The Great British Sewing Bee was back on our screens on Wednesday night with the third instalment of the new series. But it wasn't just the contestants' creations impressing viewers this week, as judge Esme Young amazed Sewing Bee fans when she revealed she had made Leonardo DiCaprio's iconic shirt worn in the 1996 film Romeo and Juliet.
During the latest instalment of Sewing Bee on May 11, the ten remaining sewers were given a summer theme and asked to make a two-piece trouser co-ord in the Made to Measure challenge. As usual, judges Esme and Patrick Grant went round to speak to the sewers about their designs but it was when asking contestant Steve about his inspiration that fashion designer Esme revealed a detail about her career that shocked viewers.
"What inspired you?" Esme asked contestant Steve as he began to cut out the fabric for his garment. "I really like tropical prints but also it's inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio's shirts in Romeo and Juliet," he explained and Esme quickly added excitedly: "I made them!".
