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Daily Mirror
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Janine Yaqoob

Strictly dressmaker suffers wrist injury after sewing too many sparkly outfits for stars

Strictly 's head dressmaker has suffered a freak wrist injury after sewing too many sparkly outfits.

Seamstress Theresa Hewlett, 61, was taken to the BBC show’s on-site physio, diagnosed with a strained ligament and given a wrist brace.

She was told the injury had been caused by too much sewing – hardly surprising, given she and her 35-strong team put together 500 outfits using three million crystals and 500ft of feathers every series.

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