Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood admits he didn't think Layton Williams would make the final due to his West End experience amid 'advantage' backlash: 'Mostly great dancers don't do well'

Craig Revel Horwood has admitted he didn't think Layton Williams would make it to the final of Strictly Come Dancing, despite his incredible dance skills. Craig insisted that 'mostly great dancers don't do well on the show,' after backlash which has seen Layton hit by cruel trolling and accused of having an 'advantage' due to his dance background. Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood, 58, admitted during Claudia Winkleman's Radio 2 show on Saturday that he didn't think Layton Williams, 29, would make the final due to his dance background While Layton has wowed the judges with his incredible dance skills he has also been subject to cruel trolling throughout the competition due to his dance background Talking about Layton, Craig said: 'I could see could dance but he was in heels I remember thinking "wow I think he's good but will he get to the final? Mostly great dancers don't do well on the show' Layton, who is dancing with male professional Nikita Kuzmin, says that the level of trolling has been 'shocking' The actor previously hit back at trolls as he took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to urge harsh critics to 'use their energy to shower with love', rather than hurtful comments The Bad Education actor admits that while Strictly has featured same sex couples in the past, he is the first 'queer' contestant to fully express their 'flamboyant' personality Speaking ahead of Saturday's final, he said: 'Obviously, I was aware of the fact that it might have noise, but I definitely did not anticipate how much it has been because I am definitely not the first person to be in this position and I don't understand why it's shock horror news because I'm not the first and won't be the last, let's keep it moving, you know?