Craig Revel Horwood

How many dancers in their life get a job that will last 15 years? Not many. ”

I'm not saying the persona on 'Strictly' isn't me - it's just that the nurturing side, which is also a part of who I am, isn't what I'm there for. I'm there to judge and to give an honest opinion, even if it's not the opinion someone wants to hear. ”

When you take on an acting or dancing role, you have to trust your director, and in some ways there is freedom in relinquishing control. ”

I'd adopt an older child, not a baby. ”

I was short and fat as a child. ”

With 'The X Factor' I think the audiences have lost faith and trust in it so that's its problem. You want to be watching something real and dynamic and something you can trust and believe in. ”

You are under great scrutiny when you are adopting, more so than natural parents. There are a lot of interviews, screenings etc. ”

I hated sport, but at 13, I went to an aerobics class and the teacher thought I had natural rhythm. She suggested formal dance classes, and that's when I finally found something I was really good at. ”

Actors are very emotional, whereas sports people are used to criticism. ”

I was bisexual for a long time. I flitted between men and women quite a lot between the ages of 17 and 26. ”