Craig Revel Horwood hails 'spectacular' Delta Goodrem
Craig Revel Horwood has heaped praise on Strictly Come Dancing star Delta Goodrem.
Craig Revel Horwood thinks Delta Goodrem is "spectacular".
The 61-year-old singer was one of the most impressive performers in the Strictly Come Dancing boardroom over the weekend, and Craig has now heaped praise on Delta.
He said on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two: "She really threw herself into that dance, and she is spectacular. You can tell she's going to go a long way in the competition."
Craig also offered some advice to the likes of Dame Sarah Storey and Shaun Wright-Phillips, after their struggles at the weekend.
The Strictly judge said: "Keep it clean, the steps, and just work really, really hard on as much technique as you can manage to get in the first couple of weeks, because that really does win the judges over.
"But you also have to keep in mind, of course, that if you are at the bottom end of the leaderboard, the public can throw you very much towards the top, so you also have to win the hearts and minds of the nation."
Craig is now looking forward to Movie Week - although he hasn't heard about any of the concepts.
The TV star said: "It's always a bit of a surprise to me when I walk in because generally I don't recognise anyone because they're so heavily made up and in character!
"But what it does do, Movie Week or the themed weeks, gives them a little bit of a mask to hide behind, so they're not dancing as themselves, they're dancing in character which really does relieve your nerves because you're portraying a completely different person that isn't you."
Meanwhile, Delta previously revealed that she was thrilled to be competing on Strictly.
The singer told the BBC: "I’ve been incredibly honoured to perform on many different stages throughout my career - from tv, theatre, film sets, to touring my own shows around the world, there is however one stage I’ve never stepped onto and that is the ballroom floor!
"I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining Strictly and can’t wait to get started!"
