Since its inception, Craig Revel Horwood, a fav, has judged Strictly Come Dancing. He chats with Hannah Britt about haters, remodeling projects, and the unexpected dancer he would choose as his dance partner.
This year saw Craig Revel Horwood celebrate a very special birthday – the big 6-0. And, while rumours have been swirling around whether or not the Strictly Come Dancing judge will retire this year, I am pleased to report that it’s not on the cards just yet. To thank, we have his house renovation. “When I was 25 I took out my pension and began paying in £136 a month. I’ve been paying that ever since. I once said I’d like to retire at 50 and to be able to afford a bottle of Champagne every day… but that didn’t work out. Then I thought, well maybe I’ll retire at 60… but now I’ve just bought a new house and gutted it – and everything is so expensive. So I don’t think retirement is on the cards for me just yet.”
Craig recently became known as Sofology’s Head of Fusstomer Experiences, which is just how he is portrayed. As you’ll probably already be able to tell from watching me on Saturday nights, “I’m one of the fussiest people you’ll ever meet,” he says, “I’m not afraid to say if I don’t like something.” However, he is still in love after turning 60. Craig, a resident of Kingscliff, says, “I always forget until someone reminds me, like Anton du Beke likes to do live on television.”
At age 60, I feel great. I remember when I was 30 and thought that 60-year-olds were ancient, but I don’t feel that way. I’m also reminded of how old people are when they say they can only get older when they feel old. I’m still choreographing for 18- to 20-year-olds and performing them. Because I’m conversing with them, working with them, and having a laugh with them, it keeps me young and relevant. a member of the clan, the group, or the team. I am aware of all the jargon and keeps up with how young people speak.
He claims that dancing is no longer a sell-by date. Your career as a dancer was over, as it was when you were 30 years old, like a football player. After all, you can only perform the splits for a certain amount of time. However, according to Craig, “30 has turned into 50 today.”
In the 1970s, dancing was considered to be very ageist. You had to be a certain height and shape; once you reached that point, you were exiled and forced to leave. We were measured and weighed at places where I used to work, like Théâtre du Lido in Paris, while tying our G-strings. We had to be the same weight and 6 ft 2 each. Because it was so body-conscious, it can derail your mental health. I think I made a small escape from everything, and I was fortunate to leave.
However, they are currently teaching about nutrition, fitness, and injury recovery in dance schools. That never happened; if you were injured, you were simply benched or fired. Instead of escaping to the circus, dancing has become more of a profession. You can dance your entire life.
Since the show’s debut in 2004 and Craig’s participation on the judging panel for Strictly, Craig has been there for more than 20 years. He is the panel’s longest-serving judge. I think it’s great that a younger dancer is honored in this way. Everyone is celebrated, which is really important, in my opinion. I don’t understand why so many people in the press want to lower it. It’s unsettling.
Clickbait, I offer. “I don’t know what the obsession is with people clicking on absolutely every little thing. None of this was happening in the 70s and 80s – it didn’t exist when I was growing up and now it’s become a huge pressure,” says Craig, who grew up in Australia before moving to the UK aged 23.
Social media, too, is a topic that needs to be debated frequently, including whether it is destroying children’s lives. There is simply too much information available, and everyone has access to it at this very moment. Everyone is using that instead of their brains now that AI is in the spotlight. I used to research something using the encyclopaedia. Describe a volcano. I’d go look and see what you see. You now ask a question, and it is completely ignored.
He claims that this “unites people” strictly. Everyone on the show was able to say “thank you” in sign language after seeing Rose (Ayling-Ellis), who couldn’t hear the music but could only feel it. It turns into a habit, which is really important, in my opinion.
When Chris (McCausland) was blind and had to jump off chairs, “that really woke me up to how he has to live his life and the way he has to learn things,” he said. Ellie (Goldstein, the first Strictly contestant with Down Syndrome), we have now. Why are people buried in boxes? It’s disgusting, in my opinion. I’m all for having community, which is what Strictly is about.
La Voix is the first drag queen to join the lineup this year, and it’s for the first time. It advises putting on your mother’s heels and laughing. For children, there is color and movement. Conversations are opened and started by it. Every aspect of the community must be celebrated and brought together, according to Craig.
“I think we need to calm down in life. It has become a very woke world and I think Strictly has evolved out of any stereotypes. We’ve had boys dancing with boys, girls dancing together, and it’s great.
What other program brings people together in the same way? No matter what your job title or interests are, Strictly has a common thread that many people share. We have champions of snooker and Olympic snooker, as well as rugby players and football players. It starts off conversations and fosters friendships.
It has grown to be such a center. Many people look forward to it for many reasons. We make an effort to lift everyone’s spirits. That is the focus of it. Strictly doesn’t have a destination”!
One day we may even see him compete. “If I was a pro dancer… I’d like to be paired with Simon Cowell,” laughs Craig. “He’s smaller than me, so he’d have to go backwards. Wouldn’t we make a great team?”
Source: Mirror
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