BBC Strictly's Craig Revel-Horwood reveals change to judging panel after host demanded it
ok.co.ukCraig Revel-Horwood has opened up about being the "longest serving Strictly judge in the world" as the final three celebrities prepare to battle it out on the dancefloor to lift the GlitterBall trophy this weekend.
But the judge, 58, also shared a Strictly secret as he reminisced about when the show started nearly 20 years ago and revealed why his position on the judging panel changed in 2004, after the dance competition first aired.
Craig admitted that legendary presenter Sir Bruce Forsyth, who co-presented Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2013, demanded the judge's position change after Craig's comments were hit with boos by the audience.
Craig explained that the veteran entertainer and presenter, who died aged 89 in 2017, didn't learn the judges' names, as he detailed his fond Strictly memories on Good Morning Britain on Friday, 15 December.
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