Claudia Winkleman's 'worst beauty disaster' as she compares herself to Strictly star

Claudia Winkleman was near unimpressed by her worst hairsbreadth disaster, which happened erstwhile she was conscionable 14, and it near her looking similar Strictly prima Toyah Willcox

A recently resurfaced interrogation reveals that agelong earlier they met connected this year's BBC show, Strictly Come Dancing big Claudia Winkleman had a mishap that led her to jokingly comparison herself to creation contestant Toyah Willcox. Toyah, an icon of the 80s popular scene, precocious near the contention with spouse Neil Jones, receiving a goodbye from Claudia and the remainder of the Strictly team.

Claudia has seemingly been an admirer of Toyah for a sizeable time, erstwhile humorously likening herself to the prima backmost successful 2009. Reflecting connected her biggest quality blunder, Claudia shared: "I recovered a vessel of Sun-In erstwhile I was 14 and my hairsbreadth looked similar Toyah’s the adjacent day." She besides quipped successful the aforesaid interrogation that Minnie Mouse was her "beauty icon", and expressed disinterest successful integrative surgery, which she finds "so squeamish".

Toyah, the oldest prima successful this year's Strictly, faced stiff contention from celebs similar Wynne Evans, Tasha Ghouri, JB Gill, Chris McCausland and others. At 66, the vocalist and histrion was the 2nd to permission the BBC creation show's 20th bid aft a dance-off with ex-Arsenal subordinate Paul Merson. Post-exit, Toyah expressed she was "gutted" but insisted it wouldn't dampen the "fantastic time" she enjoyed. On It Takes Two, she added: "I was not disconnected first, which meant a batch to me. I've had the astir superb life-affirming acquisition successful the past 2 months, I'm successful a bully place."

Toyah besides discussed her purpose to defy property stereotypes, stating: "It's incredibly important that everyone has a bully time each time of their lives. I'm 66, I've ne'er been shy astir that, and I person to accidental that Strictly has made maine consciousness truthful incredibly healthy, which I love." She continued: "But we each merit each time of our life, nary substance what property we are, for it to beryllium a affirmative and superb experience, and if I tin enactment that crossed to radical who are feeling that property is the end, past I've done a bully job."

Her creation spouse Neil confirmed their enslaved would endure "for life", reminiscing implicit the amusive and laughter during signifier sessions.

This Saturday, the remaining Strictly contestants volition beryllium taking connected the archetypal ever Icon Week, dancing to songs from immoderate of music's biggest stars including Madonna, Freddie Mercury and Queen, Whitney Houston, The Beatles, George Michael, Shirley Bassey and KISS. The remaining celebrities are JB Gill, Montell Douglas, Sam Quek, Sarah Hadland, Tasha Ghouri, Chris McCausland, Jamie Borthwick, Pete Wicks, Shayne Ward and Wynne Evans.