Strictly is hard and celebs just aren't used to it: Craig Revel Horwood wades into TV's biggest scandal to back pro dancers like Giovanni and reveal how his dance teacher used to CANE him

Strictly is hard and celebs just aren't used to it: Craig Revel Horwood wades into TV's biggest scandal to back pro dancers like Giovanni and reveal how his dance teacher used to CANE him By Cole Moreton For Weekend Magazine Published: 11:55, 16 August 2024 | Updated: 11:55, 16 August 2024 e-mail View comments Craig Revel Horwood has a confession. ‘I find this hugely scary,’ he says. The tap shoe is about to be on the other foot for the man used to dishing out low scores and brutal truths as a judge on Strictly , as he prepares to find out what the world thinks of his own startling new performance – not as a dancer but a singer.

‘I’m not au fait with the music world. I’m sure there will be judgment. I sort of don’t mind,’ says Craig, with the kind of wince celebrities give when he marks down their cha-cha-cha.

That suggests he does care, quite a lot. ‘They’re all songs I love and I know I can sing live. The album has not been doctored.

There’s no auto-tuning. What you hear is what you get.’ Craig Revel Horwood says his new album has no auto-tuning, adding: 'What you hear is what you get' Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice perform on BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing The good news is that Craig has delivered a showstopper.

Revelations: Songs Boys Don’t Sing is a collection of numbers usually performed by women. ‘I chose them because I relate to them and I have played women,’ says Craig, who most recently appeared as Miss Hannigan in the musical Anni.