Are Strictly's outfits getting skimpier? Compare the outfits through the years

Are Strictly’s outfits getting skimpier? Compare the outfits through the years

Published on: August 29, 2018

Ashley Roberts, Katie Piper, Vick Hope and Kate Silverton led the celebrities at the glamorous sequin-studded Strictly Come Dancing launch 2018 extravaganza in London on Monday night.

The women are just four of the contestants who will join this year’s line-up of Susannah Constantine, Charles Venn, Lauren Steadman, Lee Ryan, Seann Walsh, Stacey Dooley, Dr Ranj Singh, Graeme Swann, Joe Sugg, Danny John-Jules and Faye Tozer.

Strictly, now in its fourteenth year has seen hundreds of celebrities head onto the dancefloor to tackle the salsa, learn to jive and face the likes of Craig Revel Horwood’s fierce criticism.

The sequins and sass have stayed consistent over the years, but the outfits have shrunk year on year.

In 2004, when the series launched, Natasha Kaplinsky donned modest dresses, but at Monday night’s launch fellow newsreader Kate Silverton showed a lot more skin.

Here, we look at the increasingly more skimpy outfits throughout the years…

Natasha Kaplinsky in the first series

Kate Silverton this week

Less is more: Strictly stars are flashing the flesh like never before — here’s Kate Silverton this week (2018) and Natasha Kaplinsky in the first series (2004)