Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Craig Revel Horwood slammed for horrible Greg Rutherford jibe
STRICTLY COME DANCING fans called for Craig Revel Horwood to be "sacked" following a comment he made about Greg Rutherford tonight.
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Craig: New legs only way Greg will get to Strictly final
The hard-to-please judge was appearing on BBC Two spin-off show It Takes Two when he was asked to offer some advice to the contestant and Olympian.
Viewers took to Twitter to blast the 51-year-old, branding his suggestion "disrespectful" and "disgusting".
His pro partner Natalie Lowe had previously asked: "Every week I'm doing everything in my power to get Greg as good as you want him, can you give him one piece of advice that will get us into the final?"
As the camera returned to Craig, commented: "Sure, surgery… have his legs remoulded and part of his bottom chopped off."
Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Craig Revel Horwood was slammed after an It Takes Two interview today
Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Natalie Lowe asked him for some advice
The celebrities are under a lot of stress and pressure, everything is bigger in Blackpool!
One tweet hit back: "That Comment @CraigRevHorwood said about @GregJRutherford was DISGUSTING. He needs SACKING #SCD #ItTakesTwo @bbcstrictly."
Another person stated: "Horrible crh being disrespectful about Greg! He's an Olympian… what are you apart from a PRAT? #ItTakesTwo."(sic)
Two others continued: "Is shocked by Craig's comments about Greg #itTakestwo," and: "Oh Natalie is going to end up killing Craig and no court in the land would convict her! #ItTakesTwo #Strictly #SCD #ITT."
However, some people saw the humour in his quips, stating: "@CraigRevHorwood is great on #ItTakesTwo," and: "Craig is hilarious. #ItTakesTwo."
Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Viewers took to Twitter to slam Craig
Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Craig Revel Horwood said Greg Rutherford need surgery
Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Greg Rutherford and Natalie Lowe are gearing up for Blackpool
During his interview, Craig was asked if he was going to get his 10 paddle out this weekend in Blackpool.
"That remains to be seen. They are under a lot of stress and pressure, everything is bigger. I'm not planning to, but something might take my fancy," he added.
Strictly Come Dancing continues tomorrow on BBC One at 6.55pm.