STRICTLY’S Mr Nasty Craig Revel Horwood is getting nicer — dispensing extra optimistic feedback, fewer adverse put-downs and giving greater scores.

Statistics present he has been rather a lot kinder on this 12 months’s collection in comparison with 2019’s with the common quantity of encouraging suggestions he offers celebs greater than doubling and his marks rising by one.

Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood is getting nicer, as he dishes out more positive comments and gives higher scores

Strictly choose Craig Revel Horwood is getting nicer, as he dishes out extra optimistic feedback and offers greater scoresCredit score: BBC

Statistics show Mr Nasty has been a lot kinder in this year’s series

Statistics present Mr Nasty has been rather a lot kinder on this 12 months’s collection

In week one he gave a mean of two.5 optimistic remarks per celeb with simply 1.7 on the identical present final 12 months.

He’s additionally reined in his catty feedback with simply three made a dance within the opening present in comparison with 4.2 in 2019.

In truth, within the second week of the BBC dance show he doubled the quantity of nice suggestions in comparison with the earlier 12 months with 3.1.

And every week Craig, 55, has handed out a mean mark of not less than half extra and nearly all of the time one greater.

Judge Craig has reined in his catty comments to contestants

Choose Craig has reined in his catty feedback to contestants

Craig is sometimes the only negative voice of the four judges, which includes him, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli

Craig is typically the one adverse voice of the 4 judges, which incorporates him, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli

On Saturday he advised American footballer Jason Bell, 42, who finally bought booted from the competitors: “I do love you darling… effectively performed.”

And regardless of telling pop star Hrvy, 21, he didn’t see one single “cha-cha-cha“ he advised him and associate Janette Manrara, 36: “The story I completely beloved.

“I’d like to have two gnomes such as you in my backyard.”

Craig has turn out to be a cult determine on the present as a result of being typically the one adverse voice of the 4 judges which incorporates him, Shirley Ballas, 60, Motsi Mabuse,39, and Bruno Tonioli, 64.

Craig told American footballer Jason Bell: 'I do love you darling… well done'

Craig advised American footballer Jason Bell: ‘I do love you darling… effectively performed’Credit score: WARNING: Use of this picture is topic to the phrases of use of BBC Footage’ Digital Image

In 2014 he advised Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills, 46: “You’re the exception to the rule that anybody can be taught to bop.”

He scathed singer Heather Smalls, 55, a contestant in 2008: “Lifeless, lacklustre, laboured, actually the one benefit of that for me was the tip.”

And in 2014 he hit again at tennis ace Andy Murray’s mum Judy, 61: “You additionally had a weird kind of vacant look in your face that resembled somebody who had been lobotomised.”