Craig Revel Horwood is confident there’s "a way around" social distancing measures to ensure ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ goes ahead as planned.
The 55-year-old TV judge has revealed that BBC bosses are doing all they can to make sure they’re able to broadcast the hit show later this year, and Craig thinks they will ultimately be able to overcome the challenge posed by the pandemic.
Craig said: "I’ve spoken to the producers and they’re working through absolutely everything to make it happen. I know, fingers crossed, it will.
"There is some way around it, there has to be. People love the show, it’s great entertainment … We really want it back and I know BBC One are working extremely hard to make that happen for the audience."
Craig – who was also a judge on Australia’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ – suggested the idea of shooting the show without an audience as a means of bypassing the government’s guidelines on social distancing.
The outspoken star told Channel 4’s ‘The Steph Show’: "When I did it in Australia, we managed to do it without a studio audience. And when people needed to be isolated, one couple, for instance, stayed in a hotel for two weeks and they performed live from the hotel roof top.
"They set remote cameras up and it was absolutely amazing. There was a summer breeze wafting through their costumes and it was amazing. So there is a way around it, and it could be even more spectacular."
Craig Revel Horwood is confident Strictly Come Dancing will go ahead
