Craig Revel Horwood is the longest-serving judge on Strictly Come Dancing (Image: BBC)

Craig Revel Horwood breaks silence on future as Strictly Come Dancing judge

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has broken his silence on his future on the BBC show after reports claimed he had been axed from the panel

by · Daily Record

Appearing on Good Morning Britain with Charlotte Hawkins and Adil Ray, Craig Revel Horwood discussed his desire to remain a fixture on the Strictly judging panel.

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," confirmed Craig. "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 quizzed about his predictions for this season's 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."

Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood addresses future as judge with 5-word remark

Despite his support for Pauls continuous improvement, odds suggest Paul might be nearing an exit according to Bet MGM, indicating his chances at 10/11 to leave Strictly Come Dancing this Sunday, with Dr Punam Krishan and Wynne Evans not far behind in the betting stakes.

Wynne Evans' chances of exiting Strictly Come Dancing this weekend have significantly increased. Initially a 20/1 outsider, the opera singer's odds have been slashed to 9/2, making him the third favourite to be eliminated on Sunday evening, reports the Mirror.

Paul remains the favourite to leave at 10/11, closely followed by Punam Krishan, who struggled at the bottom of last week's leaderboard, at 13/4.

Sam Behar, UK Director at BetMGM, noted: "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."

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