With the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing coming to an end, attention has swiftly returned to the parmaount question - who will be hosting it next year?

Back in October, Tess Daly and Claudia Winklemen announced they were stepping down from the BBC dancing competition after more than a decade co-hosting the main show together.

Saturday night’s final, which saw former Lioness Karen Carney and her professional partner Carlos Gu lift the glitterball trophy, marked the duo's last live episode of the show.

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daley during Saturday night's Strictly Come Dancing. Credit: BBC/Guy Levy | BBC/Guy Levy

placeholder image — Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daley during Saturday night's Strictly Come Dancing. Credit: BBC/Guy Levy | BBC/Guy Levy

They both appeared to be emotional as Daly plucked bits of ticker tape out of Winkleman's hair as The Traitors host said: "Thank you so much to our entire cast, our amazing judges and to the best team in the business, we love you all."

Daly added: "We really do, and most importantly from both of us, thanks to you at home for watching.

"It's been such an honour and an absolute pleasure sharing this with you."

Winkleman continued: "All that is left to do now is to keep dancing and to celebrate our fantastic winners Kaz and Carlos."

Daly, 56, presented the series alongside the late Sir Bruce Forsyth when it launched in 2004 while Winkleman, 53, fronted its weekday companion show, It Takes Two.

Winkleman eventually moved on to host the Sunday night results show alongside Daly and joined the main show every Saturday from 2014, after Sir Bruce stepped down.

The final on Sunday featured a number of tributes to the presenters, including from the Queen, as well as Mary Berry and fans of the show.