Craig Revel Horwood

As a dancer, you go from one show to the next, and you never know where your next pound is coming from, and I think that's what makes me say yes to so many things, because there's always a fear that you won't have a job.

I think women should be paid the same as men. That's for sure. But what would you say to a woman coming in after you've been in the job for 15 years when they've done absolutely nothing to earn it? I don't think that's right.

I direct as many shows as I can fit in between 'Strictly Come Dancing' and other performance stuff.

Strictly' has evolved - there are such beautiful stories within each dance. We're not doing a ballroom and Latin competition, it's an entertainment show.

I did not expect to become a celebrity or be known by the public at all.

I had long eyelashes and the other kids used to say I wore mascara.

Street dance resonates for teenagers. It's inclusive and brings in different audiences.

X Factor' creates a Christmas single that puts money in other people's pockets. Whereas 'Strictly''s not out to do that, at all. That's why I stand up for it - it isn't car-crash television.

My advice gets misconstrued as being mean.

Buying my new house in the country wasn't about showing off or being something I'm not, like Madonna when she turned into the country lass with her tweeds on.

I like getting blotto at parties but I also like being sober and I hate the hangover.

I'm a lovely person, considerate and loving.