Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood shocks audiences with Sarah Hadland’s complaint

“This is of course from Sweet Charity… a Fosse creation, so the whole choreography is very minimalist and economical, but with that economy you still have to live through it and stand out so you don’t get lost in the chorus.

“That’s my only complaint: It was a little too perfect,” he continued, drawing boos and groans from the live studio audience.

He defended the comment, saying, “I know that sounds weird, but it just lacked an attitude in those quiet moments that took you out of the crowd. But spec-tac-u-lar darling!”

Hadland joked that she hoped his criticism didn’t stem from “rivalry” over his own dancing to Padam Padam in a group number from earlier season, which Craig quickly laughed off.

Still, Motsi Mabuse could barely contain her surprise at his comment: “I’ve heard it all, but ‘too perfect’ is new! We used to celebrate too perfect!”

She then gave a glowing review of Hadland’s performance, declaring that the actor had “ruined Blackpool”, while head judge Shirley Ballas gushed about the “little details” in the routine.

Fellow Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke refuted Craig’s criticism, saying he loved how in sync Hadland was with her backing dancers, calling it her best dance of the series yet.

This was reflected in the scores, with Hadland rocketing to the top Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard with three tens and a 9 from holdout Craig.

Backstage with Claudia, the actor lightheartedly admitted she feared she had “ruined” her evening by being “rude” to the famously hard-to-please member of the jury.

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