Horwood's Harrowing Journeys
Craig Revel Horwood Recounts Stabbing, Robbery, and Hotel Fire During Past Travel Ordeals
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Madrid incident contextualized as a 1988 episode during a break from performing in Panache at the Lido de Paris; Horwood says he was stabbed and robbed, with jewellery ripped from his neck and attacked with a razor blade while returning home from a nightclub around 2 am.
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Kenya trip details reveal that Horwood arrived in Mombasa to learn his hotel had burned down; outlets note that hotels were prepaid in advance, a bus was provided from the airport to the hotel, and the group was relocated to another hotel before continuing with a River Nile cruise.
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Some reports describe the Kenya leg as followed by a 'very romantic cruise down the River Nile,' highlighting how the itinerary continued despite the hotel fire and relocation.
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has revealed he was stabbed, robbed, and slashed with a razor blade during a 1988 holiday in Madrid. Daily Mail reports he was attacked around 2 am while walking home from a nightclub, with jewellery ripped from his neck and burn marks left on his skin.
The horror didn't end there. Horwood shared the story — along with a separate Kenya hotel disaster — on the Judgemental podcast with fellow Strictly star Anton Du Beke, painting a picture of travel gone badly wrong.
Razor Blade, Robbery, and a 2 am Attack in Madrid
The Madrid incident happened in 1988 during a break from Horwood's job performing in Panache at the Lido de Paris. Express reports he was returning home from a nightclub at around 2 am when attackers stabbed him in the stomach, slashed him with a razor blade, and ripped jewellery from his neck. The assault left him with visible injuries and burn marks on his neck.
Maldon and Burnham Standard notes Horwood was working as a dancer in Paris at the time. The attack was severe enough to leave him visibly injured — and that appearance would soon cause him even more trouble on his way back.
French Authorities Strip-Searched Him at the Border
On returning to France after the attack, Horwood was stopped by border officials. news.ssbcrack.com reports that his war-torn appearance — cuts, burn marks, and missing jewellery — led French authorities to suspect he was smuggling drugs. They subjected him to a full strip search at the airport.
He was eventually cleared and allowed to continue. But the strip search added another layer of stress to an already traumatic trip. The Madrid episode stands out as the most severe in what Horwood described as a pattern of travel mishaps abroad.
Kenya Hotel Burns Down Before He Even Checks In
On a separate trip to Mombasa, Kenya, Horwood arrived at the airport only to learn his hotel had burned down. Daily Mail reports the hotels had been prepaid in advance. A bus was provided from the airport, but instead of checking in, the group was redirected to a replacement hotel.
Despite the chaotic start, the trip continued. After relocating, Horwood and his group went on what he described as a "very romantic cruise down the River Nile," according to Daily Mail. The Kenya leg became another chapter in his long list of travel disasters that somehow ended with a silver lining.
Horwood Shares All With Anton Du Beke on Judgemental Podcast
Horwood told the stories on the Judgemental podcast, co-hosted with his Strictly colleague Anton Du Beke. The podcast has become a platform for the two dancers to share candid personal stories. Express and Daily Mail both covered the Madrid stabbing as the headline moment from the episode.
Taken together, the two incidents — a street attack in Spain and a burned-out hotel in Africa — highlight a recurring theme of things going wrong on Horwood's travels. Yet his accounts, told with apparent candour, suggest he kept moving forward each time.
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