Dancer said that the judge has become ‘too nicey nicey’. Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Ola Jordan has suggested that Craig Revel Horwood has lost his sparkle – and that he should be replaced by a new judge who has “more spice”. The dancer, who appeared in the BBC dancing competition from 2006 to 2015, has said that the judge has become “too nicey nicey”.
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Revel Horwood, who has developed a reputation for being the pantomime villain of the series over its 20 years, has recently toned down his brutal judging style in favour of a friendlier approach. Speaking in a new interview, Jordan said: “I feel like Craig’s lost his sparkle. People loved Craig for what he was before.”.
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“He would say it as it is, saying [who] wasn’t good, that was rubbish, but it’s almost like he’s got to say a positive now. He’s obviously been told they’ve got to be positive and that they don’t want any negativity in the show and that comes from producers, but they need to look at what the public wants really. It’s too nicey nicey.”.
She added that they need a new judge on the series, someone “with a bit more spice”. “You could even have a different guest judge every week,” she told Mecca Bingo. Horwood recently admitted he changed his judging style over concerns he would be cancelled.
The judge, who worked on every series of the show since it began in 2004, looked back on being “really harsh 20 years ago”. “I have changed my style of judging,” he told Radio Times. “When I look back, I think, ‘Ooh, that’s cutting.’ It would now be classed as bullying, and then I’d be cancelled.”.
