By Ruth Banks

'Dancing elephant' Ann Widdecombe could hot foot it all the way to the Strictly finals.

That's according to Craig Revel Horwood, the controversial judge on the hit BBC 1 show.

The former Maidstone and the Weald MP has stormed into the sixth week of the contest.

And if the public keep on backing her, Craig thinks she could go all the way and win it.

He said: "I don’t think she’s ever going to win the votes of the judges in respect of her dancing. But if people want to vote her through as pure entertainment they’re more than welcome to.

"I think people are delighting in the fact that she’ll take the mickey out of herself. You know she’ll call herself all these terrible names – like a dancing elephant - and just enjoy it."

Audio: Craig Revel Horwood on Ann Widdecombe's chances of winning Strictly

But the stern judge isn’t a fan of her on-stage antics, like flying onto the stage last week.

He added: "I think the foolery of the whole thing will let it down if it carries on like that.

"The public might get tired of her just sort of pranking around and want to see some serious dancing as well."

"If she does go through to the semi-finals or even the finals, I think the public will vote eventually for people who can actually dance."

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