Craig Revel Horwood has threatened to slap Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, if they keep talking over him during tonight’s Strictly Come Dancing.

“I would like to slap them both,” the acid tongued judge told The Mirror. “That’s my intention come this weekend. If they start rabbiting on I’m going to put a stop to that.

“They both try and out-talk me despite the fact I am only given ten seconds to speak. I think it’s rude to talk over other people and I can’t understand why they do.

“Are their comments better than mine? They are like little children.”

Horwood also admitted that he was quite worried when he found out he would be sitting beside Len Goodman this year.

“I was quite concerned when the producers said to me that I was going to be sitting next to Len,” he said. “I thought, ‘Oh no, now he can actually hit me’. I think it will be okay. I am trying not to argue with him this year.

“I don’t think we will ever see eye to eye but he has every right to say what he says. And I have every right too.”