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Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> judge Craig Revel Horwood has weighed in on why BBC Breakfast\u2019s Dan Walker has managed to avoid the dance-off, despite posting some of the lowest scores in the competition in recent weeks.<\/p>\n Walker has been in the bottom two on the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard<\/a>\u00a0for the last two weeks, with Revel Horwood and fellow judge Anton Du Beke both commenting that Walker is one of the weaker dancers to remain in the competition.<\/p>\n However, he has had no trouble storming through each week on the public vote, which has led to some disgruntled viewers calling upon him to withdraw<\/a> from the popular dancing competition.<\/p>\n Revel Horwood told The Mirror<\/a> that he had a better understanding of Walker\u2019s fanbase after spending a week watching Strictly from home, having tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re more involved in the celebrity\u2019s story at home,\u201d he began. \u201cWhereas at work I\u2019m not as influenced by the VTs or anything, because I\u2019m just there to judge that 1 minute 30 dance and not the actual story that surrounds it. Whereas when I was sat at home, you do.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then I see why people vote for people like Dan. It\u2019s interesting, isn\u2019t it? Because he\u2019s probably one of the weaker dancers out of everyone that is left in this programme but you still feel for him. So you sort of invest in that. It\u2019s a totally different sort of experience so I understand now why the audience are given 50 percent of the vote.\u201d<\/p> Revel Horwood added: \u201cI\u2019m just there to uphold and wave the dance flag professionally, but then the people at home, they\u2019ve invested in the human being themselves and their story and journey throughout it. So I do think it does sway them and I think it\u2019s why it\u2019s good having the audience having 50 percent of the power.\u201d<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> columnist and former Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> professional Ian Waite came to Walker\u2019s defence last month<\/a>, praising him for giving the show his all despite no previous experience with dance.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is one of the celebs who has come into this with no experience whatsoever and I think that\u2019s what people love because he\u2019s giving it a go,\u201d said Waite.<\/p>\n Walker proceeds to next week\u2019s quarter finals, alongside television presenters Rhys Stephenson<\/a> and AJ Odudu<\/a>, EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis<\/a>, and former Bake Off champ John Whaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One at 6:40pm on Saturday 4th December. Check out more of our Entertainment<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Thursday, 02 December 2021 at 12:00 am Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has weighed in on why BBC Breakfast\u2019s Dan Walker has managed to avoid the dance-off, despite posting some of the lowest scores in the competition in recent weeks. 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