When it comes to sparkles and sequins, no one does it better than Strictly and the first night of the show’s live tour in Newcastle was living proof.
It’s hard to believe that next year, it will be two decades since the star studded revamp of Come Dancing arrived on the BBC’s Saturday night schedule to much curiosity from viewers and sceptics who couldn’t wait to write it off.
However, it took just weeks for Strictly to capture the hearts of the nation and quickly become a national institution.
