Forced to apologise for his

CRAIG Revel Horwood had to say sorry to Shirley Ballas after he compared her breasts with huge fake inflatables worn by France’s La Bazooka dancing troupe.

The star sparked fury backstage at Strictly after lashing out at his co-stars. But a source said: “Craig explained to everyone who was the target of his comments, including Shirley, they weren’t meant badly.

“He apologised if they seemed mean but they were taken out of context.” Speaking to 50 people on the first night of his book tour in Oxford, he also tore into hostess Tess Daly – calling her questioning on the BBC show “dull”.

Talking about Shirley, he said: “I showed my book to the BBC and they cut one part about Shirley’s breasts. She came to the audition