Craig Revel Horwood fears being cancelled over his critical comments.
Craig Revel Horwood
The 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge is infamous for his acerbic putdowns - which he humorously dishes out to the contestants on the BBC show - but he fears it could come back to haunt him one day.
He said: "There is not as much freedom of speech as we used to have, with the fear of offending certain groups. We live in a very homogenised world now - I think speeches in ten years won’t be allowed any opinion as you will be offending someone."
Craig, 56, actually felt compelled to tone down his personality for last year's series - but is still adamant that criticism of performances must be given.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I did not feel compelled to create anything that I did not really mean. No one ever tells me what to say or do, though.
"I treat it like I would treat my own dance company: with respect. But you have still got to tell people what is wrong with their performance.”
Craig previously suggested that he's the voice of the public on the 'Strictly' judging panel.
The outspoken star also observed that Twitter criticism is much more fierce than his own feedback.
Speaking about his approach to the show, he said: "I am only critical when the dance is terrible.
"I’m speaking for the nation because they don’t get a voice. Apart from on Twitter, of course, where they’re far too vocal. There’s a part of the British population that likes to see people being humiliated."
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