BBC dancing show to isolate after contracting Covid. Speaking to the Mirror following his return to the ballroom, he opens up about what it had been like to sit at home watching Strictly instead of judging it.
He also explains that he now understands why the public vote to save BBC presenter Dan Walker - who is partnered with pro Nadiya Bychkova - but also names him as "one of the weaker dancers" in the show."You're more involved in the celebrity's story [when you're watching] at home," he says. "Whereas at work I'm not as influenced by the VTs or anything, because I'm just there to judge that 1min 30 dance and not the actual story that surrounds it.
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