PRE-ORDER: Strictly Judge Craig Revel Horwood's Autobiography. The book will be published on the 18th September 2008.

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Product Description

As the most outspoken judge on Strictly Come Dancing, Craig Revel Horwood is no stranger to controversy and is notorious for his cutting put-downs and often brutal honesty. In "All Balls and Glitter", Craig turns the spotlight on himself and is at his most candid yet. Craig tells his remarkable life story, beginning with his childhood in Australia, and spills the secrets of his celebrity encounters. Discover the sordid tale of his escape from his small-town home in Ballarat, aged just fifteen, to embark on a career as a song-and-dance man (and drag queen), and how his family past came back to haunt him. Uncover the intimate secrets of his straight marriage and gay relationships, and the treachery and heartbreak that accompanied them. And hear all the details about Craig's fascinating career as a performer, choreographer, director and, most recently, as a TV star on Strictly, Fame Academy and Celebrity MasterChef. Craig has scaled the heights of show business and has worked with such legends as Dame Judi Dench, Julie Andrews, John Barrowman, Tina Turner and Olivia Newton John. "All Balls and Glitter" is unmissable, packed with breathtaking backstage gossip and showbiz secrets from one of the most captivating men on television.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17913 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 280 pages

Review
Explosive revelations, backstage gossip and lots of theatrical excess are generously seasoned with spicy secrets of his own murky past and make this book exactly what one might expect from this larger than life character.
--reFRESH, Jan / Feb 09 issue

Review
"With his autobiography causing a stir - thanks to Craig's tales of his time as a rent boy, a drag queen and a happily married heterosexual"

"Reading Craig's bizarre but heartbreaking life story, he's more stiletto in the glitter than stig in the mud!"

Review
"explosive" ... "a scandalous story coupled with Craig's trademark honesty"

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Customer Reviews

Fabulous Darling................
Got this yesterday and have just finished - really good read!
Not all about Strictly as there is so much more to Craig than that - but enough Strictly for the fan.
What a life this man has had - I'm not going to include spoilers in this review you will have to read it for yourself - but its a page turner that is for sure!
Nice glittery bits on the cover :)

A-MA-ZING!
All Balls and Glitter was a sensational read - I could'nt put it down.

What ever you thought of Craig from Strictly (acid tongued and critical) certainly portrays himself in a very different light and openly exposes his secret past. He takes us back to his childhood of rural Australia and his desperate actions to get him out of a miserable childhood. Taking the reader on a wonderful and colorful journey to how Craig became the judge we all love to hate.

It has gossip, truth, scandal, sex and love everything you want in a good Barbara Cartland !! But this is Craigs real life and is no fictional story ! A wonderful addictive read.

It appeals to everybody, and highly recommend this book its certainly not DULL DULL DULL !!

NO GLITTER
Every time I fall into the 'Autobiography' trap, I swear I will never be caught again. Just because someone has led an interesting/extraordinary life, it does not follow that they can share this with us in writing! Craig Revel Horwood's book illustrates the point. Dreary, dull, lifeless writing. Craig.....you needed a ghost writer, or at the very least a crash course in creative writing!

Borrow a copy before you buy....wish I had!