Vicky Gill, Strictly Come Dancing's costume designer for 13 years, reveals the mammoth logistics behind the iconic Blackpool special, involving 150 dazzling looks and thousands of crystals Vicky Gill has worked on the show for 20 years

A sea of crystals and a mountain of shoes can only mean one thing - it's time for Strictly Come Dancing to pack up and head to Blackpool.

This weekend, the much-loved dance show left its Elstree Studio behind and made its way north to the seaside town, where the latest live episode will be filmed in the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Every year, Strictly makes a pilgrimage to this coastal town to broadcast one of its live episodes from the globally renowned venue, often referred to as the 'home of ballroom dancing', reports the Manchester Ev

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