Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood is unrecognisable as he danced with face full of make-up in a new routine for Sunday’s results show . The sharp-tongued judge, 59, took to the dancefloor alongside Shirley Ballas , Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke for a stunning performance with the BBC One show’s professional dancers. In exclusive snaps, Craig can be seen dressed extravagantly, complete with a long blonde gothic wig, and a glamorous black velvet suit.
While seated on a gilded red throne, he’s flanked by dancers Kai Widdrington, Nikita Kuzmin and Carlos Gu, as well as Dianne Buswell, Nancy Xu and Amy Dowden, who made a triumphant return to the show last week. The dramatic performance will see the four judges battle for the throne in an avant-garde gothic tango to the iconic songs When Doves Cry by Prince, and Blue Monday by New Order. And as Craig brings the drama to the dancefloor, Motsi heats up the Strictly studio in steamy snaps of her posing proactively in a sheer dress as she takes her place on the throne.
While in another snap, Shirley beams broadly as she is led around the dancefloor by Anton, who will delight fans as he performs on the other side of the judges’ podiums for a change. Craig has had an impressive career as a dancer, choreographer and director, but his dancing days were almost over when he suffered an injury that left him in “crippling” agony. While performing in panto in 2013, Craig thought he had torn a ligament, but he later disc.
