Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Kevin Clifton sports some fab looks on the BBC series, donning sequins and Lycra galore to waltz around the ballroom.
But he hasn't always dressed like that.
Nope, the dancer has just shared a throwback image of himself from his younger years – and he had a rather different look back then.
Taking to Instagram, Kevin shared two pictures of himself in his pre-Strictly days, and his vibe was a lot more, well, goth.
The two pictures see Kevin dressed all in black, sporting some heavy duty jewellery, dyed black hair and even a snazzy black top hat – and of course, don't forget the guyliner.
All very early noughties – Gerard Way, eat your heart out.
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He captioned the throwback pic with: "Me in my pre @bbcstrictly goth days.
Every now and again I feel like going back to it. Often when i feel insecure.
"What do u think? Go back to it? Leave it alone? A wicked look? Or a case of hiding behind an image maybe?"
Fans weren't so sure about the look, however, with one writing: "I don't know you personally Kevin, but my instincts are telling me it was hiding behind an image. You are absolutely grand as you are now!"
Another said: "Leave it alone! You don't need to hide behind any image. You are wonderfully talented and a lovely person."
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The look didn't exactly sit well with the BBC execs back then either, as Kevin revealed that his former fashion choices led to him being rejected from the show – twice.
He said: "I had long, black hair, eyeliner, black fingernails... don't think that I'm your average ballroom dancer, guys!
"They said, 'We'd love to take Karen, but not that guy. We have no need for this gothic scarecrow who thinks he's the rock star of the ballroom.'"
Ouch. We're glad he had a bit of a makeover, then...
Strictly Come Dancing 2019's first live show airs on Saturday, September 21 on BBC One.
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