A FORMER Strictly star claims that Craig Revel Horwood “crumbled under pressure” to give Tasha Ghouri a perfect score of 40 on Saturday night. It comes after the judge revealed he was

Strictly ’s Craig Revel Horwood has admitted he has toned down his brutal judging style over concerns he would be cancelled. In his 20 years of presenting the BBC dancing show, the 59-year-old has developed a reputation for being the pantomime villain of the series – giving out harsh scores and even more scathing criticism.

As the pantomime villain of Strictly Come Dancing, Craig Revel Horwood has become accustomed to being booed and heckled by fans. But viewers may have detected a slight softening recently, with the judge’s famous "Fab-u-lous, darling" catchphrase getting more airtime these days than his "Dull, dull, dull!".

STRICTLY’S Craig Revel Horwood has admitted canning his catty comments towards celebrity dancers over fears he will be cancelled. The judge of 20 years gave a rare 10 score on Saturday and says he

Strictly Come Dancing' panellist Craig Revel Horwood believes he is "more like a teacher than a judge" nowadays after he toned down his "cutting" comments, for fear of being branded a "bully" or cancelled.

Strictly Come Dancing star has claimed that long-serving judge Craig Revel Horwood has 'softened' in recent years and is not as hard on the celebrity contestants.

Craig Revel Horwood has tweaked his judging style as the pantomime villain on Strictly Come Dancing for fear it would now be classed as bullying and end in him being cancelled.