Horwood urges Simon Cowell to sign up for the Strictly Christmas show

With The X Factor making headlines for all the WRONG reasons- such as “dismal” ratings- it looks like the stars of Strictly Come Dancing may be feeling a bit smug.

And Craig thinks that Simon fit right in on “Strictly“, quipping: “Simon would fit right in on the dancefloor with those high pants”.

A source told The Sun: “It’s no secret Kristina was at X Factor – she was next to Simon and even announced by the warm-up man”.

Craig Revel Horwood made a special appearance in EastEnders on Tuesday night.

“It’s a real shame to see talent mismanaged like that, and it’s all getting a bit desperate”.

Strictly is pulling in 10million viewers every week.

Viewers have complained about new hosts Olly Murs and Caroline Flack plus new judges Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora.

Jeremy also admitted he was anxious about how his daughters Martha, 11, and Anna, eight, would react to the judges’ comments but was shocked by how well they dealt with them.

While ITV is the ultimate owner of The Voice format owner Talpa after buying the company for £355m in March, Cowell holds the rights to The X Factor as well as Britain’s Got Talent.

Bedell said talks over its future will take place after this series ends.

On Sunday 4th October, the shows’ first clash since Strictly’s launch, Simon Cowell’s ITV competition pulled in an average audience of 8.94 million viewers. Initial overnight ratings had given Strictly a lead of around 700,000.

A few 7.2 million tuned in to watch The X Factor results show on Sunday compared with 6.7 million the week before, again showing an uplift.