Craig Revel Horwood played Strictly for laughs by awarding host Patrick Kielty a big fat zero for his opening monologue on Friday's Late Late Show.
The Strictly Come Dancing judge was initially sat in the audience but later joined Patrick Kielty for a chat and admitted: "I was actually teasing at the beginning of the show, before anyone complains about me giving a zero.
"I think you are absolutely magnificent on the show. I want everyone to know that."
Patrick then talked about their relationship. "We go back a long way," he said. "It was 2005," Craig replied. "We were on Fame Academy," Patrick continued, referring to the BBC talent show. "This was before you took a nasty turn. This was when you were a nice judge."
Craig smiled and said: "Yes, that’s true. I never thought you’d amount to anything. And look at you! That’s amazing. It’s fabulous. It’s great to see your progression in life."
At the end of May Craig Revel Horwood plays the Wicked Witch of The West in a production of The Wizard of Oz at Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. "It’s got all the songs we love, plus some new ones.
"It’s proper, fantastic, family entertainment," he told Patrick, before explaining that getting into dancing "gave me an escape" from his alcoholic father, who has since died.
BBC Radio DJ Annie Mac also popped in for a chat, joining Patrick and alongside Craig.
""This woman and I have a lot in common," said Patrick. "We’re both from Dundrum." Tongue in cheek, Dublin Dundrummer Annie replied: "Does your Dundrum have a shopping centre?"
"My Dundrum has Brennan’s shop," he replied before adding more common matters. "We both went to Queens [University], we both worked for the BBC."
"We both have two kids," said Annie. "With English accents," Patrick noted.
Craig Revel Horwood then chipped in saying: "I’ve discovered that I’m 33% Irish. I did one of those DNA tests, darling. I feel fabulous here," adding that his Irish roots were in Munster.
While Annie was talking about her Irish identity and the reality that she’s lived in England for 25 years, Patrick noted that she had turned down the offer of an MBE.
When he asked her why, Annie responded: "Do I need to explain?"
Patrick’s response? "That’s as good an answer as any."
"It was lovely to be recognised - but the language of it was quite mad," she explained. "It was like something from another century."
Earlier in the show, former rugby star Brian O’Driscoll and his great pal organ recipient Michaela Morley spoke to Patrick Kielty about the importance of organ donation.
"The one message I would like to speak about is that it’s Organ Donor Week," said Brian. "Having an organ donor app on your phone, or speaking to your loved ones and let them know that you want that.
"I know I’ve had that conversation with my wife, to make sure that if the unthinkable happens that you were offering life to other people."
He added: "It’s important for people to see the life that Michaela’s been able to live - she’s going to be doing her Leaving Cert in a couple of months. And she’s had the day off school today!"
Disclaimer: The copyright of this article belongs to the original author. Reposting this article is solely for the purpose of information dissemination and does not constitute any investment advice. If there is any infringement, please contact us immediately. We will make corrections or deletions as necessary. Thank you.
