Tess Daly has shared a photo of herself cradling her precious pooch, delighting fans with the adorable snap.

Taking to Instagram, the Strictly Come Dancing host captioned the photo "Like butter wouldn’t melt 🐶🥹", as she gazed into the dog's eyes, and her beautiful Maltese Shih-Tzu stared back.

Fellow Strictly host Claudia Winkleman commented some hearts below to show her admiration of the photo.

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Tess looked casually chic as she donned a cream knitted turtleneck jumper and dark leather trousers in her living room. The look was simultaneously comfy yet well put together.

The presenter recently celebrated her 54th birthday on 29 March surrounded by her husband Vernon Kay and two daughters, Phoebe, 18, and Amber, 13. She shared snapshots of the cake and flowers she received on Instagram, saying she'd been waiting for her daughters to get back from school to celebrate.

Tess recently went on Loose Women to promote her new wellness book, 4 Steps to a Healthier, Happier You. The book synopsis reads: "Eat. Breathe. Move. Sleep. Tess Daly shares top tips and the 4 simple steps she uses to keep well, active and calm in her must-read new lifestyle and wellness guide." The book came out in book stores on 16 March.

While on the show, she discussed how later this year her daughter will be going to university to study drama, a bittersweet milestone many parents will be familiar with.

"I'm in denial, she's not ever leaving." she quipped.