Craig Revel Horwood has tipped Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton to win ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 53-year-old judge believes the couple are in with a chance of lifting the Glitter Ball Trophy as the 31-year-old documentary maker is "popular" with viewers at home, and proven herself to be the dancer with the potential to go all the way on the BBC One ballroom and Latin contest.
He said: "I can see her winning.
"She has a lot of the audience on her side, she’s very popular and so far she’s getting through this with flying colours."
Craig – who is joined by head huge Shirley Ballas, Dame Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli on the panel – has also been blown away by former Pussycat Dolls star Ashley Roberts, but because she has topped the leader board most weeks, he feels this may "discourage" people from voting for her.
He told RadioTimes magazine: "She’s one of the best dancers I think we’ve ever seen on the show.
"She’s at the top of the leader board all the time! That might discourage people from voting for her."
The ‘Nativity Rocks!’ star also gave his opinion on ‘Strictly’ having their first influencer, Joe Sugg, compete on the show.
He said: "I thought it was brilliant of the BBC to ask an internet star like Joe to take part. We’d never done that before.
"I didn’t know who he was to begin with – but it’s brought a whole new audience to Strictly, which is just wonderful."
And Craig admitted that he felt the cheating scandal surrounding former contestants Seann Walsh and Katya Jones – who were both in relationships when they were caught snogging on a night out – made the comedian work "harder" to try and stay on the programme.
He spilled: "[He] came back after that week with flying colours, and it probably helped push him a bit harder.
"Like any professional, you have to leave whatever’s going on behind that door and just perform."
The sharp-tongued TV personality previously admitted he thinks the ‘Strictly’ curse is a "blessing", as it has produced some "gorgeous" pairings.
He said: "In a sensitive person it would affect them and I know it affected Seann and Katya a lot, that whole story, because it went global.
"For what reason, I have no clue because there have been a lot of pairings that have been absolutely gorgeous.
"You know there’s been Kristina Rihanoff and Ben Cohen, they’ve had a baby, Jimmy Mistry, Flavia Cacace, fantastic. So the curse, which I call the blessing, I think you just have to deal with it, get on with it."
Craig Revel Horwood tips Stacey Dooley to win Strictly
