THERE is not much Craig Revel Horwood hasn’t seen during his long career. As the only judge who has been on Strictly Come Dancing since it began 20 years ago, he has been through every one of the show’s highs and lows. 8 Craig Revel Horwood has been a Strictly judge since the show started in 2004 Credit: David Levene / Guardian / eyevine 8 Craig, far right, on the first Strictly panel in 2004 and, from the left, Bruno ToniolI, Arlene Phillips and Len Goodman Credit: BBC But the hit BBC show is currently facing the biggest crisis in its history, amid allegations that pros Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima mistreated contestants in rehearsals.
While Giovanni vehemently denies any wrongdoing, Graziano has said he regrets some of his actions . But as the investigation into Giovanni’s alleged behaviour towards actress dance partner Amanda Abbington rumbles on, Craig has urged the Strictly pros to continue to be strict with their celebrities during training, otherwise the upcoming series will become too “vanilla”. In an exclusive interview, Aussie Craig, 59, says: “I hope the standards don’t drop this year.
READ MORE ON STRICTLY CRISIS show scandal New Strictly crisis as show is branded ‘toxic and cruel’ by staff on track Sam Thompson & Zara McDermott share loved-up snaps after split rumours “When I’m teaching casts for shows in rehearsals, I still have to be quite strict. I think you have to be. “Can you imagine an Olympian getting gold with his or .