Strictly Come Dancing judges Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas appeared to poke fun at themselves on Saturday night’s Halloween special with their costumes.
The often-brusque Revel Horwood sported a wide red smile with his costume as Batman villain The Joker, while Ballas opted for a Cruella de Vil outfit.
Squad ghouls @CraigRevHorwood @DarceyOfficial @ShirleyBallas @BrunoTonioli #Strictly pic.twitter.com/nyTNP1Vhvx
— BBC Spooky🎃 (@bbcstrictly) October 28, 2017
The new head judge has endured a clash with professional dancer Brendan Cole and an awkward encounter with Jonnie Peacock in her first series of the show.
Fans on Twitter saw the comedy in the costumes, with @BevFink posting that Ballas was showing “the trolls where to go”.
Another viewer labelled the outfit “iconic”.
#Strictly2017 Love the fact that @ShirleyBallas is dressed as Cruella Deville. One way to tell the trolls where to go 👍😄
— Bev (@BevFink) October 28, 2017
Shirley's Cruella de Vil is kinda iconic #strictly
— J✨ (@akihabaIove) October 28, 2017
Craig Revel Horwood looks brilliant as the Joker and Shirley Ballaa has won me over channelling Cruella De Vil #Strictly
— Jack Walker (@JackTheFact29) October 28, 2017
Shirley is nailing it as Cruella De Vil 😍 #strictly
— Joanne Evans 👸🏻🦄 (@JoanneEvans11) October 28, 2017
@JackTheFact29 tweeted: “Craig Revel Horwood looks brilliant as the Joker and Shirley Ballaa has won me over channelling Cruella De Vil.”
Craig dressed as the joker has made my night pic.twitter.com/bpxTRaJ8kY
— Megan Haydn (@Haydn_Megan) October 28, 2017
Just switched on #Strictly to see Craig with a massive smile on his face (and lipstick on his cheek) – not a sight you see often!
— Sheri 🌿 (@tkt2everywhere) October 7, 2017
craig should have a smile painted on more often #Strictly
— Joanna Perkins (@joannathebaker) October 28, 2017
@JoannaTheBaker wrote: “Craig should have a smile painted on more often.”
Another posted they had “finally seen a smile on Craig’s face”.
Meanwhile, Bruno Tonioli opted for a Beetlejuice-themed costume, while Darcey Bussell dressed as Little Red Riding Hood.
