Tuesday 27 September 2022 09:08 AM Strictly's Claudia Winkleman takes style inspiration from Elvis as she rocks a ... trends now
Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman was simply dazzling on Friday night as she rocked a crystal embellished white trousers suit for the launch show.
And it appears that Claudia, 50, has taken style inspiration from none other than Elvis Presley for this year's series, with the host recently revealing that she'd fallen in 'love' with the Baz Luhrmann directed biopic about the King Of Rock ’n’ Roll.
With Claudia having recently told how she takes how her wardrobe theme for each series is inspired by a certain person or place, it definitely appears that she's been all shook up by Elvis' cool style this year.
Style inspiration: Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman was simply dazzling on Friday night as she rocked a crystal embellished white trousers suit for the launch show
Taking to the stage alongside co-star Tess Daly this weekend in the pre-recorded episode, the TV star wowed in the £520 Nadine Merabi blazer and matching trousers.
Claudia even revealed her love for the Jailhouse Rock hitmaker on her Instagram, donning her ensemble as she posed for a snap with a cardboard cutout of the star in her dressing room, with a fetching pair of Elvis curtains seen behind her.
Captioning her post, she penned: 'Did you absolutely love the Elvis movie? Me too…'
Big fan:Claudia, 50, has taken style inspiration from none other than Elvis Presley for this year's series, with the host recently revealing that she'd fallen in 'love' with the Baz Luhrmann directed biopic about the King Of Rock ’n’ Roll
A bit of all white: With Claudia having recently told how she takes how her wardrobe theme for each series is inspired by a certain person or place, it definitely appears that she's been all shook up by Elvis' cool style this year
On Saturday's live show, the star also wore a pair of white boots which are a similar style to those worn by Elvis.
A source told The Mirror of Claudia's fashion choices: 'Claudia loves having fun with fashion and Elvis is such a style icon it seemed a no-brainer to choose him as her inspiration for this series. It helps that he was a fan of sparkle, which suits Strictly.
'Expect to see Claudia in lots of rhinestones and, of course, a pair of Blue Suede Shoes.'
Meanwhile, earlier this year, the Strictly presenter told how each year she's bases her looks on certain themes.
Don't be shy: Claudia even revealed her love for the Jailhouse Rock hitmaker on her Instagram, donning her ensemble as she posed for a snap with a cardboard cutout of the star in her dressing room
Appreciation: Captioning her post, she penned: 'Did you absolutely love the Elvis movie? Me too…'
Speaking on her Behind The Fringe UK tour, she explained: 'At Strictly, I have never told anybody this, we always base my outfits on a different theme. It could be a person, it could be a place.
'One year I was Andre Agassi when I had long bits in my hair and we put turf in my dressing room.
'I have done Pam St Clement, Slash from Guns n Roses, I had a Joan Rivers moment, Sharon Osbourne, Anita Dobson, Rob Kardashian, Elton John, Mr. Darcy from 'Pride and Prejudice'.'
Fabulous: Taking to the stage alongside co-star Tess Daly this weekend in the pre-recorded episode, the TV star wowed in the £520 Nadine Merabi blazer and matching trousers
Strictly's 20th series returned with a bang on Saturday as the 15 celebrities taking to the floor for their first competitive dances, with Will Mellor and Hamza Yassin topping the leaderboard.
During the show, Claudia was left hot under the collar during Friday's launch show, joking she was 'pregnant' rather flirty exchange with dancer Carlos Gu on the show.
The presenter made the cheeky remark after Carlos demonstrated his rhumba skills, leaving her struggling to compose herself.
Cheeky! Strictly's Claudia joked she was 'pregnant' after a VERY flirty exchange with dancer Carlos Gu on the show on Friday, when he demonstrated the rumba
Carlos, who is making his debut on this year's Strictly as part of the professional lineup, tried to demonstrate to Claudia why he loves the rumba so much, and during his impromptu performance left
