BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel-Horwood sparks uproar with 'petty' Chris McCausland remark

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel-Horwood sparks uproar with 'petty' Chris McCausland remark

by · Birmingham Live

Craig Revel Horwood has sparked furious anger from BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers - as they took a major issue with his feedback to Chris McCausland tonight. BBC viewers slammed Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig over his judging of the blind comic.

Chris and Dianne Buswell opened this weekend's Blackpool extravaganza. Anton Du Beke branded the routine "great" and added he would be "surprised" if any other routine topped it. "What a way to open the show," Motsi Mabuse added.

But Craig sniped: "I thought you were slightly ahead getting into the line-up." He ontinued: "It's only what I saw. The arm extensions could do with some finesse, you need to work from the shoulder to the elbow and out to the hand itself."

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He said: "It lacked any swing or sway." He added: "Your frame has improved beyond compare and you did that dance justice. I thought it was brilliant." On X, formerly Twitter, one fan hit out at the judge: "Chris was bl**dy brilliant...immaculate timing. Just as good as the pro's. 8....really Craig - that was a 10 all day long. #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing."

A second typed: "FFS Craig, the man is blind, danced in time with a group of dancers and you only give an 8! Give the man a f***ing break! Even Motsi was unfair. #Strictly." And a third raged: "Absolute bulls*** from craig.......brilliant Chris #strictly."

"Chris deserved 40. Hate this 'I need to be an antagonist' mentality from Craig.. #Strictly," another said. Another posted: "Craig is such a soul sucking a**. Chris is BLIND FFS. Give him more credit. He’s phenomenal and should be judged accordingly.

"The man can’t see yet is still better than some of the others. Tired of his petty rhetoric now #strictly #StrictlyComeDancing." Another said: "Tbf as much as Craig annoys me I kinda love that he’s treating Chris as an able bodied person and critiquing him in the exact same way #strictly."