A POLE dancer has won tax relief on her saucy stage gear, including naughty nurse and schoolgirl outfits.

Gemma Daniels was told her hair extensions, false eyelashes, huge heels and heavy make-up were also legitimate expenses.

Tax officials had said she should not have claimed for the paraphernalia because it could be worn outside of her job at Stringfellows. They said she owed them £10,500.

But Judge Guy Brannan ruled at a customs tribunal the items, plus tanning sessions, waxing, black corsets, knickers, stockings and bras, were only for work at the central London club.

He said: “The dresses worn by Ms Daniels could not be described as providing ‘warmth and decency’.

“Indeed, we are satisfied that the objective of Ms Daniels in acquiring the dresses was the reverse of the objective of provision of warmth and decency.”

He added at the London hearing: “Miss Daniels’ appearance was a very important part of her role.

“Her dresses were long, see-through and skimpy. They were frequently decorated with sequins so that they dazzled under the lights.

“Her shoes had six to ten inch stiletto heels. They were cleverly made so that it was possible to hang upside down from a pole.

“Her costumes would include nurses and schoolgirls’ uniforms when Stringfellows put on a ‘fancy dress’ evening.

“The type of underwear and stockings bought by Ms Daniels was of a suggestive nature. We accept that they were purchased solely for her performances. In short, we consider that expenditure on dresses, lingerie, shoes etc was akin to the acquisition of a costume for a self-employed actor for use in a performance.”

The tribunal heard Ms Daniels quit in September 2014 after she “developed a distaste for her exotic dancing career”.

She was hit with back tax assessments and late payment penalties for 2011 to 2014.

The bill will now be slashed, though the judge agreed travel expenses to and from the club from her home in South West London were not deductible.