In the off-season of Strictly Come Dancing, judges Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood have been keeping busy with their podcast, Judgemental. The show features a quick-fire segment where Anton gives instant reactions to words and phrases provided by Craig. This week's theme was office work, an area where Anton freely admitted he has little to no experience.
Anton's Expletive-Filled Outburst
Anton quickly dismissed terms like "the dodgy printer" and "the office microwave" with one-word negatives. However, he soon got out of his depth when asked about "Reply all email disasters" and admitted he had no idea what a "personality hour" was. Frustrated, he launched into a foul-mouthed tirade that kept the production staff busy with the censorship button.
"I am the worst person in God's earth to be asking anything officey. I don't understand a **** word of any of it," Anton raged. He continued: "The whole language makes me want to **** throw myself. **** … I hate everything about it. Corporate makes me want to **** something. **** Through the roof of my. ****"
Craig's Calm Response
Unruffled, Craig calmly replied: "Does it? That's all very lovely. But I've asked for yes or no answers, please." A chastened Anton apologized and then gave his opinions on email, office Christmas parties, and "Office birthday cards with 47 signatures and no messages."
Having vented his anger, Anton came around to Craig's view on after-work drinks. Craig described them as "valuable," explaining: "It's where you can decompress. If I was the CEO of a company, I'd be encouraging people, my teams, to go out and have an after work drink. You know, even if it does turn into a bitching session about me, but it releases things and then you don't go home with the problem."
Grudgingly, Anton agreed: "Actually, I have to be honest with you. I agree with you."
Craig Defends Packed Lunches
Craig also defended people who bring packed lunches to the office, pushing back at Anton's opinions. "Like me wanting healthy things to eat at my desk that you're saying I'm not allowed to do. You'd rather me just bring in a great big Cornish pastie with a sausage roll and tomato sauce," he said. "I was just thinking of my dream job where I just ate Cornish pasties. In the office, there's nothing like the smell of a freshly baked Cornish pastie in the office to get everyone working and salivating."
