Craig Revel Horwood ‘I couldn’t do the Wicked Queen with a hangover’
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The Strictly judge on this year’s winner, playing panto, and why the thong will be out on New Year’s Eve
Born in Ballarat, Australia, Craig Revel Horwood, 54, began his career as a dancer in Melbourne but moved to the UK 30 years ago to work in London’s West End. He’s now a choreographer, director and stage star but is best known as a judge on all 17 series of Strictly Come Dancing. He’s appearing in pantomime at Manchester Opera House until 29 December.
You’re currently playing the Wicked Queen in Snow White. How wicked is she?Very wicked but she’s funny with it. There are a lot of Strictly gags in there, where my dancing gets scored by the audience. Sometimes they shout “Seveeeeen!” like Len Goodman, other times I get a whole row of zeros. There’s lots of singing, frivolity, banter with hecklers and costume changes. It’s so full-on, I usually lose a stone-and-a-half during panto season. Continue reading...
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