{"id":27107,"date":"2026-08-04T09:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27107"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:18:47","slug":"strictly-judge-craig-revel-horwood-describes-spain-holiday-attack-and-strip-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27107","title":{"rendered":"Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood describes Spain holiday attack and strip-search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_5c0bc2\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has opened up about a series of harrowing events during his travels, including claims he was stabbed in Madrid and strip-searched on his return<\/h2>\n<p><button xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37510270\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Craig has sahred some of his holidays from hell\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" 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data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/strictly-come-dancing\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Strictly Come Dancing <\/a>judge <a aria-label=\"Craig Revel HorwoodLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/craig-revel-horwood\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Craig Revel Horwood<\/a> has revealed he was <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/knife-crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">stabbed <\/a>and strip-searched while on holiday in Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 61-year-old dancer disclosed that he also had jewellery stolen during the stabbing in <a aria-label=\"MadridLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/madrid\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Madrid<\/a>, before being searched for <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/drugs?pageNumber=6\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">drugs <\/a>as he attempted to leave the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Appearing on the Judgemental podcast, which he co-hosts with fellow Strictly judge <a aria-label=\"Anton Du BekeLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/anton-du-beke\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Anton Du Beke<\/a>, Revel Horwood recalled: &#8220;I went on holiday in Madrid and got stabbed, that was nice, and it was stinking hot.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37510277\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37510277\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.4987510407993339\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse,Anton Du Beke\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37510277.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_546739TITLEStrictly-Come-Dancing-2025.jpg\" 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class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;My jewellery was stolen as well, they ripped my necklace off my neck and gave me a big burn mark.. It was a razor blade&#8230; I was slashed&#8230; (in the) stomach coming home from a club, it was probably two o&#8217;clock in the morning, but that&#8217;s sort of normal, you go out for dinner at 10 or 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But I remember I was dancing at the Lido in Paris, and we went to Madrid for a holiday, so that ended up pretty bad. And then when I got back, I got strip-searched. I hadn&#8217;t shaved, so I did look a bit of a wreck, I&#8217;d been stabbed, I had burn marks all around my neck from where I was, like, attacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;And then the French strip searched me down to literally nothing&#8230;. they were looking for drugs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The TV personality further recounted how misfortune also struck during a separate trip to Mombasa in <a aria-label=\"KenyaLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/kenya\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Kenya<\/a>, where he discovered upon arriving at the airport that his hotel had burnt to the ground.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37510275\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37510275\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Craig hasn't had much luck with travelling it seems\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37510275.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_445786Strictly-Come-Dancing-2023.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37510275.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_445786Strictly-Come-Dancing-2023.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37510275.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_445786Strictly-Come-Dancing-2023.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37510275.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_445786Strictly-Come-Dancing-2023.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Craig hasn't had much luck with travelling it seems\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Craig hasn&#8217;t had much luck with travelling it seems<cite aria-label=\"Image: BBC\/Guy Levy\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BBC\/Guy Levy)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;I remember flying to Mombasa in Kenya. It was all fabulous, I thought, &#8216;oh yeah, I&#8217;m going on safari, that&#8217;s going to be nice&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Got out there, arrived, all the hotels and everything were paid for in advance, they&#8217;re giving us a like a bus from the airport to the hotel, and they said on arrival, &#8216;your hotel has burnt down&#8217;..<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The hotel was burnt down, and no one bothered to tell us until we actually arrived. Anyway, they found us another one, they just shoved us in there, (and) I went on, you know, a very romantic cruise down the River Nile..<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Then the next day we all had to go to the airport and leave all the crews, and one by one, when we&#8217;re standing in the queue at the airport, people just were falling to the ground, literally dropping, like boom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He continued, explaining that the illness was subsequently identified as <a aria-label=\"salmonellaLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/salmonella\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">salmonella<\/a> poisoning caused by &#8220;off chicken&#8221; consumed by those on the excursion 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