With Strictly Come Dancing’s Halloween week nicely and actually over, many followers seen that its hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly returned to screens of their normal glammed-up seems as a substitute of dressing to the theme. In the meantime, the superstar contestants took to the dancefloor with their skilled associate in full costume. This was even true for the judges as Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke all underwent spooky makeovers.

Nevertheless, it has been revealed that Claudia and Tess’ choice to not costume up for the event is because of a traumatic occasion that affected Claudia and her household. In 2015, the host’s then-eight-year-old daughter, Matilda Thykier, suffered horrifying burns after her flammable Halloween costume caught on hearth. On the time of the heartbreaking incident, Matilda was wearing a witch outfit for a gathering at a neighbour’s dwelling when she handed by a candle, which prompted her costume to catch hearth.

The teenager suffered a mess of horrifyingly severe burns on her legs and was hospitalised for 3 weeks.

Reliving the nightmare, Claudia mirrored on how rapidly the state of affairs escalated: “She ‘went up’ is the one approach I can describe it. It was a spark, and she or he screamed out for me.

“It was like these horrific birthday candles that you just blow out and so they come again. It was actually quick. It was positively life-changing for me.”

The mum-of-three advised Finest journal: “I used to be speaking to somebody after which I heard her shout and she or he was on hearth.

“It seems like she was on hearth for hours, however the surgeon stated it was most likely simply seconds.”

Throughout an episode of her How Did We Get Right here? podcast with psychologist Professor Tanya Byron, Claudia admitted: “You helped me with flashbacks. I had flashbacks of when my daughter had an accident, and so they come at you want a bull.

“Like a tsunami, it is so monumental you suppose you are going to drown. So you must shove it to at least one facet.”

Following the incident, the 53-year-old started campaigning for higher security requirements in Halloween costumes’ supplies.

In 2015, this prompted the UK Authorities to tighten the flame-retardant requirements of Halloween costumes and toys.

Consequently, they are going to be constituted of supplies that will not burn sooner than 10mm per second, down from the earlier commonplace of 30mm per second.