Craig Revel Horwood says he doesn’t miss Bruno Tonioli when he is away from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 54-year-old dancer has praised Bruno’s ‘Strictly’ stand-in, Alfonso Ribeiro, who steps in for Bruno when he judges on the US show ‘Dancing With The Stars’, and Craig joked he is going to "make him jealous" by complimenting Alfonso.
In his column for Best magazine, Craig wrote: "Do I miss Bruno while he’s away doing ‘Dancing with the Stars’? No!
"Life is so awful for him – having to jet off to America in first class and sip champagne.
"It’s tough at the top! So I might make him jealous by saying how much I like Alfonso.
"He’s a superstar and a brilliant all-rounder. He’s like a male version of Motsi."
Alfonso – who was best known for playing Will Smith’s cousin Carlton on US sitcom ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ – filled in for the flamboyant Italian last year and was back on the judging panel last weekend.
The 48-year-old comedian had the final say on the elimination of David James and his pro partner Nadiya Bychkova last week, after saving sports presenter Mike Bushell.
He said: "The couple who I’m going to save put on a great show. The technique wasn’t there but they came out and delivered a showstopper for the audience to love so I’m going to save Mike And Katya."
After just one week of judging, some viewers have called for the ‘I’m A Celeb’ star to replace Bruno full-time.
One fan tweeted: "Said this last year, but I’ll say it again: can we please keep Alfonso? #Strictly. (sic)"
The guest judge responded to the dedicated fans tweeting: "Thank you @bbcstrictly for having me again this year. This was an epic night. Can’t say enough about you amazing judges. @ShirleyBallas @CraigRevHorwood @MOTSI_MABUSE Everyone give @BrunoTonioli all the love he truly deserves when he returns next weekend. (sic)"
Craig Revel Horwood ‘doesn’t miss’ Bruno Tonioli on Strictly
