“The point about this pay thing is, yes, I think women should be paid the same as men.
Strictly Come Dancing is the latest show to become caught up in the BBC’s gender pay gap controversy, after Craig Revel Horwood aired his views on the salary of head judge Shirley Ballas.
But also for experience – Craig has been there a long time and I think he deserves every penny.”
He continued: “For instance, Shirley Ballas, in that way, you’d expect she would start on something lower because she’s never been on TV before.