daily Mail. “Let’s not forget that Bruce has been in the entertainment business for more than six decades. He is a legend in his own right, and there should be respect for that.

“These people who say otherwise, well, let’s look at their CVs compared to his and see who comes out on top.”

Daly also revealed that she is the most controlling out of the pair because Bruce refuses to wear an earpiece when presenting.

“You have to stick to your schedule, come hell or high water, and that sort of direction comes from the gallery,” she explained. “I’m the one who wears the earpiece – so they all yell at me, then I have to chivvy Bruce along.”