Craig.... the softie

Strictly judge had to tone down his cruel barbs or be cancelled

- MARK JEFFERIES

ACID-TONGUED Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has told how he had to soften his approach to avoid being cancelled.

Craig, who is renowned for his cutting remarks on the hit BBC show, says he now tries to keep his comments constructive.

"I have changed my style of judging," he admits. "I was really harsh 20 years ago.

"When I look back, I think, 'Ooh, that's cutting... It would now be classed as bullying, and then I'd be cancelled."