Strictly’s Craig Revel Horwood ‘crumbled to the pressure to give Tasha a 40’ says ex show star – amid ‘bully’ fears

A FORMER Strictly prima claims that Craig Revel Horwood "crumbled nether pressure" to springiness Tasha Ghouri a cleanable people of 40 connected Saturday night.

It comes aft the judge revealed helium was reining successful his comments towards personage dancers implicit fears helium volition beryllium cancelled.

The justice of 20 years gave a uncommon 10 people to Tasha and her pro spouse Aljaz Skorjanec connected Saturday.

They landed the archetypal ­perfect 40 of the bid for their American Smooth to Lewis Capaldi’s Someone You Loved.

Now erstwhile Strictly pro Brendan Cole has fixed his verdict connected wherefore Craig gave Love Island prima Tasha a 10.

The ballroom prima told skyvegas.com: “It [Craig Revel Horwood not giving a 10 this series] was built up truthful overmuch that helium had to springiness it [to Tasha Ghouri].

"I would person fixed her a 10 before, and not connected Saturday night.

"We're going into the last stages, truthful determination has to beryllium immoderate cleanable scores, different radical get upset."

Going connected Brendan added: “It wasn't worthy [of a 40] but I don't privation to instrumentality distant from the dance, due to the fact that the creation was beautiful, and it was truly good performed.

"It was adjacent perfect, but we're talking astir idiosyncratic who is fundamentally a trained dancer, truthful I don't privation it adjacent cleanable – I privation it perfectly cleanable to beryllium capable to springiness it a ten.”

Meanwhile, Craig's caller attack comes successful the aftermath of the Giovanni Pernice-Amanda Abbington bullying probe, and Graziano Di Prima’s axe for appearing to footwear Zara McDermott.

He revealed however helium has been forced to code down his Mr Nasty enactment pursuing the bullying scandal.

The Aussie prima has opted for kinder words for contestants successful this year’s series.

Speaking to Radio Times, Craig said: “I person changed my benignant of judging.

“I was truly harsh 20 years ago.

“When I look back, I think, ‘Ooh, that’s ­cutting.’

“I bash inactive accidental what’s wrong, but you tin wrapper the information successful a nice way.

“It’s however tin I scope retired to them and assistance them to improve, alternatively than conscionable ­saying, ‘This is wrong, that’s wrong’.

“I’m reasoning much similar a teacher than a judge.”

On Saturday Craig initially stayed stony-faced erstwhile helium gave a “10” to Tasha and Ajaz.

However, helium yet broke into a grin arsenic helium was hugged by judges Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas alongside Anton Du Beke.

Craig, a justice for 20 years, erstwhile revelled successful his relation arsenic the BBC show’s pantomime villain — and would regularly person decease threats.

Among his past catty comments, helium told broadcaster Jeremy Vine that helium danced “like a stork that had been struck by lightning.”

He gleefully informed erstwhile Home Secretary Jacqui Smith that she “limped astir similar you were mislaid astatine a enactment somewhere, drunk”.

Craig adjacent went for pal and then-dancer Anton for “awful fake teeth helium was wearing” — earlier realising they were Anton’s own.

In 2018, helium besides gave Anton and manner writer Susannah Constantine the lowest imaginable “1” people for a routine.

The Aussie has utilized the “1” paddle much than immoderate different judge, and said helium would person scored immoderate contestants “0” had the paddle been available.

Fans should not interest he’s changed excessively much, arsenic helium admits he’ll ne'er play excessively nice.

Craig said: “I’m not determination for their emotions.

“I don’t attraction however it affects them successful that way, due to the fact that they request to larn and respect my opinion.”