In the early days of his stage career, Craig worked as a dancer in the drag queen musical La Cage Aux Folles. Having become accustomed to performing in heels every night, Craig decided to invent his own female alter-ego, a drag queen named Lavish. Inspired by Joan Collins’ look in Dynasty, Lavish wore huge shoulder pad dresses, six-inch stilettos and an incredible auburn wig. "I used to go to clubs and sing as myself but people weren't interested," Craig told The Mirror. “And then I turned up as a woman and suddenly everyone was interested. Thankfully, in the Eighties, big hair and shoulder pads were in.” Welsh, Daniel (14 November 2021). "Strictly Come Dancing: 10 Lowest-Scoring Routines Ever". huffingtonpost.co.uk . Retrieved 17 December 2022. Strictly fans 'fuming' over Craig Revel Horwood's 'savage' scoring – AOL". www.aol.co.uk . Retrieved 11 March 2020. It was a slight disaster really," said Jonathan. "I had a beautiful engagement planned in Tasmania and Craig refused to go and sit on the banks of the river to look for platypus. So I had to frantically call him to go…"

Before long he appeared in shows in Australia but moved to Europe to expand his opportunities on the stage. By the 1990s, Craig began pursuing a career in directing and choreographing productions before being approached by the BBC Strictly Come Dancing team. READ: Who is Craig Revel Horwood's partner? Get the details How did Craig Revel Horwood and Jonathan Myring get engaged?

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The happy couple live in a gorgeous country house in Hampshire, complete with seven acres of land and its own vineyard. They’re currently planning their wedding, which had to be put on hold due to the Covid pandemic, but this won’t be the first time Craig’s been hitched. Horwood was born in Ballarat in Victoria, Australia on 4 January 1965. His father Phil was a former Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant whose alcoholism had "torn their family apart". [6] [7] He started his career as a dancer in Melbourne, then moved to London to take advantage of the greater opportunities available there and to dance competitively. In 1989, he moved to the UK from Australia, and on 20 August 2011, [8] he became a British citizen. [9]

Craig Revel Horwood All Balls and Glitter debut solo tour announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com . Retrieved 24 October 2019. Horwood also voiced the snake Cornelius in animated series Sadie Sparks, which airs on Disney Channel; [65] and was woken up by Michael McIntyre in the Christmas Midnight Gameshow on Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show which aired on Christmas Day 2019. [66] Kilkelly, Daniel (11 March 2007). "Salmon eliminated from 'Fame Academy' ". Digital Spy . Retrieved 11 March 2020.Louis Smith Wins Full Marks For Topless Showdance in Strictly Come Dancing Final," Metro, 22 December 2012. Accessed 24 December 2012. Horwood won the reworked version of the 2008 BBC series Maestro, called Maestro at the Opera; he competed against Josie Lawrence, Marcus du Sautoy and Trevor Nelson. Also appearing were Mark Elder, Danielle de Niese, Alfie Boe and Kiri te Kanawa. The series was partly filmed at London's Royal Opera House, [63] where Horwood, as eventual winner, conducted Act II of La Bohème in late 2012. [64] Strictly’s celebrities have been diverse in terms of age, ethnicity and size. Paralympians often compete, such as Ellie Simmonds, as do celebrities including George Webster, the TV presenter who has Down’s syndrome who appeared in the 2022 Christmas special; the winner of the 2021 series, the actor Rose Ayling-Ellis, is deaf. Revel Horwood, who has appeared on the show in drag, was one of the driving forces behind allowing celebrities to compete with a same-sex partner. “A lot of people in the ballroom world didn’t want that to happen, but often [in dance classes] there aren’t enough men so women have to dance with each other anyway.” And there were some same-sex competitions in the dance world, he says. “I think Strictly proved that you can introduce something like that and people will accept it.” I'd given up on love!' Craig Revel Horwood on meeting the love of his life on Tinder". uk.news.yahoo.com. 28 August 2020 . Retrieved 7 September 2020. Shane Burgess Is Now an Australian Dancing With the Stars Judge". popculture.com. 2 February 2019 . Retrieved 5 February 2019.

Michael Rosewell coaches Craig Revel Horwood to victory in BBC Two's Maestro at the Opera – English Touring Opera". englishtouringopera.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016 . Retrieved 27 April 2020. Interrupting the story Craig jested: "That's because the last time we waited for platypus, it was four hours and we didn't see one. So I wasn’t going to sit through that again, was I?According to the Express, the pair were set to tie the knot during the pandemic in 2020 and postponed their nuptials which were due to go ahead this year, but postponed saying "I do" for for a second time, moving the date from 2022 to 2023.