Strictly Come Dancing's Craig on future as show's longest-serving judge

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has spoken out on his future on the BBC show as he issued a five-word response to his time on the panel

Appearing on Good Morning Britain with hosts Charlotte Hawkins and Adil Ray, Craig Revel Horwood discussed his desire to remain a judge on the show.

Adil remarked: "You're the longest serving judge on there now. I think I heard you say you never want to leave, you want to stay there."

"I do want to stay," was Craig's succinct five-word reply. "It's the best Saturday ever, I love it. I get a front row seat to the best show ever. For me it's irreplaceable."

When questioned about his predictions for the Glitterball Trophy winner, Craig said: "Well, I am loving the cast, I think Chris [McCausland] is fantastic, I absolutely love his sense of humour, he answers me back the most. He's brilliant.

"Tasha [Ghouri] is fantastic, absolutely gorgeous dancer. There's people coming up, namely a footballer darling. It didn't start particularly well but Paul [Merson] has come through and treating it really seriously. It's wonderful because it's what the show is about."

Despite Craig's support for Paul's improvement, odds suggest an impending departure, with Bet MGM listing his chances at 10/11 for an exit from Strictly this Sunday, with Dr Punam Krishan and Wynne Evans also in the mix, reports the Mirror.

The odds for Wynne's departure from Strictly Come Dancing have taken a sharp dive ahead of this weekend. Initially seen as a long shot with odds at 20/1 upon opening, significant wager action has forced the premier bookmaker to slash his odds dramatically to 9/2, positioning him as the third favourite to bow out on Sunday's show.

Paul sits at the top of the potential exits with odds of 10/11, while Punam trails behind as a relatively close contender with a 13/4 chance after ranking lowest on the previous week's leaderboard.

Sam Behar, UK Director at BetMGM, commented, "Paul Merson might be the favourite to leave Strictly this weekend but Wynne Evans certainly isn't without a chance of leaving. He looked a lively outsider a couple of weeks ago in the outright betting but the news this week certainly hasn't helped his chances and he's been very well-backed to exit on Sunday night. He opened up at 20/1 but is now just 9/2, with only Paul Merson (10/11) and Punam Krishan (13/4) shorter in the next elimination betting."