Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine in talks to revive What Not To Wear more than 20 years after 'extreme' fashion show was axed

Published: 09:09 BST, 14 October 2026 | Updated: 09:20 BST, 14 October 2026

Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine could be back on our TV screens with a reboot of their 'extreme' fashion makeover show, What Not To Wear. 

The programme was launched by the BBC in 2001 and ran for five series to 2005, with contestants getting a £2,000 budget to rebuild their wardrobe with the help of their ruthless hosts. 

In a new interview, Trinny, 62, has revealed they are in conversations with producers about the prospect of bringing the show back.

The presenter told Lorraine Kelly on Saga’s Experience is Everything podcast: 'We were, interestingly, recently asked to do it again… and it’s a conversation that’s sort of slightly still happening. 

'When we both initially got this approach, we sort of thought, "Well, Susannah’s writing her third book and I’m running Trinny London and I hire 300 people and I’m the CEO", so it’s a full-time job. And initially I thought, "No way", but it was very nice of the people who came to see us.

'So, then we just had a meeting with them and they had made the whole of their younger team watch all of the old What Not To Wears and they loved it. And I was surprised.

Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine could be back on our TV screens with a reboot of their 'extreme' fashion makeover show, What Not To Wear

The programme was launched by the BBC in 2001 and ran for five series, with contestants getting a £2,000 budget to rebuild their wardrobe with the help of their ruthless hosts

'We did things that were very extreme. We would get a husband saying, "Yes, do put a camera in my wife’s dressing room so we can see how she dresses". We were very honest and that sort of honesty has gone because people are too scared.

So, they’re very persuasive… and that’s where they’re at. It’s interesting. If something’s presented to you it’s much easier to shut down things off straight away. I made a decision last year to not say no so much. 

'I thought let me just be open to things because things lead to things and I think things are put in front of us for reasons. 

'We need to think: "What is the reason that opportunity is sitting there? What is that reason and what could it bring?". 

The hosts were notorious for stripping participants down to their underwear in front of a 360-degree mirror and offering stinging critiques of their bodies and self-image.

The two women would often snipe at each other's supposed physical shortcomings -Susannah's 'chicken arms' or Trinny's 'flat chest', but also at the guests who came to them for a new wardrobe.

In one episode, an innocent bystander in the street was the focus for Susannah's acerbic put-downs.

As the duo headed through West London in a convertible en route to their next makeover, Susannah, 64, commented on a random woman and said: 'Look at that woman there, my God, look at her t**s, they're down by her knees.'

As they drove on Trinny asked: 'We're focusing on Jane today, Susannah' to which she got the response: 'I'm sure she got bullied at school' as they discussed their next makeover victim.

In another episode, Trinny asked social worker Lynne, who loved football shirts: 'Have you had sex?' and 'Are you gay?'.

But at its peak, the show was watched by 7million viewers, who loved the straight-talking duo.  

After What Not To Wear was axed by the BBC, the duo moved to ITV with Trinny & Susannah... Undress. 

Trinny went on to launch her makeup and skincare brand, Trinny London, in 2017. 

It has grown from a kitchen table startup to a global beauty empire, now valued at £180million. 

Susannah, meanwhile, has turned her attention to writing novels.