Strictly Come Dancing bosses are allegedly very quick to take the show's lavish outfits away from contestants who get the boot, according to a former star's pal.
The revelation came after Bill Bailey said the glitterball trophy was instantly confiscated from him when he won last year's show.
He said: "We got the trophy, then the broadcast ended and all the lights in the studio came up."A bloke from the production asked for the trophy back.
He came over with a black bin bag. I’m not kidding. He put it in the black bin bag."Reacting to an article from The Mirror on Twitter, author Melanie Blake said a similar thing happened to actress Gillian Taylforth when she appeared on Strictly in 2008.
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