Claudia Winkleman has revealed that the outfits she wears to host Strictly Come Dancing all have a secret theme.
The 50-year-old presenter has hosted the BBC show since 2010 alongside Tess Daly, and recently shared that she has paid homage to different people and places in each series through her outfits.
Claudia’s style team are so dedicated to the host's themes that they even kit out her dressing room to match, The Mirror reports.
“At Strictly, I have never told anybody this, we always base my outfits on a different theme,” she said. “It could be a person, it could be a place.”
Last year’s series saw Claudia adopt a French theme. “I dressed only as France,” she said. “I had the French flag on my door.”
The presenter revealed that she has previously paid tribute through her style choices to iconic EastEnders character Pat Butcher, played by Pam St Clement.
It’s not the only time Claudia has taken inspiration from the BBC soap - she also secretly styled herself on Angie Watts actress Anita Dobson, who took part in the 2011 series of the dancing competition.
She has also worn outfits inspired by celebs including Sharon Osbourne, Joan Rivers, Rob Kardashian, and Elton John throughout her time on Strictly.
“One year I was Andre Agassi, when I had long bits in my hair, and we put turf in my dressing room,” she recalled.
Claudia has even secretly styled herself as Mr Darcy from Pride and Prejudice. “My favourite, though, was when we dressed the whole series as Sexy Fish, the restaurant in London,” she said.
The presenter also admitted that her co-host Tess is often forced to wear long sleeves because Claudia nervously squeezes her arm so much before going live.
“I get terrified doing live TV,” she admitted during her Behind the Fringe tour at G Live in Guildford.
“If Tess is ever wearing anything long sleeved or an upper arm garment it is because I have squeezed her because I get really, really scared.”
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