Strictly Come Dancing’s Tess Daly says Craig Revel Horwood has gone soft on the new series

STRICTLY Come Dancing has seen plenty of changes during the pandemic – including a heavily reduced audience and a slimmed down judging panel – but it remains as popular as ever.

Even acid-tongued Craig Revel Horwood appears to have mellowed as a result, according to Tess Daly.

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In an exclusive interview, she revealed: “Even Craig has been a little bit nicer.

"He has still been a little mean with his marking up until last week, and he gave out some 3s and 4s earlier on, but he has been ending with positivity.

“Craig is Craig. He wouldn’t sweet talk for the sake of it. It is what he is feeling.

"I love him and hang on his every word. He is brilliant I think, and a great part of the show.”

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Tonight's show is likely to be the most-watched TV moment of the year, with well in excess of ten ­million fans expected to tune in.

Tess said the team have been proud to bring the nation together during a difficult year.

She added: “This year it felt like a privilege to be able to do the show.

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“I felt so grateful to go and do a show that I love, and we weren’t sure whether or not it would be able to go ahead at one point because there were so many boxes that we had to tick, obviously to meet government guidelines.

“Also to be part of something that was bringing people some light relief from the doom and gloom for a couple of hours.

"It just felt like something special to be a part of that really."

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