CRAIG REVEL HORWOOD

I grew up with 'Chess' and the music from the show.

I'd adopt an older child, not a baby.

Strictly' is nothing like 'Love Island'… absolutely not.

I used to go to clubs and sing as myself but people weren't interested. And then I turned up as a woman and suddenly everyone was interested.

My relationship with my dad was complex, especially when I came out. The years of verbal abuse, all of it drink-fuelled, were difficult. Later, though, he came to see me on stage in 'La Cage aux Folles' - one of his favourite shows - and loved it. Theatre won him over and he accepted me in the end.

I've learnt not to expect a lot from supermodels - we've had them on 'Strictly' before and they've been horrendous.

I was short and fat as a child.

Strictly' is the most successful reality format in the world - it's in the 'Guinness Book of Records' - going to 38 countries. 'X Factor' hasn't done that.

If you really have a passion for something, you should follow it and listen to your inner voice.

People tend to think when you're at the top, you need bashing down. It doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

Lots of celebrities have had some sort of dance training, especially actors or singers - they have to have some movement skill and be trained physically.

My advice gets misconstrued as being mean.

I like committed, one-on-one relationships. That's just who I am.

I've got an iPod, of course. I'm all Mac'd up!

I've battled food issues since my late teens.

I direct as many shows as I can fit in between 'Strictly Come Dancing' and other performance stuff.

Yes I've had my nose done.

Discovering that my great-great-grandfather Harry was Australasian clog-dancing champion in 1871 was extraordinary.

The BBC don't pay what they pay in America or on ITV.

My signature dish is seafood lasagne - massive king prawns, smoked haddock, cod and a white sauce.

Buying my new house in the country wasn't about showing off or being something I'm not, like Madonna when she turned into the country lass with her tweeds on.

How many dancers in their life get a job that will last 15 years? Not many.

Villains are far more interesting to play than nice people.

I danced with Courtney Act, which was absolutely fantastic.

When I was opening my first bank account, the person at the counter thought I was a girl.