The judge revealed who he thinks will have a hard time this season, and who is already standing out. <\/p>
It\u2019s almost time for\u00a0Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> to waltz onto our screens, with the Strictly Come Dancing line-up<\/a> of celebrities taking to the stage this Saturday.<\/p>\n The BBC confirmed this morning that one of the Strictly Come Dancing professionals<\/a> has tested positive<\/a> for COVID, but it will not have an impact on this weekend\u2019s premiere as the episode has already been recorded. Which means\u00a0the toughest of the Strictly Come Dancing judges<\/a> has already seen this year\u2019s stars\u2019 first steps towards the claiming the Glitterball.<\/p>\n Speaking on ITV\u2019s Lorraine, Craig Revel Horwood revealed he thinks BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker<\/a>\u00a0\u201cwill struggle\u201d due to his height, particularly in the Latin dances.<\/p> \u201cIf you\u2019re asking who I\u2019m worried about, yeah, Dan [Walker] a little bit in the Latin because he\u2019s so long he\u2019s got so much to control of that body,\u201d Craig told Lorraine.<\/p>\n Another contestant he thinks will struggle with Latin is Olympian Adam Peaty<\/a>, despite revealing the swimmer is very competitive. \u201cHe\u2019s so competitive, I saw him wriggle his hips as well, they\u2019re quite liquid,\u201d Craig revealed. \u201cI think in frame he\u2019s going to be absolutely gorgeous in the Ballroom, but the Latin I think he\u2019s going to struggle with.\u201d<\/p>\n So, who does the stern judge think will do well? \u201cJudi Love<\/a>\u2018s sort of standing out, not because she\u2019s front row, centre [in the first official picture of this year\u2019s line-up] but because she\u2019s fantastic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cHer personality is brilliant. I saw her on the prerecord for this coming Saturday, she looks amazing. I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n Craig will be joined on the judging panel by former pro Anton Du Beke<\/a>, who replaces long-term judge Bruno Tonioli.\u00a0\u201c[Anton]\u2019s been through it, he has empathy for all the contestants, he knows exactly what they\u2019re going through and I don\u2019t care to be honest,\u201d Craig said of Anton\u2019s judging approach.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the honest truth,\u201d he added. \u201cI only care about the one-minute-thirty that they provide me to comment on it.\u201d<\/p>\n Bring on Saturday!<\/p>\n Strictly Come Dancing starts on BBC One on Saturday, 18th September. Want something else to watch? 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