Prefer her to replace Claudia.

I think that when Bruce went they should have moved Tess "up top" and put Anton in charge down on the dance floor, I think he would have been a riot

I don't think she should replace Tess.

Her best asset is being able to converse well with the couples and last night she got some great answers from them and seemed so natural with them when they came up from dancing.

In Tess' role she would be lost to just introducing them, which is why I feel Tess is coming under criticism this year as she is just fulfilling her role really and keeping the show tight and to schedule.

Zoe and Claudia would be too much and the show would be in danger of becoming one big joke.

I think Zoe should replace Claudia though as I find she is too selfish and just wants to get in her jokes after the couple have performed and Zoe just fits in perfectly being funny but not overcome.

Not looking good for Tess at the moment.

As it stands, just over 60% want her replaced.

and yes, it's only the opinions of this forum- but people must watch the show- otherwise why would they log in and vote?

I voted 'no' coz I wish she would replace Claudia!

I agree.
It needs a Graham Norton to replace Tess, and Zoe to replace Claudia or work with Claudia. The show is unbalanced without a male on the presenting team. Men and women are different and we need both.

And 40 per cent don't

Which, unless I'm very much mistaken, is the minority.

After years of Bruce I'm just happy now to have presenters who don't add significantly to the cringe factor of the show. The VTs provide more than enough of that.

I think the double-act of Tess and Claudia (with Tess as the 'straight man') is working well. Zoe I think is better suited to a younger audience.

But is still a significant percentage. Not an overwhelming majority want her replaced by any means

My thoughts too.

I really cannot warm to Claudia at all.

I think I'd swap Claudia and Zoe around - put Claudia back on It Takes Two and Zoe in the Balltower. Claudia's zaniness works better with more time to breathe while Zoe's approach is great for the main show (though I'd miss her on screen relationship with Ian and, to a lesser extent, Karen).

Zoe is running away with this one...

If you're a fan of Zoe, I don't know why you'd want to see her replace Tess...all the things shes good at, especially at interviews (quick witty banter, funny comments, and bringing the best out in the couples) would be lost. Tess's job amounts mostly to introducing the couples and reading a lame, pre-scripted joke (its not really a role where your personality can shine and you're not interacting much with others).

Zoe is at her funniest when shes joking around and bouncing off others so speaking to them after the dance gives her the chance to entertain us more, but its still pretty short. I think ITT suits her best of all and in additionto the fun and good humour, I think she makes it a really welcoming place for the couples and brings out the best of them in the interviews.

Love Claudia, after a long time of adjustment, started to like Zoe but initially I found her very OTT on It Takes Two daily programmes. Tess seems a bit lost and Claudia is hilarious, so good on her feet, Tess seems to need the auto-cue and reads from script where Claudia ad libs and is really funny. She seems more comfortable as a TV presenter than Tess. Feel rather sorry for Tess as there have been various articles written in the newspaper about how badly she is coping on Strictly and it must hurt to read that Claudia is so much better and natural than her.

Spot on. For loads of reasons Claudia is not right for Strictly.

Could we have another poll option? Replace Claudia with Zoe?

Maybe we should ask the question "Should Zoe and Tess present the programme?"

I voted no, just because I think someone like Anton should replace Tess. But if the question was "who is better - Zoe or Tess?" or "who would you rather see host - Zoe or Tess?", I'd vote Zoe.

Hope that makes sense

Yes please...........

The argument shouldn't be about whether one prefers Claudia or Zoe. For my money they are completely different and Zoe is the natural for mainstream big budget showbiz-style tv programmes. Claudia is clever, whacky, funny, thinks on her feet, subversive and altogether glorious, but NOT on SCD.

What should matter is the partnership and there simply isn't one with Tess and Claudia. The gulf between them is vast and the funnier Claudia gets, the more she makes Tess look dull and formulaic. For my money Claudia should go back to ITT which is the sort of small intimate programme that best suits her talents, and Zoe should replace her.

It's pointless talking about replacing Tess. She was brought in as a No. 2 to a big showbiz name. The BBC should never have put her in the No. 1 slot because she simply isn't right for it, but they will never admit that. The best they can do is get her a sympatico partner and that so isn't Claudia.

I wish they would!

Would you rather see Zoe host than see Zoe on ITT or even with the couples after they dance? I love Zoe and if the question was 'Who do you think would be the better host, Zoe or Tess?' I'd say Zoe, but I wouldn't want to see her in the presenters role as she wouldn't get a chance to shine - shes far more funny, witty and entertaining when shes having banter with others. For me Zoe is best suited to ITT and if she was on the main show, she should be interviewing the couples. The main presenters role would be a waste of her talents, though it would get her more money

Aaagh. I want my vote back. I assumed that it was "Should Zoe replace Claudia".

Zoe has dance credibility. Claudia is like a gawky teenager with a collection of Christmas Cracker jokes. Not for SCD.

Mind you I would prefer Zoe plus Graham Norton or similar.

Tess is fine. Claudia is brilliant. And Zoe is extremely irritating. My opinion.