Stacey Dooley says her ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ wardrobe malfunction wasn’t "the end of the world".
The 31-year-old TV presenter won the BBC ballroom contest on Saturday night (15.12.18) but accidentally flashed the nude leotard underneath her dress during a routine, and she has laughed off the awkward moment and joked it wouldn’t "surprise" her friends.
Appearing on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ on Monday (17.12.18), she said: "[It’s] probably no real surprise, to be quite honest. At least they were big. I thought, ‘They’re not fancy, they’re not even lacy!’
"It’s a built-in bodysuit, so they weren’t really my actual knickers. "But I didn’t even realise … It’s not the end of the world."
The documentary presenter has admitted she didn’t expect to win the competition, and even on the show itself she was giving fellow finalist Joe Sugg a "pep talk" thinking he would be crowned the champion.
She added: "I honestly, honestly thought Joe had it in the bag. When we were coming down the stairs I told Joe, ‘Just enjoy it, soak it all up because it won’t happen again.’ I was sort of pep talking him, so I felt really calm!"
Meanwhile, her pro partner Kevin Clifton – who won the Glitterball Trophy for the first time – said he thought they’d missed their chance when Craig Revel Horwood was critical of their show dance.
He said: "When Craig killed us a bit with the scores in the show dance and we were bottom of the leaderboard, I thought ‘Yeah, no chance.’ "
Stacey Dooley laughs off Strictly wardrobe malfunction
