Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has launched a scathing attack on Love Island contestants, branding them 'talentless fame-seekers' and insisting they will never appear on the BBC dance show.
In an interview with the Daily Star Sunday, Horwood said: 'Strictly is nothing like Love Island… absolutely not. Love Island is for people who aren’t celebrities, who’ve done nothing in their life and are trying to be someone and get something to be famous. But Strictly is meant to showcase people with talents in acting, singing, sports, journalism...not fame-seekers with no discernible talent.'
Strictly has historically banned reality stars from its line-up, but made an exception this series with Made in Chelsea's Jamie Laing. However, his run ended prematurely due to a foot injury, and he was replaced by Emmerdale's Kelvin Fletcher.
Sources suggest BBC bosses relaxed the rules for Jamie after struggling to fill the 2019 line-up. A source told The Sun: 'It is a surprising U-turn from the BBC and Strictly. They said previously that low-rent reality stars like Jamie would not be allowed on the show but things now seem to have changed.'
