Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood slams pro dancers and claims show 'isn't real competition'

Strictly professional dancer Anton Du Beke will back on the panel alongside head judge Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood.There's also another big change this week.To mark the halfway point in the competition, the cast and crew usually pack everything up from Elstree Studios and head to the Blackpool Tower for the annual special.

Shirley Ballas and Danny Taylor have been together for almost two years, but have spent much more quality time together in the last few months than ever before. MORE: Shirley Ballas receives surprising gift from Craig Revel Horwood Speaking on HELLO! magazine's Instagram show HELLO! Let's Gab during the first lockdown, Strictly's Shirley told presenter Gaby Roslin that the couple were previously spending a day together a week, and so the last few months have been a "learning curve".Telling Gaby

Strictly Come Dancing said goodbye to its third celebrity over the weekend, with The Wanted singer – and The Simpsons superfan – Max George sent home after losing a dance-off to EastEnders star Maisie Smith.Maisie was saved by Craig Revel Horwood and guest judge Anton Du Beke, while Shirley Ballas admitted she’d have opted to keep Max in the competition.However, in a new interview, judge Motsi Mabuse has admitted the chips might have fallen a little differently had she been in the studio during

Max George was eliminated on the most recent episode of Strictly Come Dancing, and we’re not sure we’ll ever be over it. Former The Wanted singer showed real potential in the first three weeks of the competition, with Head Judge Shirley Ballas even describing him as "dangerous" after his Jive.

Craig Revel Horwood effortlessly came back at a troll who dubbed him a "nasty little man".The Strictly Come Dancing star, who hasn't quite been living up to his usual panto villain judge persona this series, came under fire on social media, for scoring less than head judge Shirley Ballas. A fan of the dance show wasn't happy with Craig's score and took to Twitter to tell him so.

The Wanted singer Max George has become the third celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing.The 32 year old found himself in the bottom two with EastEnders actress Maisie Smith on Sunday evening. Both celebrities, alongside their dance partners, had to perform their dance routines again.

Comedian Bill Bailey is now the bookies favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing, according to Ladbrokes, having overtaken both Maisie Smith and HRVY.The 55-year-old star has also won the respect of notoriously frosty judge Craig Revel Horwood who recently appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show, saying: “I love Bill Bailey. He’s amazing.

Bill Bailey is the current and somewhat surprising favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing, according to Ladbrokes.The comedian is now ahead of singer HRVY and actor Maisie Smith, with odds of 7/4 to take this year’s Glitterball Trophy.Bailey began the show as a 50/1 outsider, but has since become a strong audience favourite with notoriously hard-to-please judge Craig Revel Horwood admitting his surprise at the 55-year-old’s progress.“I love Bill Bailey. He’s amazing.

Strictly Come Dancing star Gleb Savchenko and his wife Elena Samodanova announced their separation after 14 years of marriage on Friday.The Russian dancer, who appeared on Strictly in 2015, broke the news to fans on Instagram alongside a photo of his family.MORE: Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood reveals why 'curse' will not be happening this year"It is with a heavy heart that I tell you my wife and I are parting ways after 14 years of marriage," he began.WATCH: Anton du Beke discusses possibility