THE Great British Sewing Bee fans were left terrified after a contestant made a “truly terrifying” Halloween costume.
This week, the stars were tasked this week with creating three separate children’s outfits, with the final one being a Halloween costume.
Cristian decided to go for humour rather than horror by designing a clown outfit, however, BBC viewers were left frightened by the costume.
As a result, several took to social media to say the outfit was too “creepy”, while another admitted they had to “leave the room.”
The contestants were told by host Sara Pascoe: “The judges would like you to make a Halloween costume for a nine-year-old – as if children weren’t scary enough.
Rather than aiming for scariness though, Cristian admitted he was going for fun.
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“Today we are making a clown,” he announced, before adding: “A funny clown, so not a spooky one.”
The multi-coloured outfit featured oversized organza cuffs and a hula hoop stitched inside to give the waist a rounded look.
As he began to piece together the costume, viewers quickly expressed their fear of clowns.
Taking to Twitter, one person penned: “Clowns are not fun, they’re serial killers in disguise.”
Echoing their comments, someone else said: “Is there actually a difference between funny clowns and scary clowns? All clowns are just creepy.”
While a third remarked: “I feel my coulrophobia coming on. Might have to leave the room. I’d take a bat over a clown any day.”
When it was time for the costumed to be judged, Cristian’s impressed the experts.
Fashion designer Patrick Grant clearly wasn’t afraid of clowns, as he asked: “Who knew clowns were so funny? It just makes me laugh and smile looking at him.”
The Great British Sewing Bee continues on Wednesday from 9pm on BBC One.
