Strictly Come Dancing's first-ever winner's life 20 years onNatasha Kaplinsky was the first celebrity to lift the Glitterball Trophy on Strictly Come Dancing but she has admitted she was 'forced' to take part in the showView 4 Images Natasha Kaplinsky was Strictly Come Dancing's first-ever winner (Image: ITV)It's evolved into one of the BBC's flagship programmes with famous faces clamouring to be selected for Strictly Come Dancing, yet the inaugural champion reveals she was reluctant to participate from the start. ‌However, despite being based on the beloved programme Come Dancing and destined for Saturday evening prime-time, Natasha remained thoroughly unconvinced. View 4 Images Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole on the first series of Strictly Come Dancing (Image: Mirror Pix)‌Where is Natasha Kaplinsky now? ‌"I got completely forced and put into a corner at the BBC," Natasha said in an interview. Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One and BBC iPlayer