Claudia Winkleman clears up Strictly Come Dancing Movie Week outfit confusion

Fans wondered why hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman didn't dress up

Strictly Come Dancing graced our screens once more on Saturday night for the much-anticipated Movie Week special. Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman were, as ever, the epitome of glamour in their chosen attire for the night.

Tess, 55, shone in a glittering blue jumpsuit, while Claudia, 52, made a bold statement in a red lace jumpsuit. Despite the audience's adoration for their sartorial choices, some viewers expressed puzzlement over why the duo didn't embrace movie-themed costumes like the pros, celebrities, and judges did.

Voices from Twitter included one viewer commenting: "Does anyone think that Tess and Claudia should have dressed in characters for movie week? #Strictly" and another querying: "Why do Tess and Claudia never dress up for movie week? #SCD #Strictly."

However, any confusion was seemingly addressed by Claudia when she posted a photo with judge Anton Du Beke, who channelled Zoolander for the evening. She captioned the image: "Zoolander and Kris Jenner. Strictly is on at 625 xx."

The response to Claudia's post was swift and positive, with comments such as: "Love this red jumpsuit it's totally gorgeous", "Loving that red on you", "Fab-u-lous darling! The red cat suit is amazing" and "Your best outfit EVER! Where's it from? ! " flowing in from her followers, reports the Mirror.

For the themed episode, the professional dancers morphed into characters from the Despicable Me franchise. Kai Widdrington took on the role of Gru, the grumpy former villain and protagonist of the film series, while his fellow professionals slipped into yellow bodysuits to imitate the tiny minions.

The episode saw the professional dancers and their celebrity partners perform routines inspired by various films, complete with costumes. Amy Dowden and JLS's JB Gill danced the American smooth to Pure Imagination from Wonka, while comedian Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell jived to the Wayne's World Theme.

Elsewhere, Olympian Montell Douglas tangoed with Johannes Radebe to One Night Only from Dreamgirls, and Morning Live's Dr Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez performed their couple's choice to Bole Chudiyan from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Former hockey player Sam Queck and Nikita Kuzmin executed the paso doble to Elevation from Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, while Miranda star Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola Viennese waltzed to Hedwig's Theme from the Harry Potter series.

Singer Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones sambaed to Poor Unfortunate Souls from The Little Mermaid, with Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec performing a rumba to What Was I Made For?

by Billie Eilish from the Barbie movie.

EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas are set to quickstep to Sir Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing' from the biopic Rocketman, while former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson and Karen Hauer will cha cha to The Magnificent Seven theme. Reality star Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal are preparing to samba to the George Of The Jungle theme, and singer Shayne Ward alongside Nancy Xu will Viennese waltz to 'If I Can Dream' from Elvis.

Welsh opera singer Wynne Evans and Katya Jones will also hit the dance floor, performing the cha cha to 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag' from Mrs Doubtfire.

However, in a turn of unfortunate events, DIY SOS star Nick Knowles and his dance partner Luba Mushtuk were scheduled to perform the Charleston to 'Rain On The Roof' from Paddington 2 before Nick had to withdraw on Friday due to an injury. According to Strictly rules, the duo will "receive a bye" through to next week's show, hoping for Nick's speedy recovery.

This news follows last weekend's departure when Olympian Tom Dean and his dance partner Nadiya Bychkova became the first couple to be voted off the competition.