Craig Revel Horwood has broken his silence on the Strictly Come Dancing scandal as he admitted the claims have come as “news to me”.
The long-term Strictly judge, 59, has commented on the saga following the axe of Graziano Di Prima and reflected on the show’s future as concerns spiral.
Revel Horwood confessed he was “just finding out” about the accusations being made along with the public.
Speaking on BBC Radio Wales to presenter Lucy Owen, the dancer explained: “I’m just finding out, like everybody else, through the press.
“For me it’s a shock, and news to me, because the judges are never present at any of the teaching, we literally come in on a Saturday and just judge what we see before us.
“So we’re kept very, very separate to the rest of the company. For us it’s complete news.”
Craig Revel Horwood shared his thoughts about the Strictly Come Dancing scandal
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He continued: “Every day that I read about something I think, ‘That can’t be right,’ so I’ll wait and see what happens with the investigations, but certainly we have nothing to do with that.”
When asked if he was worried about the future of the popular BBC show, he replied: “I don’t think so because it’s one of those shows that belongs in the people’s hearts that are at home who love dancing, and there’s nothing better than seeing someone come from nothing and work hard and move up to being absolutely phenomenal.”
He also shared his thoughts on the BBC’s new measures, announced earlier this week, which will be introduced in the wake of the investigation.
“When I was in (musical) Annie we had chaperones everywhere, because the kids and laws and all of that stuff,” he explained.
Judge Craig Revel Horwood has starred in Strictly Come Dancing since it debuted in 2004
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