But classy Tess took the remarks in her stride saying at the time: “He’s just Craig being Craig, he didn’t mean anything malicious by it.”
Vernon added: “Nothing ever goes wrong on Strictly, since the year it started I think there has been one technical issue because one of the BBC regions had a power cut and Tess had to apologise and explain, apart from a few costume malfunctions that’s it. “As far as the production goes I think they do a sterling job. It’s like boarding a plane and trusting that the pilot will guide you across the Atlantic, you know that when you tune into Strictly Tess and
are going to hold your hand and guide you through proceedings, especially because it’s such a long show.