Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole has revealed why he no longer has his trophy, more than 20 years after he won the show with Natasha Kaplinsky

Brendan Cole has revealed that his Glitterball Trophy from Strictly Come Dancing ended up in pieces. The TV star, 49, won the inaugural series of the BBC Saturday night favourite alongside newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky in 2004 and was awarded the "plasticky" prize upon their victory.

While he tried to take care of the "plastic" prize over the years , it eventually ended up being thrown out after surviving a number of house moves.

He said: "My Glitterball trophy lived in a garage for many years. It was shipped from house to house and eventually it ended up in about 16 pieces. That sounds like I didn’t care about it, I

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