Craig Revel Horwood Slams Len Goodman
By Cara Dudgeon
4 years ago
'So, former Head Judge Len Goodman has been lamenting the 'old-school' 'Strictly', saying there are too many props now, and too much sexiness.
'I love it! 'Strictly' has evolved - there are such beautiful stories within each dance.
'We're not doing a ballroom and Latin competition, it's an entertainment show.
'Len's living in the Dark Ages. He's forgotten his youth!'
'It's not only sex, I used to hate it even if a swing was involved and they were sitting on a swing. And props, going down on one knee, giving them a rose. Get on with it!
'I remember somebody taking half the routine to get down the stairs. It was when Craig had a bad hip, and I said, "Craig would've got down quicker than you"
'I don't want to judge strange dancing. It wasn't about technique or anything, it was all about the performance, and I didn't want to judge just on performance'.
'It's like a plant. If you want it to thrive you have to prune it a bit and change it slightly to let it thrive.
'But you don't pull a plant up and chop off the roots, you just tweak it slightly. A little tweaking I don't mind, but I liked 'Strictly' as it was'.