Goodman: 'Craig is acting like a bully'

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Len Goodman has accused his co-star Craig Revel Horwood of acting like a bully.

Goodman, 65, rowed with Horwood and fellow judge Bruno Tonioli on Saturday's live show, after the duo criticised soap star Ricky Groves's performance on the dancefloor.

Tonioli said that Groves was "terrible" and Horwood claimed that "the entire routine was very conceited". Annoyed by their comments, Goodman poked his finger at Horwood and defended the ex-EastEnders actor and his professional partner Erin Boag.

Speaking on It Takes Two about the spat, he stated: "What I felt bad about was with Ricky and Erin - Ricky had a really tough dance with the rumba. Alesha had a moan, Bruno had a moan and then Craig went at it again. I felt sorry for Ricky.

"Bullies are my worse people. Don't be a bully, Craig."

Horwood insisted that he behaved correctly with his criticism, commenting: "I'm entitled to my opinion and so is Bruno. That's why we're there. Then out of nowhere, Len has this big old argument. I'm not trying to be personal, we've discussed this before.

"Len has a right to argue and defend Latin and ballroom, I'm from a very different world of directing and choreographing, but I'm still entitled to my opinion."

> Click here to find out what the judges said on Saturday