Revealed: Strictlys Craig Revel Horwoods alter ego is a 7ft dancing drag queen named Lavish!

DailyMail.co.uk –

Does that lady look familiar? She should do – it’s Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood in his days as a 7ft drag queen called Lavish. In an extract from his memoirs, he lifts the lid on his racy past… and his co-stars

When I was 20 years old – living in Australia and stuck in the chorus line as a dancer and sometime understudy – I invented my alter ego, Lavish.

Extracted from All Balls And Glitter: My Life by Craig Revel Horwood, published by Michael O’Mara at £18.99.

Copyright: Craig Revel Horwood, 2008. To order a copy for £17.09 (p&p free), call 0845 155 0720.