Sir Bruce, who died in 2017 at the age of 89, will be included in footage as part of a best bits segment to mark the finale.
The segment will feature clips of the first-ever episode of Strictly in 2004, which was hosted by Tess and Sir Bruce.
Sir Bruce retired from TV in 2013, seeing Claudia step in as Tess’s co-host.
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Reports of Sir Bruce’s return come from a source at The Sun, who shared: “It wouldn’t be a proper send-off for the pair without a few words from Strictly icon Bruce.
“Researchers have found some classic archive footage showing Tess and Bruce in action in the early days of the show, and Bruce gushing about her behind the scenes.
“He was such a huge part of Tess’ journey; it feels important to use his tribute.”
Tess and Claudia recently announced that they would be leaving Strictly at the end of the current series.
In a joint statement from the pair, they shared that they “were always going to leave together” and that “now feels like the right time.”
Sharing the announcement, the pair said: “We have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream.
“We were always going to leave together and now feels like the right time.
“We will have the greatest rest of this amazing series and we just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and to every single person who works on the show. They’re the most brilliant team and we’ll miss them every day.
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“We will cry when we say the last “keep dancing” but we will continue to say it to each other. Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza.
“Tess & Claud”.
The Strictly Come Dancing final takes place on Saturday, December 20 at 7pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
