Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood shared his reaction to hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman's shock exit live on ITV's Loose Women on Thursday. Appearing alongside panellists Jane Moore, Motsi Mabuse, Nadia Sawalha and Olivia Attwood, Craig – who has been a staple on Strictly since its launch in 2004 – revealed he found out about their departure at the same time as the public, admitting the news came as a complete surprise.

"Did you know?" asked Olivia.

"No!" said Craig. "Ten o'clock this morning, like everyone else I found out, so yeah.""On social media?" Nadia prompted.

"Yeah, on social media, it pings up now doesn't it. So my watch went ping and there it was. I went, what's this? No I was shocked, surprised," said Craig.

"Who was the first person you called?" ask

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