Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman reveals bizarre secret to her style inspiration

Strictly's Claudia Winkleman reveals secrets to her styleSource: BBC Radio 2

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00:00I want a fingerless glove, and I want eye makeup that looks like I've slept in a skip.

00:05I tell you what I've always wanted to look like, and once I'd worked it out, I was like,

00:10I'm going with this.

00:11I wanted to look like a male, mature French student.

00:16No!

00:17It's true.

00:18Let's call him Jean, right?

00:20Yes!

00:21He's in Lyon.

00:22Yes!

00:23He's on the way to a lecture.

00:25He's studying physics.

00:27And he's got a scarf on.

00:29He might have a turtleneck, but, you're not going to believe this, on the way, he's walking.

00:34It's damp.

00:35I love winter.

00:36Guess what he goes past?

00:37A small pirate fancy dress shop.

00:41He picks up something.

00:43That's my person, and I have stuck with that.

00:45On Strictly, you'll see, sometimes I have to go a bit off-piste.

00:48It's annoying.

00:49They're like, you can't dress as Jean.

00:52You have to be somebody else.

00:53You can't be the pirate again, Claude.

00:54I bet you love movie week.

00:56I love movie week.