Kate Silverton has commissioned specially-crafted shoes specially for her stint on Strictly Come Dancing to fit her large feet.
The 48-year old newsreader will be part of the new BBC1 series and she revealed to the Daily Mail that she has size nine feet.
"I’m having to have special shoes made for me because Strictly didn’t have any big enough," Silverton said.
"At 14, I was already a shoe size eight and, while my school friends delighted in wearing the latest styles, I was still in Clarks Classics or – horror of horrors – boys’ shoes!"
The newsreader also said that that on Strictly Come Dancing she will "embrace" the expected look. "Earlier this week, I tried on a costume. It was very short – like wearing a swimsuit."
The mother-of-two also spoke about having children in her forties. She conceived naturally, following several failed IVF treatments.
"There’s not a day goes past when I don’t give thanks for them," she told the Daily Mail. "I know what it is like to be on my knees sobbing because I can’t have children."
