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By Ashleigh Rainbird Claudia Winkleman believes the secret to the success of Strictly Come Dancing is that its top team is female-led. The series is overseen by executive producer Sarah James, who took over in 2019 after working on the BBC show for five years. Strictly has been directed by Nikki Parsons since 2006, with Jo Wallace its commissioning editor since last year. Claudia, 52, has hosted the main show with Tess Daly, 54, since 2014, and believes the prominence of female talent is one of the best assets of the show. “Everybody has worked there for years, so we are a proper gang and it i…

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